I came across a post from Bob Cringely (tech industry blogger), riffing on a recent speech by Roger McNamee (tech VC/investor), arguing that Facebook is “so 2010”. In Silicon Valley, it’s the done thing to skate to beyond where the puck is headed, and to call things old before they are new. But it’s a little far-fetched to declare Facebook as over when it has only so far demonstrated pervasive stickiness and not yet proven a scalable profit model, nor has the “next Facebook” yet emerged!
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The Decline and Fall of Facebook? (Not just yet!)
WetWareGames: Initiating Coverage with a Strong ‘Read and Discuss’ Rating!
Welcome to WetWareGames, and pleased to make your acquaintance! This a personal blog for sharing thoughts and discussions on hopefully interesting topics with friends and colleagues – and perhaps make some new friends along the way. According to Wikipedia, the fount of all human understanding, “wetware” refers to 
both the physical brain and the human mind. So the name “WetWareGames” covers a breadth of subjects on which I might write:
- Games, especially unplugged, acoustic or analog games (aka boardgames, cardgames or tabletop games) – since these are games that can be played with just your wetware
- Passive Media (books, film, TV) – as the most intelligent media can set off a around of mental gymnastics (wetware games)
- Tech Disruptions – while tech is about software and hardware, in the end it’s wetware that drives the biggest innovations
- Social Commentary – as not everything is a game
- Cognitive Development – with a young family, it’s fascinating to watch a child’s wetware develop, and for them, learning is play!
WetWareGames 
The Social Network (2010, dir. David Fincher, script Aaron Sorkin): entertaining, sometimes gripping, but not the great classic it could have been
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Posted by Jokersmiley on March 30, 2011 in Film Reviews, Social Commentary, Tech Disruptions
Tags: Aaron Sorkin, Academy Award, David Fincher, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, movie, Oscar, The Social Network