The Huffington Post

chrishughes:

One of Malcolm Gladwell’s favorite activities is taking a contrarian position on a popular topic. He learned early on that it’s a very effective way of garnering attention, regardless of the merit of the argument. Sometimes he’s right on, like with his most recent book Outliers. But unfortunately at other times, like with his piece in the New Yorker [on social media technology] this week, he’s not…

If anything, the technology that now exists makes it easier for people to find and connect with others who share their same passions. We saw this in the Obama campaign where hundreds of thousands of people used online tools like My.BarackObama.com to self-organize. We see this for a long tail of popular causes on sites like MeetUp where thousands of people connect each day. We see this in the explosion of the Tea Party, where social media is arguably being used more effectively to build a movement than anywhere else.

Though we’re late on the uptake, Biz Stone’s reaction to Gladwell in The Atlantic today provides some new perspective to Chris Hughes’s earlier rebuttal. Maybe Twitter and Facebook can be friends after all!

huffposttech:

The latest Facebook privacy breach has divided the blogosphere. While some believe Facebook may be losing control of its platform, others were surprised that the story made waves in the first place.

From the Wall Street Journal:

Many of the most popular applications, or “apps,” on the…

We’ve got the full rundown from WSJ, Forbes, TechCrunch, and CNET right over here.