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Predictions 2017 – How’d I Do This Year?

John Battelle's Searchblog

But last year I wrote: “But fear of cyber warfare, fraud, and over-reaching marketers and government will create huge openings for consumer friendly versions of currently opaque products like PGP, password managers, and the like.” 2004 Predictions. 2004 How I Did. Well, the openings are there. But the products? Not so much.

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Predictions 2017 – How’d I Do This Year?

John Battelle's Searchblog

for its ravenous and largely opaque data collection practices, its closed and self-serving approach to its own platforms, and its refusal to acknowledge or address the very real externalities…created by its products and services.” 2004 Predictions. 2004 How I Did. Well, the openings are there. But the products?

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Predictions 2017 – How’d I Do This Year?

John Battelle's Searchblog

for its ravenous and largely opaque data collection practices, its closed and self-serving approach to its own platforms, and its refusal to acknowledge or address the very real externalities…created by its products and services.” 2004 Predictions. 2004 How I Did. Well, the openings are there. But the products?

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Top VC Firms in Cybersecurity of 2022

eSecurity Planet

Shasta Ventures specializes in early-stage investments with a robust portfolio covering consumers, hardware, computer vision, data intelligence, infrastructure, and SaaS. Started in 2004, Shasta offers its Elevate program to help founders navigate growth with proven go-to-market methodologies. Accel Investments. Redpoint Ventures.

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Predictions 2017: A Chain Reaction

John Battelle's Searchblog

2017 will be the year the industry is cast as a villain – for its ravenous and largely opaque data collection practices, its closed and self-serving approach to its own platforms, and its refusal to acknowledge or address the very real externalities, particularly in employment , created by its products and services.