Category Archives: The Social Analyst

Two Schools of Thought: The Key Difference Between Apple and Google





Apple and Google may look similar on the surface, but the companies couldn’t be any more different. That much has become clear to me afte… Continue reading

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Steve Jobs’ Secret Formula: How He Won Over Critics, Scored 317 Patents & Changed the World




I arrived at Apple’s headquarters a little before 9 a.m. after a beautiful drive down the 280 from San Francisco on a sunny July day.… Continue reading

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Why Google Needs Its Own Steve Jobs [OP-ED]

The Social Analyst is a column by Mashable Co-Editor Ben Parr, where he digs into social media trends and how they are affecting companies in the space. By almost all standards, Google is in great shape. It had a fantastic fourth quarter, increasing revenue by 26% from Q4 2009. It is the undisputed leader in […] Continue reading

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