Most of dynamical system have a cyclic fashion: if google and facebook
will cannibalize content makers they'll run out of contents. In the bush
under the fallen giants a new generation of wannabe-monopolists will
eventually grow. Our ancestors were sort of rats escaping from
dinosaurs' feet.
Thanks, Pine. Some stand-out quotes from the article:
*85 cents of every new dollar spent in online advertising will go to Google
or Facebook, said Brian Nowak, a Morgan Stanley analyst.*
*Facebook also announced that it would open up Instant Articles — which
encourage publishers to post their
This article is interesting in light of discussions about Wikimedia
readership, audience, and fundraising, so I'm passing along the link for
anyone else who might be interested.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/18/business/media-websites-battle-falteringad-revenue-and-traffic.html
Sounds like Wikim