I’ve been waiting for this one for a long time. My dear buddy Francois Depayras contributed the following entry. Besides being a true pro, Francois is also a great writer. If you feel critical about the butt-naked king, this one’s for you! I hope it’s a first of many more to come. Here goes:

“It is not without a tiny bit of nervousness that I write these lines… Indeed when my good friend Aner invited me to “say what’s on your mind, go for the jugular”, it was a mighty tall order.

Technically un-savvy, networkly a lemon, and protocolly inapt I though it difficult to write about such grandiose topics without sounding like an ass and way out of my tree-house. Then I realized that it would be once more in many times over, so what’s the biggy?

Ok then: MySpace sucks, their IM blows a bigger one. Skype wasn’t worth $4B – not by a mile. Digg is merely an Apple-centric Fark.com. Google hasn’t come up with something innovative in 18 months (sure, sure, prove me wrong…Google Earth, Google Map… Google Video – who’s interface was apparently designed by the same kids who run the special Olympics every year – there are some glimpse of hope… but I’m expecting more, sorry). And finally, Flickr, the ultimate Artiste wannabe who’s picture of the statue leaning against the sunset only matches the size of the photograph’s numerous penile picture, once you’ve accepted him as a friend. And please, let’s keep posting the “Wow… looks awesome” or “lol, you rock dude!” over and over again. The entertainment factor never dies. (more…)