Tag: media platforms

• How the humble, all-purpose thumbs-up took over…

  April 8, 2018

  How the humble, all-purpose thumbs-up took over the world » If you’d asked me to do a trends report 20 years ago I doubt it would have said much about… more ›

• Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s hardest year, and…

  April 2, 2018

  Mark Zuckerberg on Facebook’s hardest year, and what comes next » It’s been a tough year for Facebook. The social networking juggernaut found itself engulfed by controversies over fake news,… more ›

• Is This Mysterious Silicon Valley Company Helping…

  March 20, 2018

  Is This Mysterious Silicon Valley Company Helping The NSA Spy On Americans? » Last night we learned about PRISM, a classified National Security Agency program that involves huge, wide-ranging data… more ›

• A $1.6 billion Spotify lawsuit is based on a law…

  March 18, 2018

  A $1.6 billion Spotify lawsuit is based on a law made for player pianos – The Verge more ›

• Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m…

  March 17, 2018

  Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles' – video » <p>Christopher Wylie, who worked for data firm Cambridge Analytica, reveals how personal information was taken without… more ›

• Inside Amazon's Artificial Intelligence Flywheel

  March 6, 2018

  Inside Amazon's Artificial Intelligence Flywheel » In early 2014, Srikanth Thirumalai met with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Thirumalai, a computer scientist who’d left IBM in 2005 to head Amazon’s recommendations… more ›

• Google and HTTP

  February 25, 2018

  Google and HTTP » more ›

• With Jordan, Snap is dipping its toe into the…

  February 20, 2018

  “With Jordan, Snap is dipping its toe into the possibility of monetizing just about anything via app-integrated sales channels.” – Snapchat Opens A Store–And Takes Aim At A Trillion-Dollar Industry more ›

• Last blog standing, “last guy dancing”: How Jason…

  February 20, 2018

  Last blog standing, “last guy dancing”: How Jason Kottke is thinking about kottke.org at 20 » In 2013, Jason Kottke wrote a prediction for Nieman Lab’s year-end roundup: “The blog… more ›

• Crypto Canon

  February 13, 2018

  Crypto Canon » Here’s a list — building on and including Chris’ last roundup — of crypto readings and resources. more ›