Published inMarkerA Tale of Two PlatformsBefore winner-take-all became the name of the game, a bookseller called Ingram showed a better wayApr 16, 20214Apr 16, 20214
Facebook isn’t free. We pay for it with our attention.“Are You Really the Product?” Will Oremus asks on Slate, and hints at his answer with the subtitle for his piece: “The history of a…Apr 27, 20189Apr 27, 20189
Published inFrom the WTF? Economy to the Next EconomyWhy America SleptWe must renew trust in our institutions!Mar 16, 201812Mar 16, 201812
Published inFrom the WTF? Economy to the Next EconomyWhat’d I miss?There’s a scene in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton in which Thomas Jefferson, who has been away as ambassador to France after the American…Jan 8, 20184Jan 8, 20184
Published inWords That MatterPhishing for PhoolsThe CEO of O’Reilly Media explains why social media manipulation is today’s greatest phishing scam.Dec 7, 20179Dec 7, 20179
Published inFrom the WTF? Economy to the Next EconomyWTF? What’s the Future and Why It’s Up To UsThat’s the title of my new book, due out on October 10 from Harper Business in the US, and on October 17 from Penguin Random House in the…Aug 18, 201711Aug 18, 201711
Published inFrom the WTF? Economy to the Next EconomyDo More! What Amazon Teaches Us About AI and the “Jobless Future”We hear again and again that AI and robots are going to take away human jobs. My broken kettle says otherwise.Jun 8, 201762Jun 8, 201762
How I Detect Fake NewsHow I traced the falsity of one internet meme, and what that teaches us about how an algorithm might do itNov 23, 2016160Nov 23, 2016160
The Huffington Post Has a Fake News Problem!I was really struck by the coverage of the Hamilton cast statement last night. The video is above. Please watch it before reading.Nov 19, 201664Nov 19, 201664