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‘Like, Comment, Subscribe’ Details YouTube’s Existential Struggles, Creator Frustrations
Many books have been written about tech’s biggest platforms. From Hatching Twitter to How to Turn Down a Billion Dollars, Elon Musk, Super Pumped, No Filter, and An Ugly Truth, deep reporting provides readers with an inside look into the influence of these firms. But one platform largely remained ignored by book authors, until now: […]
Tech 2021: Web3, Ransomware Attacks, Facebook and Apple Woes
With the dawn of a new year approaching, let’s look back at what’s changed in the world of tech over the past 12 months. In my role as the Senior Editor for Technology and Science at Flipboard, I’m always paying attention to emerging story trends impacting the industry. Since 2018, I’ve analyzed the headlines to […]
Google Challenges Amazon’s Product Search Dominance With New Shopping Graph
Amid all the flurry of news Google announced at its 2021 I/O developer conference, one thing stood out to me: the launch of the Shopping Graph. The announcement may not be as glamorous as, say, Android 12, but its importance isn’t to be ignored. While Google is putting forth the full power of its search […]
Qualcomm Writes 5G’s Next Chapter With New Chips, Previews Key CES Theme
Like the “chicken-and-egg” metaphor, many are wondering when 5G will start to take off. Carriers such as T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and AT&T have added support to their respective networks but there are few phones currently 5G-enabled. And for those who can take advantage of the new speed, there are caveats—it’s anything but a perfect system […]
Introducing Filed
I’m a news junkie—I admit it—and spend countless hours at work, on my commute to and from, and even during my personal time scouring the internet looking for what’s going on in the world. Whether it’s tech-related, business, political, world, sports, or entertainment, I yearn to consume that knowledge. And I’m obsessed with sharing the […]
‘Lifescale:’ The Movement Aimed at Freeing Us From Digital Distractions and Reigniting Our Creativity
Sitting down to write this article, I’m immediately distracted by an explosive opinion piece that has crossed my desk, requiring me to tweet excerpts to my followers. I’m also uneasy about the music coming from my Sonos speaker, so I’m on my phone searching for the right genre so I can concentrate. And as soon […]
How Ceres Imaging Uses AI to Help Farmers Grow Better Crops
Editor’s Note: This post about Ceres Imaging was originally published on the now-defunct All Turtles blog in June 2018. You can read other articles I’ve written for that site here. In the United States, much of the food is produced by 75 percent of the country’s farms, but this group grosses only $50,000 a year. The big […]
Throwing Out The Script: How Relationships Can Help Marketers Shape The Digital Age
Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Email, LinkedIn, Snapchat, Tumblr, WordPress, and YouTube … all tools belonging to the world of social media. For marketers and those in the communication space, these are services that we’re looking out for because it’s going to help spread our message to as many people as possible. But for a few marketers, […]
“Documented” Is A Powerful Film Highlighting The Plight of Undocumented Workers in America
Mark Zuckerberg’s FWD.us immigration group held a screening today of “Documented”, the film by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jose Antonio Vargas about undocumented Americans. Facebook’s CEO took the stage prior to the premiere to talk make some comments about the cause he has put money and resources into. He highlighted his personal take on the issue — […]
My Heart Belongs To ‘Twitterville’ — Now In Book Form
I was privileged to attend Shel Israel’s recent book launch party in honor of his upcoming book, Twitterville. After reading his first book, Naked Conversations, which he co-authored with technology evangelist Robert Scoble, I was looking forward to what was coming up next. Since I’ve been living in San Francisco, I’ve had a chance to […]
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