As video becomes the hieroglyphics of our time, we’ll rely on it to communicate more than ever. And increasingly we’re coming to doubt the veracity of all things video. More
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Will TikTok Get Its Green Card?
Controlled by a Chinese media conglomerate and the social media of choice for U.S. 16-24-year-olds, TikTok is being scrutinized and dissected by everyone. More
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Techonomy Virtual Day Five: Understanding the TikTok Dance
On thefinal day of our virtual Reset + Restore conference, we explored marketing to generation TikTok, Mastercard secures data, and the Covid-driven telehealth boom. More
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Could QR Codes Help Solve Social Injustice?
QR codes have been around for a while, but haven’t found their killer application. An unlikely group of activists are getting excited about a new use for them. More
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What Hamilton Tells Us About Silicon Valley
The parallels to today’s Silicon Valley should not be lost. Hamilton’s crew were eking out a framework for democracy. Theirs was a very serious sort of start-up. More
The Facebook Boycott is About Principle, Not Advertising
This boycott is not about advertising. It is about principle. This is about a media platform that wants to disavow any responsibility for policing the content that is posted on it or the advertising that is purchased for unfettered and highly-targeted distribution and redistribution across its membership. More
Government Media & Marketing Tech & Society
How We Teens Used TikTok to Prank the Trump Rally
Teens on TikTok last week played a major prank on the Trump campaign in classic Gen-Z fashion. The goal was to fool the Trump campaign about how many people wanted to attend, so in the end, seats would be empty. Here's what happened. More
Democracy Media & Marketing Tech & Society
A 16-Year-Old’s View: How Social Media is Changing 21st-Century Civil Rights
Protests are now organized, debated, and reported on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook, among others. Our 16-year-old intern on social media and the current moment. More
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Watch: Sinan Aral on Understanding the Hype Machine
As the world relies even more heavily on social media during Covid-19 and the upsurge against racism and police violence, MIT Sloan professor Sinan Aral will help us understand what it means, and what individuals, companies, and society should do differently. More
There Isn’t a Crisis Communications Playbook
While organizations try to figure out how to respond to the current crisis, many of the messages feel generic using similar verbiage, symbolism, and even music. This discussion between communications executives explores the ways in which they are navigating these “unprecedented times.” More
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Raskin’s Special Awards for Virtual Events Platforms
The gold rush is on to move live events and conferences online. These are some companies to consider if you want to host an event in this stay-at-home era. The list of companies claiming to turn your event virtual is vast, but I found these to be the pick of the litter. More
Golden Gate Bridge Fatigue, and Other Tales From the Brave New World of Online Events
It’s only been 6 weeks since most large gatherings and events were canceled. Many of us are quickly finding out that, when done right, online events and conferences can be a lot less expensive and remain effective in surprising ways. More
Media & Marketing Net Giants Tech & Society
Zuckerberg’s Jealousy (re Instagram), Apple’s Insularity, and Praise for Amazon, Google, and Microsoft
The giants of tech have amazingly impressive operations, but there are warts. Two top tech journalists with new books explain Instagram's travails and what every company can take away from the "engineer's mindset" of Silicon Valley. More
Arts & Culture Media & Marketing Resilience
Yes There is Still Good News, and It’s Amplified Online
A new type of high-tech busking is emerging, and a big canvas that is both isolated and worldwide is taking root. Raskin explains and puts your FOMO at ease with her calendar-based compendium of live, virtual events. More
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Andreessen Says “It’s time to build”: We Need Advertising to Help Us Get There
This past weekend, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen published “It’s time to build”, a short essay calling for fixing what he sees at the root of America’s poor preparation and handling of the coronavirus pandemic and creating an even greater country. More
Leadership Media & Marketing Resilience
Martin Sorrell: A V-Shaped Recovery, and Vast Digital Transformation
Ad veteran Martin Sorrell told an online Techonomy roundtable last Friday that the economy will be back by end of year, Trump will be re-elected, and that few non-digital vestiges will be left in society and business once Covid gets through with us. More
Global Tech Media & Marketing Tech & Society
Facebook’s Creating a Content “Supreme Court.” That’s a Problem.
This should have U.S. regulators challenging the world’s largest social media company's right to operate with virtually no oversight. Thankfully, the European Union is taking action. More
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Can Disney Become Netflix? Or Will Netflix Become Disney?
While Disney has created a strong brand for content, will it be able to effectively compete against Netflix? More
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Disney May Not Remain Content’s King. Here’s Why.
Disney must adapt to the evolution in content creation by moving from a centralized studio model to a highly fragmented one. More
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Why Hollywood’s Star-centric Revenue Model Doesn’t Work
Much of Hollywood has no real business model. That fact is masked by a near-religious belief in the star system. Disney is a rare exception. But movies can make money in other ways, including by relying more on tech. More
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