News Alert: We Don’t Read It Anymore
A growing number of Americans actively avoid the news. And that is a problem for a well-informed democracy.
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Blocked By Paywalls: Subscriptions Make Us Stupid
One-size-fits all paywalls for publishers create societal problems. Time for new models to make sure our news needs are being met.
Facebook’s Tragic Obsession With Image
Facebook executives and its all-powerful CEO feel so self-righteous that they dismiss all criticism outright, including this week. It’s tragic, but it’s possible to explain.
Instagram for Kids: Doomed from the Start
Will Facebook continue wading into the quagmire of children’s digital content or double down on the next generation gold rush – the metaverse?
Outlaw? Pariah? Renegade Empire? Digesting the WSJ Series About Facebook
How can one company make so many mistakes? An astonishing reportorial coup by the Wall Street Journal is rattling Zuckerberg's empire.
What’s Techonomic Now?
The news is techonomic: Equifax attack exposes data of nearly half of all Americans; Amazon price drops at Whole Foods decimate grocery stocks; Apple Watch used by Red Sox for cheating; Facebook harbored Russian fake...
“Omigod!”…and other Exclamations Upon Reading WSJ’s Piece on Facial Recognition in China
Do you want your photo flashed on a sign at an intersection? If not, don't jaywalk in China. Leave aside what happens if you're a dissident traveling in a new region. Here's a headline the...
How BuzzFeed Gives Business News Millennial Appeal
A scant month into the launch of BuzzFeed's business section and its editor Peter Lauria is stoked. The news establishment from whence he hails has already taken notice. Out of the gate, The New York...
Who Says the Internet Isn’t Making Life Better?
A standard trope these days is that we in the middle class have been slogging through a couple of decades of woe. Wages are stagnant. Our standard of living isn’t improving. The grand forces of...
