Reflects on how social influence and online reputation, inspired by Black Mirror, are becoming a new currency in tech and hiring.
A data scientist argues that data science and targeted advertising on social media have distorted reality and influenced major political events like Brexit and the US election.
A guide to creating lightweight, scriptless social media share buttons with Google Analytics tracking for dynamic websites.
A developer shares 12 insights from a 60-day Facebook break, focusing on social media's impact on attention, habits, and communication.
Analyzes the flaws in Hacker News and Reddit ranking algorithms and proposes a randomized solution to improve content discovery.
A developer announces the reboot of their blog, focusing on iOS development content and personal thoughts, moving away from Twitter's limitations.
Analyzes the need for better content filtering on social media feeds like Facebook and Twitter, comparing them to Amazon/Netflix recommendations.
An analysis of Twitter's mainstream growth and the challenge of managing information overload, predicting its potential decline in usefulness.
A comparison of early social aggregators FriendFeed and Socialthing, analyzing their strengths for tech conversations versus personal social updates.
Explains why Twitter is important for businesses, enterprises, power users, and consumers as a communication and feedback tool.
