Um, OK.
This is a sobering read about the dehumanisation deep in the psychology of some Silicon Valley coders. History repeats itself - this mirror the abuses of the early industrial age.
Maybe we can learn from that.
Maybe writing about CMSes isn’t a path to viral content success - but it matters to me. 😎 Content Management Systems: could Vox Media make build a software business alongside its content operation?
I love “less is more" journalism models. This one is from India: The Ken raises $1.5M in its Series A Round
Some rather curious - and possibly co-ordinated - Instagram hacking going on. Worth watching.
I just realised what you get if you spell my youngest’s name backwards. Hey, Iris…
Steyning Adventure
A school holidays adventure day exploring a neighbouring town.
A basket full of soft toys
The mask slips, just a little: Facebook traffic to publishers is gone - and Campbell Brown just erected its tombstone
How Facebook distorted human interactions on the altar of engagement.
Nice contextualisation: How to get human time back from technology
Really enjoyed editing and prepping for publication a guest post for the Next Conference blog. However, it did remind me yet again how often we ignored warnings in the past about the way we implemented digital technology.
Sunday afternoon crafting.
#huji #selfie
Someone who self-describes as “brutally honest” is probably either a delusional bully or just plain rude.
Once upon a time, I was generally excellent.
Not getting on the wrong side of Iris if I can help it…
Gotta say - I’m proud of my wee girl.
The time has come…
The interesting thing not really explored by the article, is that the rating the author puts himself through is just a more extreme version of what happens to us every day on social networks: The World of Rated People: Inside the Dystopian Future of Social Credit Scores | GQ
Bluetooth keyboard for an iPhone? Sure!
Happy post-holiday reading.
Love a bit of skyscraper porn: This week, images of Europe’s tallest skyscraper were revealed
Interesting - Slack has shifted their blog off Medium to WordPress. Now at: slackhq.com
Lovely piece about both the incredible potential of computational photography - and the romance of film.