As someone who grew up on the internet, I credit it as one of the most important influences on who I am today. I had a computer with internet access in my bedroom from the age of 13. It gave me access to a lot of things which were totally inappropriate for a young teenager, … Continue reading Something is wrong on the internet
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Tackling the Internet’s Central Villain: The Advertising Business
Pretend you are the lead detective on a hit new show, “CSI: Terrible Stuff on the Internet.” In the first episode, you set up one of those crazy walls plastered with headlines and headshots, looking for hidden connections between everything awful that’s been happening online recently. There’s a lot of dark stuff. In one corner, … Continue reading Tackling the Internet’s Central Villain: The Advertising Business
Facebook Really Wants You to Come Back
The social network is getting aggressive with people who don’t log in often, working to keep up its engagement numbers. It’s been about a year since Rishi Gorantala deleted the Facebook app from his phone, and the company has only gotten more aggressive in its emails to win him back. The social network started out … Continue reading Facebook Really Wants You to Come Back
Social media is giving us trypophobia
Something is rotten in the state of technology. But amid all the hand-wringing over fake news, the cries of election deforming Kremlin disinformation plots, the calls from political podia for tech giants to locate a social conscience, a knottier realization is taking shape. Fake news and disinformation are just a few of the symptoms of what’s … Continue reading Social media is giving us trypophobia
Why I left Google to join Grab
After nearly 13 years at Google, I have finally left the nest! Never thought it would happen. I always thought I would die at Google — maybe choking to death on one of their free chocolate brownies, or maybe finally having a heart attack over YouTube’s increasingly bizarre policy enforcement. But regardless of how I envisioned the … Continue reading Why I left Google to join Grab
Tesla’s Elon Musk May Have Boldest Pay Plan in Corporate History
For the last several years, there has been speculation about Elon Musk’s future at Tesla, and whether he would step down as chief executive in the next year or two. Mr. Musk stoked that speculation as far back as five years ago when he said he wanted to stay through the introduction of the Model … Continue reading Tesla’s Elon Musk May Have Boldest Pay Plan in Corporate History
Phone-addicted teens aren’t as happy as those who play sports and hang out IRL, new study suggests
To no parent’s surprise, too much smartphone use makes teens unhappy. So says a new study from San Diego State University, which pulled data from over one million 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders in the U.S. showing teens who spent more time on social media, gaming, texting and video-chatting on their phones were not as happy as … Continue reading Phone-addicted teens aren’t as happy as those who play sports and hang out IRL, new study suggests
What I learned from my failed startup: 10 mistakes to avoid for every beginner founder
Labit — is a website that helps researchers to create web-pages for their laboratories. Not is. It was. On December 5th we shut down the server. Our website http://www.labit.io is no longer available. Closing your startup feels a tad bit like losing someone you held dear. Of course, the tragedy of the death of a beloved one … Continue reading What I learned from my failed startup: 10 mistakes to avoid for every beginner founder
It Took Apple Executive Angela Ahrendts 1 Sentence to Drop the Best Career Advice You’ll Hear Today
As the SVP of retail strategy at Apple, Angela Ahrendts is one of the highest-ranking executives at the most valuable company in the world. To get that job, she had to leave her post as CEO of Burberry, where she had led a remarkable turnaround to reestablish the company as one of the world's premier luxury … Continue reading It Took Apple Executive Angela Ahrendts 1 Sentence to Drop the Best Career Advice You’ll Hear Today
Geniuses aren’t born, they’re made — and 3 of their daily habits can make you smarter
Not all brilliant people are born that way. We often use genius to imply someone was born great. Natural talent exists, but most people we consider geniuses still worked daily and put in considerable effort. Reflecting for 10 minutes, reading for 20, and focusing for 30 minutes a day can help you get smarter at … Continue reading Geniuses aren’t born, they’re made — and 3 of their daily habits can make you smarter
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