Digital technology has allowed people to build real connections with others around the globe. And some of them are even human. A couple of recent … [Read more...]
Introducing Churnalism: Is that a press release or are you just happy to Tweet me?
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The information age feels a lot like the misinformation age. Enter Churnalism. If you spend any time on the internet - and judging from your eyes … [Read more...]
The birth of the byline (and accountability) in journalism
April 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Information wants to be free. And it's in a hurry to get there. But it's not just a symptom of the social media era. Rushed reporting and playing … [Read more...]
The masses are the media
April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Truer words were never spoken written. From Clément Chéroux. … [Read more...]
(What) lies beneath the data visualization
April 16, 2013 By 1 Comment
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a cleverly manipulated data visualization is easily good for a few lies. Question: what's the easiest … [Read more...]
All news is bad news
April 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
News misleads us, isn't relevant to our lives, has little explanatory power, is toxic to our body, increases cognitive errors, inhibits thinking, … [Read more...]
Device convergence: 1993 vs 2013
April 14, 2013 By 2 Comments
One device to rule them all. Technology of 2013 to technology of 1993: Everything you can do I can do on my smart phone. I've been thinking … [Read more...]
Toilets, booze and social media
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
There's a digital layer on the entire human experience. And that does include toilet seats and bar stools. Warning: there are side effects. No … [Read more...]
Facebook knows more about you than you may like
April 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment
We tell Facebook all the things we like. But what the social giant knows about us goes far beyond the buttons we click. It shouldn't come as a … [Read more...]
Meet the scariest search engine on the Internet
April 9, 2013 By Leave a Comment
"When people don't see stuff on Google, they think no one can find it. That's not true." As long as it remains unpublished, it's unfindable, … [Read more...]
