Privacy fundamentalism, which does not consider the inherent nature of the internet and the unavoidable trade-offs, is a surefire way to get policy wrong
and this is exactly the kind of fallout we're preventing with our Privacy Sandbox proposal. https://stratechery.com/... Will Oremus / @willoremus : This makes some fine points on the micro level. But ...
Inside Zuckerberg's and Facebook's evolving approach to misinformation and filter bubbles, now that the issues have been more openly acknowledged
Graphic from the White House's “First 100 Days” website BeauHD / Slashdot : Facebook Shows Related Articles and Fact Checkers Before You Open Links Tweets: Parmy Olson / @parmy : Facebook thinks “peop...
After years of undermining the economics of culture, the internet is helping fund old and new art forms, often through subscriptions via platforms like Patreon
One secret to longevity as a pundit is to issue predictions that can't be easily checked. So here's one for the time capsule … Tweets: @traceyryniec , @perryhewitt , @mathewi , @colin_tobias , @puiwi...
Profile of MailChimp, the 16-year-old Atlanta-based startup that makes marketing tools for SMBs, hasn't taken VC funding, and is on pace for $400M+ 2016 revenue
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times : Tweets: @avdi , @mims , @krogsgard , @caseynewton , @jasonlk , @wadefoster , @fmanjoo , @puiwingtam and @cfair1 . Thanks: @johnthebeeler Tweets: Avdi Grimm / @avdi : ...
Sources: Wal-Mart's $3B acquisition of Jet.com would require Jet founder Marc Lore to head the retailer's online division for several years
Marc Lore said to stay to run retailer's e-commerce division — Purchase for $3 billion would help Wal-Mart challenge Amazon Tweets: @ericnewcomer , @fmanjoo , @mdudas , @ericnewcomer and @gregbettin...
Samsung announces hardware keyboard that snaps onto the screen of Galaxy Note 5 or S6 Edge+
Dan Seifert / The Verge : Tweets: @mkbhd , @fmanjoo , @ow , @joannastern , @samsungmobile , @mcwm and @mims Tweets: Marques Brownlee / @mkbhd : What year is it pic.twitter.com/0D9XEPYVbj Farhad Manjo...
Spotify's sorting of tunes by moods and activities instead of rigid genres expands discovery but produces one-hit wonders
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times : Tweets: @fmanjoo , @fmanjoo and @m4tt Tweets: Farhad Manjoo / @fmanjoo : @imranm the bad news is if they don't get a career, just a hit Farhad Manjoo / @fmanjoo : Str...
Mediagazer introduces ads for media jobs, and Techmeme's job ads now extend to its mobile site
For nearly four years, Techmeme has offered space on our front page for companies to advertise that they're hiring, and link their job offerings. Unlike typical job boards … Tweets: @gaberivera , @me...
47 Startups That Launched At Y Combinator Winter 2015 Demo Day 2
Y Combinator got so big, it had to split its Demo Day in two. During today's second wave we saw a variety of promising biotech, marketplace, enterprise, and financial tech startups. Yesterday we chr...