#social media


# health    

computers confirm, mommy blogs are a hazard to your health

Mommy blogs are filled with so much disinformation and scaremongering, they should be officially labeled an infectious disease vector.
computers confirm, mommy blogs are a hazard to your health

# oddities    

pizzagate and our brand new social media conspiracy factories

We figured out the recipe for conspiracy theorists. And, unwittingly, so has social media...
pizzagate and our brand new social media conspiracy factories

# tech    

why just showing more data doesn't slow propaganda on social media

The idea that just giving people more data to make the right choices flies in the face of how humans typically work.
why just showing more data doesn't slow propaganda on social media

# politics    

the habits of social media partisans: the far left rants and mocks, the far right just lies

An analysis of partisan echo chambers on social media shows that the far left and the far right have unique approaches to propaganda.
the habits of social media partisans: the far left rants and mocks, the far right just lies

# tech    

why weird things is moving to medium

The start of a new experiment for a new era of blogging.
why weird things is moving to medium

# tech    

why rating people on the web is one of the worst ideas in tech

Of all the terrible ideas conceived in the social media age, a Yelp for people has to be, by far, one of the absolute worst and poorly thought out.
why rating people on the web is one of the worst ideas in tech

# tech    

in defense of reddit's toxic cesspools

Reddit's reputation as the internet's sewer is both unfair and ignores the simple fact that when you interact with millions of people, some of them will be awful human beings.
in defense of reddit's toxic cesspools

# tech    

from russia with trolls, or, you mad comrade?

Internet writer Adrian Chen decided to investigate professional trolls working for the Russian government and they played him like a fiddle.
from russia with trolls, or, you mad comrade?

# tech    

three cheers for encryption and anonymity?

Web 2.0 was all about sharing and networking. Web 3.0 is emphasizing securing your data from all the people with whom you shared and networked.
three cheers for encryption and anonymity?

# tech    

is the web changing how we think about sex?

The internet may have broadened our horizons, but it hasn't changed how we think about sex. With maybe one exception...
is the web changing how we think about sex?

# tech    

the old fogey squad comes after social media

Panic about social media ruining kids' minds is just another in a long line of panics created by older generations intimidated by new technology.
the old fogey squad comes after social media

# space    

ok, really, the habitable zone is not that small

A viral social media post claims that life on Earth is far more fragile than it actually is.
ok, really, the habitable zone is not that small

# tech    

the recruiter will cyber-stalk you now…

Recruiters and employers are now snooping through candidates' social media because they can. That open them to potential liability and have far-reaching affects across social platforms.
the recruiter will cyber-stalk you now…

# tech    

shhh… the internet may be watching

MIT's experiment in capturing how the web views you shows the limitations of parsing through massive, unstructured, loosely related data sets.
shhh… the internet may be watching

# tech    

pardon our dust…

A few small changes are coming, stay tuned...
pardon our dust…

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