Community & Crowd
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Apple Acquires More AI Startups Than Any Other Tech Company
1 min read · 128 saves · Jul 24th · Apple is leading the AI arms race buy acquiring more artificial intelligence companies than Google or Amazon, but does that equal long-term success?
Why you need to hire a Chief Community Officer (and why “community” and scale are often opposites)
7 min read · Jul 27th · Sarah Drinkwater · Community’s a funny old word. I spent most of the 2010s hiring people for roles with the word “community” in the title, and used…
The Cultural Value of Stratified Guidelines
~11 min read · Aug 4th · Carter Gibson · How to supplement broad product principles by defining cultural norms in smaller communities.
Revisiting the Theory of Disruptive Innovation with Karen Dillon
5 min read · Aug 3rd · Bill Johnston · Reconsidering “Disruption” Today the term "disruption" is commonly used in business to signal a wide range of disparate concepts - from new business initiatives…
Introducing Shopify Community: An Enhanced Forums Experience
3 min read · Jul 20th · Introducing Shopify Community—an enhanced forums experience. Access a community of over 500,000 Shopify Partners and merchants and engage in meaningful conversations with your peers.
Purpose Will Power Future Online Communities
4 min read · From 2016 · Bill Johnston · Purpose “…people’s identification of, and intention to pursue, particular highly valued, overarching life goals.” (Steger & Dik, 2010). a.k.a. “Your reason for getting up…
Voices
2 min read · Jul 20th · Feb. 4, 2020 Trustworthy AI For certain tasks, AI systems have achieved good enough performance to be deployed in our streets and our homes.…