Cloudflare
Understanding How Facebook Disappeared from the Internet
· Today at 1651 UTC, we opened an internal incident entitled "Facebook DNS lookup returning SERVFAIL" because we were worried that something was wrong with our DNS resolver 1.1.1.1. But as we were about to post on our public status page we realized something else more serious was going on. · Shared by 918, including Nathan Yau, Barry Schwartz, briankrebs, John Maeda, Ouriel @Zengo, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Kevin Roose, Kara Swisher, Ser Jeff Garzik, Chris Messina, Dirk von Gehlen 🤷🏻♂️, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, OM, Rebecca (Slatkin) Sloane, Benedict Evans, Karen McGrane, Simo Ahava, Patricia Cammarata @dasnuf@mastodon.social, Jeff (Gutenberg Parenthesis) Jarvis, Troy Hunt
The Correspondent
Blockchain, the amazing solution for almost nothing
17+ min · · Blockchain technology is going to change everything: the shipping industry, the financial system, government … in fact, what won’t it change? But enthusiasm for it mainly stems from a lack of… · Shared by 699, including Sebastien Meunier, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Moritz Stefaner, Danny Preussler, 🇺🇦, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐀 🐍👑 🌷, Cope, Rob Wijnberg, Rutger Bregman, Jean-François Gariépy 🧬, tante, Noah Smith, Pixel, Nico Lumma, Josep M. Ganyet, Andreas Staub, Dr Catherine Breslin, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Ernst-Jan Pfauth, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Christopher D. Long
Tom Fishburne
Digital transformation and organizational change
1 min · · There's a funny image circulating right now of a survey that asks, "Who led the digital transformation of your company? A) CEO B) CTO C) COVID-19." COVID-19 is circled. COVID-19 is accelerating… · Shared by 446, including Kirk Borne, Liz Lumley, CMSWire.com, Klaus Eck, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Annette Franz, CCXP, Lee Odden - B2B Marketing, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Brian Solis, Marc Benioff, Chris Gledhill, Michelle Killebrew, Andy Budd, Alan See, Cindy Krum 📱, Christoph Trappe, Scott Brinker, Chris Skinner, Adrian Swinscoe
andrew chen
"Is your startup idea taken?"
6 min · · ☝️Above: Michelle Rial (follow her at @TheRialMichelle), then working at Buzzfeed, posted this hilarious infographic with all the “X for Y” ideas. Here’s the original article. I had a quick laugh, of… · Shared by 441, including Esther Schindler, benahorowitz.eth, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Steve Faktor, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Francesco Corea, Kenneth Kalmer, Martin Varsavsky, René Pfitzner, Dominik Grolimund, Sachin Rekhi, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Stephan Woodtli, Michael Weibel
The Guardian
Why can’t we agree on what’s true anymore?
17+ min · · The long read: It’s not about foreign trolls, filter bubbles or fake news. Technology encourages us to believe we can all have first-hand access to the ‘real’ facts – and now we can’t stop fighting… · Shared by 413, including Luis Roig | @darum@indieweb.social, Mathew Ingram, Lluís Codina, Bernhard Huessy, Daniel Nova, Jane, Brad Brooks, Johannes Dornisch, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Jeff Atwood, Howard Getson, Microphilosophy | Philosopher 🧠, Michael Grupe, Javi Cantón @javicanton@mas.to, Mark Kaigwa, Glyn Britton, Katja Evertz, luis antónio santos
The Correspondent
The new dot com bubble is here: it’s called online advertising
20+ min · · In 2018 $273bn was spent on digital ads globally. We delve into the world of clicks, banners and keywords to find out if any of it is real. What do we really know about the effectiveness of digital… · Shared by 397, including zeldman, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Rutger Bregman, Chris Gledhill, Michael Bench-Capon, Ernst-Jan Pfauth, Mathew Ingram, douglas rushkoff, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Nir Eyal, John Koetsier, front-end.social/@heydon, Contagious, Scott Berkun, Mark Little, Horace Dediu, Tadhg Kelly (also tiedtiger on BSky and Threads), Rob Markey, Douglas Burdett📚🎙️, Eric Seufert
Protocol
How Discord (somewhat accidentally) invented the future of the internet
13+ min · · Discord's founders just wanted to create a way to talk to their gamer friends. They created something much bigger. · Shared by 367, including rohit, mdy, rogerverhoeven, Oliver Raduner, Brian Solis, Bas Grasmayer, Sachin Rekhi, Matt Navarra, Tauno, Josh Elman, Chris Messina, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Pranav Soni, Mathew Ingram, Jonathan Kogan, Mark Kaigwa, cackles (jeff weisbein), Stefan Diepolder
Harvard Business Review
Digitizing Isn’t the Same as Digital Transformation
5 min · · Lessons from three companies that changed how they create value. · Shared by 330, including Claudia Sommer, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, ̗̀ ̗̀Manuel Marquina, Daniel Kraft, MD, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Jon Miller, Andreas Staub, Antonio Vieira Santos, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Nicolas Babin, ronkarr, Thomas Pleil, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Michelle Killebrew, Tom Pick | #B2Bmarketing guy, Bertrand Duperrin, Wilko S. Wolters, davidabrock
Harvard Business Review
Digital Transformation Is Not About Technology
6 min · · Strategy, culture, and customer experience are just as important. · Shared by 311, including Jeanne Bliss, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, Gianluca Diegoli, Terence Mills, Mike Taylor, Nicolas Babin, Gerd Leonhard, Andreas Staub, Josep M. Ganyet, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Mark Kaigwa, Chris Isak, Konrad Weber, Ian M Calvert, Sunnie J. Groeneveld, fernand0, Marsha Collier, Claudia Sommer, Philanthropy News Digest
Forbes
Top 10 Digital Transformation Trends For 2021
Summary · 11+ min · · What will the biggest tech and digital transformation trends be for 2021? In this piece we highlight 10 of the biggest trends that will impact the way we work, live and communicate in the coming year. · Shared by 303, including Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Glen Gilmore #MWC23, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Damir Kusar, Terence Mills, James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Stephan Woodtli, Shelly Kramer, Michelle Killebrew, Nicolas Babin, Daniel Newman, Leo Blazquez, AI, Katja Evertz, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech, Julie Ewald, Bob E. Hayes, Marsha Collier, getAbstract, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
The Atlantic
Jeff Bezos’s Master Plan
20+ min · · What the Amazon founder and CEO wants for his empire and himself, and what that means for the rest of us. · Shared by 302, including James Gingerich #B2B #Technology #Influencer, Dr Catherine Breslin, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Charles Duhigg, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Florian Jungnikl-Gossy 🦋, Brian Roemmele, Bret Kinsella (Read Synthedia), Philanthropy News Digest, Christian P. Stobbe, Antonio Vieira Santos, Fred Scharmen, Jeremiah Owyang, Scott Galloway, Marsha Collier, Zack Kanter, John Nosta, kate wagner (rilke era), Benedict Evans, Mathew Ingram
The Verge
Microsoft’s new Fluid Office document is Google Docs on steroids
7 min · · Fluid is Microsoft’s big push for entirely new documents on the web. · Shared by 266, including Gideonro, Johan den Haan, Erik Hellman, Thomas Power, hiten.eth, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Federico Viticci, Axel Rauschmayer (INACTIVE), Mark Tabladillo PhD, Rob Moffat, Philippe Surber, Oliver Raduner, Stephanie A Kowalski, Wesley Fryer, Ph.D. 🌎🎙🚀 wesfryer.com/after, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Jonathan Kogan, Michael (मुकेश), Stefan Diepolder, Nico Müller 🇺🇦
Forbes
100 Stats On Digital Transformation And Customer Experience
7 min · · Here are 100 stats on digital transformation written to help you make the business case for undergoing one at your company. · Shared by 265, including Konrad Weber, Meghan M. Biro ⚡️, Nicolas Babin, Rachel Miller | #InfluencerMarketing, Glenn Oberholzer, Katja Evertz, Jonathan Kogan, Elinor Stutz, Cooper Professional Education, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Martin Jones, Arne Keuning, Bertrand Maltaverne, DestoWakabayashi, Stephan Woodtli, Birgit Schefer, Shep Hyken, Blake Morgan, Thomas Pleil, Dan Gingiss
CB Insights
What is Blockchain Technology?
20+ min · · Few people understand what it is, but Wall Street banks, IT organizations, and consultants are buzzing about blockchain technology. It's hard to remove blockchain from Bitcoin, so we'll start with the… · Shared by 261, including Education Architects, Thomas Power, Roger Wernli, MariadPDC, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Helmi, Glen Gilmore #MWC23, Boris K. A. Reinhard - redminds GmbH, Kirk Borne, Ha Duong, tcherno, Yvette Dubel, tjalve, haldimann, Matt, Jonathan Kogan, designshard, Antonio Vieira Santos, henrik
Fast Company
Start the new year with a digital declutter
7 min · · Clear out your digital clutter and find focus and calm in 30 days and 5 easy ways to maintain it over the long-term. · Shared by 253, including Gerry Moran, Maarten Mieras, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Ceferino Díaz, Stephan Woodtli, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Neil Hart 💙, Katja Evertz, Stephanie A Kowalski
a16z
Every Company Will Be a Fintech Company
12+ min · · Fintech startups are providing complex banking infrastructure "as a service." That means every company can now benefit from financial services. · Shared by 250, including ahg, Damien de France 🌍 🕊️🇺🇦, Florian Graillot, Andreas Staub, Chris Messina, Chris Gledhill, Kyle Bunch, Bernhard Huessy, John O'Farrell, hiten.eth, Gio Tiongson, Shawn Venasse, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Rob Moffat, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, billy esquires, Francesco Corea, Robert Rose, Mark Birch AWS Startup Advocate, Jonathan Kogan