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WIRED
Growing Old Online
WIRED
2 min read · Sep 25th · Millennials, the first generation to be online as kids, are starting to feel like we’ve aged out. Is there a way to age gracefully on the internet? · Shared by 25, including Backchannel
The New York Times
At eBay, Lurid Crimes and the Search for Punishment
The New York Times
~16 min read · Sep 16th · The victims of a bizarre cyberstalking operation are trying to hold the chief executive and the culture of the company responsible. · Shared by 87, including Deborah Blum, Carrie Brown, Melissa Fach 🇺🇦, Sarah Lyall, Mathew Ingram
VICE
Meete: The Dating App Where Women Are Paid to Talk to Men
VICE
7 min read · Sep 2nd · It looks like a normal dating app, but with a crucial difference: Women make money off every message sent to them. Is it too good to be true? · Shared by 11
The Verge
How platforms turn boring
The Verge
5 min read · Sep 22nd · How to tell when a platform is going bad. · Shared by 69, including Taylor Lorenz, Karen K. Ho, Mac McCann, Danny Goodwin, Mathew Ingram, Josh Constine 📶🔥, Josh Elman
The New Statesman
“Our online lives can never truly be our own”: Marie Le Conte on the generation that broke…
The New Statesman
6 min read · Aug 29th · What does it mean to have grown up alongside an adolescent internet? · Shared by 57
Digital Trends
Sorry, Google — Apple is right to keep ignoring RCS
Digital Trends
4 min read · Sep 15th · Apple continues to ignore RCS on iPhones despite all the very good reasons to adopt it. The company may have a point. · Shared by 68
The Verge
How India runs on WhatsApp
The Verge
2 min read · Aug 24th · Shared by 70, including Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻
WIRED UK
Telegram Has a Serious Doxing Problem
WIRED UK
1 min read · Sep 20th · The encrypted messaging app is a haven for politically motivated vitriol, but users are increasingly bringing threats to targets’ doorsteps. · Shared by 56, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Tarik ESSAADI
The Atlantic
Don’t Trash Your Old Phone—Give It a Second Life
The Atlantic
6 min read · Sep 16th · Responsibly disposing of used gadgets is more complicated than it may seem. · Shared by 81, including James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA
The New York Times
Opinion | How Americans Woke Up to the Reality of Digital Life in 2022
The New York Times
4 min read · Aug 23rd · Americans have given up their privacy. What comes next? · Shared by 76, including Jeff Jarvis, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻
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Nir Eyal
You’re Not Addicted to Technology. Here’s What’s Happening Instead.
Nir Eyal
1 min read · Aug 24th · This essay is adapted from the book Build For Tomorrow, in which Entrepreneur magazine editor in chief Jason Feifer shows how to thrive by… · Shared by 607, including Ines Bieler
Ars Technica
With Stable Diffusion, you may never believe what you see online again
Ars Technica
9 min read · Sep 6th · AI image synthesis goes open source, with big implications. · Shared by 536, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Ser Jeff Garzik, Bob E. Hayes, Howard Getson, Fabio Chiusi, Tim, Jennifer Ouellette, Martin Ford, Rick Powell, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Kevin Mitchell
Greater Good
Instead of Pulling Out Your Phone, Let Your Mind Wander
Greater Good
2 min read · Aug 24th · When we're waiting, we often have the urge to distract ourselves—but a new study finds we’d enjoy doing nothing but think. · Shared by 460, including Scott Monty, Katja Evertz, Mike Taylor
Seattle Met
The Twisted Life of Clippy
Seattle Met
~11 min read · Aug 23rd · In the ’90s, Microsoft created a cartoon paperclip that it quickly retired. Its developers never imagined a virtual assistant would become a cultural icon. · Shared by 354, including Michelle Boisson, Tris Hussey, Esther Schindler, Owen Williams ⚡, Loughlin O'Nolan, Greg Meyer, Mike Taylor, Stef Walter
VICE
The Rise of Mobile Gambling Is Leaving People Ruined and Unable to Quit
VICE
9 min read · Sep 6th · Financial catastrophe is now only a few clicks away, a problem that is showing quiet signs of becoming a crisis. "I can't just get rid of my phone," one problem gambler says. · Shared by 243, including Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, Dr. Alec Couros, Nir Eyal
Real Life
Hold the Line — Real Life
Real Life
9 min read · Aug 15th · On the emergence of a folklore of screens · Shared by 221
WIRED
'Date Me' Google Docs and the Hyper-Optimized Quest for Love
WIRED
2 min read · Sep 2nd · Some people have ditched dating apps—and opted to bare their souls via a public, view-only link instead. · Shared by 179, including Chaotic Goode, Casey Newton, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Taylor Lorenz, Backchannel
Real Life
Life’s a Glitch — Real Life
Real Life
~17 min read · Aug 29th · The non-apocalypse of Y2K obscures the lessons it has for the present · Shared by 179, including Taylor Lorenz
Tom's Guide
I just tried all of Gmail’s new features — here's the best and worst
Tom's Guide
5 min read · Aug 19th · Gmail just got a ton of new features — and a new look · Shared by 152
Guardian Tech
iOS 16 release: everything you need to know about Apple’s big update
Guardian Tech
4 min read · Sep 12th · Free software upgrades for iPhone and Watch that revamp the lockscreen, add new watchfaces, can unsend messages and more due for release · Shared by 141
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The New York Times
Stop Trying to Be Productive
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2020 · The internet wants you to believe you aren’t doing enough with all that “extra time” you have now. But staying inside and attending to basic needs is plenty. · Shared by 1672, including Katja Evertz, Bethany Brookshire, Andreas Spiegler, Dr. Cheryl Arutt, Brian Stelter, Deb Lee, Mathew Ingram, Chris Bailey, Jeremy Caplan, Stephanie A Kowalski, Ali Mattu, Ph.D., Robert Rose, Merkstatt, Leah Klungness, 💥 Katie Martell, Brian Solis, Sprout Social, Thomas Power, Christian Müller, Shawn Venasse
The Verge
NFTs, explained
The Verge
~16 min read · 2021-03-03 · Shared by 1501, including Helen Yu, Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola, Mark Anderson FCCT 💛✨👨🏽🏫🏆🌈, Neil Lewis, Jr., PhD, Dave Kellogg, Stig Ørskov, Tom Muller, BrendanEich, CyberCodeTwins.eth 👾// NINER FURY TANGO, Frank Gruber, Michael (मुकेश) 🇺🇦💪🏻, Scott Berkun, Kelsey D. Atherton, Bill Johnston, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Real Marsha Wright®, 𝚃𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝙷𝚊𝚢𝚍𝚎𝚗, Dave McClure, Paul Roetzer, Chris Skinner
tante
The Third Web
tante
20+ min read · 2021-12-17 · I had hoped that I wouldn’t have to write this thing, that blockchains and NFTs and all that would just go away and become a chapter in a book about weird economic scams. But if 2021 taught us anything it’s that we can’t have nice things so here we are. · Shared by 1385, including Mathew Ingram, Mark Kaigwa, Clemens M. Schuster, Tactical Tech, Pablo Felip, Thomas Knüwer, your #1 source for absurdist true crime 🐍👑 🌷, Nils Hitze, Michael Seemann, Dion Almaer, Kevin Marks, Katja Evertz, Richard MacManus, Yann “shalf@mastodon.social” Heurtaux 不停, rufuspollock, Fabio Chiusi, Luca Hammer, Nicolas Kayser-Bril, Jakob Adler
The Guardian
Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen
The Guardian
~14 min read · Jan 2nd · Social media and many other facets of modern life are destroying our ability to concentrate. We need to reclaim our minds while we still can · Shared by 1225, including Barry C Smith, Chris Skinner, Rebecca Roache, Marsha Collier, Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò, Gerd Leonhard, Jo Hemmings 🇺🇦, Jeff Jarvis, Patricia Churchland, Karsten Schmidt 🇺🇦, Emmy van Deurzen☀️🌍 🌻🌹🌳🇪🇺🇫🇷🇳🇱🇬🇧🇺🇸⭐️, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Scott Monty, Sam Harris, Tiffany Shlain, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Richard Dawkins, Yanis Varoufakis, Jason Silva, Ben Miller
medium.com
How Technology Hijacks People’s Minds — from a Magician and Google’s Design Ethicist — Medium
medium.com
~16 min read · From 2016 · When using technology, we often focus optimistically on all the things it does for us. But I want you to show you where it might do the opposite. · Shared by 1166, including fernand0, Parin Vachhani, Leo Polovets, Ryan Boren, Ernst-Jan Pfauth, Brent Summers, Tristan Harris, Kenneth Kalmer, Curadoria | Update or Die!, Matthias Sala, Nir Eyal, Thomas Power, Chris Messina, David Cant ~👷♂️, Courtney Bolton ★, Howard Getson, Matt Navarra, Rand Fishkin, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, hiten.eth
Guardian Tech
'Our minds can be hijacked': the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia
Guardian Tech
20+ min read · From 2017 · The Google, Apple and Facebook workers who helped make technology so addictive are disconnecting themselves from the internet. Paul Lewis reports on the Silicon Valley refuseniks who worry the race… · Shared by 1084, including Daniel Boos, Chris Messina, 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙤 𝙇𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖, Thomas Power, Nir Eyal, Mike Butcher🇬🇧🇪🇺, Casey Smith, Bill Widmer, Mathew Ingram, Hugo Amsellem, Ryan Hoover, Tristan Harris, DHH, Jane, Gerd Leonhard, John Battelle, Josh Elman, Charlie Oliver, Rf, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦
SELF
Psychology Experts on Whether Manifesting Actually Works
SELF
2 min read · Apr 28th · It's not necessarily just wishful thinking. · Shared by 1081, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Tamsen Webster, Message Strategist (she/her)
Fast Company
The 26 best new productivity apps for 2021
Fast Company
8 min read · 2021-07-12 · These great apps will help you organize your digital life, avoid unwanted distractions, and more. · Shared by 1057, including irene-rubio, LARRY ELKAN, simon-zaugg, vedant yogesh, K. Williams, Ricardo Yasuda, Arin Basu, Mike Taylor, Howard Getson
The Verge
What is the metaverse, and do I have to care?
The Verge
~11 min read · 2021-10-04 · The dream of an embodied future internet is back. · Shared by 1037, including Nicolas Babin, Alex Tabarrok, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Ines Bieler, Glen Gilmore | 🌻🥽Metaverse 🕳🐇, Katja Evertz, Kat M. Moss, Phillip Murphy, San Jose Community NETWORK, Real Marsha Wright®, Thomas Power, Adam R, Tony Parisi.eth🇺🇦#SpecialMaster of the Metaverse, yeon, Jonathan Kogan
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