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Back To The Numbers
Introduction This is prompted by the tumbling of reads since the Vocal upgrade, which is still causing a lot of issues, but I am one of the lucky ones because I can still publish, but am unable to request a withdrawal (although I am not depending on the coffee money from Vocal).
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in 01
Meta Glasses and the Glamorization of Surveillance
Call me old fashioned, but I rather liked it when my every movement wasn’t being documented. Maybe that’s a little extreme. After all, I grew when the Internet was hitting it big. By the time I was born people were already shoving cameras in others’ faces 24/7. The dawn of the influencer was just upon us, and it would only be a matter of time before recording strangers was considered typical.
By caitodoesstuff4 months ago in 01
The $35 Billion Ghost Town in Virginia’s Data‑Center Corridor
Leo Walker pulled his car onto the gravel shoulder off Route 29 and sat with the engine running, the air‑conditioning vents blowing air that tasted of dust. He stared through the windshield at the row of pale grey concrete boxes, data centers packed side by side, building after building, like egg cases laid across a field by some gigantic insect. Ten minutes earlier his phone had lit up with a Bloomberg alert: QTS, under Blackstone, had officially walked away from the Digital Gateway project. The monster in Northern Virginia, 2,100 acres, thirty‑seven buildings, a $35 billion price tag, was dead.
By Jin4 months ago in 01
The "Digital Creator" Suicide Note -by Dreamforger
Part 1: Beta Testing 101 Meta is labeling its own users as "Digital Creators." What exactly does that mean? Most people don't know...
By Dannielle Nelson4 months ago in 01
The Spy Tech That Became Wall Street’s AI Darling
Barcelona, 2014. Rain had polished Las Ramblas to a wet gleam, and Romuald Fons was hunched in a rented apartment, staring at an Amazon Associates dashboard on his laptop screen — that month’s commission: four hundred and twenty euros. He stubbed out a cigarette into a mug printed with the word “BIGSEO,” a mug he had made himself with transfer paper, back when the company didn’t exist yet, back when it was just the name of a blog without so much as a business license.
By Jin4 months ago in 01
“Did You Even Consult Us?” Inside the World of Clueless Product Design
Modern inventors don't design for reality. They design for a world they imagined. They look at a lifestyle, a medical need, or a disability, dream up a hypothetical horror story about what that existence must be like, and then invent absolute crap to solve a misery they made up.
By Tracy Stine4 months ago in 01
The Disconnection
Introduction This has come about with the combination of two things. There was an old Seven Days In reshare that had just one read and one comment, and yesterday, my Google Pixel 6 died on me, getting stuck in an endless startup loop.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in 01
Has Social Media Made Us Less Interesting?
Spend enough time around people and a strange pattern begins to emerge. Conversations that once wandered through unexpected territory now seem to circle the same handful of topics. Somebody brings up a viral video. Someone else mentions a celebrity controversy. Another person references a trending debate that dominated feeds for three days before disappearing into the digital void. The details change from week to week, yet the experience remains remarkably consistent. Millions of people are consuming the same content at roughly the same time, reacting to it in similar ways, and carrying those reactions into their everyday conversations.
By Tim Carmichael4 months ago in 01
Using Facebook Data To Analyse Your Facebook Group
Introduction This is mainly for group admins and relates to the Facebook Vocal Groups, but it is fine for any group. You may look at this and think it’s not for me but that is fine, it's not for everyone. Hopefully I can show some things that may make you see something that you find useful. In the Manage section there is a lot of high level information that can direct your Group policies.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 months ago in 01
The Secret to Making ChatGPT Actually Useful: It’s All About the Prompt. AI-Generated.
Artificial intelligence has become one of the most talked-about technologies in recent years, and ChatGPT is at the center of that conversation. Millions of people use it every day to write emails, brainstorm ideas, create content, and even build businesses.
By Ramo4 months ago in 01
I Stopped Using Google for a Week and Used ChatGPT Instead - Here's What Happened. AI-Generated.
For years, Google has been my go-to solution for almost every question in life. Need a quick recipe? Google. Looking for travel recommendations? Google.
By Ramo4 months ago in 01
Why Should Businesses Outsource Digital Marketing Services Today?. AI-Generated.
Marketing has become one of the most important growth drivers for modern businesses. Yet many companies find themselves struggling to keep up with changing algorithms, rising advertising costs, content demands, and customer expectations. This challenge has led many organizations to Outsource Digital Marketing Services rather than building and managing large in-house teams.
By Mary Petterd4 months ago in 01