Breaking up Facebook? Try data literacy, social engineering, personal knowledge graphs, and developer advocacy

Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up is by getting hold of its data and functionality, one piece at a time. It will take a combination of tech, data, and social engineering to get there. And graphs — personal knowledge graphs.
Read More →A better blockchain: Bitcoin for nothing and transactions for free?

Imagine a blockchain-like protocol that promises to remove what is seen as the two biggest deficiencies in blockchain: inefficient mining and soaring transaction fees. IOTA is working on a fix.
Read More →Error – data not found: Precarious data and architectures of the future

Can data from organizations as prominent as NASA vanish into thin air? A grass-roots initiative lead by scientists and researchers believes it just might, and is doing everything in its power to prevent this.
Read More →Personal Data from the Source: How and Why Consumers and Marketers Can Connect

We saw in the previous posts a couple of examples of online marketing gone wrong. The common thread for these examples, and others like them, is the desire marketers have to reach out to new audiences – which is perfectly normal. But in many cases what they are doing is using a new medium – […]
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