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Tag Archives: amazon
Algorithms and the quest for happy accidents
If I understand (not likely) the way Google delivers search results and the way Facebook delivers its feeds, using algorithms to present what it is we’re looking for or what is of most interest to us, then I have a … Continue reading
The morality of free: ‘Let them eat cake!’
We’re only in it for the money – Frank Zappa Chris Anderson has a new book out July 7th and that appears to have resuscitated the question of “free” as it applies to digital stuff, like news and other content … Continue reading
Why do Internet companies manage communication so badly?
It seems ironic but the very companies that provide methods of communication on the Internet manage communication terribly. We see it time and again. The latest is Twitter and changes they made in how Reply works. For a good summary … Continue reading
This and that and a link or two
There have been a few interesting things on the web, particularly on Twitter, that I’ve found intriguing. It’s probably the cultural/societal aspects that have caught my imagination. For instance, there is the Susan Boyle thing (#susanboyle on Twitter), the woman … Continue reading
Lessons learned from the Amazon kerfuffle
I can save you some reading and get straight to my point: we fear conspiracies when what we should fear is human error. Now that the fiasco with Amazon is fading from our top-of-mind awareness, it strikes me that there … Continue reading