Management

As the pandemic enters its second year, we're approaching an inevitable bifurcation of our society: "Presumed Safe" (those who have been vaccinated or exposed to the virus), and "Presumed Unsafe" (those who have not been vaccinated or have not been exposed to the virus). Two distinct groups that are going to test us in ways we've only read about in history books. Continue Reading →

Parler, a social media platform that went dark after violating Apple and Google and Amazon's terms of service, is back online. The company has a new interim CEO and says it has re-launched on "sustainable, independent technology." Continue Reading →

There's clearly a significant number of people whose beliefs and associated actions put everyone at risk. I don't want to fix the blame. I want to do what I can to help fix the problem. Your thoughts and suggestions are more than welcome. Continue Reading →

This is the 9,109th issue of my daily newsletter and we're just about a month shy of its 25th anniversary. The fact that you are reading this means the world to me. My question is, is it valuable to you? Continue Reading →

We have new tools. We need new ideas. Continue Reading →

Why is Pornhub doing a better job checking user identity and moderating content than Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, and almost every other social media platform? Continue Reading →

GM CEO Mary Barra promised to transition 100% of GM's light-duty vehicles to zero-emission powertrains by 2035 and become a carbon-neutral automaker by 2040, 10 years ahead of schedule. Continue Reading →

This is not a feature update; it is a security update that patches three actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities. Continue Reading →

Twitter wants the community to fact-check tweets, so it created Birdwatch: a website where program participants can, to use Twitter's words, "add context" to individual tweets. Continue Reading →

The speed of information is directly equated to economic success. If you learn something before your competitor does and you have the tools to make the knowledge actionable, you are almost always going to profit from it. So, while it’s true that “knowledge is power,” the true power comes from the speed with which you can create information asymmetry in a transactional environment. This is the goal of our new online innovation briefings. Continue Reading →