Here we are, more than three years into the return to office (RTO) debates. Some leaders are determined to bring their people back into the office, even in the face of employee defiance. (Google “RTO rebellion” for a sense of how this is going.)
Read MoreA new op-ed by me for Crain’s went live today talking about how Meta’s Threads will reshape the social landscape.
Read MoreThe war in Ukraine is providing us with a myriad of case studies about the application of digital tools in ways they weren’t necessarily designed for: from Google Maps providing real-time information about Russian troop movement, to passionate pleas on Twitter by the Ukrainian president, to Facebook blocking Russian state media. It’s been surreal watching a 20th-century style war play out on 21st-century media.
Read MoreThis week has been another of many reminders in recent years that our brains have not been built to manage the influx of information that the internet provides. From the standpoint of history, the experience of having real-time updates about every terrible thing happening in the world is very new.
Read MoreLast year, 16 percent of Americans said they had personally invested in or traded cryptocurrency. Only three percent of all of the vehicles sold in 2021 were all electric (EVs).
But if you watched the Super Bowl, the commercials for crypto trading platforms and EVs dominated the ad space—often with the support of celebrities. (Unless I missed it, there was not a single commercial for a gas-powered vehicle the entire game.) The money is flowing toward big bets on the future.
Read MoreI was struck over the weekend by this excellent recap of Joe Biden’s digital strategy, which talked about how his team focused on being “authentically Joe” in all corners of the internet, and—maybe most importantly—ignored the Twitter echo chamber:
Read More“The whole Biden campaign ethos was ‘Twitter isn’t real life,’” Mr. Flaherty said. “There are risks of running a campaign that is too hyper-aware of your own ideological corner.”
Important new research from Pew on how experts predict digital innovation will affect democracy between now and 2030.
Lots of very interesting findings—and disagreements—but a few I honed in on:
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