The Interest Graph is software for connecting us to our interests. Today, it makes us better shoppers. Tomorrow, it could change the nature of work.
The Interest Graph Maps Our Connections to Ideas and Things Read More »
How Gig Economy platforms like Uber use technology to create jobs today that they will automate and eliminate tomorrow.
How Gig Economy Platforms Like Uber Will Automate Human Work Read More »
The Virtual Personal Assistant represents the biggest change in software in decades. Here are six building-block technologies that will make it possible.
Six Building Blocks for a Virtual Personal Assistant Read More »
An in-depth look at the automation of the publishing industry: what it’s done to businesses, to employment and what it means for the future of knowledge.
The Automation of the Publishing Industry Read More »
It’s time to recognize that people are not the product and that end user contributions to social networks deserve to be compensated.
You Are Not the Product: The Coming Revolution in Social Networks Read More »
Facebook users behave as though they had a second, part-time volunteer job – building the service. And that makes for happy shareholders.
Your Second Job, as a Facebook User Read More »
A framework for understanding new media, its reliance on end user contributions, and what that should mean for the future of media ownership.
A Pattern Language for New Media Read More »
Artificial emotional intelligence is much more than knowing how to use software to manipulate users’ emotions. Our future may depend upon it.
Why Artificial Emotional Intelligence Really Matters Read More »
A Facebook experiment reveals the company knows how to emotionally manipulate its content stream. What do these practices mean for the future of software?
Facebook Experiment Reveals it Can Emotionally Manipulate its Stream Read More »
Curating relationships keeps our content visible in the social stream and creates a powerful feedback loop. Why that matters to us and to society.
Curating Smart Networks Read More »