Blind Ambition

The idea of anonymity is intriguing, and these apps get a lot of downloads by appealing to our natural curiosity — we want to know what other people are really thinking! However, they can quickly turn negative with bullying and trolls taking advantage of the fact that their identities aren’t tied to their posts. It’s also tough to monetize this typ... See more

LinkedIn may be the social app Silicon Valley product people like to grouse about the most, but while many of the complaints are valid, its sizable market cap is testament to the value of its graph. It turns out if you map out the professional graph, not just today but also across long temporal and organizational dimensions, recruiters will pay a l... See more

Scraping the Social: “We are unknown to ourselves—and with good reason.” Friedrich Nietzsche—“Even the retards are starting to figure it out.” (comment)—“In data we trust.” Priceonomics—“The Internet fails to scale gracefully.” Chris Ellis—“I want to be surprised by my own bot”—“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” Leo­­na... See more