All about social networks
shit you should read if you are building or care about how social networks are evolving
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All about social networks
Scapegoating the Algorithm—Asterisk
asteriskmag.com
Working in technology means one thing above all else: chasing scale. There is a reason why much of the tech world is obsessed with growth. Free from physical constraints, digital systems can scale to an incomprehensible size. The appeal of conquering the engineering, design and business challenges of mega-scale is strong, the rewards immense. But
... See moremany “social network” products/platforms think they’re just tech, but really they’re socio-technical systems, and part of the reason they break “at scale” is bc while the software might scale, other systems like safety & moderation don’t necessarily scale as easily. A single player (e.g) calculator app is tech/software only, social platforms are more than that.
Poparazzi
poparazzi.com
How The Snapchat Redesign Could Affect The Stock [Originally published Dec 4th, 2017]
Turner Novakturner.substack.com![Thumbnail of How The Snapchat Redesign Could Affect The Stock [Originally published Dec 4th, 2017]](https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/w_1200,h_600,c_fill,f_jpg,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep,g_auto/https%3A%2F%2Fbucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0fefaabf-be8d-4913-ad2d-5b62d1d48a54_624x414.png)
How the Passion Economy Will Disrupt Media, Education, and Countless Other Industries
Li Jinli.substack.com
Chalk
chalkapp.com
@Austen people will pay a lot of money for parasocial relationships bundled with entertainment (applies to a lot more than just porn)
Emmett Shearx.comIn a sense, the most important decision for any group to make is how to allocate their attention. In any online discussion platform, a deliberative consensus protocol can be used to focus attention on the most informative conversation threads and on comments that stand up to scrutiny, thereby promoting deep, honest, informed, and intelligent... See more