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Here’s what I know: if someone’s much better than you at something, they probably try much harder.

The original version of Discover Weekly was supposed to include only songs that users had never listened to before. But in its first internal test at Spotify, a bug in the algorithm let through songs that users had already heard. “Everyone reported it as a bug, and we fixed it so that every single song was totally new,” Ogle told me.But after Ogle’... See more

This is the area where we hope to make a contribution with Substack. While the attention economy generates power from exploiting base impulses and moments of attention, a healthy information economy would derive power from the strength and quality of relationships that are built over time. The strength of these relationships would depend on the wri... See more

3 — Product and technology solutions that are integrated by IP owners delivering value to both gamers (in the form of enhanced game play, social interactions, or viewing) and publishers (distribution, engagement, or monetization) will create lasting products in the gaming / esports ecosystem.

Communities are becoming stronger because technology is doing a better job directing us to people with shared identities and shared interests. On Facebook, we needed our real-world friend graphs to form the foundation for our feeds. TikTok doesn’t need to know our friends; its algorithm quickly hones in on what content and which creators will most ... See more