But 2005 may be the year when tools for thought become a reality for people who manipulate words for a living, thanks to the release of nearly a dozen new programs all aiming to do for your personal information what Google has done for the Internet. These programs all work in slightly different ways, but they share two remarkable properties: the ab... See more
“I want to create the most eccentric brand of tech that people just shake their heads about like, ‘What are they doing now?’” he said. “I want to go after extremely ambitious projects people aren’t doing that we have the technology to pull off. I want to do those kind of projects back to back.”
A job is predicated on agreement. (“I will take X dollars for Y hours of work, as long as the arrangement works for me.”) But there are all sorts of other labors that are predicated on duty . Duty to help others, duty to be true to ourselves. (“I’m doing this because it is necessary for me to do it, regardless of whether it works for me or not.”) S... See more
Community is also a large part of keeping connected fitness machines engaging; all five companies offer Facebook groups for users to discuss their workouts and find people with similar goals or stats to digitally work out with. Live leaderboards, a feature that shows where the user ranks against other people who’ve taken the same class, can also he... See more
But what causes customers to jump in? Community, Identity, & Status: Much like the world of traditional branding, people buy NFTs to communicate something about themselves, such as a community they’re a part of, a social group they belong to, or an interest they’re passionate about. Utility: NFT collections keep their audience engag... See more
-Build, in partnership with writers, a discovery network that helps them cross-promote, collaborate, and connect with audiences independent of attention economy networks.