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The internet is not top-down, it’s lateral peer-to-peer, and there is no central nodeThis led to a big fight between people who want to reinforce top-down power and people who want to use the internet to prevent top-down power

From Squiggles to a cure for cancer, Apes to carbon reduction, Punks to saving the fishes.

We examined more than 15,000 recent popular queries and found that Google devoted 41 percent of the first page of search results on mobile devices to its own properties and what it calls “direct answers,” which are populated with information copied from other sources, sometimes without their knowledge or consent.

This entrenchment effect provides a realistic business case for bespoke social networks. Running a bespoke social network means you’re basically in the same business as Slack, but for a specific focused community and with tailored features. This is a great business to be in for the same reasons Slack is: low customer acquisition costs and long life... See more

One problem with writing: once it’s put in words and recorded, you feel bound to it, it becomes harder to adjust your ideas later.

The new creator economy will not only change the way in which content is created, but also unlock a world of entirely new tech and monetization opportunities that were simply not possible with Web2. 

FanFest — fan-led “Sports Center” pre-game, interactive talk shows