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Ben Horowitz explains the rise of crypto
youtube.comOnce tagged, the dual-apping drivers in the city could be sent a myriad of offers to compel them to change their behavior.
Andrew Chen • The Cold Start Problem: How to Start and Scale Network Effects
Our guest is Brett Johnson, who was listed on America’s Most Wanted list in 2006 for cyber-crime and who the secret service once declared as the “original internet godfather.”
singularity radio • FBL77: Brett Johnson - America’s Most Wanted Cybercriminal
CrowdStruck
Edward Zitron • CrowdStruck
The reality is that if your goal is to optimize revenue to the company, shutting down APIs, algorithmically manipulating users, harvesting personal information for better ad targeting, reducing revenue shares, and all the things people don’t like about internet companies is the optimal strategy.
Chris Dixon • "Let's Run The Experiment": A conversation with Chris Dixon about DAOs and the future of organizations online
Dopamine Labs, later called Boundless, provided a behavioral change API. The promise was that almost any app could benefit from gamification and the introduction of variable reward schedules. The goal of the company was to make apps more addictive and hook users.
Mario Gabriele • Scarcity as an API
Facebook Groups also allow moderators to remain anonymous, despite the platform otherwise requiring “real names.” While anonymity is not a panacea for harassment—many harassers in our study used their real names—it makes it possible for public figures to evade responsibility for engaging in hate or harassment.