“What was once a feature exclusive to Snapchat—the Story—has now been co-opted across social media platforms.” This is not a surprise. Given everything we’ve tried to teach people about the permanence of social media, and how a post made three years ago in jest could be taken out of context and used against you now,…
Anyone who thinks for a few minutes about social media knows this simple truth: Addiction is not an accident: it is a strategy. In the world of app economics, addiction is what brings in the money. Whether it’s by trapping your attention and then selling it to advertisers or by trapping your attention and manipulating…
You know, when I was packing for our move a few months back, one of the things I noticed was that I have amassed an amazing number of thumb drives over the years, of all sizes. Once upon a time I did have a number of tools on thumb drives that helped me do trouble…
This kind of research goes hand in hand with much of the research on social media. Do happy people naturally connect with people better and have more meaningful conversations? Do unhappy people spend more time on social media having shallow interactions? Further research is still needed, because it’s not clear whether people make themselves happier…
I’ve always said that nothing gets you a bad review from training feedback faster than running over on your time. If you promise students they will be finished with class at 5, you’d better be finished by 5. (Before is even better!) These tips are fairly obvious, but something I’ve seen a lot of people…
“According to mobile analytics firm Sensor Tower, iOS apps have “bloated” up at an astounding rate and are, on average, 12 times larger than they were in 2013. Snapchat was 4 MB in 2013 and now eats up 203 MB of space. Leave it to Facebook to be “king of the fat apps.” In May…