Linked: Why The 2021 ‘Turnover Tsunami’ Is Happening And What Business Leaders Can Do To Prepare
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Linked: Why The 2021 ‘Turnover Tsunami’ Is Happening And What Business Leaders Can Do To Prepare

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

Sadly, most of the mentions I’ve seen of these issues place the blame squarely outside of the employer. It’s the government’s fault for being too generous with stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, it’s the lockdowns and working from home, it’s the lack of daycare options, etc.

What they all fail to mention, that this article at least starts to recognize, is that there are actually a lot of things employers could do.

The Insanity of Forcing Tech Companies to Pay For Linking to News

The Insanity of Forcing Tech Companies to Pay For Linking to News

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 6 minutes

I’m sure many of you have already seen the ongoing battle between Facebook, and Google, and the Australian government. The government, mostly at the behest of Rupert Murdoch, is about to pass a law that forces the “big tech” companies to negotiate with news publishers to pay them for the content that is linked to on Google News or on Facebook. 

I’m hear to argue that this is legitimately insane. 

Social Networks Start Shutting Down Right-Wing Accounts, Are they Right?
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Social Networks Start Shutting Down Right-Wing Accounts, Are they Right?

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 3 minutes

Let me make a distinction here, between what the “right” thing to do for a social media company would be, and what they are within their rights to do. I am on record as saying I am for more free speech, almost always. Because I want stupid, dangerous people to be as public as they…

Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 27, 2020

Shared Links (weekly) Dec. 27, 2020

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 1 minute

Social Media and Mental Health: Dos and Don’ts It’s time to accept that disinformation is a cyber security issue Show Your IT Professionals Some Love A Hackers ‘Shipageddon’ Has Set Sail: Beware of Fake Shipping Messages 7 Cybersecurity Tools On Our Holiday Wish List – skilled professionals right at the top of the list, not…

Linked: Your Data Is Discriminating…Against You
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Linked: Your Data Is Discriminating…Against You

ByMike McBride Reading Time: 2 minutes

I think this is really interesting, because the more information about you there is, the more reasons someone can find to either rule against you, or to do more investigation into you. Which leads to more information about you being available, and round and round we go. “That is in part because algorithms are made…