Author Archive
Cybersecurity
The Hidden Dangers in Your Phone Number
Using your phone as an authenticator can be a problem.
Digital Government
Instagram Wants Memers to Like It Again
After a series of account purges, meme pages are at war with their platform. Now Instagram is trying to smooth things over.
Modernization
The Slackification of the American Home
Stretched for time, some households are starting to operate more like businesses.
Emerging Tech
When Grown-Ups Get Caught in Teens’ AirDrop Crossfire
Anytime young people get together, the pics start flowing.
Emerging Tech
Uber Riders Can’t Stand All the Air Fresheners
Customers are reporting migraines. Drivers say they’re just trying to provide a pleasant ride.
Emerging Tech
The Groups Bringing Forum Culture to Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg’s vision for communities on his platform is very different from how users are gathering together there organically.
Policy
Instagram and Facebook Ban Far-Right Extremists
Alex Jones, Infowars, Milo Yiannopoulos, Paul Joseph Watson, Laura Loomer, Paul Nehlen, and Louis Farrakhan have all been removed from the platforms.
Emerging Tech
Instagram Is the New Mall
The platform is allowing influencers to sell things to users directly through their posts.
Digital Government
Re-creating Facebook on Instagram
Class accounts are a way for incoming freshmen to make friends, find roommates, and suss out colleges before fall.
Emerging Tech
How Instagram Replaced the Contacts List
The app has become the default way to connect with new friends, dates, or business contacts.
Emerging Tech
How an App for Gamers Went Mainstream
Discord has become an indispensable tool for internet creators to connect with their fans.
Featured eBooks
Cybersecurity
How Hackers Are Stealing High-Profile Instagram Accounts
In the Wild West of “influencer” marketing, there are few protections and plenty of easy marks.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Should Kill the Retweet
The feature derails healthy conversation and preys on users’ worst instincts.
