Tech
Paying For The Product
Over the years, Cory Doctorow has made himself an expert on digital privacy. This essay is mainly about surveillance capitalism and Doctorow uses Vizio as a negative example. When he takes on the now old adage, "if you're not paying for the product, you're the
Likes and Easy Feedback
How do you signal appreciation?
A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Apps
A new photo sharing service could be great for photography, but is it ultimately better than the ones that already exist?
Personal Knowledge Management
Tending to your digital garden.
Ethical Consumerism and the Amazon Dilemma
Amazon provides an almost perfect retail experience for the cost of a troubled conscience.
China Literally Moved Mountains for Apple
Now the Communist regime expects payback.
The Sound of the Fury
When Medium decided to stop funding many of the publications on their platform, most editors of those publications wrote nice notes thanking Medium for their patronage. A few detailed new plans for publishing their content elsewhere. Sarah Cords, from P.S. I Love You, however, would not go gently into
Inside the Gallery
Running a social media service is a lot like running an art gallery with an open space.
The Digital News Stand
How many Substack subscriptions can people afford?
The Social Media Morass
A few months ago, Consequence of Sound reported on Disney passing on the chance to buy Twitter because, in the words of Disney chief Bob Iger, “the nastiness is extraordinary.” Once upon a time, way back in 2017, there was a little website called Twitter that caught the eyes of
