2021-10-03
A good piece that flags the problem with “engagement” as the top metric for optimization. I'd say that the performance management systems at technology companies - how companies measure and decide how to reward employees - is a) unexamined by lawmakers and b) the key to change. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
Nick Clegg defended Facebook in an internal memo as the whistleblower who shared company documents with Congress and WSJ is set to appear on CBS' 60 Minutes
In an internal memo, Facebook defended itself and said that social media was not a primary cause of polarization. — Read in app
A good piece that flags the problem with “engagement” as the top metric for optimization. I'd say that the performance management systems at technology companies - how companies measure and decide how to reward employees - is a) unexamined by lawmakers and b) the key to change. https://twitter.com/...
New York Times
Sources: emergency meetings continue inside Facebook amid WSJ exposé, as some research staff decry Facebook's public response in group chats
Read in app Isaiah Poritz / OpenSecrets.org : Facebook maintained big lobbying expenses ahead of Senate hearing on teen social media use Robin Raskin / Techonomy : Instagram for Ki...
2021-05-19
Project Starline is among a handful of projects I've worked on in my 15 years at Google that felt like I was truly on the furthest frontiers of innovation. Kudos to the team for this important milestone. https://twitter.com/...
Wired
Early look at Google's Project Starline, a video booth with a 65" display and several sensors and cameras allowing for 3D representations of video call subjects
Our reporter tests out a “video booth” to glimpse of the future of telepresence. — OVER THE PAST several years … Tweets: @claybavor , @laurengoode , @mgsiegler , @delk , @paulm ,...