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Reddit has "Karma" while Twitter and TikTok have likes, saves, and view counts. Spotify has "Monthly Listeners" prominently displayed on the profile of every musician on the platform... Metrics are increasingly being used to drive creators and contributors to sites to work harder...

I can recall a time used to wake up early in the morning before I start work with a spring in my step to log on and see what my friends and family were up to and to post what was important to me... I used to enjoy getting messages from people and seeing real comments on things I post in real time fr...

If a major bank with 100 million customers erroneously overcharges each customer $1, they stand to make ONE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS based on the error... In our reality, this happens in many ways within the banking industry, it's not unusual for banks to erroneously charge their customer base even m...

Hello there small business owner and/or creative independent person. I know your pain... I too run my own business and have dealt with many years of soul crushing torture trying to gain traction on social media and found it to be complex, endlessly frustrating, and bewildering. I found better busine...

I took some time out to think about key aspects of how modern day information gathering operations operate now based on my experiences as a developer. The more I though about how modern day surveillance and information gathering could occur now, it became apparent to me how much Social Media has bec...

There is a huge cost to losing the most talented people in the workforce. Exit these days means that very talented people often lose track of their field and face a harder re-entry point with lower salary if they decide to return. Equally as worrisome is the idea of starting your own new venture fro...

There is a special power in doing nothing as a protest when you experience injustice. Not complaining, not watching, not buying things, not worrying... Just protesting by just doing nothing. But important to note, the effect is often only felt properly when it is done en-masse, although individually...

I first need to make a thorough disclaimer in opposition to the terrible actions of war that are occurring in Ukraine at the moment. Innocent lives are under constant threat, and there has been devastating results to actions taken by officials in the current state of war on-going in Ukraine. I would...

The following is just an opinion, not necessarily fact, but based on the author's extensive experience in web development and in managing multiple social media accounts. Feel free to draw your own conclusions and or argue about the relevance of these issues cited on our very low-key (and possibly no...

Remote work life during quarantine has been stressful for many. The problem is that we're still clearly not past the Covid threat, and a rush to bring everyone back together to spur economic activity downtown (based on tax revenue it will generate) will create a lot of technical debt, unexpected hea...