‘Censorship destroys the very diversity it was meant to protect’: former NSA foreign surveillance agent
A former NSA foreign surveillance agent tells The Sociable how censorship destroys the very diversity of thought it was meant to...
archiveopinion
Know yourself before big tech owns your beliefs and directs your decisions: Op-ed
Know yourself before the Pavlovian puppet masters of big tech own your beliefs and drive all of your decision-making while...
Facebook News looks to be just another brick in the echo chamber wall
Facebook News launches in the US today in an attempt to help the media industry and democracy, but it appears...
Technology’s impact on society reflects society’s impact on technology
Technology's impact on society is forging two paths simultaneously. Tech companies tell us they are taking us down the road...
Decentralizing the web amidst debate on censorship, 8chan ban
8chan is banned in a knee-jerk reaction to two mass shootings in the US over the weekend, launching another round...
Are you really buying Facebook’s privacy-focused vision? Op-ed
TheFacebook launched on the exact same day DARPA's LifeLog project was reportedly killed. The vision of LifeLog is congruent with...
The Übermensch in the Cuckoo’s Nest: Malware in AI-human Hybrids
Superhuman powers, shared memories, and the end of all disease are promising hopes coming out of brain-computer interface technology research,...
“This is not a reality show” – US Citizens’ Attitudes Towards Trump’s Military Parade
Trump's recent announcement that he wants a military parade like the one he witnessed in France has been received, like...
The real reason to work for a startup: opinion
I've worked for startups for the last six years, and one of my criteria for working life is to never...
What mistake did ‘Bodega’ startup make to cause all this anger? perspective
On Wednesday two ex-Google employees in Silicon Valley launched their new company ‘Bodega’, which could be a threat to existing...
How to deal with corporate bullshit
Have you ever noticed how the business world, including tech which is the cool part of the business world, is never...
Microsoft’s mission to democratize AI must resist temptation for oligarchy
Microsoft aims to democratize AI by investing in Artificial Intelligence startups and partnering with key players, but it must resist...
Could Microsoft be the next Apple?
Now that Microsoft has properly entered the hardware market, with its takeover of Nokia, could they be in line to become the next Apple?
The problem with social photo syncing
With Facebook and Google+'s apps now accessing all of our photographs, isn't it time we looked at what exactly we're uploading to their servers?
More updates released for Google Now, but the app’s biggest flaw remains unfixed
Google Now is great but after four major updates to the app, why hasn't Google fixed its most significant flaw - the app's lack of visibility.
New media, old issues: Why we need a more modern debate about social & mainstream media
The Irish debate over the use of social media might be new but the issues & grievances are not, so why are we stuck in the past when discussing the future?
Things you’re not meant to do with Android: Operate a full scale nuclear power station
Google's Play Store and Apple's iTunes store have some very odd conditions when it comes to managing nuclear material with your smartphone...
You talking to me? Twitter’s email recommendations appear to be going near real-time
Twitter's email recommendations go near real-time by recommending who you should follow based on who you followed in the past few hours.
Discussion: How to get media coverage for your start-up (the right way)
Issuing a press release is a big step for any start-up but before you look at how to write a press release have a look at the mistakes you should avoid.
Hangout: Start-up accelerators & getting media coverage
Eric Strait from Tech Hustlers and Piers Scott from The Sociable discuss pitching your start-up to the media and & the best accelerators for your start-up.
Page 1 of 2