The human side of the data: identity, influence, ethics, and the cultural shifts underneath the metrics, with the occasional field note on how I got here.
I used to question buying apps that cost £1.99, yet not bat an eyelid when buying a drink at Starbucks at over £3/£4. I used to want and demand more and more from apps and their developers, and while I am a lover of great design and what
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Social influence - much coveted, much debated about, but it seems like no one is 100% sure how to accurately measure it. While the most known tool to measure social influence is Klout, due to its longevity (and criticism), it's not the only player in this field: * there are
I call 2014 the "Year of the Ephemeral Networks". We had a glimpse of this back in 2013 with Snapchat, Whisper, and ultimately Bitcoin too (in concept). On the cusp of 2014 we already have a new player to set the example: Jelly, a new service from Twitter
The first full year for brnrd.me is over. A lot went on in 2013 - I've moved the blog across platforms (from Wordpress to Medium, to Svbtle, then Ghost, then back to Wordpress, because who am I kidding); I've redesigned it many a time (and I&
Twitter introduced a new feature yesterday, called custom timelines. Think of it as Twitter's equivalent of Spotify playlists: * add the tracks (tweets) you want into a playlist; * once you've put them all together, you can share your playlist (custom timeline) with others; * you can always rearrange