The most successful marketing campaign I ever created promised to save people money. It did the opposite. Today, America's cellphone carriers are using the same marketing trick on YOU. I knew it was evil when my partner in the boutique marketing agency we ran introduced the campaign idea to our credit union client. It would … Continue reading You Are Getting Screwed
The danger of AI isn't what it knows, it's how it decides what's true... Saw 60 Minutes with Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai on the current state of AI. Scott Pelly, the interviewer, asked Sissie Hsiao, Google’s VP, what Google’s new chatbot, Gemini, does. “It’s really here to help you brainstorm ideas to generate content like … Continue reading How AI Works IRL
Why Tech WON'T Fix Your Business A while back, a friend asked me what I thought about him taking a job offer at MIX. “They’re the reboot of StumbledUpon,” he’d told me. “They want me to improve their recommendation engine, to keep the users they have with better recs, and to get new users by … Continue reading What Happened at MIX
Your phone is a tool you're using, or a tool that's using you... I’m watching The Politician on Netflix while working out. The scene is on a teen and mom in their kitchen, arguing about which state senator to vote for in the upcoming New York election. Teen is a first-time voter, just 18. She’s … Continue reading R.I.P. Information Hwy
“Apple is evil,” I told the man tapping his iPad to retrieve my son's information at middle school registration. His bushy eyebrows furrowed. “No they're not. They're great! They practically gave the district iPads for every grade, student, and even all the admins. And next year we'll be going digital with most textbooks,” he said enthusiastically. … Continue reading APPLE IS EVIL
Took a family vacation to Yellowstone last summer. After a day of exploring the spectacular park, we ate dinner at Canyon Village, a sprawling commercial development amid the natural wonders. The kids wanted some souvenirs so we stopped in the gift shop before eating. The clerk at check-out was a kid, no more than 20, … Continue reading Globalization and Getting a Job
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