We have entered the era of hubs and spokes.
Category: Platforms
“I think music is the most phenomenal platform for intellectual thought.”
—Annie Lennox
Thoughts on Twitter and Section 230
Kudos to the company for its principled stance.
Don’t Be Evil by Rana Foroohar
Has Big Tech become too powerful? Hell yes.
Summer Reading
Being able to regularly feed my brain is a nice perk of professor life.
Platform Lessons From Microsoft’s Smartphone Surrender
Thoughts on first-mover advantage.
The Explosion of Platform Books
Platforms matter more than ever, and that isn’t changing anytime soon.
Using Dataviz to Spruce Up Blog Posts
Thoughts on answering readers’ questions via interactive data visualizations.
As a Matter of Fact, the NFL Is Not a Platform
To claim otherwise is absurd.
Looking to Teach as a Visiting Professor in 2016
Thoughts on making a pretty significant career change.
Twitter’s Platform Problem
The company has violated the second rule of platforms: Cherish developers. Don’t piss them off.