AI
The Enshittification of ChatGPT Begins Now
Ads are just the beginning. It's a matter of when—not if—OpenAI's flagship product starts to suck.
Tag: Netflix
Posts on this topic examine the popular streaming company—often around how it uses data and tech to do amazing things.
AI
Proper Tools Optional: The AI Effect
I examine how today's chatbots have closed the gap between product experts and citizen developers while dropping an early MTV reference.
AI
Not Just Hollywood: The Nine Are Coming for You, Too
Thoughts on a few of the powerful forces colliding as we speak.
AI
Power, Prestige TV, and Packages
The forces I describe in The Nine continue to collide. Get used to it.
Announcements
Announcing My New Author Marketing Course
In The Author Flywheel, I open up my book of author hacks developed and refined over the past twelve years.
Analytics
The Wild Wild West of Analytics Programs
Pedagogy and definitions around higher ed's trendy new discipline are anything but consistent.
Book Reviews
Don't Be Evil by Rana Foroohar
Has Big Tech become too powerful? Hell yes.
Higher Education
Why All College Students Need to Know the Basics of Coding
Even finance, accounting, and marketing majors should understand what makes software tick.
Dataviz
What College Professors Can Learn From Hasan Minhaj's Patriot Act
His Netflix show takes a unique and informative approach that should make instructors reconsider their methods.
Collaboration
Lessons From Slack's Origins
A pox on you if you think that the idea behind the popular collaboration tool was someone's master plan.
Analytics
Three of My Favorite In-class Exercises
A few of the ways that I try to make learning as active as possible.
Higher Education
Why I Have Never Visited My Rate My Professor Page
And why I never will.
Trends
Last October's IoT Hack: No Black Swan
Contemporary wireless protocols and legacy systems weren't meant to coexist.
Big Data
Big Data and Hype: Where Are We Now?
Checking in on its current adoption.
Analytics
The Case Against Analytics Projects
Successful companies today adopt a totally different mind-set.
Analytics
Analytics for the Greater Good
Think that Big Data only means big money? Think again.
Analytics
How to Build a Culture of Analytics
Four tips on getting started.
Analytics
Why Analytics Matter More Than Ever
Companies that effectively use them will be far more successful than those that don’t.