Is advertising the only model for online companies?

Power is concentrated in the hands of a few large platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Google. These platforms control which opinions are seen and shared.
All these platforms accept that the Russian entities bought advertising on their sites in an attempt to skew the vote in the US Presidential election.

 Tim Berners-Lee, the "father of the internet", argues that regulation is needed for a more diverse range of online content.

Article in the Guardian by Olivia Solomon
to read the full article, please click on the link below:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/mar/11/tim-berners-lee-tech-companies-regulations?utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=GU+Today+main+NEW+H+categories&utm_term=267040&subid=8253140&CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2

Pity and Fear

I like the word Hamartia - derived from archery, meaning well intentioned but missing the mark.

What makes the human brain special?

What makes the human brain special? - The answer may surprise you!

Wibbitz and other AI

We are the product being sold

Our Minds can be hijacked

An article in the Guardian by Paul Lewis about the tech insiders who fear a smartphone dystopia.
 

For the full article, please click on the link below:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/oct/05/smartphone-addiction-silicon-valley-dystopia

How our humanity is eroded at the workplace

Article in the Guardian by Brett Frischmann and Evan Selinger about the origins of management theories from the beginning of the century that are turning us into robots in the workplace.



(click on the link below to read the full article:)
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/sep/25/robots-taken-over-work-jobs-economy