Ira Madison III knows media. In his young professional career, the 30-year-old writer and podcast host has already made the rounds as a commentator and creator of pop culture (although the latter category is pending the release of a Netflix series he writes for). Even though he went to school for playwriting at New York […]
Why Influencers Don’t Freak Out When Instagram Makes Changes
Although she has upward of 850,000 followers, Lauryn Evarts Bosstick says she isn’t concerned about Instagram making changes. “Personally, I don’t care,” says Bosstick, the woman behind the blog and podcast The Skinny Confidential. “And the reason I don’t care is because I don’t give energy to stuff like that. I feel like it’s not […]
The U.S. Government Shouldn’t Run the Country’s 5G Network
Digital infrastructure is best left to the private sector. Source: Harvard Business Review – Larry Downes
Can Lawmakers and Social Media Sites Stop Anti-Vaxxers from Going Viral?
In late February dozens of students at the tony Harvard-Westlake School in Studio City and Beverly Crest contracted an illness that most teenagers encounter only when they read Charles Dickens: whooping cough. The outbreak was another troubling reminder that online anti-vaccine propaganda has become a real-world public health threat. Growing numbers of skeptical parents are […]
The Other FO You Need to Know: FOBO — Fear of a Better Option
New York Times Smarter Living columnist Tim Herrera has spent his career writing about the intersection of tech and culture. Tim speaks about the evolution of FOMO, FOBO, and our collective search for a cure. The views expressed on this podcast are those of its hosts, guests, and callers, and not those of Harvard Business […]
What Was Missing from Zuckerberg’s Call for Regulation
Don’t just break up big tech; fix it. Source: Harvard Business Review – Joshua Gans