Click “I agree” to continue. You didn’t click it, though. Or maybe you did? I don’t know, it doesn’t matter. The concept of consent doesn’t exist on the modern...
Email's been here for years. But the reason Substack wants you to call your creative work by their brand name is because they control your audience and...
I keep having a conversation with people around the tech world about how the industry’s current state of change — especially the potential disruption of...
Amongst the many new publications that's popped up in the current newsletter boom, I've been enjoying Kate Lindsay and Nick Catucci's "Embedded". One...
Twenty five years ago today, Microsoft released Windows 95. It was undoubtedly a technical leap forward, but its biggest, most lasting impacts are about how it...
Every day, millions of people rely on independent websites that are mostly created by regular people, weren't designed as mobile apps, connect deeply to...
It’s always great to reconnect with old friends, and that especially holds true for old Internet friends. That must be why it was such a delight to spend some...
In the past, popular movements have forced major industries to confront their need for ethical reform. But today‘s media, policymakers and activists don’t yet...
I’m not prone to making grand New Year’s resolutions, but my friend Jessamyn West asked me to think a bit about what changes I’d make to my online activity, and...
In my years working in technology, I have learned a few things. These lessons have become oft-repeated refrains when speaking to people, so I thought I’d...
The era of User Generated Discontent began about a decade ago, when a critical mass of people started using social apps on the web often enough that they felt...
Chris Poole is founder of two of the Internet’s most creative communities, the notorious 4chan, and Canvas, its playful image remixing cousin. The Details Chris...