Social

17 July 2020

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The Social Media Cold War – Part 2

What started as a local border skirmish between China and India may result in a global data ‘Cold War”involving all apps. We must ask: is there a social media cold war looming?

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Technology

11 June 2020

The Decentralists – Episode 1: It began with a sliver

In this first episode of The Decentralists, Manyone Co-Founder Michael Cholod of The Decentralists, we introduce Manyone Co-Founder Michael Cholod. Michael discusses how he wants to change social media for the better

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Decentralization

28 May 2020

Necessity is the Mother of Intention

Long before COVID-19, we were talking about how decentralization could change the world and solve pressing issues like access to healthcare, climate change, and banking the unbankable. How decentralization could…

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Technology

21 May 2020

A Tale of Two Internets

If you don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of Facebook—but have you ever heard of Automattic—one of Facebook’s primary rivals? You’re probably familiar with many of Automattic’s famous products…

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Technology

6 May 2020

Different is the new Normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has killed over 250,000 people (worldwide) and taken us to the brink of economic ruin but that does not mean that we should give up on civil…

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Technology

26 February 2020

The Internet is full of Frankenstein’s monsters

Recently, I was a featured speaker at Blockchain Technology Symposium (BTS 2020). Didn’t see my talk? Thankfully, organizers recorded a video of it. As part of my talk, I challenged my audience…

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Decentralization

19 February 2020

The Future is About to be Decentralized

I’m currently at the BTS 2020 as a featured speaker. Yesterday, I delivered a talk about social media and user data. Is it a silver bullet or hot potato? Almost two years into…

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