Mike Elgan
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Sep 26, 2014
Suddenly, everybody’s talking about an ad-free social network called Ello. The site’s creators say Ello is independent, allows pseudonyms, and doesn’t harvest personal data. In other words, it’s the anti-Facebook. And also unlike Facebook, Ello has no apparent way to make money.
Mike Elgan
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Sep 26, 2014
This is the (very nice) bar/restaurant next door to and in the same building as the TWiT Brick House.
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Juan Pablo GomezOct 1, 2014+
+Mike Elgan curious as to why there are no credits to your photos. Are we to assume you took them? Not trying to be an ass but feel people should be credited, specially if you are using them to promote a business.
(Follow me on Ello: https://ello.co/mikeelgan )
Gigaom founder Om Malik tweeted: “The obsessive coverage of Ello is less about Ello. Instead, it really is about our growing dissatisfaction with the state of social networks.”
In fact, we tend to love new social networks and hate older ones. The reason, I believe, is that both popularity (here comes everybody!) and monetization (ads, algorithmic noise filtering, personal data harvesting) are the qualities that spoil the fun private club aspect that new social networks have.
Mike Elgan
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Oct 1, 2014
Do the ads you see on Google sites and Facebook match your interests?
Is your Google+ notifications filled with posts you want to see?
Does Amazon.com offer you products you want to buy, or is it more about products you have already bought or decided not to buy?
Have you found that personal data harvesting does a good job of customizing what you see online?
Join our all-star cast, including me, +Jason Howell, NPR’s +Elise Hu, ReadWrite’s +Selena Larson, Bank Innovation’s +Ian Kar, The Wall Street Journal’s +Lisa Fleisher, Variety’s +Todd Spangler and the Boston Globe’s +Hiawatha Bray!
next week join us for every one on the planet as a guest host. We live to make Jason Howell’s job that much harder.
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Mike Elgan
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1:57 PM
#ChrisRock
Everything I know about broadcast journalism I learned from +Chris Rock
Do you [TWiT] Mods set a value on your time and livelihood? or are you simple half-baked slaves who merely lap at your masters heal in the hope that he may one day toss you a bone.
TWiT Moderators please feel free to express your thoughts and aspirations so that all the silenced TWiT fans (you continually choose to insult) can understand your motivation for living.
While we all wait for a more extended video to drop it may be time to sit back, think, and throw shit against walls. See if anything sticks.
I watched Night Attack on Tuesday night. I am a Patreon supporter, 94¢ as memory serves. I don’t always watch but I do support them. They are trying to push boundaries and enable us to let go of some bindings that wind us up.
They talk in this video of what they wanted to achieve at TWiT™, were suppressed and perhaps banned. Maybe.
And we see what sort of idiot has appeared to replace Tom Merritt. We have Jason Howell, wonder TD and editor, and Mike Elgan (Gum, GumBot, mykyGum, ElGum) idiot at large. Clickbait artist. Someone who has no purpose in life other than to get you to click on one of his headlines. “Apple screwed the pooch at WWDC…”
Brian and Justin wanted to build something, look at what it has become.
Were B&J lying? No
Were B&J honest? Yes
But did they tell you everything? No Sir E
Relax, not gonna say anything bad, we are lovers not haters.
JuRY and Brushwood will respond to the upcoming video next Tuesday night in his post show (maybe?)
Tune in for the madness at: http://nightattack.tv
You need to be a patreon supporter to see their response, don’t be a cheap-ass, contribute now or you do not get to watch.
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