Finding the Humanity in Data: Privacy, Identity, and Anonymity in 2015
Privacy appears to be on the ropes. Regardless of whether you are aware of it or not (and there is evidence that many of us are not), your data is collected and used by a wide swath of companies with very few restrictions or guidelines. Not just when you’re actively browsing – if you carry a mobile […]
Millennial Think Tank: Trust and the Collaborative Economy
Last week we used Uber, Lyft, and other transportation start-ups as an entrance point into talking about the collaborative economy—focusing on things like brand perceptions, frequency of usage, and ethics. On this week’s broadcast we wanted to dig a little deeper into its infrastructure—in particular, how people develop trust online, the difference between the sharing […]
What data can do, and what you will need to do yourself
People constantly oversimplify the case for using data. You wouldn’t know this by looking at headlines; the Big Data movement is championed by a variety of thought leaders as a cure-all… The graph for people who actually use Big Data vs. those who just talk about it probably looks something like this. The problem isn’t […]
Beyond Binary: How The Social Web Is Failing Us, and What Comes Next
We’re constantly told that anything is possible on the web. Brands / platforms spend massive amounts of money trying to convince us that our digital lives are copies of what we do in the physical world. Facebook, for example, bills itself as a place for inspiration… Via The Difference Between Push & Pull on the […]
Millennial Think Tank: What We’ve Learned and Why We’re Launching Think Tank for Brands
This week found us off-air for the Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. but we’ve been hard at work and are excited to announce the next steps for our Millennial Think Tank. Over the last 6 months we’ve hosted nearly 20 broadcasts of the Think Tank, covering a wide range of topics including privacy, brand […]
Millennial Think Tank: Entertainment and the Cult of Celebrity
This week’s Millennial Think Tank found us discussing the impact of celebrities, and their relationships with brands and fans. Our panel included: Samantha Estoesta, a young Millennial working in Public Interest Research Albert Qian, a young Millennial working in Silicon Valley Tiffany Daniels, an older Millennial working in Government & Community Relations Kayvon Asemani, a […]
Millennial Think Tank: Socialpreneurship and Social Impact
Image credit: kohlmann.sascha on Flickr, CC By-SA 2.0 This week’s Millennial Think Tank broadcast focused on socialpreneurship, in particular looking at companies that include social impact as a core part of their business. We found that the line between socialpreneurship and bigger brand operations / supply chains is actually quite blurred, and there were […]
The Difference Between Push & Pull On The Web
A reflection on the modern human relationship with technology, connection, and value A few months ago I got a new phone. Within an hour of turning it on and syncing my email and social channels it began to light up with all of the signals of the modern world. Alerts, notifications, recommendations, warnings, and […]