The Future of Social
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The Future of Social
Kelly’s vision depends on an evolution of the Internet in which the vast tangle of possible one-on-one connections partition into countless small cliques—each one a fandom or a mini community revelling in the discovery of others who share their quirks. Instead, the social-media giants effectively rerouted these connections through a small number of... See more
Cal Newport • The Rise of the Internet’s Creative Middle Class
More generally across the next generation of social apps, the traditional social graph will continue to become less relevant as TikTok-like AI-powered algorithmic feeds determine what we see based on what we like. However, I am on the lookout for hybrid solutions that leverage both social graphs alongside AI-powered editing and curation.
Scott Belsky • 9 Forecasts for the Near Future, With Implications
As more and more identity formation happens online, it’s is inevitable that most of it happens in private spaces. As we spend more and more time living in these spaces, it’s inevitable that their intentional shaping should become more important to us. As more and more internet-first communities choose to build the means for themselves to live, it i... See more
Toby Shorin • Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool
The future of social media is taking all the content and making it open so anyone can build on top of it, like a utility. Rather than what it is today which is a privately controlled, walled garden by just a couple of companies. The value of that is tremendous, because when the data is open, when the content is open, anyone in the world can build t... See more