Love to talk. On books, Twitter, vinyl records, Polaroid, Digital Culture. I was a Digital Strategist for @GovPT and now I’m doing things at European Council.
“We used to have an ethos…” said @doctorow opening “A post-American enshitification-resistant internet” at @WebSummit Centre Stage. I also miss the old Internet…
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“If someone says to you “do as we say or we will burn your house down” you do as they say and they burn your house down anyway, you’re a sucker if you keep doing as they say…”
At @WebSummit Center Stage, half full and clearly with no love for TikTok, Khartoon Weiss, the platform VP, opens “the pitch” with “TikTok is a cultural growth engine”. After that we learned that a world famous glove store in Lisbon sold out because of… ohhh c’mon…
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“I really want AI to start to decide” was the sentence chosen by @SCClemons to start the discussion with Manus AI co-founder @hidecloud. I really think we’re moving in a dubious direction… just saying. Now, at @WebSummit Centre Stage.
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When @jamesrbuk asked @Fidias0 how did he get to be a star on social media, he clearly replied. And this was just the beginning. @SeanTopham was the “serious cop” at “Winning the next generation of voters” at @WebSummit Government Summit stage.
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If @WebSummit ended now, I would go home satisfied. “The cost of Social Media” was the talk that everyone should attend. Thanks @carljackmiller for such a clear and concrete panorama of the actual reality. It was just now, at New Media Summit.
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“100% true” is the kind of expression that bugs me upside down, all the time. Just saying. Small things that create realities. Just saying.
“The Business of News”, now at @WebSummit Stage 3 (New Media Summit).
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