Month: November 2019
On the Internet, No One Knows You’re Not Rich. Except This Account.
It’s easy to look successful on Instagram. Now, getting caught out is easy, too. In February, an Instagram account called @BallerBusters cropped up and began wreaking havoc on the flashy Instagram entrepreneur community.
TV, or not TV: The story of our bike box
It was a simple idea. But it exploded. In 2015 we began shipping our bikes to the USA. The only problem was that a lot of them were arriving to their new customers damaged. Annoying for them and expensive for us.
Decline of local journalism is likely increasing voter polarization
Front pages of newspapers throughout the world are featured outside the Newseum in 2008. With fewer sources of local news and greater access to national media outlets, voters are becoming more polarized. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images file photo) In May 2017, former Republican Rep.
The Internet Archive Is Making Wikipedia More Reliable
Wikipedia is the arbiter of truth on the internet. It’s what settles arguments at bars. It supplies answers for the information snippets you see on your Google or Bing search results. It’s the first stop for nearly everyone doing online research.