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fromNature
4 days ago

The Internet is broken and the inventor of the World Wide Web wants to fix it

This Is for Everyone reads like a family newsletter: it tells you what happened, recounting the Internet's origin and evolution in great detail, but rarely explaining why the ideal of a decentralized Internet was not realized. Berners-Lee's central argument is that the web has strayed from its founding principles and been corrupted by profit-driven companies that seek to monetize our attention. But it's still possible to "fix the internet", he argues, outlining a utopian vision for how that might be done.
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fromMedium
3 weeks ago

Are we designing for brain rot?

Habit-forming social media designs promote doomscrolling, contributing to 'brain rot,' eroding attention spans and social life.
Social media marketing
fromFast Company
2 months ago

These little UI changes show how messaging is social media's next big frontier

Social platforms are shifting focus from public posts to private messaging by adding richer DM features and tools for managing high-volume inboxes.
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