According to the American humourist Dave Barry “Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot masturbate.” (As in, meetings aren't just ego-potlaches, they're also for the recycling of anxiety and responsibility). While meetings might be full of wankers, they’re surprisingly joyless experiences. “Nesta”,... Continue Reading →
Attack of the Bots!! Twitter and its fake accounts problem
Just read a fascinating article; "The Influence and Deception of Twitter: The Authenticity of the Narrative and Slacktivism in the Australian Electoral Process" by the following people Benjamin Waugh, Maldini Abdipanah, Omid Hashemi, Shaquille A. Rahman and David M. Cook, all from Edith Cowan University, While I would quibble with their definition of slacktivism, I... Continue Reading →