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Love this. Emerged from a weekend of shooting in the woods to some good news re @FirstContactPod @DotDotDotMedia 👏👏👏
First Contact is a 2020 @W3Awards winner for a technology podcast!🏆
Now’s the perfect time to catch up on our back catalog: pod.link/firstcontact
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This month’s guest contributor is @plibin who says the idea that tech is neutral is a myth, and if anything, “lazy.” Featuring related reading from @CaseyNewton @ZoeSchiffer @GregoryJBarber @LaurieSegall. Got an unfiltered opinion of your own? Ping us! hello@dotdotdotmedia.com
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We’re so excited to announce The Gray Area newsletter! Get an unfiltered perspective from a Silicon Valley insider, delivered to your inbox once a month. Our very first edition is out now. Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb
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Hitting inboxes now! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb
With all the noise, we decided to launch a newsletter devoted to nuance. It’s called The Gray Area. This month’s contributor is @plibin who says the idea that tech is neutral is a myth, & if anything, “lazy.” Have an unfiltered opinion? Ping me! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb
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Don’t miss the very first edition of The Grey Area! Sign up: eepurl.com/hfgqYb
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Our latest episode! How close is too close in the virtual world? The ethical issues of another social dimension, + @boztank opens up about the infamous internal FB memo and why he regrets it.
“This is like the beginning of computing again.” Our latest episode with Facebook VP Andrew “Boz” Bosworth (@boztank) and @lauriesegall is out. Hear why Boz thinks AR and VR will one day be as important to society as smartphones: bit.ly/2SaUE6E
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Our VP @boztank talks about why building the next computing platform is more important than ever. Tune in to @FirstContactPod's latest ep:
“This is like the beginning of computing again.” Our latest episode with Facebook VP Andrew “Boz” Bosworth (@boztank) and @lauriesegall is out. Hear why Boz thinks AR and VR will one day be as important to society as smartphones: bit.ly/2SaUE6E
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As big tech companies continue to extend their WFH policies into 2021 and beyond, here’s remote work pioneer @photomatt on the best ways to stay productive outside the office: bit.ly/3j9omEn
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#TBT to Dot Dot Dot HQ! We can’t wait to return to an office with dogs (seeing humans will be nice too, we guess…) @LaurieSegall @derekjdodge
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“Her authentic empathy gives her an edge and makes people feel less alone.” Thanks @GoodGritMag for the feature on @LaurieSegall! Check it out to read more about what we’re working on here at Dot Dot Dot and for an in-depth look at @FirstContactPod.
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Convicted by algorithm + the rise of surveillance tech. Our latest episode is out..
“He spent 30 hours in jail...because the algorithm said [he] was a match.” @SusanHermanACLU explains that the flawed facial recognition tech that led to one man’s arrest is up to 100x more likely to misidentify Black and Asian faces than white ones. bit.ly/3gHxrDs
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Asked the woman behind one of the most infamous high stakes poker game the question: what’s the tell for someone who will fail? Bonus episode of @FirstContactPod out today!
“Unquestionably the thing that brought people down was greed and ego… So much of poker and so much of life is about…keeping your mindset healthy.” At @CollisionHQ, @LaurieSegall spoke to @ImMollyBloom (of ‘Molly’s Game’ fame) about succumbing to emotion. bit.ly/3gpD5tH
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"Our choices now mean so much more than they have previously"
"lean into to keep out of fear and into solution"
#ChoiceTips from @ImMollyBloom @CollisionHQ
#CollisionFromHome @DotDotDotMedia @LaurieSegall
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Catch my talk with @Headspace founder @richardpierson about mindfulness in times of stress and anxiety at 3:35 ET today.. #CollisionfromHome
Watch: collisionconf.com
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Tune in to #CollisionfromHome at 3:35 ET today to catch our CEO @LaurieSegall one-on-one with @Headspace founder @richardpierson!
Watch: collisionconf.com
Ready for day 2 at #CollisionfromHome
My two personal picks for today are:
@richardpierson in conversation with @LaurieSegall
@shaymitch will be chatting to @samanthabarry on her acting career, her business and what’s next
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Loved this. @sarahkunst on how to move tweets into actions and create change through the lens of tech.
“The time has passed where they can say, ‘Do we think we should act?’ And the answer is, we have to act.” @sarahkunst says there is a moral and business imperative to make sure Silicon Valley finally fixes its diversity problem. Listen: bit.ly/2AgZnhC
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Insightful questions and commentary from @LaurieSegall on some of the controversy surrounding Facebook. Thanks for having me.
“I would argue that if we save Facebook, but the world burns that we've made the wrong trade off.” -spoke in depth with fmr. FB employee @barryschnitt about why he and current employees are speaking out against the company’s stance on free speech bit.ly/378hgeO
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“I would argue that if we save Facebook, but the world burns that we've made the wrong trade off.” -spoke in depth with fmr. FB employee @barryschnitt about why he and current employees are speaking out against the company’s stance on free speech bit.ly/378hgeO