Web & AI Analyst
A mix of personal blog posts and tech analysis not published elsewhere as journalism.
Today marks the 14th anniversary of my first post on ReadWriteWeb, on 20 April 2003. Every year I do a post about it, but this year I’m adding my thoughts about the meaning of blogging in 2017. Do blogs even matter now? I think they do, but in an Internet landscape dominated by Walled Gardens … Read more
I’m pleased to announce my role as Tech Columnist at Newsroom, a soon to be launched news and current affairs website. Full details in the press release below. See also Newsroom’s announcement. *** February 22, 2017 – Newsroom is pleased to announce that Richard MacManus, the founder of ReadWriteWeb, will be Newsroom’s Technology columnist. MacManus launched … Read more
At the end of 2016, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) issued the first draft of a handbook entitled Ethically Aligned Design. The 138-page document provides guidelines for “prioritizing human wellbeing” in the development and implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous Systems (AS). I’m sure we all agree that a people-centred approach … Read more
Each December going back to 2004, I’ve done a year in review blog post about technology. This year I’m focusing on technology trends rather than specific products. But I’ll mention many of my favorite tech products as part of the review. In time, we may look back on 2016 as the beginning of the big … Read more
Amazon has gotten great at making smart Internet products. So the outlook is good/ominous (depending on your pov) for Amazon’s retailing future.
Google is building an AI first world. Where we’re going, we don’t need mobile phones!
Would you accept a friend request from a robot? You will soon, because Facebook is building “intelligent machines.”
Artificial Intelligence is making everything around us smarter. Alexa is where it’s at in 2016, but Viv is the future.
I explore whether social bookmarking is relevant in the era of streams. Are hyperlinks still a thing?
Many of us didn’t see Brexit coming, because we filtered out the warning signs. Here’s what to do about that…
If robots will take our jobs, then our education system needs to teach our kids how to adapt.
Driverless cars, you’ll embrace. But your job being automated? Not so much.
Increasingly museums are embracing digital technology – particularly mobile phones – in order to enhance your museum-going experience.
The aspect of blockchain I find most compelling is that it will enable data owners to keep track of their data – who’s using it and when.
Two apps best illustrate the difference: Facebook is a quintessential Information Age app, while Snapchat is an Experience Age one.