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The Skewing of Social Media (A Plea For New Tools)

July 5, 2022October 6, 2016 by Richard MacManus

With social media nowadays, it’s not the true person you’re seeing. Too often, it’s an exaggeration and sometimes even a fake.

July 5, 2022September 22, 2016 by Richard MacManus

My novel speculates on what VR presence will be like in 2051, but there’s a lot of work to be done before it becomes a reality.

July 5, 2022September 15, 2016 by Richard MacManus

2016 is the year that kickstarted Virtual Reality. But should you buy the first generation VR headsets, or wait for version two?

July 5, 2022September 8, 2016 by Richard MacManus

What will be the equivalent of Facebook in thirty-five years? There are clues today…

July 5, 2022September 1, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Here’s how science fiction can help you understand technology and its incredible impact on society.

July 5, 2022August 25, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Amazon has gotten great at making smart Internet products. So the outlook is good/ominous (depending on your pov) for Amazon’s retailing future.

July 5, 2022August 11, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Google is building an AI first world. Where we’re going, we don’t need mobile phones!

July 5, 2022August 4, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Would you accept a friend request from a robot? You will soon, because Facebook is building “intelligent machines.”

July 5, 2022July 28, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Artificial Intelligence is making everything around us smarter. Alexa is where it’s at in 2016, but Viv is the future.

July 5, 2022July 14, 2016 by Richard MacManus

I explore whether social bookmarking is relevant in the era of streams. Are hyperlinks still a thing?

July 5, 2022June 30, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Many of us didn’t see Brexit coming, because we filtered out the warning signs. Here’s what to do about that…

July 5, 2022June 23, 2016 by Richard MacManus

If robots will take our jobs, then our education system needs to teach our kids how to adapt.

July 5, 2022June 16, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Driverless cars, you’ll embrace. But your job being automated? Not so much.

July 5, 2022June 1, 2016 by Richard MacManus

Increasingly museums are embracing digital technology – particularly mobile phones – in order to enhance your museum-going experience.

July 5, 2022May 25, 2016 by Richard MacManus

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.