The Facebook Dilemma

I remember well how Facebook launched nearly 15 years ago and was a big topic of discussion for us at the ISP (Internet Service Provider) where I worked.  Some of us were quick adopters.  Increasingly, over the years, many of us in the ISP and web-hosting/web-building business became skeptical.  (My latest semi-diatribe or admonition is here.)   This week, one of the best, IMO, documentary platforms out there, PBS’ Frontline, has a two-part series on the subject.  Recommended.

And here’s another provocative piece on the subject

 

 

We Can Do Something To Repair The World Every Day

Ivi’s Happy Camp Smile – 2010

That’s the assertion of one of the latest pieces from Quartzy.

In the digital newsite Quartz‘s culture and lifestyle offshoot, Quartzy, writer Ephrat Livni tells us how Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami has some advice about what you can do when life looks dark. Take a read.