BaratundeApr 11, 2023

The only technological bet that seems to have survived lockdown-era exuberance is QR codes. They not only made it to the other side, but appear to be growing in usage and popularity at restaurants, on television, even on business cards. My 70-something in-laws know how to use them. Meta’s metaverse, on the other hand, has fallen into digital purgatory (alongside Clubhouse and crypto).

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https://puck.news/elons-blue-period/

Elon’s Blue Period

Marshall McLuhan famously said the medium was the message. Turns out he was only scratching the surface: social media is the message, and maybe it shouldn’t be.

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@baratunde You can voluntarily choose to go to a URL, no typing. It saves people time doing something they already wanted to do, with kit they already have. Effective, financially/disability accessible, quicker.

Unlike, say, the metaverse.

Apr 11, 2023 at 10:11amWeb