Alek TarkowskiQAnon makes me think about disinformation and decolonization“Reddit Squashed QAnon by Accident” is a good piece about how Reddit decreased Qanon presence on its service — as opposed to Facebook…Sep 29, 2020Sep 29, 2020
Alek TarkowskiThe Last Hyperlink“Link in bio” is a slow knife, wrote Anil Dash at the end of 2019. What if limiting the number of links on the Web was a good idea?Sep 25, 2020Sep 25, 2020
Alek TarkowskiInteroperability is the solution to the Zoom fiascoWhen the pandemic started and the stay at home orders were given, videoconferencing tools became one of the first items in anyone’s crash…Apr 7, 20201Apr 7, 20201
Alek TarkowskiPlatforms are eating CC licensesWhat is the value proposition of Creative Commons licensing? What problem are we solving? It’s high time to answer this question again.Mar 26, 2020Mar 26, 2020
Alek TarkowskiFacebook: the society within societiesFacebook creates a new, global community for which we don’t even have a proper name yet. It isn’t a state in the classic sense, it isn’t a…Oct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019
Alek TarkowskiBuilding a sustainable Open Movement — how do we go beyond the global events that we love so much?Imagine that you cannot meet your movement peers in person — could you still feel part of the movement?Jul 14, 20191Jul 14, 20191
Alek TarkowskiThe tale of the two publishersKatherine Maher, in her recent op-ed for Wired, argues that internet giants like Facebook and Google must support Wikipedia and other…Jul 2, 20182Jul 2, 20182
Alek TarkowskiDreaming of the Big OpenAt Mozfest 2017, together with Nicole Ebber we organized a workshop on the Big Open — a project to define shared vision for open movements.Nov 25, 2017Nov 25, 2017
Alek TarkowskiFreedom of Augmented PanoramaYesterday, Apple unveiled iPhone X, its new flagship phone. It’s most exciting feature, according to most experts, is its Augmented Reality…Sep 14, 2017Sep 14, 2017
Alek TarkowskiPostcard from Toronto: 2017 Creative Commons SummitAt the end of April, the 2017 Creative Commons Summit took place in Toronto. The bi-annual summits are focal points for our global work…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
