Ben RaskinoOld Media Still Refuses to Accept What the Internet Fundamentally IsThis piece is primarily in response to an opinion piece in The Guardian ‘Happy birthday to YouTube? It’s now a terrifying cesspit of…Apr 24, 2018Apr 24, 2018
Ben RaskinoFacebook Has Strong Castle Walls, but They Can Be BrokenMarket Power and Government InterventionApr 11, 2018Apr 11, 2018
Ben RaskinoMeme Marketing Is Getting WeirdIt seems in 2018 companies are attempting to expand their social media marketing reach into memes. You may have noticed a couple of these…Apr 9, 2018Apr 9, 2018
Ben RaskinoHow to Win at Instagram Live While Everyone Else Is Doing It Wrong or Ignoring It CompletelyPut simply, Live is the most underutilized function on Instagram from brands, but not without good reason. The reason it is underutilized…Apr 9, 2018Apr 9, 2018
Ben RaskinoA word to the wise: Don’t buy bitcoinBitcoin has landed on Wall Street, and futures trading in the world’s most popular crypto currency has begun. This has led to even further…Dec 11, 2017Dec 11, 2017
Ben RaskinoWith messenger kids, you have to accept the reality of the situation.Do Facebook want to pull kids into their world early so they have customers for life? Absolutely. But we must not act like this is a new…Dec 8, 2017Dec 8, 2017
Ben RaskinoThe problem-solving problemBefore Melissa purchases groceries for her family, she takes her phone from her bag and dials a toll-free number. She is then prompted to…Nov 4, 2017Nov 4, 2017
Ben RaskinoBumble want you to use their dating app for networking, but their design needs a rethinkWhitney Wolfe co-founded Tinder. She then ended up suing the company for sexual harassment and settling for $1m. This sequence of events…Oct 2, 20171Oct 2, 20171
Ben RaskinoThe beginning of a ubiquitous, open, wireless charging worldYou meet up with a friend at a local coffee shop. As you place your mugs down on the table surface, you also both take out your…Sep 13, 2017Sep 13, 2017
Ben RaskinoVirtual identity in Ready Player One and Facebook SpacesDespite its allusions to a dystopian future society, Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One never really sets out to make any sweeping cultural…Aug 30, 2017Aug 30, 2017