Ken RomanoDid you leave questions blank on the SAT?What’s worse? The wrong answer or no answer at all?2 min read·Mar 19, 2017----
Ken RomanoDo more Facebook Newsfeed changes mean more of the same?It was just five years ago that whenever Facebook decided to change its product, users would revolt. When Timeline was introduced. When the…3 min read·Jul 7, 2016----
Ken RomanoinAdventures in Consumer TechnologyWhy Quartz’s news app could benefit the whole industryAll morning I had been looking forward to playing around with Quartz’s new app. I only had a few minutes, and normally, it takes me more…2 min read·Feb 12, 2016--3--3
Ken RomanoWhy Snapchat could win the curation raceAccording to Harvard University’s Institute of Politics, 88 percent of Millennials (defined as age 18–29) say they only “sometimes” or…2 min read·Dec 3, 2015----
Ken RomanoWhat happens when you miss the Apple announcementFor technophiles, whenever Apple makes an announcement, it’s akin to the Oscars. In the lead up, you’ll find predictions. And during the…3 min read·Sep 10, 2015----
Ken RomanoMaybe humans will defeat the robots after allFor years, we’ve seen the rise of machine learning. Amazon knows just how to entice you with other products that you might want to buy…3 min read·Jul 15, 2015----
Ken RomanoBefore Quartz, we had SkittlesIn 2009, Skittles made a bold move. It got rid of its traditional homepage and replaced it with social media pages. At the time, social…3 min read·May 19, 2015--1--1
Ken RomanoinA Matter-Driven NarrativeGoing to startup bootcamp made me uncomfortableThe design thinking process helped me get one step further: getting to a user’s emotion.5 min read·Feb 17, 2015----
Ken RomanoIs Annotation the New Explainer Journalism?“Rap Genius is dedicated to crowd-sourced (andartist/producer-sourced) annotation of rap lyrics/beats, from“Rapper’s Delight” to Yeezus.”3 min read·Jan 18, 2015----
Ken RomanoData isn’t useful until you’ve read the fine printLike every other techie on the Internet this week, I read Ev Williams’ “A mile wide, an inch deep” essay, nodding my head vigorously as I…3 min read·Jan 10, 2015----