Ken RomanoDid you leave questions blank on the SAT?What’s worse? The wrong answer or no answer at all?Mar 19, 2017Mar 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…Jul 7, 2016Jul 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…Feb 12, 20163Feb 12, 20163
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…Dec 3, 2015Dec 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…Sep 10, 2015Sep 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…Jul 15, 2015Jul 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…May 19, 20151May 19, 20151
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.Feb 17, 2015Feb 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.”Jan 18, 2015Jan 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…Jan 10, 2015Jan 10, 2015