Troy MickleYou’ve Been Detained by the Google PoliceThe past month’s events provided no shortage of opinions on what is — or isn’t — free speech. Setting aside the opinions of the President…Oct 23, 2017Oct 23, 2017
Troy MickleThe Good, Bad, and Sometimes Ugly of Like-minded GroupsI have tackled the issue of “Like Mindedness” before, but with the events of the last few weeks, we feel it’s important to bring it up…Aug 29, 2017Aug 29, 2017
Troy MickleWhat if Every Day Could be Amazon Prime Day?If you’re like me, you were cuddled up on the couch, new Kindle Fire 8 in hand, asked your new Echo to order you more Advil. This is what…Jul 17, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Troy MickleWhy House of Cards is Bad for Journalism?Like many people, I was psyched when the latest season of House of Cards was released. What fresh hell would be unleashed by the…Jul 10, 2017Jul 10, 2017
Troy MickleWhat’s Missing from Social Networks?Many of us use social networks in our daily lives. But isn’t it starting to feel cluttered with junk? It seems like Facebook is the new…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
Troy MickleDiscovery Powered by You.“It’s great to go on your own and discover new things just for yourself, to meet new people and all that. If you’re all on your own, then…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Troy MickleAre #Hashtags Stifling Your Creativity?We all want our work to be seen. We want our stories to be clicked on, our videos to be shared, our posts to be “liked.” We all need some…Mar 7, 2017Mar 7, 2017
Troy MickleASSumptions — we’ve all got em….We’ve all heard a version of this riddle:Feb 7, 2017Feb 7, 2017
Troy MickleLet’s Stop Pretending We Are All FriendsWe need a new word for “Friends.” How many people on your social channels do you actually KNOW? I personally have more than 4,800 “friends”…Jan 23, 2017Jan 23, 2017
Troy MickleIs Social Media Broken?Social media makes it easy to be polarizing. Black or White, Yes or No, Republican or Democrat. Often, there is little room for nuance…Jan 13, 2017Jan 13, 2017