The data we archive today becomes history tomorrow. So, considering that we’re writing our own canon, I’m wondering who is saving exactly what.
Redditor Discovers the Sorrowful Messages Left in Minecraft Servers
One Redditor has decided to data mine the great cavernous expanses of long-abandoned Minecraft servers. What he found is rather curious indeed.
The Facebook Hearing: Merely the Tip of a Very Clueless Zuckerberg
As I sat through Mark Zuckerberg’s “grilling” by the U.S. Senate, I learned something terrifying: no one knows anything.
The Week in Media: May 27, 2017
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week, we bid farewell to big data, we analyze the key trends on how different generations consume media, and we illustrate why journalism is not dead.
Always on, Always Listening: Does Privacy Have No Place in the Future?
The downside to always being connected is, of course, always being connected. Is our push for innovation blurring the line between public and private? Or have we already crossed it?
The Week in Media: November 5th, 2016
Every week, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week: The nonsensical modern approach to monetizing media; and the clients who are paying their agencies … to be inefficient.
The Week in Media: October 21st, 2016
Every Friday, The Big Smoke looks at industry news curated by MediaScope. This week: collaboration and chemistry, think like a data scientist, micro-influencers set for industry shake-up.