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jamesknelson.com
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| | | | | Meat doesnt come from the supermarket. Does money go to the cashier? | |
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mathieu.fenniak.net
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| | | | | Have you ever been stumped how to design a Web API? There are so many different approaches that you can take for even simple things, like paginating API result sets. If you list out your options, it can be easy to end up in analysis paralysis. I like to remind myself that I'm not the first person to tread on this soil. I often take inspiration on design choices from well-known APIs, assuming that the hard work has already been done. But I realized lately that I'm not confident what a popular or successful API is, and that I have my own exposure biases in what is popular or successful. So, I decided to do some research to address that. I defined an API's success and popularity based upon whether it is supported by integration solutions. Integration solutions ... | |
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www.eugenewei.com
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| | | [AI summary] The text explores the dynamics of social networks and status, highlighting the fragility of social capital and the challenges of sustaining network effects. It discusses the concept of 'proof of work' in social media platforms like TikTok and Musical.ly, where user-generated content is limited by the skills and interest of creators. The text also examines the risks of social capital inflation and devaluation, such as the collapse of Myspace and the Groucho Marx effect, where status hierarchies can reverse rapidly. Additionally, it references the importance of utility in maintaining user engagement and the need for proactive management of scarcity in digital platforms. The text concludes with a call for learning from industries like fashion to be... | ||
