What’s Going On Here? Facebook reported higher-than-expected first-quarter revenue. What Does This Mean? With the world forced to stay home, there wasn’t much else to do but scroll through Facebook and watch Instagram Live’s quarantine concerts. That helped the tech giant clock 10% more monthly active users. Still, it hadn’t factored in just how much…
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Ep 67: How Pinterest Built One of Silicon Valley’s Most Successful Algorithms
Pinterest was built on assumptions and biases Unlike most social networks, Pinterest admits it. From the start, you tell the company how to profile you: The service asks two personal questions when you register — your age and gender — and how you answer them shapes everything that happens next. Based on your responses, along…
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