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> Are we seeing the press trying to knock Twitter down a few pegs as it seeks acquisition? "The press" doesn't work that way. In particular, I doubt that the N
by shaki-dora 9y ago
> Are we seeing the press trying to knock Twitter down a few pegs as it seeks acquisition?
"The press" doesn't work that way. In particular, I doubt that the NYT and The Atlantic take orders from Salesforce's M&A department.
- the_af 9y agoAnd if you know Ian Bogost, the author of this article, you know he is not a shill of anything. He has a well known trajectory of being highly critical of... well, just about everything. But especially anything internet-related. I first became aware of Bogost when I read his article "Gamification is Bullshit", and he is also the author of "Cow Clicker", a spoof of Zynga's style of games -- both of which will give you an idea of what he stands for.