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If reading "So you have been publicly shamed" has taught me one thing. It is that an unfortunate Tweet without substance can turn into a career ending horror st
by yoz-y 8y ago
If reading "So you have been publicly shamed" has taught me one thing. It is that an unfortunate Tweet without substance can turn into a career ending horror story quite quickly.
Yes the data is publicly available, but there are less reckless ways to raise awareness.
- dharmab 8y agoThe author did not include names in their tweets, only the message (memo/comment) field of each transaction.
- yoz-y 8y agoFrom the article: "I removed the last names of users because..." and from the TNW critique of the bot "... in the form of a bot that tweets the names and faces of Venmo users...". I assumed that the available information was first name, avatar picture and the "drug deal". From the sample tweets it looks like first name and the first letter of the last name were given, but no avatars.
- syndev 8y agoOn the other hand, stopping yourself because of fears of imagined rebuke removes you from changing the status quo at all.