Sheryl Sandberg
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178 books
first published
2009
added 26 Oct 2021
American technology executive, activist, and authors
Andy Rubin
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35 books
first published
2009
added 5 Jun 2022
Susan Wojcicki
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41 books
first published
2009
added 4 Jan 2023
Ex CEO of YouTube
social discount rate
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7 books
first published
2009
added 2 Nov 2021
rate used for discounting future benefits or costs to society
bonus culture
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45 books
first published
2009
a corporate culture in which bonuses are expected, possibly to the detriment of basic salary or long-term stability
Ben Horowitz
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47 books
first published
2009
added 9 Mar 2018
an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz
Rochdale Principles
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4 books
first published
2009
added 30 Aug 2023
organizing guidelines for a co-op
Anne Wojcicki
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24 books
first published
2009
American biotech analyst, biologist, businesswoman, and co-founder of 23andMe
23andMe
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97 books
first published
2009
biotechnology company
doom loop
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39 books
first published
2009
added 28 Feb 2024
smart cities
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163 books
first published
30 Dec 2008
Academic journal published by MDPI
SPARQL
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11 books
first published
30 Dec 2008
RDF query language
Michael Shellenberger
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28 books
first published
27 Dec 2008
added 24 Oct 2022
American writer and environmental policy advocate
Ted Nordhaus
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24 books
first published
27 Dec 2008
added 24 Oct 2022
American environmentalist
algorithmic management
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38 books
first published
17 Dec 2008
added 19 Mar 2022
the delegation of managerial functions to algorithmic and automated systems
tech baron
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11 books
first published
17 Dec 2008
added 26 Oct 2021
Quicken Loans
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19 books
first published
17 Dec 2008
added 9 Aug 2023
American mortgage lending company
Multi Fibre Arrangement
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6 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
added 11 Aug 2023
an international trade agreement on textiles and clothing that was in effect from 1974 to 2004
Rupert Read
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7 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
added 5 Aug 2023
British philosopher (born 1966)
land value tax
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31 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
added 1 Mar 2017
levy on the unimproved value of land
Food sovereignty
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34 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
right of peoples to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced through ecologically sound and sustainable methods, and their right to define their own food and agriculture systems
degrowth
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51 books
first published
16 Dec 2008
added 25 Sep 2023
anti-pattern
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42 books
first published
8 Dec 2008
common response to a recurring problem that is usually ineffective or counterproductive
Bus Rapid Transit
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41 books
first published
15 Nov 2008
added 20 Oct 2023
a public transport system using buses in a manner similar to a light rail or metro system, often using exclusive lanes and elevated platforms
green new deal
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104 books
first published
11 Nov 2008
added 17 Jun 2022
pizzagate
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54 books
first published
20 Oct 2008
added 3 Sep 2024
Mustafa Suleyman
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26 books
first published
20 Oct 2008
added 5 Aug 2023
British entrepreneur
peer-to-peer lending
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65 books
first published
29 Sep 2008
practice of lending money without going through a traditional financial intermediary
load shedding
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26 books
first published
9 Sep 2008
emergency technique used in information systems, especially web services, to avoid overloading the system
NetJets
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35 books
first published
1 Sep 2008
added 15 Oct 2020
private business jet charter and aircraft management company
microdosing
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35 books
first published
17 Aug 2008
added 22 Sep 2022
Sam Altman
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71 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
added 15 Oct 2020
American venture-capitalist in Silicon Valley
Googley
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27 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
Justin.tv
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12 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
added 11 Mar 2017
Justin Kan
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9 books
first published
14 Aug 2008
added 4 Sep 2024
surveillance capitalism
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102 books
first published
11 Aug 2008
added 13 Dec 2020
monetization of personal information
Robert Hanssen: Double agent
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20 books
first published
28 Jul 2008
Robert Hanssen is a former FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services from 1979 to 2001. He is one of the most damaging double agents in American history.
future of transport
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42 books
first published
14 Jul 2008
added 27 Oct 2023
the advancements and innovations expected to occur in transportation technologies, potentially including electric vehicles, autonomous cars, and high-speed rail.
Mind Projection Fallacy
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4 books
first published
2 Jul 2008
added 10 Oct 2023
an informal fallacy when someone thinks that the way they see the world reflects the way the world really is
AI risk
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28 books
first published
2 Jul 2008
added 31 Aug 2024
lolcat
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44 books
first published
25 Jun 2008
added 5 Oct 2023
image combining a photograph of a cat with text intended to contribute humour
Paul Buchheit
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26 books
first published
18 May 2008
American computer engineer; created Gmail
Chelsea Manning
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80 books
first published
12 May 2008
American activist and whistleblower (born 1987)
superstar cities
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21 books
first published
6 May 2008
scientific article published in July 2006
crossover SUV
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7 books
first published
14 Apr 2008
added 10 Aug 2017
a type of sport utility vehicle built on a unibody platform, combining features of an SUV with those of a passenger vehicle.
choice architecture
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47 books
first published
7 Apr 2008
design of ways of presentation of choices to consumers and their impact to consumer decision-making
hindcast
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6 books
first published
1 Apr 2008
added 20 Jun 2022
Minsky moment
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35 books
first published
31 Mar 2008
added 5 Oct 2023
sudden, major collapse of asset values which generates a credit cycle or business cycle
social graph
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117 books
first published
15 Mar 2008
a representation of the interconnections among individuals within a network
bounce rate
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21 books
first published
15 Mar 2008
percentage of visitors who enter the site and then leave ("bounce") rather than continuing to view other pages within the same site; measure of the effectiveness of a website in encouraging visitors to continue with their visit
Londongrad
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11 books
first published
4 Mar 2008
added 3 Apr 2022
a colloquial name for London used to describe its status as a popular destination for wealthy Russians and Russian businesses
Andrew Keen
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31 books
first published
28 Feb 2008
American journalist
crowdsourcing
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539 books
first published
28 Feb 2008
obtaining services, ideas, or content from a group of people, rather than from employees or suppliers
Andy Carvin
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11 books
first published
28 Feb 2008
added 30 May 2021
American writer
exponential backoff
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14 books
first published
13 Feb 2008
added 5 Oct 2023
rate-seeking algorithm
Amazon Web Services
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210 books
first published
25 Jan 2008
subsidiary of Amazon that provides on-demand cloud computing platforms on a metered pay-as-you-go basis
Citizen Lab
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36 books
first published
25 Jan 2008
added 8 Aug 2023
you are the product
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36 books
first published
15 Jan 2008
added 14 Dec 2020
a phrase indicating that if a service is free, the user's data is likely being monetised
Piper Alpha
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20 books
first published
2 Jan 2008
North Sea oil platform that burnt down in 1988
Zipcar
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121 books
first published
2008
a car-sharing company that provides automobile reservations to its members, billed by the hour or day.
M-Pesa
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86 books
first published
2008
mobile banking service