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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    How social media bots could tank your stock priceHow social media bots could tank your stock price
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    Josh Ginsberg, the CEO of media intelligence company Zignal Labs, says his company has been seeing “massive amounts of bot activity” lately.

    By Eric Johnson
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    People don’t want Facebook meddling in their dating lives, says Match Group CEO Mandy GinsbergPeople don’t want Facebook meddling in their dating lives, says Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg
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    Match owns several of the world’s biggest dating sites and apps — including Tinder, Match.com and OKCupid — but now has to think of Facebook as a competitor.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Instagram star Omar Raja was feeling burnt out ... until Kobe Bryant gave him a pep talkInstagram star Omar Raja was feeling burnt out ... until Kobe Bryant gave him a pep talk
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    Raja, the creator of the 10-million-follower Instagram account House of Highlights, hasn’t taken a day off in four years.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Can blockchain save journalism? Manoush Zomorodi doesn’t know, either, but she’s going to find out.Can blockchain save journalism? Manoush Zomorodi doesn’t know, either, but she’s going to find out.
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    Zomorodi left WNYC for the startup life because she was tired of waiting for other people to fix the media.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Why do some in the tech community support universal basic income? They’re ‘terrified’ about the future.Why do some in the tech community support universal basic income? They’re ‘terrified’ about the future.
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    So says Annie Lowrey, the author of a new book called “Give People Money: How a Universal Basic Income Would End Poverty, Revolutionize Work, and Remake the World.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Box CEO Aaron Levie says mistrust of Google and Facebook is a ‘contagion’ that could spread to every tech companyBox CEO Aaron Levie says mistrust of Google and Facebook is a ‘contagion’ that could spread to every tech company
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    “The worst-case scenario for us is that Silicon Valley gets so far behind on these issues that we just can’t be trusted as an industry.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Voters were targeted by disinformation online in 2016. How screwed are we this year?Voters were targeted by disinformation online in 2016. How screwed are we this year?
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    Data for Democracy’s Renée DiResta talks about the magnitude of the disinformation problem — and what can be done about it — on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
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    These are the ‘invisible’ challenges that make it harder for Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to growThese are the ‘invisible’ challenges that make it harder for Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter to grow
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    Early Amazon employee Eugene Wei breaks down his theory of “invisible asymptotes” on the latest Recode Media podcast.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Your company’s culture is not unique, psychologist Adam Grant saysYour company’s culture is not unique, psychologist Adam Grant says
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    Also: Stop hiring for “culture fit.” You’re just hurting your business in the long run, Grant says.

    By Eric Johnson
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    How tech workers in the government could make everyone’s life easier: ‘Get rid of the paper’How tech workers in the government could make everyone’s life easier: ‘Get rid of the paper’
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    On the latest episode of Recode Decode, U.S. Digital Service Acting Administrator Matt Cutts shares his pitch for paperless visa applications and more.

    By Eric Johnson