Twitter, Mastodon, and Owning Your Own Content

By Sam Dresser in editorial on

You may have noticed that things look a little bit different around here. I decided to make a few changes. Maybe this is the result of holiday boredom, or maybe some new year’s resolutions, maybe I needed to scratch that proverbial itch that many technologists have for new projects,…

The Messy Business of Reinventing Happiness

By Sam Dresser in change on

Very interesting read on how Disney's MyMagic+ MagicBands came to be. As someone who's visited Disney World and used one, it seems so obvious to me. However, it wasn't met with universally open arms. These early skirmishes signaled tougher battles ahead. "There were disagreements between Frog, Parks operations, and marketing…