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Alex Fink

Zuckerman vs Zuckerberg

July 14, 2024

Ethan Zuckerman is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and a scholar of digital media. He and his team work to understand the contemporary digital world and build social media systems that are focused on communities, not on profits. Ethan is currently suing Meta (i.e. Facebook) in a landmark case that might (and likely should) change our interpretation of section 230. Please tune in to hear the details of the case and the various ways it could change the social media landscape. It's fascinating!

Prof. Jeff Jarvis - Rewriting Media's Business Model (Yet Again)

May 24, 2024

Jeff Jarvis is a journalism professor at the City College in New York (CUNY), the author of six books, and the cohost of the successful podcast "This week in Google and AI". Jeff spent many years teaching entrepreneurial journalism - and God knows journalism could use some entrepreneurial spirit, right about now. Please check out Jeff's books, The Gutenberg Parenthesis and Magazine, both from Bloomsbury (discount codes here: gutenbergparenthesis.com).

Donald Robertson - Where Philosophy Meets Psychology

June 22, 2024

Our guest today is Donald Robertson - Donald is a cognitive-behavioral psychotherapist and author of several books, including How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and, more recently, Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor. He is one of the founders of the Modern Stoicism nonprofit organization and the founder and president of the Plato's Academy Centre in Athens, Greece. He was born in Scotland but now lives in Montreal, Canada. His upcoming book, How to Think Like Socrates, will be released later this year, and can be preordered on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or anywhere else books are generally sold.

Rick Edmonds - Analyzing the Financial Decline of Legacy Media

July 8, 2024

Rick Edmonds is the media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, a school and study center for working journalists. He has been doing research and writing for 25 years on the financial decline of legacy media, newspapers particularly, and the rise of new media alternatives. His reporting and commentary appear regularly on the Poynter Online site. He has spoken to conference groups in the U.S.A. and in Paris, Norway, Madrid, Vienna and Chile.

Jonathan Green - How To Make ChatGPT and Other Tools Useful (Right Now)

July 5, 2024

Welcome to the Otherweb. Our guest today is Jonathan Green - a bestselling author of hundreds of books, a celebrity ghostwriter, and an expert in using artificial intelligence tools to their utmost capacity. This is the best conversation I've had on the practical implications of ChatGPT and how regular people can augment their own capabilities by using these tools as a shortcut.

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News from productivity

Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about productivity, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 52 stories have been published about productivity which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.

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Fortune

Fortune

More than 60% of CEOs are ‘digitally illiterate,’ according to their own employees

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BBC

BBC

NHS productivity must improve in return for more cash - Streeting

BBC

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Mashable

Mashable

Hop off the subscription merry-go-round — Office 2024 is all yours for 36% off

Mashable

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Last of the week

financialpost

financialpost

Trillium calls on governments to expand manufacturing incentives beyond autos

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Washington Post

Washington Post

Meet the ‘super users’ who tap AI to get ahead at work

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Gizmodo

Gizmodo

Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC from StackSocial is $120

Gizmodo

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Engadget

Engadget

The best MacBook accessories for 2024

Engadget

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calgaryherald

calgaryherald

Varcoe: 'No-brainer' fixes to get things built in Canada, boost productivity

calgaryherald

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The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier

The Canadian Press | Canada's Trusted News Leader

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The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

Back to what office? Microsoft chops its space

The Seattle Times | Local news, sports, business, politics, entertainment, travel, restaurants and opinion for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

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The Conservative Woman

The Conservative Woman

Productivity is a casualty of the culture war - The Conservative Woman

The Conservative Woman

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calgaryherald

calgaryherald

Calgary Herald letters: Solve labour issues with co-operation, not antagonism

calgaryherald

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Noahpinion | Noah Smith

Noahpinion | Noah Smith

Let us pause to appreciate the remarkable U.S. economy

Noahpinion | Noah Smith

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Verge

Verge

Our hate-hate relationship with workplace tools

Verge

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calgaryherald

calgaryherald

Opinion: Calgary well positioned to convene national conversation about Canada’s productivity crisis

calgaryherald

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CityNews

CityNews

Toronto parks audit finds productivity issues, staff log discrepancies

CityNews

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calgaryherald

calgaryherald

Opinion: Investing in our natural resources will power Canada forward

calgaryherald

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CIO

CIO

Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants

CIO

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Digital Trends

Digital Trends

Copilot Pro: how to use Microsoft’s advanced AI sidekick

Digital Trends

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calgaryherald

calgaryherald

Opinion: Putting work in its place

calgaryherald

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