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Episode 65 of Eric Wright's Discoposse Podcast.
John Troyer is well known among the VMware community as the creator of what may be the most widely known technology advocacy communities known as #vExpert during his time at VMware. Now, as co-founder of Tech Reckoning, John shares insights into the distinct challenges of influencer marketing and technology community health as a whole. This discussion will leave you asking some deep questions yourself about these programs and what’s next for it all.
Real Job Talk
TechReckoning's newest podcast. Kat Troyer and Liz Bronson talk about jobs, careers, and what's not said at the water cooler.
Real Job Talk
- Episode 6: Ever worked with a real a-hole? March 7, 2019Today Liz and Kat giggle and swear as we discuss a bunch of aspects of working with tough characters who “never do anything wrong”. Listen in for tips on how to sniff out assholes in the interview process, how to succeed on a team with them, how to coach them, and how to manage them. […]
Book Club
Announcing the TechReckoning Book Club! Our first book is The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff. We'll start discussing the book in chapters via email in March, 2019. It's a long book, so we might be at it for a while.
Reviews
O.K., Google, How Much Money Have I Made For You Today?, Jennifer Szalai, The New York Times
Thieves of Experience: How Google and Facebook Corrupted Capitalism, Nicholas Carr, LA Review of Books
“A Fundamentally Illegitimate Choice": Shoshana Zuboff on the Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Sam Biddle, The Intercept
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Hi friends, It turns out I had some thoughts on OpenStack after talking with a lot of interesting people at the latest summit in Boston as a co-host of theCUBE a few weeks back. My tl;dr on OpenStack: It’s still hard to set up and manage. If the project improves in these areas, then the economics of productivity will drive more usage. If not, then people will use OpenStack only when they have very specific needs and skills. The project seems aware of these issues, but the platform is complex and there are a lot of stakeholders and use cases. As usual, “easy”…
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