Roel WieringaDigital advertising extracts data from consumers and money from advertisers. Here is how to fix it.The digital advertising ecosystem has engendered a global surveillance industry that violates privacy on a large scale and contains a few…Sep 9, 2023Sep 9, 2023
Roel WieringaTwitter offers immediate gratification at unsustainable costsElon Musk’s messing around with Twitter is an illustration of what is wrong and unsustainable about the modern economy. We may be…Nov 24, 2022Nov 24, 2022
Roel WieringaBusiness Models for Universal Social MediaImagine that all social media would interconnect just as telecommunication providers do. What would this mean for the business models of…Jul 4, 20221Jul 4, 20221
Roel WieringaAI Systems Are Imperfect. Use Them With Care. — The Value EngineersSpoiler: AI decisions must be regulated because they can be used to make moral decisions on a massive scale, and this allows massive…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
Roel WieringaTo Compete, Social Networks Must Be InteroperableTo break the monopoly of social networks, they need to be interoperable so that users can move from one social network to another easily…Dec 21, 2020Dec 21, 2020
Roel WieringaThe Twitter business modelTwitter is one of the smallest social networks in terms of daily active users (152 M) and revenue (US$ 3.5B in 2019). Compare this with…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Roel WieringaiOS14: It’s the Ecosystem, Stupid — The Value EngineersThis fall, Apple will release its iOS14 operating system. Or more accurately, it will release its iOS14 ecosystem. Previews of the update…Sep 17, 20201Sep 17, 20201
Roel WieringaTargeted Political Advertising is UndemocraticComputer Weekly recently reported that the UK’s three political parties are collecting personal data on voters for targeted political…Jul 13, 2020Jul 13, 2020
Roel WieringaThe Credit Card Business ModelCredit cards have reduced friction in commerce by creating the possibility to buy now and pay later. However, there is no free lunch and…Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020
Roel WieringaA business model of the Facebook ecosystem — The Value EngineersFacebook is a platform on which users can distribute content, play games and organize information, publishers can broadcast content, and…Jun 5, 2020Jun 5, 2020