Pondering Facebook’s relationship with Google and the mysteries of Facebook’s algorithm.
Facebook, Google and Kafka
February 2nd, 2024 Comments Off on Facebook, Google and Kafka
Tags: Facebook · Franz Kafka · Google · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · The Metaphorphosis
When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Gravity Free
June 25th, 2022 Comments Off on When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled: Gravity Free
The latest in my “When I Grow Old and Wear the Bottom of My Trousers Rolled” series.
Tags: Facebook · Google · Meta · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Microsoft · T.S. Eliot · The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
Trapped in Google Verification Code Purgatory
November 14th, 2020 Comments Off on Trapped in Google Verification Code Purgatory
An open letter to Google after being trapped in Google verification code purgatory.
Tags: Google · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · verification code · YouTube
Hey Google, Where Are My Keys?
August 16th, 2019 Comments Off on Hey Google, Where Are My Keys?
Envisioning the day when Google Home holds me hostage.
Tags: Amazon · Amazon Echo · Google · Google Home · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · voice commerce · Walmart
Save It to The Cloud: Computing the Rules of Engagement
December 17th, 2016 Comments Off on Save It to The Cloud: Computing the Rules of Engagement
“Nobody understands the cloud. It’s a f***ing mystery!” Jason Segel in the movie Sex Tape Hmmm, did you know that the admission to The Cloud is through a one-way door? Save it to The Cloud. We hear that term on a regular basis now. Like Jason Segel’s character, I more or less get the basic […]
Tags: Amazon · cloud computing · Google · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · The Cloud
Chrysler, Ford and GM – Is That Google in Your Rear View Mirror?
March 12th, 2016 Comments Off on Chrysler, Ford and GM – Is That Google in Your Rear View Mirror?
A half lighthearted, half serious look at the implications of self-driving vehicles and the motivations behind them.
Tags: Apple · autonomous vehicle · Chrysler · Ford · GM · Google · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · self-driving car · technology · Uber
2101: A Google Odyssey
January 31st, 2015 Comments Off on 2101: A Google Odyssey
A look ahead to the virtual world of the future and what it means for the everyday man.
Tags: A Space Odyssey · dystopian · Google · Ipsos Reid · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Stanley Kubrick
Archie, Mosaic, Yahoo and Google: 25 Remarkable Years
March 15th, 2014 Comments Off on Archie, Mosaic, Yahoo and Google: 25 Remarkable Years
A brief look at the landmarks in the development of the World Wide Web on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.
Tags: Archie · Creeper · Google · internet · metaphor · Michael Robert Dyet · Mosaic · World Wide Web · Yahoo