Aug 5, 2019The New Dope: Behind the sceneTwo years ago, I wrote an article titled “Instagram is listening to you”. At the time, I couldn’t predict the impact it would have on me. Hundreds of people sent me messages telling me stories about all the disturbing stuff happening on their phones. Radio shows asked my for comments…Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Oct 2, 2018You are what you seeBetween 0 and 7 years old you are downloading content from your environment. During this period our brain is in a constant observing phase. We tend to forget how primitive humans still are. We see smart things around us everyday to make us believe we are in control of the…Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Mar 3, 2018Perfection is a lieThe essence of perfection is a powerful marketing concept. You are surrounded by perfection. All the Instagram pics you see are perfect, everything around you looks perfect, the ads, the models, the success stories. The marketing orchestra plays around this concept for a reason: you need a new tool to…Entrepreneurship3 min readEntrepreneurship3 min read
Nov 29, 20171 year without Facebook FeedIt’s been a year now that I stopped using Facebook. I didn’t really stopped but I removed my Facebook Feed (article part 1, interlude, part 2). This is what I want to be an honest feedback about this experience. It was not all green and beautiful. Removing an addiction sometimes…Facebook5 min readFacebook5 min read
Sep 21, 2017Instagram is listening to you (part 2)Before reading this, you need to read the article: Instagram is listening to you. First of all, thank you all for the reactions: the haters, the feedbacks, the explanations and the thousand tweets and “claps”. All of your contributions help to create awareness regarding our privacy. Many media contacted me…Instagram4 min readInstagram4 min read
Aug 25, 2017Instagram is listening to youSome weeks ago, I saw an ad (sponsored post) on Instagram that surprised me. It was about a product I never googled, shared, liked, or talked about on any social network even in direct messages. I had a bad intuition: the only time this product came up was in a…IOS4 min readIOS4 min read
Apr 22, 2017How to become a good software engineerSince I went back as a solo consultant, people contact me to help them in their development adventures. One of the most frequent question is “How do I hire a developer or how do I know if he/she is good or not”. It’s a vast question and in my past…Software Development9 min readSoftware Development9 min read
Jan 7, 2017Unfollowing all my Facebook friends (Part 2/2)As promised, I will debrief what I’ve learned and observed after one month without my Facebook News Feed. And because we all want 2017 to be the best year of our short life, we should all observe our environment, tune it, and try to get the best out of it. …Social Media5 min readSocial Media5 min read
Dec 11, 2016Unfollowing all my Facebook friends (interlude)I recently wrote an article about my Facebook experiment: Unfollowing my Facebook friends (Part I). I recommend you to read it before going further but it’s not mandatory. I called this post “interlude” because the Part II will contain more details and feedback after two weeks of experiment. The Part…Social Media4 min readSocial Media4 min read
Dec 7, 2016Unfollowing all my Facebook friends (Part 1/2)Yesterday at the Paris Ruby Meetup (ParisRB), one of the organisers (Thibault Assus) did a talk about how to receive less emails and reduce “social noise” in your daily routine. He covered how to do smart email subscriptions with Unroll.me and why you should disable your mobile push notifications. But…Facebook4 min readFacebook4 min read
