
Tangled Web Podcast
1) Here’s to the holes in your CV
From my earliest days of work, I was warned about an affliction that might threaten my career: the hole in the CV or the gap in the résumé. Here’s how one technology has entrenched the idea of job aft...Show More
2) Why it’s important to be open in tech podcasting with Martin Feld
Martin Feld believes in RSS, the protocol for getting podcasts out there, so much that he used the letters RSS to name his Really Specific Stories podcast. Why? Because RSS is _open_. No one controls ...Show More
3) Tech podcasting versus tech YouTubing versus tech TikToking with Tarek Madany Mamlouk
Tarek Madany Mamlouk is all about tech content. From hour-long multi-host podcasts through snappy YouTube explainers to TikToks, he has it all covered. Join Tarek and me for our lively conversation ab...Show More
4) Talking web3 with Alexandra Arens from Venly Expert Talks
Alexandra Arens is host of the Venly Expert Talks podcast, where she releases weekly conversations about all things web3. I wanted to talk to Alexandra as part of my deep dive into tech podcasting, to...Show More
5) Pivot point
I've reached a pivot point with Tangled Web. I don't quite know where I'm going to be taking it from here. Rather than decide in isolation, I thought I'd let you know what I'm thinking. If you have an...Show More
6) How I know that Facebook is dead
Facebook is dead. I'm aware that this is a bold statement, seeing as three and a half billion people are on Facebook. That's a sizeable user base for a dead tech giant. How do I know that Facebook is ...Show More
7) Why does nothing work on the web?
Sometimes it seems that nothing works on the web. It’s not just the incompetence of big tech. It’s a deeper issue with the complexity of the web. And – well, I can’t just let Google off the hook here ...Show More
8) 7 steps to the Open Web Mind
How to get started on a project as enormous as the Open Web Mind? Take the first step. Then take the next step. Keep going until you're taking steps you could never have anticipated. That's how. Here ...Show More
9) What is Bitcoin?
A friend asked me: What is Bitcoin? I think she was expecting a long answer. Instead, I gave a short answer: Bitcoin is money that’s issued by an algorithm, not a government. Here's why that's all you...Show More
10) File format inflation
Why do there have to be so many file formats? How's anyone who's _not_ a file format expert meant to choose between them? Here's my account of what happens when file formats breed: who benefits, who b...Show More