The Public Access Weekly: Everybody knows
This week, in lieu of an opening paragraph we have some warm and fuzzy GIFs:
And now, as promised last week, on to the Public Access stats from last month!
455 posts went live on Public Access in October -- That handily beats Septembers numbers (326) and is more than double August's tally (217). It also sets a new record for the most Public Access posts ever for the sixth month running! Y'all are literally knocking it out of the park here.
132 total Public Access members wrote and published stories, including 54 new members. Welcome to all those new members!
The Public Access member with the most posts published in October is Jagadeesh Dk with a total of 19 articles published. Second place is a tie between Lisa Rachel and Dimitar Najdenov who each published 17; Karthik Krishnan rounds up third with 15 posts published.
The top 10 most read Public Access posts for August (not counting the Public Access Weekly posts) were:
Why Startups Are More Efficient at Product Development than Large Corporations by Karthik Krishnan
Since 2012, The Netflix Library Has Been Cut in Half by Rob Toledo
Where does Samsung go from here? by Matt Porter
Teaching Computers to Understand Language by Karthik Krishnan
Why Kindle 5 is Still My Favorite Gadget by Victor Iryniuk
3 Companies Using Technology to Disrupt the Music Industry by Brian Horvath
Nokia says it can deliver internet 2,000 times faster than Verizon Fios by Chris Brantner
Chinese company threatens to fire anyone who buys iPhone 7 by Andre Smith
The Role of Social Media in Government by Jeff Klein
Why Boeing will beat Elon Musk in the Race to Mars by Lindsey Patterson
That's the good news. The bad news is I also had to remove roughly 45 articles, ban four members and change 6 members author status for violating our posted rules and guidelines. So if you are a Public Access member, go here to read the rules. Learn them, love them, live them because we are enforcing them.
Looking for something to read? Check out:
Joshua Thompson's first article for Public Access examines the connection between Apple's recently announced MacBook Touch Bar and ideas that were kicked around Microsoft's applied sciences division years ago.
Another first-time poster, Oliver McAteer, ponders whether or not Amazon's attempt to handle its problems with extremely shady reviews will prove to be a successful fix by highlighting services that claim to identify fake reviews, discussing the role that incentivized reviews play in the service and the steps the company has taken so far.
If you still haven't changed your Yahoo password, reading Troy Lambert's article on data breaches and corporate responsibility may motivate you to do so -- Lambert discusses a few high profile 2016 cyber attacks, the resulting fall out for consumers and corporations alike and what consumers have a right to expect when it comes to their online data.
Looking for something to write about? Mull over:
This was obviously a big week in United States politics, with Mark Zuckerberg taking the time to chime in about the role Facebook may (or may not) have had on influencing the election. Do you think social media sites like Facebook played a role in this years political processes? If so, how? And, bonus question, is that a good thing or not?
Sean Buckley reviews the NES Classic Edition, making me nostalgic for the days when I would spend hours racing through Super Mario levels. Buckley says the throw-back console encompasses both the best and worst of retro gaming -- his qualms largely center around unnecessarily short controller cables. If you're a retro gaming fan, tell us what your favorite video game nostalgia trip is: Galaga? Double Dragon? Oregon Trail? Alternatively, weigh in on whether or not retro gaming love is ruining the industry.
Aaron Souppouris calls RunGunJumpGun a "damn-near perfect mobile game" with intelligent level design. What makes a 'perfect' mobile game? Which mobile game have you been really impressed by (or addicted to), and why?
