So you subscribe to feeds to get the articles from the websites you love without having to go through your browser to get the latest articles all the time; or you want to read them whilst on the move. Sometimes you want an easy way to share that killer content that you just read from your feed app, to Twitter, Facebook, Linked in and other social networks easier and more efficient. In fact You want to do this efficiently to make sure more people read it. You’ll probably want to schedule the time that the article is shared to the social networks that you choose. Fortunately, it’s possible to do both at the same time.
Buffer have launched a platform wide integration Feedly. This means that you can organize your favourite news feeds on iOS, Android and Web and then schedule when to share them to multiple social networks at once so you can reach people more effectively.
The new Feedly with full Buffer support can be downloaded here
Technology has taken a vantage leap in providing solutions for man. Before now, technology used to appear complex and would require a great deal of expertise to handle solutions available. Today, we have technology applicable in the simplest human activities as smart products with intelligent algorithms powering them as they make error-free judgments and provide intelligent and analytic solutions.
Does technology have all the answers?
This article from Credit Suisse, tells us that technology does not have all the answers because it has been found to exhibit “similar biases,” as humans. No one can discredit the impact of technology, but it is not totally free of human input and this is the reason we experience these biases in many areas we have technology holding foot.
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Creating technological solutions transparently
This article suggests that the process of creating technological solutions be made transparent and subject to contribution from many people who would end up as users of the product – male, female, young, old, learned, unlearned and all other preferences as we have them. It also underscores the importance of having women on product development teams. This approach is not sure to eliminate all forms of bias, but it is a good way to start in order to appraise the full benefits of technology.
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Technology as the connecting tool
Technology so far has been a major connecting tool amongst us humans. It is used and appreciated by all regardless of race, language and sex. In order to keep it less subjective to these arguments about human biases. I believe we should gather opinions on products and solutions before making them available to the public. This could be done by gathering input from intended target users and receiving feedback across the stages of production.
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“Recognizing the problem is a start…success will depend on inclusive technologies that meet this vast untapped market.” This cannot be more apt especially at a time when we look up to technology for solutions. We should not muzzle our progress with technology by battling algorithm bias. The first way to avoid this battle is by reading this article here.
