Conor Grant

Hi all you dazzling denizens of Twitter, it's been awhile! FYI: I’m now writing "The Future of Everything" newsletter and the weekend editions of "The 10-Point" for the WSJ! Sign up for both here: https://t.co/7gTSCLxhII

Using images of airbrushed, emaciated supermodels to sell kids makeup looks bad… But isn’t digitally “optimizing” people’s faces to sell them their self-esteem back even uglier? @Loreal https://t.co/vrZOcV11HY

RT @KeatonPatti: I forced a bot to listen to over 1,000 hours of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and then asked it to write a Joe Rogan Ex…

This surf hostel’s call for influencer independence may have kicked off the 2nd Continental Congress of FB comment clashes, but debaters on both sides missed the point -- the Banana out-influenced all its influencers. https://t.co/YjxGizz53c

Penthouse views, SoulCycle selfies, Louis Vuitton bags, dazzling hors d'oeuvres -- for sale in one place? Hudson Yards isn’t a mall, it’s a rich person’s Instagram IRL... and it's taxpayer funded. Where were the Bezos bashers when this got $5.7B from NYC? https://t.co/wmnHJzOtbH

The Uber effect: n. A social psychological phenomenon wherein novelty marketing works so well that investors, employees, and consumers all act in their own worst interest; Travis Kalanick’s favorite type of mass-hysteria. https://t.co/eynrjNWx7X

Insta-businesses are built on pillars of social-media sand. At the end of the day: ‘News startup’ really means ‘freelancer.’ ‘Social e-commerce brand’ really means ‘street hawker.’ https://t.co/nzxoexlYaP

Bezos is right: Many people have been blackmailed by the Enquirer, but no one else has such a big pair of... companies. The battle over Bezos' bulge: https://t.co/QJgGN1B8u8

Creators of facial recognition systems that track in-store customers insist their “model is not built on selling data.” So far, there’s no evidence to the contrary. But, remember: Mark Zuckerberg also claimed Russian interference was a “crazy idea.” https://t.co/xEZIb9OepT

Allergan, the pharma company behind Botox, is showing its frown lines by accusing a younger, smoother rival of stealing its anti-wrinkle recipe. But Allergan has a history of playing dirty to protect its property... https://t.co/yE826UY5Ao

Before you Netflix and Goop, remember: The most scientific thing about Goop is its formula for false advertising. https://t.co/m3nQxRAhNY

As other tech companies steamroll through new real estate markets, Microsoft is trying something new: investing in a community, not just a campus. Will tech giants be able to make room for everyone else in the cities they occupy? https://t.co/fpZKC2VMMc

News this week: Cybercriminals choose between multimillion-dollar online job postings based on corporate benefits. Federal employees, unpaid for 3 weeks, take second jobs to feed their kids. Jeff Bezos texts his mistress WHAT?!? https://t.co/VmMPkt1JRw

Online 'puppy scams' are on the rise. So, how do you protect loved ones from barking up the wrong tree? If your new best friend looks suspiciously like that viral video you saw last week, *don’t* Venmo $2k to an anonymous account called @ScoobyDo4You. https://t.co/j48dGjpA3t

How do you know when you've really made it? When you become a Spotify genre. Kudos to Ellen -- up there with 'comedy,' 'romance,' and 'pop culture.' https://t.co/icPhMHIo5o