Dennis Yu

Let the data guide you

Some random tweet of mine got 2,900 likes and 800 retweets. I could never have guessed it– it was nothing special. But that’s why you let the data guide your decision-making– not your own biased opinions. I’ve learned over the years that I’m a lousy winner-picker. So I let the algorithm do the work for […]

Did you know?

GoPro has a free app that generates snazzy video clips. This has nothing to do with having a GoPro. These are pictures and videos stitched together from my phone over the last 24 hours. Sharing 15-second stories and one-minute videos are so key to pleasing the Facebook algorithm. What do you think? Check it out, […]

Want to rank better on Google?

Stop playing tricks and listen to exactly what Google says its algorithm is looking for: What webmasters should know about Google’s core updates

A fascinating story of one man’s transformation into a right-wing radical.

The author uses this extreme example to blame YouTube’s attention-hungry algorithm for creating radicals of all types. If I watch videos of people eating bacon, the algo will recommend more videos of people eating bacon– SURPRISE! You can use this same line of logic in any algorithmically-driven system that makes recommendations. If you watch a […]