Media
That TikTok video
How do we deal with viral videos that can put "things you can never unseen" into the social media feeds of every user of a platform?
Seamus Byrne
Founder and Head of Content at Byteside. Brings two decades of experience covering tech, digital culture, and their impacts on society.
Media
Twitch just became the best Watch Party tool around
Even if you don't care about trying to build an audience, this is a great tool for just sharing a show and hanging out with friends.
Byteside Podcast
Australia vs Facebook & Google
This week, Nic and Seamus talk about the battle over digital ad revenues and the effort to demand Facebook and Google give money to the media industry.
The value of uninformed consent
Everyone thought they were getting free services in exchange for ads. But if the depth of the tracking involved was truly known to make the ads so good, would we really have agreed at the start?
Digital culture is culture
The impacts of the digital world upon every day culture have never been greater. It's time to treat them that way.
Games
D&D's latest rules expansion gives the race overhaul fans have been waiting for
D&D announced its latest rulebook release, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything. The biggest expansion of options for the game in three years.
Byteside Podcast
Apple vs Epic vs Batman's eye makeup
Apple and the company that makes the Unreal Engine and Fortnite (yes, Epic) at war, plus DC Fundome and the future of digital events!
Games
Inside ESO Stonethorn with Mike Finnigan
With the latest dungeon DLC, Stonethorn, added to the game, Bethesda offered us a chat with Mike Finnigan, the Lead Encounter Designer.
The End Of Infinite
Like the infinite scroll, every media form keeps chasing the ability to keep us in neverending flow of content.
Byteside Podcast
Who really wins in the search war?
This week we touch on Google's Aussie fight, old school gaming, Lovecraft Country, Microsoft Flight Simulator and plenty more. Hit it!
Business
High stakes lawsuits
Epic v Apple is a very big deal.
High Resolution
Inside League of Geeks with Blake Mizzi & Lisy Kane
This week's show features two leading lights from the League of Geeks, co-founder and design director Blake Mizz and lead producer Lisy Kane.