Mark Coatney

Mark Coatney

San Francisco

I build new things. I started as the second employee of Time magazine’s new Website and grew it from a single, text-only webpage to a multimedia platform with millions of users.

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Today in Briefs: Must be the Money Edition

Hello, and Welcome 2 the Dawn. We're starting something new here at Rover--a daily look at some of the most interesting briefs people have made on the network. Listen at any of the links below, and let us know what you think! The Silent Hand: PE in Healthcare,...

Today in Briefs: Canadian Beef Edition

President Trump says he's breaking off all trade negotiations with Canada because someone in Canada ran an ad that accurately quoted Ronald Reagan. See, advertising really does influence people! Trump, Canada, & the Reagan Tariff Ad Examines the Canadian advertisement featuring Ronald Reagan and the immediate political reaction...

Today in Briefs: Ghost Cities Edition

Ghosts, both urban and of the dog variety, are on our minds today: The Feudal Future? Ghost Cities, Nomads & Power Dynamics Deconstruct the 'new feudalism' theory through the lens of remote work, real estate, and digital nomad communities. The SNAP Halt: Immediate Impact on US Households Examines...

To Fix the Internet, Design for Empathy

Everyone is focused on how to make our platforms less addictive. But maybe we should think about how to make them work to better understand ourselves. (Note: Welcome to our newsletter! We promise to have interesting, fresh and new thoughts as we go forward, but I'd like to...

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