YouTubers Frustrated By Site’s Anti-Piracy Policies Are Being a Little Naive
Twenty, thirty, even forty years ago, piracy of movies was something done relatively quietly between trusted suppliers, friends and family. With the rise of the Internet, however, discussion of how to obtain movies without paying for them was opened up to the masses. Sometime around 2010, the massive success of YouTube and social media tore away any remaining mystique, with a new and seemingly oblivious generation openly flaunting...
5 best practices for using open source community leaderboards
It takes a community of people with varying skill sets and expertise to build open source software. Leaderboards have become a way for open source communities to track progress and showcase and celebrate top-performing contributors. If leaderboards are done right, they can increase participation, motivate contributors with gamification, and enhance the community. But leaderboards can also have adverse outcomes—including discouraging...
