John Herrman
The New York Times
New York, NY, United States
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Past articles by John:
The Secret to a Better Internet? Post Less, Chat More.
One of the web’s oldest functions remains one of its most powerful and promising. → Read More
Quitting Your Job Never Looked So Fun
Workers across social media are enjoying the vicarious thrill of chewing out a terrible boss. Some are even doing it. → Read More
Twitter Is Stuck With Itself, Too
The most stubborn social network admits defeat, retires Fleets. → Read More
Can Fake Accounts Save the Internet?
Reconsidering pseudonymity and what it means to “be yourself” online. → Read More
Dogecoin Went Wild in 2021. Here's What It Taught Us.
Created as a cryptocurrency parody in 2013, Dogecoin languished for years. Then, in 2021, it went absolutely wild. What have its holders learned? → Read More
Feeling Stuck on Twitter and Facebook? So Is Everyone Else.
Our complicated relationship with social media might be simpler than it feels. Just remember how it started. → Read More
The Great Amazon Flip-a-Thon
New firms are raising billions of dollars to buy up popular Amazon listings, minting millionaires along the way. Here’s how it works. → Read More
What, Exactly, Is Amazon Web Services?
Andy Jassy, the successor to Jeff Bezos, was already running the company’s most profitable business. → Read More
Is There a Secret to Success on Instagram?
It depends on what you mean by “secret,” and also “success.” → Read More
Donald Trump's Twitter: What Happened?
“I’m going to be very restrained, if I use it at all,” Donald Trump told us in 2016. Something else happened. → Read More
What Does Amazon Know About Your Thanksgiving Groceries?
Customers and sellers have relied on star ratings for decades, but the review system appears to have met its match: “Yellow Onion (Brands May Vary).” → Read More
What Does the MAGA Hat Mean After Trump's Defeat?
Millions of Americans put them on during President Trump’s first campaign. Will they ever take them off? → Read More
TikTok and WeChat: What They Tell Us About the Global Internet
Banned apps, nefarious theories, trade wars, voiceless users. The case of TikTok isn’t news to most of the world. → Read More
Inside the Social World of Shift-Scheduling Apps
There’s no such thing as remote restaurant work. But there is HotSchedules. → Read More
Summer Recreation? It’s Backordered
Americans seeking outdoor getaways in the pandemic bought up all the pools, tents, kayaks and trampolines. → Read More
Amazon’s Big Breakdown
The pandemic briefly brought the Everything Store to its knees — by prematurely bringing about a future it has long been planning for. → Read More
The Buy-Nothing Work From Home Setup
Whether you are working, looking for work or simply absorbing a new reality, you should be comfortable. Here’s how to do it with stuff you may already have. → Read More
Nextdoor Pivots to Neighborliness
Homebound city dwellers are turning to a neighborhood app to connect, organize and help each other without risking physical contact. → Read More
Wait … How Do We Live Together?
We’re all together now. → Read More
Vine Made the Internet Fall in Love With Short Videos
Now that they’re everywhere, is it time for Vine to make a comeback? The founder of Byte hopes so. → Read More