--- title: "Social Media Roundup: How Algorithms Are Invading the Workplace" id: "26105" type: "post" slug: "social-media-roundup-how-algorithms-are-invading-the-workplace" published_at: "2014-11-19T20:53:08+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-16T13:05:13+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/11/19/social-media-roundup-how-algorithms-are-invading-the-workplace/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2014/11/19/social-media-roundup-how-algorithms-are-invading-the-workplace.md" excerpt: "Could we all eventually be taking orders from finely tuned computer algorithms? One tech writer explores the possibility. Plus: It's time to start a diary." taxonomy_category: - "Marketing / Communications" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Algorithms" - "AssociationsNow" - "Social Media" - "Technology" - "Workplace" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "C-Level" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Association Professionals" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Social Media Roundup: How Algorithms Are Invading the Workplace Mathematical models play a big part in our daily lives: They fuel our searches, dictate the ads we see, and power our infrastructure. But could they also reside in the boss’s office? Take a peek at what the workplace of the future could look like in today’s Social Media Roundup. ### Your New Boss Could be an Algorithm https://twitter.com/DannyCrichton/status/534017326975578112 **Meet the new boss,** more mathematical than the old boss. *TechCrunch* contributor [Danny Crichton sees definite benefits of automating (opens in a new tab)](http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/16/meet-your-new-boss-mr-algorithm) many aspects of the workplace, despite the huge cultural shift it would bring to work environments. “It may seem weird that your human boss could be replaced by a computer, but that unfamiliarity is likely to be soothed by the freedom of the work that you will be able to do in the future,” he writes, describing a scenario in which workers can “cross marketplaces” to more easily tackle side projects or consulting gigs. But this automation-enabled freedom may have an all-too-human cost, as many industries have already learned. “Companies no longer account for their profits using rows of humans crunching numbers, and telephone operators are no longer a typical occurrence when we dial long-distance,” Crichton observes. “Up until now, automation has been far less common in white-collar and elite professions like medicine, law, banking, and consulting.” Hop aboard his train of thought, associations: What tasks in your organization could be completed by the deployment of a powerful algorithm? We may not be living in an automated world quite yet, but it’s a possibility worth considering sooner rather than later. For a deeper dive into the world of algorithms, [read Crichton’s full post here (opens in a new tab)](http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/16/meet-your-new-boss-mr-algorithm) . *(ht @[DannyCrichton (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/DannyCrichton/) )* ### If You Want to Remember It, Write It Down > Dear (Marketing) Diary: Why every cool (and good) marketer keeps a journal [http://t.co/ixqjYxhgc2 (opens in a new tab)](http://t.co/ixqjYxhgc2) > by @jj_samp [#assnchat (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/assnchat?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#sm4np (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/sm4np?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > [#smallbiz (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallbiz?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) > > — Incline Marketing (@InclineMktg) [November 14, 2014 (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/InclineMktg/status/533312164199940097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) If you’re looking to create the best content or to remember those great ideas that get forgotten just a few hours after they’re born, consider the old-fashioned strategy of writing things down. “What this does is build a habit that eventually becomes a lifestyle. Just as ‘being fit’ or ‘eating healthy’ doesn’t happen until you establish a routine of going to the gym daily or cutting out soda, ‘being a writer’ doesn’t happen until your daily writing habit is so ingrained that it becomes intuitive,” contributor JJ Samp [writes in a post for Business 2 Community (opens in a new tab)](http://www.business2community.com/content-marketing/dear-marketing-diary-marketers-keep-journal-01059979) . After all, as Samp says, even incomplete thoughts and ideas “are some of the most valuable things you’ll produce.” Many big successes begin with a small idea! *(ht @[InclineMktg (opens in a new tab)](https://twitter.com/InclineMktg/) )* (RYGERSZEM/ThinkStock) [Morgan Little](https://associationsnow.com/author/morgan-little/) Morgan Little is a contributor to Associations Now. 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