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>"Kyle Rittenhouse, awaiting trial for killing two protesters, is a hero on parts of YouTube."
>"Kyle Rittenhouse, awaiting trial for killing two protesters, is a hero on parts of YouTube."
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>"Can social media users ever hope to escape Facebook’s gravity well? Hong Kong’s MeWe craze offers revealing clues."
>"Can social media users ever hope to escape Facebook’s gravity well? Hong Kong’s MeWe craze offers revealing clues."
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Popular video messaging app TikTok may be “a data collection service disguised as social media” that requires greater scrutiny by Australian users, the deputy chair of the Foreign Interference through Social Media inquiry has _...Read More_
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Popular video messaging app TikTok may be “a data collection service disguised as social media” that requires greater scrutiny by Australian users, the deputy chair of the Foreign Interference through Social Media inquiry has _...Read More_
Isn't the same true with Facebook? They all collect horrendous amounts of data from their users.
Isn't the same true with Facebook? They all collect horrendous amounts of data from their users.
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"Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign. Twitter said it removed 936 accounts it said were being used to “sow political discord in Hong Kong”. _...Read More_
"Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign. Twitter said it removed 936 accounts it said were being used to “sow political discord in Hong Kong”. _...Read More_
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"The algorithmic logic of the internet has begun to extend to the suburbs and rural areas the kinds of organizing capabilities that used to only be possible through the city’s density. What this means depends on the makeup of those suburbs, _...Read More_
"The algorithmic logic of the internet has begun to extend to the suburbs and rural areas the kinds of organizing capabilities that used to only be possible through the city’s density. What this means depends on the makeup of those suburbs, _...Read More_
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"How the fantasies of the TV era created the disaster of social media" "Social media was built on TV culture’s fantasy that ever-greater “connectivity” would perfect democracy and bring harmony. This fantasy is now dashed to pieces. But _...Read More_
"How the fantasies of the TV era created the disaster of social media" "Social media was built on TV culture’s fantasy that ever-greater “connectivity” would perfect democracy and bring harmony. This fantasy is now dashed to pieces. But _...Read More_
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“These “journeys” happen through physical spaces, but today, marketing journeys are often more internally focused. As HelloFresh’s VP of Marketing, Matt Fitzgerald, puts it, “we’re living in the ‘golden age of being at home.’”
“These “journeys” happen through physical spaces, but today, marketing journeys are often more internally focused. As HelloFresh’s VP of Marketing, Matt Fitzgerald, puts it, “we’re living in the ‘golden age of being at home.’”
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Revisiting Rob Horning’s Authenticity as Service: “The discourse of authenticity espoused by marketers posits a pretend space untouched by capitalism where social relations are “real” instead of mercenary. Since all interactions under _...Read More_
Revisiting Rob Horning’s Authenticity as Service: “The discourse of authenticity espoused by marketers posits a pretend space untouched by capitalism where social relations are “real” instead of mercenary. Since all interactions under _...Read More_
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"... the influencers bed down amidst the gorgeous flowers to peddle Campbell’s Soup, women’s clothing (rompers are a favorite), acrylic fingernails, cell phone cases, and M&M’s."
"... the influencers bed down amidst the gorgeous flowers to peddle Campbell’s Soup, women’s clothing (rompers are a favorite), acrylic fingernails, cell phone cases, and M&M’s."
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Kind of a weird form of autonomous capitalism? Like a more individualized version of social media that is less about the platform's control over content and more of the network as a host. Patreon but for Instagram
Kind of a weird form of autonomous capitalism? Like a more individualized version of social media that is less about the platform's control over content and more of the network as a host. Patreon but for Instagram
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An interesting conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, theorist/author of fascinating books that define cyberpunk. Rushkoff speaks plainly on present challenges - complex technologies built on language, the algorithm, and human-centered values. _...Read More_
An interesting conversation with Douglas Rushkoff, theorist/author of fascinating books that define cyberpunk. Rushkoff speaks plainly on present challenges - complex technologies built on language, the algorithm, and human-centered values. _...Read More_
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"Bots don’t care what they share, but our very humanness—craving that which shocks and disgusts the most—may be our undoing online."
"Bots don’t care what they share, but our very humanness—craving that which shocks and disgusts the most—may be our undoing online."
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An interesting quote about charging users: ‘payment better aligns the incentives of the platform with those of its users.’ Its all about incentives.
An interesting quote about charging users: ‘payment better aligns the incentives of the platform with those of its users.’ Its all about incentives.
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Love a profile that can personalize the weird, zero-accountability place internet business models are in now. This guy is so unlikable, so hypocritical, so RICH
Love a profile that can personalize the weird, zero-accountability place internet business models are in now. This guy is so unlikable, so hypocritical, so RICH