Tag Archive for: socialmedia

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Social media is getting better for corporations

Social media isn’t as social as it used to be. As I write, CEOs of major social sites are testifying before Congress about their seeming unwillingness to make their platforms less addictive and toxic for minors and why their algorithms favor…
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Will tech be forced to pay its fair share?

Two separate actions—one a US lawsuit and the other a Canadian law—begin to inject some sanity into issues of ownership, copyright, and technology’s relationship with each. Canada’s Online News Act, effective at the end of this year,…
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‘Everyday People Doing Everyday Things’ Videos

Has anyone found their family (kids in particular), friends, or themselves interested in watching videos of everyday people doing everyday things lately? Nothing spectacular, like professional sports or performances, but simple or routine activities?…
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The Cheese Tax

I’ve noticed a lot of marketing has adopted heavier tones in response to society’s most important and critical topics of conversation: mental health, social/environmental responsibility, safety, and exploration using technology to do more…
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The impact of confirmation bias on decision making

The other day I was watching a YouTube video, which depicted various “mind traps” that affect how we see the world. Mind traps in the world of psychology are called cognitive distortions, aka ways our brain can trick us into a false reality.…
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Shared experiences – still a staple to our culture?

Two events in the world of sports last month prompted me to think about the role shared experiences play in our lives, and specifically in a remote work environment these days. The first was the release of Super Bowl ads (in full or as teasers)…
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The beautiful chaos has given us some entertainment the past few weeks. Some of my favorite stories:

Grifters gonna grift-the fraud of FTX and over a million customers left hanging. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63624894Not many people like Zuck’s version of the metaverse. Shocking, I know. But hey, Roblox is rocking over 200 million…