Why Social Media Addiction is a Bigger Problem Than You Think
http://www.computerworld.com/article/3014439/internet/social-media-addiction-is-a-bigger-problem-than-you-think.html
Tag Archives: Algorithm
“When a company makes your feed algorithmic it’s…
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“When a company makes your feed algorithmic, it’s the moment that you’re being squeezed as an asset,”
“In some way it’s worse than a loss of agency. It’s them reminding you that you’re not the owner, you’re the product. You do know that, right?”
http://www.wordyard.com/2016/03/17/its-the-moment-youre-being-squeezed-as-an-asset/
One final thought… I’m actually a fan…
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“…One final thought… I’m actually a fan of using algorithms to prioritize items in a queue. I just read an interesting post by a Twitter VC firm saying how great that was going to be for Twitter. But I think we all know the obvious truth which is that this is a revenue model. This algorithm isn’t about showing users the most relevant content. It’s about showing them the most relevant content PLUS any content that has been “boosted.” We stopped using Facebook for this very reason. We had thousands of followers but Facebook only showed our posts to a few hundred. If we wanted all of our followers to see a post we had to pay.”
http://blog.theoldreader.com/post/141859434694/instagram-unlevels-the-playing-field