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The Attention Economy
“The attention economy is the brief focus on nearly any subject as algorithms focus on engagement,” says Jamie Cohen, Ph.D., an assistant professor of media studiesat City University of New York’s Queens College. “This, of course, results in the temporary uplift into mainstream media and a short marketable trend. On the other hand, the fangirl econ... See more
Sorry, Wall Street: Fangirls Run The Economy
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When we hear the phrase “attention economy,” we tend to associate it with social media companies, but the truth of the matter is that attracting the attention of potential employers and grant-making foundations is just as important and common as seeking YouTube subscribers.
David A. Banks • The City Authentic: How the Attention Economy Builds Urban America
When people typically talk about the attention economy, they’re referring to creators amassing the attention of an audience, and then, after they have the attention, they’re able to monetize that attention in all sorts of different ways...I think what’s really interesting about NFTs and some of the new creator economy products that are coming into ... See more
NFX • Li Jin on The Passion Economy & Its Hidden Currency
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For my purposes, the attention economy is as simple as the buying and selling of attention. There’s the micro, literal version of that, which is “engagement,” a measure of how much time someone spends in an app and how much they engage with it. But I think a broader definition of the attention economy is kind of like — as I personally experience i
... See moreJenny Odell • How to quit Facebook without quitting Facebook
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Most of this came to him in the mid-1980s, when Mr. Goldhaber, a former theoretical physicist, had a revelation. He was obsessed at the time with what he felt was an information glut — that there was simply more access to news, opinion and forms of entertainment than one could handle. His epiphany was this: One of the most finite resources in the w... See more
nytimes.com • Opinion | Michael Goldhaber, the Cassandra of the Internet Age - The New York Times
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REDEF ORIGINAL: The Attention Economy Crisis: The Future of Content, Commerce and Culture
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"The real scarcity isn’t content anymore. It’s attention."
Gaby Goldberg • Curators Are the New Creators
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Attention is a scarce commodity. Bezos told Higgins that attention was “the scarce commodity of the late 20th century.” It’s still the scarce commodity today, so his advice stands: “One of the ways that you can do that [capture attention] and it’s the way that we did it is by doing something new and innovative for the first time that actually has r... See more
Packy McCormick • Crypto Bezos
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