what is Social Media doing to us?
Articles about social media platforms and their effects on society.
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what is Social Media doing to us?
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The TikTok War: Why High School & College Kids Are Getting The Wrong Information about Hamas & Israel
I spent the weekend trying to reverse engineer the TikTok algorithm, as I am convinced this is the reason we're losing the information war with high school & college students.
Jeff Morris Jr.x.comwow. this is a very serious problem.
The Twitter exodus is going to a digital realm, new to many, called the Fediverse - a “federated universe” of healthy connections — THE ALTERNATIVE
The Alternativethealternative.org.uk
Shitty retention is ubiquitous
First, perhaps obvious, but no wonder retention in mobile products is terrible. I’ve often written about these benchmarks for retention:
When you reflect... See more
First, perhaps obvious, but no wonder retention in mobile products is terrible. I’ve often written about these benchmarks for retention:
- daily retention of consumer apps: D1/D7/D28 of 60/30/15
- the % of active users — that is, DAU/registered — should be 25%
- or, for consumer/SMB subscription: M12 of >30%
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How Novelty Effects and Dopamine Culture Rule the Tech Industry
But if some shadowy global elite really wanted to keep a population docile, impotent, and entertained, what better tool could they ask for than the iPhone?
Chris Rudzki • Playing With Guns
frenetic aimlesness
Social media algorithms identify our politics and then shepherd us into a hermetically sealed bubble, framing our worldview through a window of rage and extremism.
Scott Galloway • No Mercy / No Malice
A 2021 study revealed that nearly two-thirds of people surveyed believed life was better before social-media platforms, and 42 percent of Gen Z respondents said they felt addicted to social media and couldn’t stop if they tried, even though ‘depressed,’ ‘angry,’ and ‘alone’ were the most common words they associated with Facebook, while ‘missing... See more