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Monthly Archives: oktober 2018

This Is How We Radicalized The World

Sterk stuk op Buzzfeed: Populist leaders and the legions of influencers riding their wave know they can create filter bubbles inside of platforms like Facebook or YouTube that promise a safer time, one that never existed in the first place, before the protests, the violence, the cascading crises, and endless news cycles.

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The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What We Expected

The New York Times: Lower-income teenagers spend an average of eight hours and seven minutes a day using screens for entertainment, while higher income peers spend five hours and 42 minutes. En: “People in this region of the world understand that the real thing is everything that’s happening around big data, AI, and that is […]

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On Social Media, No Answers for Hate

The New York Times: Instagram, which was created as a site for people to share curated photos of their food, adorable pets and cute children, has largely avoided scrutiny over disinformation and hate content — especially when compared with its parent, Facebook. But social media researchers said that the site had over the last year […]

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‘Ik ben op de grenzen van het ondernemerschap gebotst’

Ontzettend schoon interview met Jeroen Meus in De Tijd: Iedereen mag zeggen dat ik gefaald heb. Maar ik heb wel geprobeerd, ik heb geen massagraf achtergelaten. En zelf werk ik keihard. Bloedeerlijk ook: Ik ben op de grenzen van ondernemerschap gebotst. Ik ben creatief, maar over kapitaalinjecties, FTE’s, ebitda en herinvesteringen weet ik niet genoeg […]

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Twitter to remove ‘like’ tool in a bid to improve the quality of debate

Ze zijn in silicon valley toch echt wel de prioriteit-pedalen kwijt: Founder Jack Dorsey last week admitted at a Twitter event that he was not a fan of the heart-shaped button and that it would be getting rid of it “soon”.

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‘Dit gaat bloedig worden. Heel bloedig’

Wat een schrikwekkend artikel over de Braziliaanse verkiezingen in De Groene Amsterdammer: Hoe kan het dat ruim de helft van de Braziliaanse kiezers op een antidemocratische, racistische, misogyne ophitser als Jair Bolsonaro gaat stemmen? De haat tegen de rode PT is het gaan winnen van de afkeer van Bolsonaro. Want als je ziet wat die […]

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This Is Marketing: You Can’t Be Seen Until You Learn to See

Op 13 november komt het nieuwe boek van Seth Godin uit! Dat is iets wat ik onmiddelijk vooruitbestel voor op de Kindle.

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Microplastics found in 90 percent of table salt

National Geographic: The new study estimates that the average adult consumes approximately 2,000 microplastics per year through salt.

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Apps Installed On Millions Of Android Phones Tracked User Behavior To Execute A Multimillion-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme

Journalistiek werk van Buzzfeed: A BuzzFeed News investigation uncovered a sophisticated ad fraud scheme involving more than 125 Android apps and websites, some of which were targeted at kids.

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Remember Bookmarks?

Steve Rousseau op Digg: Everyone is trying to get you to pay attention to everything all the time. Not because anything of it is interesting or worth your actual attention, but because your attention is worth something to them. Hij heeft meer dan een punt. Het is de reden waarom ik steeds meer terugval op […]

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