No one wants to spend their hard-earned money on a dud product, so we’ll seek advice from strangers. Online reviews can help – but often lead us down the wrong path.
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate online world has always existed.
There has been quite a bit of research on online product reviews that try to sway consumer sentiment, but new research looks at reviews that are instead a form of entertainment.
Koki Ho, Georgia Institute of Technology and Mariel Borowitz, Georgia Institute of Technology
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel, repair and even replace them in orbit.
Burn Book is is a witty and engaging account of the rise (and often fall) of internet companies and the often dysfunctional talents behind them, told by an exceptionally well-connected outsider.
Organizations may gain an advantage by not investing in worker health, instead simply replacing burned-out employees with new ones in order to ensure a supply of healthy employees.
A new parliamentary committee will look into how social media operates in Australia, including how children access it. Regulating the industry won’t be easy.
It’s tempting to see this trend as a sign of the times. But the biggest book publishers started changing their approach only once they realized they were leaving money on the table.