Meta’s decision to charge users for an ad-free experience still requires that people have their information collected.
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Attention is a limited resource and the sports leagues face a long list of competing choices for viewers. The NBA is trying to pull in more viewers this year with its new In-Season Tournament.
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants the world to be more “open and connected”, but his decision to block archiving the company’s social media content argues otherwise.
Lateral reading, self-nudging and a persistent refusal to feed the trolls are some of the ways one can better manage information.
Small design decisions by big tech companies can play a role in directing our attention.
Neurotechnology could mean law firms soon track ‘billable units of attention’ rather than billable hours.
Organic appeal and reach still trump advertising spending when it comes to digital engagement by parties and individual politicians.
Increasingly outlandish gender reveal parties align perfectly with the values of an economy that’s always scrolling for the next best thing.
Hundreds of jobs are at risk and the quality of news is under threat as New Zealand’s broadcasting media face closures, sales and restructuring in the biggest overhaul in a decade.
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
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Cognitive scientist, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, Kennesaw State University
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Lecturer in Brain-Computer Interfaces, University of Essex
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Assistant Professor, Neoma Business School
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Professor of Education and (by courtesy) History, Stanford University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Workday Professor of Technology and Society, Trinity College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer, Co-Director Research Centre for Journalism, Media & Democracy, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Law, McGill University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Auckland University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Sport Management, Brock University
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Director, Center for Adaptive Rationality, Max Planck Institute for Human Development
