Tag: media platforms
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Portrait mode on the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones » Portrait mode, a major feature of the new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL smartphones, allows anyone to… more ›
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Why Facebook Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Buy tbh » Facebook announced it’s acquiring positivity-focused polling startup tbh and will allow it to operate somewhat independently with its own brand. tbh… more ›
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What Facebook Did to American Democracy » In the media world, as in so many other realms, there is a sharp discontinuity in the timeline: before the 2016 election, and… more ›
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“But if Facebook is bigger, newer, and weirder than a mere company, surely his trip is bigger, newer, and weirder than a mere presidential run. Maybe he’s doing research and… more ›
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The Silent Film Returns — on Social Media » The summer’s hottest destination for video entertainment is a U.K.-based social media brand called LADbible. In July alone, the viral clips… more ›
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Facebook’s war on free will » All the values that Silicon Valley professes are the values of the 60s. The big tech companies present themselves as platforms for personal liberation.… more ›
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Harry Styles is a Business, and Fangirls Are Buying It » The success of Harry Styles’s breakthrough performance in Christopher Nolan’s Dunkirk is no surprise, according to Dr. Francesca Coppa. more ›
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A Serf on Google’s Farm » An unintended effect of Google’s heavy-handed attempt to silence Barry Lynn and his Open Markets program at New America has been to shine a… more ›
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Disney’s Choice » While the “look-at-the-silly-millenials” genre tends to be a bit tiresome, the Wall Street Journal came up with a novel angle earlier this month: the TV antenna. more ›
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The Coming Battle for Long Attention Patterns » How do you decide how to spend your attention? Growing up in the ‘golden era’ of TV and print media in the… more ›