TikTok Eyes $17.5 Billion Shopping Business on Amazon’s Turf – Bloomberg
ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok aims to grow the size of its US e-commerce business tenfold to as much as $17.5 billion… read more
You have one life. Do you really want to spend it looking at your phone? – The Guardian
There are many reasons that we’re tethered to our phones, but the one that I find the most infuriating is… read more
Constant Companion: A Week in the Life of a Young Person’s Smartphone Use – Common Sense
Our research aimed to address the following questions: How much time are preadolescents and adolescents spending on their smartphones? Which… read more
How Your Attention Is Auctioned Off to Advertisers – The Markup
Short article / infographic demonstrating how advertisers bid in real-time for your attention using categories obtained through hidden surveillance architectures:… read more
A Unique Experiment That Could Make Social Media Better – Wired
Here’s how our study, which launches later this year, will work: Over three months, we will repeatedly ask participants about… read more
Down with Metrics: The Exquisite Joys of an Unquantifiable Life – The Realists
The point of this post is to say that there is value in a private life, in unseen, unshared moments…. read more
The case for banning children from social media – The New Yorker
How you feel about all this will likely come down to whether you believe that social-media platforms are addictive products—like… read more
Audi, Mars, Nespresso Embrace Ad Effectiveness With New Attention Metrics – AdWeek
For years, programmatic advertising has promised to use the power of data and technology to make media buying more efficient…. read more
You can trick your brain into using your phone less – PopSci
“The companies that create these apps have a vested interest in you using them,” says Rosen. “They hire psychologists and… read more
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Invisibly acts as a personal data broker to enable users to tailor personalization algorithms and monetize their behavioral surplus. https://www.invisibly.com/home… read more