@charles-ball.bsky.social
The users ARE the product. They are not customers. This is what the media seems to get wrong, time and again.
January 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The users ARE the product. They are not customers. This is what the media seems to get wrong, time and again.
As if on cue:
Meta ends fact checks, will adopt X-style ‘community notes’ in Trump era
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg ends fact-checking on Facebook and Instagram in favor of community notes, calling the recent election “a cultural tipping point.”
www.washingtonpost.com
January 7, 2025 at 2:03 PM
As if on cue:
Another side of this is that regionality has all but disappeared. It's a global problem now.
January 7, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Another side of this is that regionality has all but disappeared. It's a global problem now.
For the average Joe, changing the size or placement of a button on a webpage/mobile app is no big thing, right? For a smart analyst, it can mean a whole lot more. Thats the thing. It is that level of manipulation of the everyman that has led us here.
January 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
For the average Joe, changing the size or placement of a button on a webpage/mobile app is no big thing, right? For a smart analyst, it can mean a whole lot more. Thats the thing. It is that level of manipulation of the everyman that has led us here.
Thing is, I don't think the average person knows how bad it is. Most of the REALLY bad stuff is going on behind the scenes. I am always afraid of being labeled a conspiracist, but I have seen enough of the tech that goes into the tracking - the manipulation of the perception of the customer/product.
January 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Thing is, I don't think the average person knows how bad it is. Most of the REALLY bad stuff is going on behind the scenes. I am always afraid of being labeled a conspiracist, but I have seen enough of the tech that goes into the tracking - the manipulation of the perception of the customer/product.
I mean....He wasn't lying ;-)
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
I mean....He wasn't lying ;-)
Danica Patrick is TRASH - I took my then ten-year old kid to meet her at a race years ago, and she refused to say hello to him (We even had pit passes) because she didn't "do that" before a race.
November 18, 2024 at 12:26 AM
Danica Patrick is TRASH - I took my then ten-year old kid to meet her at a race years ago, and she refused to say hello to him (We even had pit passes) because she didn't "do that" before a race.
This picture makes me JEALOUS
a cartoon character says lucky in front of futurama
ALT: a cartoon character says lucky in front of futurama
media.tenor.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:18 AM
This picture makes me JEALOUS