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The way Instagram keeps you hooked
I once deleted Instagram from my smartphone in an attempt to minimalize the time wasted on social media. Over the next few days, I found myself...
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Those who`ve read The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy know about the Babel Fish: A fish that, when placed in your ear, instantly translates all foreign...
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“Social media causes depression”. “Teens should not make use of social media”. We hear a lot of these negative statements about social media these days. Is...
Continue reading...How the iPhone changed the world
On 9 januari 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone on stage at the Macworld conference with the words: “every once in a while, a revolutionary product...
Continue reading...How YouTube determines what videos you watch
Do you ever watch YouTube for a long period of time and then suddenly find yourself watching “Top 10 frog sounds”, or some other random video...
Continue reading...How Uber grows without making profit
In the year 2009, Uber was founded in San Francisco by Garett Camp. Now, twelve years later, Uber is valuated at around 91 billion USD and...
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Influencing Elections: The Cambridge Analytica scandal.
You may have heard of the name Cambridge Analytica. The British consulting firm filed for bankruptcy in 2018, after being caught up in a massive scandal...
Continue reading...Paying for promotion: How do targeted ads work?
It`s almost scary: You research the internet to see what vacuum cleaner to buy, and the next day all the advertisements you see are about different...
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