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A very short introduction to the attention economy

January 5, 2021 Mehret Biruk1 Comment

Photo by Oleg Laptev on Unsplash A while back, I wrote a very lengthy and super detailed article on the attention economy: how and why big data is hijacking your mind. Honestly? Even I don’t read super long articles on the web anymore. I don’t have the attention span for it (Oops…) So, in all… Continue reading A very short introduction to the attention economy

Posted in AttentionTagged Attention Shoppers!, Centre for Humane Technology, digital detox, digital minimalism, digital wellness, life-tech balance, Mark Manson, Michael H. Goldhaber, social media data collection, the attention economy, The business model of the attention economy, Tristan Harris

On the Attention Economy: How and Why Big Data is Hijacking Your Mind

September 22, 2020January 5, 2021 Mehret Biruk6 Comments

Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash In 1997, Michael H. Goldhaber penned in Wired magazine, “the currency of the New Economy won't be money, but attention – A radical theory of value” [1]. The article was titled Attention Shoppers! Almost exactly a decade after Goldhaber’s “radical theory” on the attention economy, the first iPhone would… Continue reading On the Attention Economy: How and Why Big Data is Hijacking Your Mind

Posted in AttentionTagged addictive design, black lives matter, Centre for Humane Technology, human technology, Michael H. Goldhaber, mindful technology use, persuasive design, smartphone addiction, social media addiction, social media addiction by design, the attention economy, The Attention Merchants, The business model of the attention economy, the social dilemma, thriving in the attention economy, Tristan Harris

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