#online-behavior

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Online marketing
fromMakeUseOf
1 day ago

No, it's not your microphone - this is how advertisers know what you want

Advertisers use data from your online behavior, not microphone recordings, to deliver targeted ads accurately.
#social-media
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren't passive - they've simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a more deliberate choice than most people who post every day have ever thought to make - Silicon Canals

Deliberate non-participation on social media can be a psychologically aware choice, as most users are 'lurkers' who consume content without engaging.
Social media marketing
fromSilicon Canals
6 days ago

Psychology suggests people who browse social media but never post or comment aren't passive - they've simply opted out of the performance while retaining access to the information, which is a more deliberate choice than most people who post every day have ever thought to make - Silicon Canals

Deliberate non-participation on social media can be a psychologically aware choice, as most users are 'lurkers' who consume content without engaging.
fromForbes
1 month ago

A Test That Reveals Your 'Online Persona' - Created By A Psychologist

Every filtered image, carefully worded caption and strategic "silent period" reveals something deeper than just your preference: it reveals motive. Psychologically, your digital behavior maps onto enduring patterns of identity formation, impression management and social comparison.
Digital life
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 months ago

When Moods Go Viral

Emotional contagion online shifts moods, narrows perspectives, and strains relationships through repeated exposure to emotionally charged digital content.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Asking Eric: Should I alert my brother that everyone can see what he's doing on social media?

My brother and I are both in our late 60s. We're close, and I consider his wife a good friend of mine. I discovered that my brother is engaging in some pretty questionable interactions on the social feed Threads. He's been replying to quite a few posts by barely clothed women, complimenting them, saying he would like to date them, and asking them to DM him. Putting ethics aside, I am concerned that these posts will somehow reach his wife, or his two adult children.
Relationships
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
5 months ago

Is Trolling a Cry for Attachment?

Trolling can operate as a perverse attempt to gain social inclusion by provoking others to symbolically say "No", enabling entry into community.
from24/7 Wall St.
6 months ago

BSTZ vs QQQX For Income Seeking Retirees

The Baby Boomer generation has an unusual relationship with technology. Due to the huge strides made with digital technology, computers, smart phones, A.I., and all other associated telecommunications and information processing they entail, there is a somewhat unfair stereotype that a majority of seniors are Luddites and still living exclusively in the analog realm. Besides the fact that most of the people who built the current architecture,
Tech industry
fromThe Atlantic
7 months ago

The Power of Politeness

Robert Heinlein's assertion from 1982 highlights that a dying culture exhibits personal rudeness, noting a significant loss of politeness and gentle manners, more telling than riots.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
11 months ago

How We Can Make the Internet Helpful Again

Taking back our Internet, and making it useful again, is possible. But it is going to take some work. Similar to how we have to decide what food to put in our body, or how museums decide what to display, each of us needs to become curators of the information and sources we rely upon online.
Media industry
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