Category Archives: Twitter

Made You Look! Advertising and the New Attention Economy

Posted on December 19, 2020 by dinosossi

By Dino Sossi https://dinosossi.wordpress.com/2020/12/19/hey-you-look-over-here-advertising-and-the-dawn-of-the-attention-economy/ Figure #1 – Taste the difference? (Bond, 2020) Why do we have advertising? Paying for content via advertisements is a relatively recent phenomenon. In his important and timely book The Attention Merchants (20106), author Tim Wu … Continue reading →

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Sharp Tweets-Would Trump Be President Without Twitter?

Posted on February 1, 2020 by dinosossi

By Dino Sossi (updated November 4, 2020) https://dinosossi.wordpress.com/2020/02/01/negative-repercussions-would-trump-be-president-without-twitter/ Figure #1 – “Would ya just watch the hair?” (image–University of South Australia, 2019; quote–Saturday Night Fever) You may have disliked the final results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election or even … Continue reading →

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