Thread on how outrage cycles are often due to deliberate (or intuitive) attempts to gain the most crucial resource: attention.https://twitter.com/SwiftOnSecurity/status/896794203182821377 …
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What to not amplify and reward with more attention, and what deserves public attention is one of the trickiest calculations in digital age.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Richard Gay
I do talk about how attention is a crucial resource and do conceptual analyses in my book. http://www.twitterandteargas.org .https://twitter.com/willbonds/status/896810309175971840 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Michael Landis
They'll keep doing this—especially in college towns. How to respond most effectively is not as simple as some think.https://twitter.com/drmichaellandis/status/896812623563501569 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Hannah
Almost all publications do a bit of this; but some pubs and authors specialize in getting hate-clicked for $$$.https://twitter.com/story645/status/896817911473504256 …
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