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24 wrz 2020 · “The Hype Machine,” a book by MIT Professor Sinan Aral, examines the dynamics of social media and suggests ways to prevent online information from exacerbating falsehood, polarization, and social tension.
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8 paź 2019 · Some perspective on how fast and profound these rapid changes are. The percentage of US adults who use social media increased from 5% in 2005 to 79% in 2019. Even on a global stage the speed of diffusion is striking: Facebook surged from covering around 1.5% of the world population in 2008, to around 30% in 2018.
30 wrz 2020 · Along with the benefits of easy connectivity and increased information, social media has also become a vehicle for disinformation and political attacks from beyond sovereign borders.
24 wrz 2020 · Why social media has changed the world—and how to fix it. by Peter Dizikes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. “Social media disrupts our elections, our economy, and our health,” says Aral, who is the David Austin Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Credit: M. Scott Brauer.
7 kwi 2016 · Here are six observations and predictions for the way social media is changing the world from experts from the Global Agenda Council. 1. Across industries, social media is going from a “nice to have” to an essential component of any business strategy.
24 wrz 2020 · In “The Hype Machine,” published this month by Currency, a Random House imprint, Aral details why social media platforms have become so successful yet so problematic, and suggests ways to improve them.
20 wrz 2019 · A 2018 Common Sense Media report found that 81 percent of teens use social media, and more than a third report using social media sites multiple times an hour. These statistics have risen dramatically over the past six years, likely driven by increased access to mobile devices.
