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Rising Tide Rents and Robber Baron Rents

O'Reilly

Why is it that Google, a company once known for its distinctive “Do no evil” guideline, is now facing the same charges of “surveillance capitalism” as Facebook, a company that never made such claims? That’s exactly what Google, Amazon, and Meta are doing today. They start to collect robber baron rents.

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To understand the risks posed by AI, follow the money

O'Reilly

Degrading quality for higher profit It is instructive to consider how the algorithmic technologies that underpinned the aggregator platforms of old (think Amazon, Google and Facebook among others) initially deployed to benefit users, were eventually reprogrammed to increase profits for the platform. But it is far from alone.

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Mobile testing: Most critical scenarios you shouldn’t miss to test

Testsigma

Another research supported this conclusion by providing data that depicts 90% of the total internet time of the users is spent on mobile apps. For example, if you have a social media application, the app will have access to the status posting section or the section to upload photos, chats etc.

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Defusing propaganda feedback loops on the social web

O'Reilly

Knowing how that control happens, and how it fails, will help us to understand the breakdown of social media. In the world of social media especially, preserving the right and ability to pay attention is more valuable than preserving some abstract notion of “speech.” Here’s what’s happening when you hear that squeal.

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The 5 Most Underrated WebPageTest Features

MachMetrics

Google’s Web Vitals are a key group of metrics in web performance, so it makes sense to see where you rank using Google’s Lighthouse as well. However, it is equally important to test how your website performs on slower devices and internet connections, so this information is incredibly useful.

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Average Page Load Time in 2021

MachMetrics

With the latest introduction of the Core Web Vital section on GSC + upcoming Google’s core web vital update, site owners are forced to take note of their website speed and web vitals. Importance of page loading speed – Google checks your website load time and they like it as fast with a better user experience.

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Eye-Tracking In Mobile UX Research

Smashing Magazine

In the late 1990s, marketing and advertising agencies saw the potential of eye-tracking for the Internet and started using the technology to analyze how people consume content online. For instance, Nielsen’s research conducted in 2006 showed that people read content on the Internet in an F-shaped pattern.

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