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May 23, 2021

Weekly Tech Bytes - Consumer Tech reads

Article #1 - How Big Pharma Finds Sick Users on Facebook

Summary - Based on users' interests target drug personalized ads. Diabetes, Heartattack etc depending on the groups enrolled.

Article #2 - The secret tricks hidden inside restaurant menus

  • Font italic typeface conveys a perception of quality
  • Wine labeled with a difficult-to-read script was liked more by drinkers 
  • This is not just a pudding - Adding Indulgent Descriptions
  • The more description you have the higher the value of the item

Article #3 - Welcome to Good Faith

Internet poisoning is when someone spends so much time online that they come to believe that real life is as warped and strange as the internet

Article #4 - Machine Learning is a Marvelously Executed Scam

It’s still early days; technology is built upon iterative improvements


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