Why'd You Push That Button?

Why’d you like that celebrity photo on Instagram? Why’d you leave that restaurant review on Yelp? Why’d you text in lowercase, or turn on read receipts, or share your location? The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany ask the hard, weird, and occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.

https://www.theverge.com/whyd-you-push-that-button

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 35m. Bisher sind 54 Folge(n) erschienen. Dies ist ein wöchentlich erscheinender Podcast.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 6 hours 43 minutes

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Will virtual dates stick around after the pandemic?


Kaitlyn and Ashley talk to online daters and app makers about how they are adapting to virtual-only dating, and what features will stick around after the pandemic ends.


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 July 15, 2020  36m
 
 

episode 12: What does ‘being verified’ actually mean?


Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany wonder why people want to be verified on Twitter and what they’re willing to do to get the blue checkmark.


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 August 7, 2019  32m
 
 

episode 11: Why do you use Close Friends on Instagram?


Is Close Friends a product response to finstagrams? If so, are people using it?


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 July 31, 2019  30m
 
 

episode 10: Why you’ll never quit Amazon Prime


Recode’s Jason Del Rey explores the origins of Amazon Prime, why it’s so effective at keeping us locked into their ecosystem, and how it became the source of the company’s power.


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 July 29, 2019  13m
 
 

episode 10: What keeps people on Snapchat?


In the social media world, Instagram has dominated as the most used app in 2019, but what happened to Snapchat?


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 July 24, 2019  36m
 
 

episode 9: Why do you slide into someone's DMs?


Kaitlyn and Ashley interview people who found love in the DMs and others who didn't.


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 July 17, 2019  36m
 
 

episode 8: Is auto-replying ruining email?


Do you use Gmail's "smart reply" feature when answering emails?


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 July 10, 2019  33m
 
 

episode 7: Death Online: When celebrities die


Ashley and Kaitlyn analyze why people flock to Twitter after a celebrity dies.


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 June 26, 2019  39m
 
 

episode 6: Death Online: Mourning a robot


What happens when your robot friend dies? Ashley Carman explores the grieving community surrounding the short-lived social robot Jibo.


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 June 19, 2019  39m
 
 

episode 5: Death Online: Planning your digital afterlife


What’s going to happen to all of your tweets, Instagram photos, and emails when you die?


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 June 12, 2019  37m