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. Jede Woche gibt es eine neue Folge dieses Podcasts.

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Coming soon: Why'd You Push That Button?


Why’d You Push That Button? is a podcast about the choices technology forces us to make, featuring interviews with consumers, developers, friends, and strangers. Hosted by The Verge’s Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany, Why’d You Push That Button? asks the hard, weird, occasionally dumb questions about how your tiny tech decisions impact your social life.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices


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 October 11, 2017  1m
 
 

episode 1: Why do you Super Like people on Tinder?


Ashley and Kaitlyn try to answer the question of why someone would use the “Super Like” feature on Tinder’s dating app.


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 October 17, 2017  29m
 
 

episode 2: Why do you turn on read receipts?


Here it is! The second episode of a new Verge podcast called Why’d You Push That Button. On this show, my colleague, Circuit Breaker’s Ashley Carman, and me, the Culture section’s most self-indulgent blogger, talk about all the tiny decisions your gadgets and apps force you to make every day. All day, every day, we’re pushing buttons and thinking about the intended or unintended consequences...


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 October 24, 2017  23m
 
 

episode 3: Why do you like celebrity photos on Instagram?


We aren't stopping here at Why'd You Push That Button? HQ, aka The Verge's offices. We've still got more episodes, and this week, we're asking: why do you like celebrity photos on Instagram? This question might sound familiar if you're a Verge reader. I asked it months ago in this iconic post: "Why did my boyfriend like Emily Ratajkowski's butt on Instagram?" We now have the definitive, audio version of the article. We're going to get through it together as a family...


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 October 31, 2017  27m
 
 

episode 4: Why do you share streaming service passwords?


Ashley and Kaitlyn discuss sharing passwords with friends and family for accessing subscription services.


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 November 7, 2017  22m
 
 

episode 5: Why do you stalk people on Venmo?


Kaitlyn and Ashley discuss Venmo’s public activity feed. Some people never look at it; some people scroll through it during their daily commute, inexplicably curious about why their friends are exchanging money.


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 November 14, 2017  31m
 
 

episode 6: Why do you rewatch your own Instagram stories?


Ashley and Kaitlyn want to know why people rewatch their own Instagram stories and obsessively check who's viewed them.


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 November 28, 2017  34m
 
 

episode 7: How do you send nudes?


75426645.mp3 Sending a naked photo of yourself doesn't need to be complicated, but with hundreds of thousands of messaging apps to choose from, deciding how to send that nude can require some thought.


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 December 5, 2017  34m
 
 

episode 8: Why do you hold on to text threads?


How do you decide to delete or save text threads from friends, family, or significant others?


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 December 12, 2017  38m
 
 

episode 9: Why do you share your location?


Kaitlyn and Ashley ask why you share your location. Do you share with your boyfriend? Does your mom make you do it?


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 December 19, 2017  31m
 
 
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