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
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 6 hours 43 minutes
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episode 1: We’re back this week!
A new season of Why’d You Push That Button? is coming May 15th! Ashley Carman of The Verge and Kaitlyn Tiffany of The Goods by Vox will explore more of the tiny decisions that technology forces us to make, like why iPhone users judge people with green bubbles in iMessage; why people use anonymous online accounts; and why anyone would promote a tweet. Also, in a special three-part series, Ashley and Kaitlyn will explore the choices we have to make when it comes to death and the internet...
episode 1: Why do iPhone users judge people with green text bubbles?
Ashley and Kaitlyn talk to experts and users about how Apple's design and color choice in iMessage can cause rifts in relationships.
episode 2: Why do you promote your tweets?
Promoting a tweet has been a tool for brands, influencers, and entrepreneurs to spread their message, but why do regular users promote their tweets?
episode 3: Why are you anonymous online?
Ashley and Kaitlyn talk to users who feel the need to keep their personal life out of their Instagram accounts.
episode 4: Does deleting Instagram make you happier?
Kaitlyn deactivates her Instagram account to try and feel happier. Does it actually work?
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?
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.
episode 7: Death Online: When celebrities die
Ashley and Kaitlyn analyze why people flock to Twitter after a celebrity dies.
episode 8: Is auto-replying ruining email?
Do you use Gmail's "smart reply" feature when answering emails?
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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