scottcowley
Re:Cognitive Ability and Vulnerability to Fake News
on Saturday February 10, 2018 @12:04PM (#16348163)
Related to this, there is probably a psychological effect at play where people want to be consistent with what they have said in the past (see Cialdini and consistency theories), so just the act of asking the research participants to articulate their feelings about the person dug themselves into a hole. Talk less and you don't have to entrench.
Re:Amazon guts affiliate program, cuts fees for electronics in half
on Friday February 24, 2017 @06:06PM (#13728774)
True, the goal isn't to kick back money, but the goal is to refer people to Amazon that wouldn't have purchased from there otherwise. They have good fraud detection systems in place to make sure that people aren't just using the affiliate program to give Amazon discounts to themselves, friends, family.
Ultimately Amazon does what every company does in some form or another as it scales--cut incentives, trim margins, increase on-site advertising, etc. It's one long life cycle game that plays out again and again.
Re:NYTimes: Yahoo Says 1B User Accounts Were Hacked
on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @05:52PM (#13180471)
The only thing I need a Yahoo account for is the yearly March Madness bracket. I'm hopeful the hackers can use it to make a better one that I could.
Re:Kardashian index: a measure of discrepant social media profile for ...
on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @04:21PM (#11347879)
Here's an example of the Kardashian index applied to the specific field of marketing academics: https://analyticdashboards.wordpress.com/2015/10/08/from-kar...
Credit: Koen Pauwels
Re:How CEO Anne Wojcicki Turned 23andMe Around After Falling Out with ...
on Saturday October 24, 2015 @06:15PM (#10445070)
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Re:Learning iOS vs. Learning Web Development: My Choice
on Wednesday August 13, 2014 @01:34PM (#8174066)
I've always assumed that app development was harder to monetize than typical paths to profit using standard web development + product/affiliate marketing.
Re:Lenovo to buy Google's Motorola handset division
on Wednesday January 29, 2014 @04:32PM (#7147097)
One big experiment by Google to cheaply increase worldwide mobile connectivity and subsequent ad dollars.
Re:E la Carte Signs Deal With Applebee’s to bring 100k Tableside Table...
on Monday December 02, 2013 @07:55PM (#6837777)
Applebee's getting tableside tablets is like putting frosting on a piece of wood.
Re:Similar websites to Hacker News?
on Wednesday November 27, 2013 @11:47AM (#6809214)
Here are a few to get you started: http://www.scottcowley.com/blog/algorithm-based-content-aggr...
Re:Why I'm moving my clients to static blogging engines
on Saturday November 23, 2013 @03:49PM (#6787365)
Sorry - what is "static blogging?"
Re:Why am I being endorsed for skills and expertise I do not claim on ...
on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @04:38PM (#6292480)
I think it's great! I've got a dozen recommendations for PPC if I ever decide to learn it.
Alright, the system's a joke.
Re:Edward Snowden nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
on Saturday August 03, 2013 @10:04PM (#6154264)
Can you imagine if Edward Snowden was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize just a couple of years after Barack Obama? The contrast would truly blow my mind.
Neither are deserving, IMO.