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Atlanta: The New Influencer Capital of America

Atlanta: The New Influencer Capital of America

DECEMBER 15, 2020

What Tinder's Year In Swipe Report Says About Us

What Tinder's Year In Swipe Report Says About Us

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Twitter Accidentally Admits Its Platform Is A Noise-Filled Hell

Twitter Accidentally Admits Its Platform Is A Noise-Filled Hell

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Everyone Hated the Gap's Last Tweet (But Not For The Reason You Think)

Everyone Hated the Gap's Last Tweet (But Not For The Reason You Think)

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Facebook’s Algorithm Flags Onions In An Ad As "Overtly Sexual"

Facebook’s Algorithm Flags Onions In An Ad As "Overtly Sexual"

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Facebook Groups Are Destroying America

Facebook Groups Are Destroying America

JUNE 17, 2020

Can Twitter Save Social Media?

Can Twitter Save Social Media?

JUNE 8, 2020

What Is The "Real You" On Social Media?

What Is The "Real You" On Social Media?

JUNE 2, 2020

The Complicated Truth About Blackout Tuesday and Hashtag Activism

The Complicated Truth About Blackout Tuesday and Hashtag Activism

JUNE 1, 2020

The Non-Obvious Insights Show - Episode #216

The Non-Obvious Insights Show - Episode #216

MAY 14, 2020

What the Rise and Fall of Juul Can Teach Us About Influence

What the Rise and Fall of Juul Can Teach Us About Influence

SEPTEMBER 14, 2019

Instagrammers Share Bikini Photos To “Support” The Bahamas

Instagrammers Share Bikini Photos To “Support” The Bahamas

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Instagram’s New “Close Friends” Feature Could Be The Future Of Social

Instagram’s New “Close Friends” Feature Could Be The Future Of Social

AUGUST 28, 2019

Is Social Media Making It Impossible To Grow Up?

Is Social Media Making It Impossible To Grow Up?

JULY 6, 2019

The Real Reason Influencers Make So Much Money

The Real Reason Influencers Make So Much Money

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Selfie Dysmorphia, Celebrities Abandoning Social Media and the World's Biggest Universal Income Experiment | Non-Obvious Insights 01.24.19

Selfie Dysmorphia, Celebrities Abandoning Social Media and the World's Biggest Universal Income Experiment | Non-Obvious Insights 01.24.19

JANUARY 24, 2019

Why Coke Deleted Their Social Media And Lilly Singh Is Taking A Break

Why Coke Deleted Their Social Media And Lilly Singh Is Taking A Break

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

How To Cure Your Social Media Addiction

How To Cure Your Social Media Addiction

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Why Facebook Rating Your Trustworthiness Is Good News

Why Facebook Rating Your Trustworthiness Is Good News

AUGUST 23, 2018

Someone Noticed All Our Instagram Photos Look The Same

Someone Noticed All Our Instagram Photos Look The Same

AUGUST 20, 2018

Why Does The Internet Make Stupidity So Viral?

Why Does The Internet Make Stupidity So Viral?

AUGUST 14, 2018

Can Hyperlocal Apps Actually Make Us Interact With Our Neighbors?

Can Hyperlocal Apps Actually Make Us Interact With Our Neighbors?

JULY 18, 2018

5 Dangerously Futuristic Features Facebook Is Quietly Testing

5 Dangerously Futuristic Features Facebook Is Quietly Testing

JULY 1, 2018

Facebook Quietly Tests Four Features To Save The Internet

Facebook Quietly Tests Four Features To Save The Internet

JUNE 25, 2018

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