Anna Holmes defines 'hype aversion' as a reflex against being told what to like, suggesting that popularity can create pressure rather than signal quality. This feeling can lead to a deliberate choice to resist mainstream culture.
Leonid Radvinsky's death leaves a void in the leadership of OnlyFans, a platform that has transformed the adult content landscape. His secretive management style and the controversies surrounding the site have raised questions about its future direction and stability.
Finder Guy is an adorably chunky, dual-toned blue creature with a rounded head and a perpetual smile. Apple is being fairly tight-lipped about him; he hasn't been officially announced or acknowledged by the company.
The convenience of sourcing online is fraught with more pitfalls than most of us want to admit. Try finding adequate photos of a vintage piece's condition-close-ups of the fabric, video of damaged areas, any images of a piece's rear or underside!
The campaign quickly generated buzz because it played to peoples' worries that inviting advertising into AI platforms which many of us now rely on - and confide in - risks blurring the line between helpful advice and paid influence. But that anxiety, while understandable, overlooks how advertising already works across much of the digital world. In many ways, ads based on our interactions with AI aren't such a big leap from the kinds of targeted advertising that already dominate search engines, social media feeds and e-commerce platforms.
Ever since Apple announced plans last June to introduce an ad-blocking feature to the Safari mobile browser as part of its new iOS9 platform update, we haven't been able to move for press, blogs and opinion pieces speculating about the impact of ad blocking, ad infinitum (sorry). The rise of ad-blocking could herald the end of the free internet; The Digital Media Industry Needs to React to Ad Blockers.....or Else; Ad blocking gives Web users a voice; Ad-pocalyse Now.