Growing of Social-media Influencers
https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/technology-50418807 BBC reported that the money made by social media influencers are increasing. In 2019, the average price of a sponsored photo on Instagram has jumped from $134 in 2014 to $1,642. In addition to Instagram, influencers are taking parts in other social medias like Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and blog posts. A lot of the […]
The Apple Ecosystem
https://medium.com/swlh/the-irresistible-lure-of-the-apple-ecosystem-81bf8d66294a Imagine the tech the stereotypical college student uses: a MacBook, an iPhone, Airpods, and an iPad. These people could be considered ingrained in the “Apple ecosystem.” While other tech companies, namely Google and Amazon, have built their own ecosystems, Apple’s ecosystem has an uniquely strong ability to draw in and retain customers. Drawn in […]
Black Death and the “Small World Effect”
“Black Death Predated “Small World” Effect, Say Network Theorists”: https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/black-death-predated-small-world-effect-say-network-theorists-86143217ce77 The black death was originated in China and spread along the silk road until it infected almost all of 14th century Europe. However, the plague did not spread simultaneously to different places, instead, it acted like a “slow-moving wave” which gradually infected all of […]
Instagram removing the number of likes
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/nov/15/instagram-likes-influencers-social-media Instagram just rolled out a new update to US users. The new feature hides the number of likes one receives on their posts from their followers and viewers. Only the poster can see the number of likes they received. This is Instagram’s attempt to reduce the anxiety and stress that can be caused to […]
The Everchanging Nature of Weather Predictions
Link: https://phys.org/news/2019-11-deep-neural-networks-weather-climate.html The power of networks delves into a myriad of scientific and engineering applications as technology becomes more powerful to interact with these networks. An interesting example of using networks to revolutionize humanity’s understanding of a phenomenon is in the field of meteorological prediction. In the current scheme of things, weather is described […]
Diffusion of Agricultural Practices among Farmers
https://web.archive.org/web/20090408212658/http://www.soc.iastate.edu/extension/presentations/publications/comm/Diffusion%20Process.pdf This link contains an article studying the diffusion process in agricultural practices. It was published by Iowa State University, but the conclusions have remarkably contemporary relevance. The goal of the article is to study that factors that influence how farmers accept new ideas. Generally, this revolves around the decision making process for adopting some […]
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