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Daily News/Unit 8: Attention Economy

Vocabulary

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Scarcity

/skair-si-tee/

"Rareness."

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Monetize

/mon-uh-tyz/

"Make money."

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Algorithm

/al-guh-rith-um/

"Code."

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Influencer

/in-floo-en-ser/

"Social celeb."

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Engagement

/en-gayj-ment/

"Clicks/Likes."

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Demographic

/dem-uh-graf-ik/

"Target group."

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Conversion

/kon-vur-zhun/

"Sale."

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Sponsor

/spon-sor/

"Payer."

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Addictive

/uh-dik-tiv/

"Can't stop."

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Privacy

/pry-vuh-see/

"Secrecy."

Article

The War for Eyeballs 👀

In the digital age, 'Attention' is the scarcest resource. Social media apps (TikTok, Instagram) are optimized to keep you scrolling ('Doomscrolling'). They sell your attention to advertisers.

  • Targeted Ads: Ads specific to your behavior.
  • Influencer Marketing: People you trust selling you things.
  • Freemium: Free to use, pay for features.

"If you are not paying for the product, you ARE the product." Your data is sold to predict and influence your spending.

Practice

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"You are the product" means...

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Monetize means...

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Doomscrolling is...

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Freemium is...

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Targeted Ads derive from...

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Conversion rate refers to...

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Engagement includes...

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Scarcity means...

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Influencers rely on...

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Clickbait is...

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