behavior

What are the ethical responsibilities of companies that are able to manipulate human behavior on a massive scale? Read More

To understand technology addiction (or any addiction for that matter) you need to understand the Q-tip. Perhaps you’ve Read More

Until recently, when I needed a break I’d grab my phone. Whether I was bored, mentally fatigued, or Read More

Having a hard time focusing lately? You’re not alone. Research shows interruptions occur about every twelve minutes in the Read More

DJ Khaled, the one-man internet meme, is known for warning his tens of millions of social media followers Read More

Larry Page, CEO of Alphabet (the company formerly known as Google), has a quirky way of deciding which Read More

The subject line read: “did you see this?” The message was from my editor Jen. “Nir, I saw Read More

All products and services, everything we buy and use, have but one job—to modulate our mood. The fundamental Read More

Not so long ago, my post-work routine looked like this: After a particularly grueling day, I’d sit on Read More

Is the world more distracting? Sometimes it seems that way. With our digital devices buzzing, world events demanding Read More

Recently, the Pokemon Go phenomenon has reigniting the question of technology’s role in changing behavior. To put things in perspective, Read More

Let’s admit it, we in the consumer Web industry are in the manipulation business. We build products meant Read More

Right now, someone is tinkering with a billion dollar secret — they just don’t know it yet. “What Read More

(Kramer is the author of C-Scape, a book on the changing landscape for media and related industries for Read More