ResearchBuzz: FirehoseGeorgia Tech: New Study Could Show How TikTok’s Algorithm Affects Youth Mental Health. “A Georgia Tech-led research team is conducting a multi-year study using data from more than 10,000 adolescents to investigate how TikTok’s recommendation algorithm and passive content consumption impact youth mental health.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/22/georgia-tech-new-study-could-show-how-tiktoks-algorithm-affects-youth-mental-health/Tubefilter: Little Dot’s new data digs into YouTube viewer habits across video lengths (and what happens when the algorithm changes). “Using data from 800+ managed YouTube channels, 930 million subscribers, and 11.2 billion monthly views, Little Dot looked at multiple years of viewing habits across formats, from Shorts to long-form to ultra-long-form (aka videos over 120 minutes, with some […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/17/tubefilter-little-dots-new-data-digs-into-youtube-viewer-habits-across-video-lengths-and-what-happens-when-the-algorithm-changes/
Tubefilter: Little Dot’s new data digs into YouTube viewer habits across video lengths (and what happens when the algorithm changes)
Tubefilter: Little Dot’s new data digs into YouTube viewer habits across video lengths (and what happens when the algorithm changes). “Using data from 800+ managed YouTube channels, 930 milli…
N-gated Hacker News📉 Oh no, Wikipedia's traffic is dropping! 🤖🚶♂️ AI's stealing the show with "smart" summaries, and TikTok teens would rather watch dances than read. 🙄📚 Maybe it's time to update those "citations needed" with cat videos? 😹
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/wikipedia-says-traffic-is-falling-due-to-ai-search-summaries-and-social-video/ #WikipediaTraffic #Decline #AIImpact #DigitalTrends #ContentConsumption #CatVideos #HackerNews #ngated
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/18/wikipedia-says-traffic-is-falling-due-to-ai-search-summaries-and-social-video/ #WikipediaTraffic #Decline #AIImpact #DigitalTrends #ContentConsumption #CatVideos #HackerNews #ngated
🚀 Breaking news! Humans now have the attention span of a goldfish, thanks to TikTok's relentless 60-second diet of brain-numbing content! 🎉 Who needs plot or character development when you can get dopamine hits faster than Congress can hold a hearing on data privacy? 📱🐟
https://www.thenexus.media/tiktok-won-now-everything-is-60-seconds/ #breakingnews #attentionspan #tiktok #dopaminehits #contentconsumption #modernlife #HackerNews #ngated
https://www.thenexus.media/tiktok-won-now-everything-is-60-seconds/ #breakingnews #attentionspan #tiktok #dopaminehits #contentconsumption #modernlife #HackerNews #ngated
TikTok Won. Now Everything Is 60 Seconds.
As of September 2025, approximately 170 million Americans spend, on average, one hour every day in an app that is designed to maximize psychological grip. While Congress fixates on TikTok’s data collection usages, what hasn’t received enough attention is how the platform has successfully industrialized human attention itself.
PPC LandEuropean streaming data reveals concentrated viewing patterns: New research shows less than 0.1% of content captures 14% of total viewing time across major platforms. https://ppc.land/european-streaming-data-reveals-concentrated-viewing-patterns/ #StreamingData #ViewershipTrends #ContentConsumption #MediaResearch #DigitalMedia
The Conversation: What happens to your brain when you watch videos online at faster speeds than normal. “Watching quickly is also potentially a good way of making sure you sustain your attention and engagement for the entire duration to avoid the mind wandering. But what about the disadvantages? It turns out that there are one or two of those as well.”
CEOTECH.ITYouTube Shorts: ora puoi ruotarli (ma forse non vuoi)
#Aggiornamenti #Android #App #ContentConsumption #Google #TechNews #UserExperience #VideoBrevi #YouTube #YouTubeShorts
https://www.ceotech.it/youtube-shorts-ora-puoi-ruotarli-ma-forse-non-vuoi/
Engadget: More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile. “YouTube has officially been around for two decades and a lot has changed over the years — including how people watch it. Now, a new report from YouTube claims TV has overtaken mobile to become the primary device for viewing content in the US.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/12/engadget-more-users-are-watching-youtube-on-tv-than-mobile/
PUPUWEB BlogYouTube CEO Neal Mohan reveals that TV has overtaken mobile as the primary device for YouTube viewing in the US, signaling that YouTube is now "the new TV." 📱➡️📺 Big shift in how we consume content! YouTube #Streaming #DigitalMedia #TVTrends #ContentConsumption #TechNews
PsyPostStudy finds 75% of Facebook shares are made without reading the content https://www.psypost.org/study-finds-75-of-facebook-shares-are-made-without-reading-the-content/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #SocialMedia #FacebookStudy #ContentConsumption #DigitalBehavior #PoliticalSharing
Study finds 75% of Facebook shares are made without reading the content
A study of 35 million Facebook posts found that 75% of shared links were shared without users clicking on them, with political content—especially extreme or ideologically aligned headlines—being shared without reading more often than neutral content.