Why the Bytedance "Attention Factory" Is a Threat to Facebook (52)

Matthew Brennan has published:

• Attention Factory: The Story of TikTok and China's ByteDance

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It's a great read, with lots of interesting ideas about how to fight for attention. And how to manage information flows in a world overflowing with content and ideas.

The slides mentioned are below and here.

Related podcasts and articles:

• What Is the Secret of TikTok / Douyin’s Success? (Jeff’s Asia Tech Class – Podcast 20)

This is part of Learning Goals: Level 7, with a focus on:

• #32: Adaptation, Innovation and Resilience as Competitive Strategy

Concepts for this class.

1. SMILE Marathon 2: Machine Learning / AI and Zero-Human Operations
2. SMILE Marathon 4: Rate of Learning
3. Learning Advantages
4. Social Capital

Companies for this class:

• Bytedance
• TikTok / Douyin
• Facebook

 
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