Gordon Hotchkiss

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• Why Technology Might Not Save Us in Media Insider on 09/16/2020
  

  For one, tech solutions usually come from an engineer's perspective, and engineers don't do well with nuance.

• The Fickle Fate Of Memes in Media Insider on 09/08/2020
  

  If your name is Karen, the trolling masses have claimed your fate and you just have to go along for the ride.

• The Day My Facebook Bubble Popped in Media Insider on 09/05/2020
  

  My Facebook rule when I see something I vehemently disagree with is: keep scrolling and bite your tongue. Then I broke it.

• Do We Even Need Cities Anymore? in Media Insider on 08/25/2020
  

  The connections that once relied on physical proximity can now be replicated by technology. Not perfectly, perhaps, but well enough.

• Our Brain And Its Junk News Habit in Media Insider on 08/18/2020
  

  Many of us get our news through a social media channel. Paradox is, over 70% of us don't trust the news we see on our social media feeds.

• A New Definition Of Social in Media Insider on 08/10/2020
  

  I am an introvert. My wife is an extrovert, Our respective concepts of what it means to be social have been disruptively redefined, but in very different ways.

• Playing Fast And Loose With The Truth in Media Insider on 08/04/2020
  

  I cannot remember a time when we have been more suspicious of what we see, read and hear on a daily basis.

• What Would Aaron Do? in Media Insider on 07/28/2020
  

  What can writer and "Newsroom" creator Aaron Sorkin teach us these days?

• How We Forage For The News We Want in Media Insider on 07/21/2020
  

  A new report shows that the majority of us don't trust the news we get through social media - but most times, we're okay with that.

• Hope's Not Dead, It's Just Been Handed Down in Media Insider on 07/14/2020
  

  My hope now comes from my kids. Maybe my hope that technology will ultimately make us better people wasn't wrong, it just had to skip a couple of generations.

Comments by Gordon All comments by Gordon

• The Day My Facebook Bubble Popped by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 09/05/2020)
  

  Tanya - I hear you. And they don't give up! I just got this link from the person who did the original post https://www.bitchute.com/video/LAXrdwr5ilgD/?fbclid=IwAR2PfwT2EVtw-ZNFcrBA0Ywbq8HClKBrX-Db-jJ0FyXC_Mn7ShspwJDDLI0Apparently she believes this is a reputable source of information. It has been astounding to me to get this glimpse of how other brains work. I am greatly worried about our future.

• This Election, Canucks Have Been 'Zucked' by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/22/2019)
  

  Thanks George. I appreciate the shout out. By the way, for those that are interested, Trudeau’s Liberals won a minority government, but the Conservatives actually won the popular vote: 34.4% vs 33.06% for the Liberals. It was a very close election. 

• The Difference Between Right-Wing And Left-Wing Media Brain by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 10/08/2019)
  

  Thanks for the catch Jack. I'll let the editor know.

• Personal Endeavor In The Age Of Instant Judgement by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 05/21/2019)
  

  That's the thing Paula..they passed the books a few seasons back and have been going on their own since. That seems to be the biggest source of criticism.

• Clear, Simple -- And Wrong by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 04/02/2019)
  

  Thank you Nicholas...Gord (or Gary)..whatever works...

• Beijing's Real-Life 'Black Mirror' Episode by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 02/26/2019)
  

  Phillip..it does, from a Western perspective. Ironically, this other perpspective was posted today: https://www.technologyreview.com/the-download/613027/chinas-social-credit-system-isnt-as-orwellian-as-it-sounds/

• Why We No Longer Want To Know What's True by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 08/28/2018)
  

  Not true Paula...MP has always had my back. From Ken (Fadner) on down I have had nothing but support from the folks at MediaPost.

• Advertising Meets Its Slippery Slope by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 05/08/2018)
  

  George...I agree with you from a purely transactional basis - this type of data is more actionable. I was looking at this from more of a branding/psychological basis. If there's one thing we've learning about marketing - it's that it's happening at all levels and on multiple fronts. For me, the selective segmentation of markets based on belief proclivity and then manipulating the information fed to that segment is a canary in a coalmine.

• What The Hell Is 'Time Spent' With Advertising, Anyway? by Gord Hotchkiss (Media Insider on 04/03/2018)
  

  Jack...sure..content deserves to be paid for. I'm not arguing that. What I'm arguing against is the oversimplification of the answers to that problem.

• Too Many Fish In The Sea: The Search For Brand Love by Gord Hotchkiss (Online Spin on 02/21/2017)
  

  Thanks Esther. Ordered and in my Kindle "to read" queue. Stay tuned!

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