Why are people sending voice messages? Communications expert explains phenomena
Sometimes a text isn't enough, but a phone or video call would be too much.
Jun 12, 2024
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Telecom
News tagged with older generation
Consumer & Gadgets
Casual, distant, aesthetically limited: Five ways smartphone photography is changing how we see the world
Smartphones are a staple of modern life and are changing how we see the world and show it to others. Almost 90% of Aussies own one, and we spend an average of 5.6 hours using them each day. Smartphones are also responsible ...
Nov 27, 2023
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Internet
Uncertainty as internet reaches remote Amazon
Covered in tattoos resembling jaguar spots, an Indigenous man connects to TikTok for the very first time from a previously off-the-grid village deep in the Amazon.
Jul 25, 2023
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Internet
Facebook has 3 billion users. Many of them are old.
Facebook says it is not dead. Facebook also wants you to know that it is not just for "old people," as young people have been saying for years.
May 8, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
China: The rise of TikTok sister app Douyin as a powerful consumer tool
Chinese people are increasingly using TikTok's sister app as a way to complain about products and are finding it a powerful asset.
Mar 24, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Tech savvy kids help granny and granddad with gadget glitches
Older, retired people can't call the IT department when their mobile phone fails, or their computer randomly shuts down. Instead, children and grandchildren often step in and help with ever-updating tech.
Sep 1, 2022
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Internet
Facebook slump reignites debate over attracting younger audiences
Facebook announced on Thursday that its daily user numbers had fallen for the first time in its history, reopening the debate around its problem with attracting new, younger subscribers.
Feb 3, 2022
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Internet
As Facebook ups the ante on news, regional and elderly Australians will be hardest hit
Facebook's decision to remove Australian news from its platform is the latest gambit in a running stoush with the federal government over its proposed news media bargaining law.
Feb 18, 2021
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Internet
People's perception of media messages personalized in real-time
Techniques that personalize media messages in real-time have become increasingly sophisticated. This enables new personalization strategies, such as when people receive an ad on their mobile device that is simultaneously ...
May 12, 2020
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