Tag Archives: George Milne

June 11, 2010

Creepy Crawlers

Facebook’s Big Brother issue Professor George Milne of the University of Massachusetts studies online privacy and why some businesses—like Facebook—are starting to give us the creeps. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been clear that he believes we should all be open with our personal information. He put that belief into action by setting Facebook privacy defaults that [...]
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January 26, 2010

Shopper, Know Thyself

Uncover “covert marketing” to shop smarter The same impulse behind my degree in religious studies is responsible for my interest in neuroscience and behaviorism in branding and marketing. I want to know what people believe, and what motivates them. I also believe that a deeper understanding of these things makes us better decision makers. (And I’m [...]
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