Gadget Lab Podcast Uncovers Threads and Engagement in Social Media
Gadget Lab Podcast: Exploring Threads and Social Media Engagement
This week on Gadget Lab, we chat with Business Insider senior correspondent Katie Notopoulos about her personal experiment with rage bait immersion on Threads. We also ask whether social media sites are making the right decision by catering to their most furious users.
Show Notes
- Read Katie’s story about ragebait on Threads.
- Read Lauren’s story about the new app SocialAI, where the only human is you, and everyone else is a bot.
Recommendations
- Katie recommends the reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives on Hulu.
- Mike recommends the HBO show Industry.
- Lauren recommends the Apple TV+ show Slow Horses.
Katie Notopoulos can be found on Threads @katienotopoulos. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight@heads.social. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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