Disturbing Digital Coincidences :)

Here is a New Yorker column, called "Shouts and Murmurs" that is usually funny, or tongue in cheek, and in this case, it's related to how pervasive advertising is tied to our social media.

It starts...

"I am beginning to experience what I would call disturbing digital coincidences. Call me crazy, but on Wednesday I asked my Amazon Echo Dot, “Alexa, what time is it?” On Thursday, I got an e-mail from Wayfair suggesting that I might like to order a thirty-inch farmhouse-style wall clock that lends any room a touch of charm. Coincidence?"

Then...

"While chatting with a colleague via Skype, I cleared my throat and coughed twice. Hours later, my Facebook feed displayed an ad for Mucinex. On Sunday night, I watched a YouTube video of ice agents hassling immigrants. On Monday morning, the first song in my Spotify “Discover Weekly” playlist was “Cold as Ice” by Foreigner."

You get the idea.   Either pretty funny, or scary....   Read more...