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Friday, March 11, 2016

Study Shows That Flattering Targeted Ads Would Be a Great Method of Social Control

VIA: Gizmodo
Everyone reading this has stared at a targeted ad wondering why anyone thought it applied to them. A new study shows that making people guess why a targeted ad applies to them, and feel flattered by it, gets them to open their wallets—and just maybe become a better person. More [HERE]

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