Sara M. Watson, Author at Gizmodo

Ask an Expert Your Questions About How Data’s Changing Your Life, Here at 11:30 AM ET

Ever wonder why ads for a particular pair of socks keep following you around the web? Why Pandora keeps playing that song you hate, even though you give it a thumbs-down every single time? Or why that one person you barely know keeps showing up in your News Feed when your old friends rarely seem…

Tech News Sara M. Watson Oct 12

Do Your Clicks Influence What News Stories Other People See?

This is the second installment of the Living With Data series, exploring encounters with data in our everyday lives. Do my clicks count? Molly, a 23-year-old high school science teacher in Brooklyn, writes: In recent years I have clicked with care due to awareness of how personal data is used. But I have also begun…

Social Media Sara M. Watson Oct 8

Living With Data: “This Shirt Was Designed Just for You!”

Ever wonder why ads for a particular pair of socks keep following you around the web? Or why that one person you hardly know keeps showing up in your news feed when your old friends rarely seem to appear? All these questions come back to data, and the algorithms that process it. This is the…

Social Media Sara M. Watson Sep 25

Sara M. Watson

Ask an Expert Your Questions About How Data’s Changing Your Life, Here at 11:30 AM ET

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Living With Data: “This Shirt Was Designed Just for You!”

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