Matthew Karolian - Profile and Journalist Details

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Biography

Matt Karolian leads the social media team at Boston Globe Media Partners spanning Boston Globe, Boston.com, BDCWire, Beta Boston, Crux and others. He occasionally writes about cars and technology.

Content

Total articles 35

• The beginning of what may be a highly accelerated platform collapse?

  By Matt Karolian, Elle Griffin Verified, Fatim Hemraj Verified, Matthew Karolian| Medium@ I wanted to share some thoughts I’ve had over the past 3 years, but have crystallized and lodged themselves in the front of my brain over the past week. We are at the beginning of what may be a highly accelerated platform collapse, particularly for Facebook. Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have businesses that are driven by polarization. We know that high-arousal content drives engagement and usage. The events of this week were a true turning point in the polarization and moderation discussion.

  By Matt Karolian, Elle Griffin Verified, Fatim Hemraj Verified, Matthew Karolian · Medium

  Jan. 10, 2021

• Hyper-Partisan Pages Still Outperforming Mainstream Media on Facebook.

  By Matt Karolian, Matthew Karolian| Medium@ Hyper-Partisan Pages Still Outperforming Mainstream Media on Facebook. One year after the election of Donald Trump, polarizing and partisan content continues to outperform mainstream media on the world’s largest social network. Spend any measurable time talking with journalists and you’ll be bombared with critiques of Facebook.

  By Matt Karolian, Matthew Karolian · Medium

  Feb. 01, 2018

• Facebook’s Ad Tool Can Be Used For Covert Surveillance

  By Matt Karolian, Matthew Karolian| Medium@ As part of my Nieman fellowship at Harvard, I participated in Professor James Waldo’s Technology and Privacy class. For the final project in this class, I’ve examined how much non-public information Facebook will inadvertently leak if actively manipulated to do so. Facebook’s Custom Audience feature is a powerful tool that marketers can use to reach specific individuals via Facebook ads.

  By Matt Karolian, Matthew Karolian · Medium

  Jan. 27, 2018

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