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Business administration

Value That Grows the More It’s Used: The Network Effect

A network effect is the phenomenon in which a product or service becomes more valuable as more people use it. This piece covers direct and indirect effects, two-sided platforms and

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Journalism & communication

News Staged for the Camera: The Pseudo-Event

A pseudo-event is an event planned and staged so that it will be reported and widely publicized, rather than one that happens on its own. This article covers the concept introduced

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Library & information science

The Web Address That Vanished One Day: Link Rot

Link rot is the phenomenon in which web addresses, over time, no longer lead to the material they once pointed to. We look at what link rot is and why it happens, how large the pro

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Psychology

One Good Trait Makes Everything Shine: The Halo Effect

The halo effect is a bias in judgment in which the impression from one standout trait spills over into how we rate other, unrelated traits. This piece covers the research that firs

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Logistics

Moving Road Freight onto Rails and Sea Lanes: Modal Shift

Modal shift means moving freight that used to travel mainly by truck onto modes that carry large volumes at once, such as rail and coastal shipping. This piece covers why it matter

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Film & media

The Grammar of Space: The 180-Degree Rule

When two people face each other in conversation on screen, we never lose track of who is sitting where, thanks to a filmmaking convention known as the 180-degree rule. This article