The Trilogy | PAY ATTENTION! | Infostorms + Reality Lost + The Ministry of Truth
With the publication of the new book, the trilogy on Attention in the Information Age from Springer Nature is complete.
Infostorms: Part 1 – Human Behavior
Reality Lost: Part 2 – Politics
Ministry of Truth: Part 3 – Business
In 2016, Vincent F. Hendricks and Pelle G. Hansen publish Infostorms: Why do we like? Explaining individual behavior on the social net? showing how social media is used to enlighten but also manipulate people, opinions, and markets.
In 2019, Vincent F. Hendricks and Mads Vestergaard publish Reality Lost: Markets of Attention, Misinformation and Manipulation analyzing fake news based on attention economics and how a democracy can devolve into a post-factual state.
In 2022, Vincent F. Hendricks and Camilla Mehlsen publish The Ministry of Truth: BigTech’s Influence on Facts, Feelings and Fictions providing in-depth analysis of the attention economy and information market and surveys BigTech’s businesses as potential arbiters of truth challenging democracies.
