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AMC’s ticket experiment for ‘The Batman’ seems to have worked

AMC (AMC) raised ticket prices for “The Batman” — an experiment that the company publicly declared it was testing in the U.S. as the theatrical experience gravitates toward a more premium one. But did elevated ticketing work, and could we see more higher prices as a result? According to box office analytics platform EntTelligence, AMC charged about $1 more than its average ticket price to see “The Batman” during the film’s opening weekend on March 4 ($14.50 vs. $13.66) with price increases… Source link

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Inside Google’s Post-Pandemic Office Experiment – NBC Bay Area

Need a new wall? What if it was as quick as blowing up a balloon? How about some privacy? What about a booth? If the office needs a new kitchen, that can be done in minutes too. It’s all part of what may be the office of the future — part pandemic-inspired, part Google trying stuff out. Michelle Kaufman, director of what Google calls “built environment,” gave NBC Bay Area an exclusive tour of several warehouses full of experiments aimed at figuring out the future of the… Source link

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Am I FLoCed? A New Site to Test Google’s Invasive Experiment

Today we’re launching Am I FLoCed, a new site that will tell you whether your Chrome browser has been turned into a guinea pig for Federated Learning of Cohorts or FLoC, Google’s latest targeted advertising experiment. If you are a subject, we will tell you how your browser is describing you to every website you visit. Am I FLoCed is one of an effort to bring to light the invasive practices of the adtech industry—Google included—with the hope we can create a better internet for all,… Source link

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Australia calls out Google for “experiment” blocking some news sites

FILE PHOTO: An illuminated Google logo is seen inside an office building in Zurich, Switzerland December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia urged Google on Thursday to “focus on paying for original content, not blocking it” after the internet giant said it was running tests that limit access to domestic news content, deepening a rift between the tech giant and the government. After the Alphabet Inc owned search engine provider said it was conducting experiments to… Source link

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Google removes Australian news content in experiment amid media bargaining code debate

The project would end early next month, he said. “In 2018, the value we provided to publishers through referral traffic alone was estimated at $218 million.” Mel Silva, managing director of Google Australia, says 80 per cent of submissions to the ACCC raised concerns with the plan.Credit:Jeremy Piper The admission from the digital giant comes in the middle of a battle between the federal government and the tech giants over plans to force Google and Facebook to pay news publishers for… Source link

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