A bit of a tangent, but Tom's Hardware ran an A/B test for their headline with the following options:
A: WD launches HDD recycling process that reclaims rare earth elements, cuts out China.
B: This HDD recycling process could make U.S. less dependent on China.
I get the point of A/B testing, but this is an example where as a media organization you have to pick whether you believe in A or B. If you are into technology, you can make a solid argument that A and B are extremely different.
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Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
A bit of a tangent, but Tom's Hardware ran an A/B test for their headline with the following options:
A: WD launches HDD recycling process that reclaims rare earth elements, cuts out China.
B: This HDD recycling process could make U.S. less dependent on China.
I get the point of A/B testing, but this is an example where as a media organization you have to pick whether you believe in A or B. If you are into technology, you can make a solid argument that A and B are extremely different.
MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y
I'd go with a, it 's factual, while b sounds clickbaity like the next cheap boulevard paper. TH going down the drain of cheap attention for ads now?
Alphane_Moon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Yes, A sounds far more neutral.
B is borderline misinformation as there was nothing in their own article to backs up the "make U.S. less dependent on China".
Un4tural@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Good guy China helping with global recycling incentives rather than just chucking the old electronics in the landfill?