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Eating Popcorn In The Cinema Makes People Immune To Advertising

According to TheGuardian –

Eating popcorn in the cinema may be irritating not just for fellow movie goers, but for advertisers: a group of researchers from Cologne University has concluded that chewing makes us immune to film advertising. The reason why adverts manage to imprint brand names on our brains is that our lips and the tongue automatically simulate the pronunciation of a new name when we first hear it. Every time we re-encounter the name, our mouth subconsciously practises its pronunciation. However, according to the study published in the Journal of Consumer Psychology, this “inner speech” can be disturbed by chewing, rendering the repetition effect redundant.

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Facebook Offers Fame And Fortune For $7

According to Cnet –

Today’s tech news roundup begins with a look at Facebook. The network is testing a feature that lets you pay to get your posts seen by more friends. Facebook first began testing this concept in May and it’s already in 20 other countries. But it’s rolling out to some U.S. users now, and the idea is to pay to show off big news or get more attention to an event. Facebook hasn’t set an official price for this, but CNET staffers with the feature are asked to pay $7.

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