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擰旋鈕調高廣告投放:dial up the ads

一個人刷手機刷到接近平均使用時長,系統先 pull back on friends and family(減少這類內容的推送),再 squeeze in(見縫插針地插入)一條球鞋廣告。想聊科技公司怎麼調你的資訊流,這兩個說法馬上能用。

發生了什麼

有人把話挑明:人們以為被賣掉的是自己的資料,這只是一個 misconception(普遍的錯誤看法),真正管用的是模型——They build models that predict our actions(他們建模型預測我們的行為)。講到使用時長時,一句 pull back on friends and family(減少這類內容的推送)之後,又 squeeze in(見縫插針地插入)一條球鞋廣告。很多科技公司有三個目標:drive up your usage(把使用量往上推)、拉新、廣告變現,需要時 dial up the ads(把廣告調高一點)。

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  • 看廣告插入與情緒預測的剪輯對應

留意這幾個短語

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本章短語

misconception

普遍的錯誤看法a common wrong belief

這句用 misconception 先糾正一個普遍誤解:大家以為被賣掉的是我們的資料,先把靶子立起來。

People have the misconception that cats ignore you on purpose.人們有一種誤解,以為貓是故意不理人。

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  • business interest

    商業利益

  • pull back on

    減少…的投入

  • tend to trigger

    容易激起你的情緒

  • squeeze in

    見縫插針地插入

  • drive up your usage

    把使用量往上推

本章全部批註

31 句台詞裡標了 25 處

短語 · B2have the misconception that...

普遍誤以為某事是真的

People have the misconception it's our data being sold.
短語 · C1in someone's business interest

商業利益

前一句提到人們對資料的誤解,這句用 business interest 解釋:交出資料不符合 Facebook 的商業利益。

It's not in Facebook's business interest to give up the data.
短語 · B1give up something

交出資料或放棄資料

It's not in Facebook's business interest to give up the data.
語法 · B2to give up the data

形式主語:It 是形式主語,真正主語是 to give up the data;整句說交出資料不符合其商業利益。

It's not in Facebook's business interest to give up the data.
發音not in

快讀時 not in 常黏成一團,t 輕帶滑向 in

It's not in Facebook's business interest to give up the data.
發音do they

do they 兩個詞都壓得很輕,別逐字讀滿

What do they do with that data?
短語 · B2predict someone's actions

預測我們的行為

They build models that predict our actions, and whoever has the best model wins.
語法 · B2whoever has the best model wins

主語從句:whoever 等於 anyone who,整個從句作主語,意為‘誰擁有最好的模型,誰贏’。

They build models that predict our actions, and whoever has the best model wins.
短語 · C1average session length

平均使用時長

Nearing the end of his average session length.
俚語 · C1ad load

頁面廣告密度——廣告科技行話,外行場合少用

Decreasing ad load.
短語 · B2pull back on something

減少…的投入

臺詞裡 pull back on 出現在滑動變慢、接近平均使用時長之後:把朋友和家人的內容往回收。

Pull back on friends and family.
發音All of the

all of the 常縮成一團,of 只剩輕輕的弱母音

All of the things we've ever done, all the clicks we've ever made, all
短語 · B1keep someone doing something

讓你一直看下去

Where you'll go. I can predict what kind of videos will keep you watching.
短語 · C1tend to trigger someone

容易激起你的情緒 trigger 不是扣扳機,這裡指激起情緒反應

I can predict what kinds of emotions tend to trigger you.
俚語 · B2epic fails

大型翻車合集——網路口語,朋友調侃用,正式場合別用

The most epic fails of the year.
短語 · B2squeeze something in

見縫插針地插入

測試的影片奏效後,一句 Beautiful(漂亮)之後用 squeeze in 安排球鞋廣告:趁正片開始前塞進去。

Beautiful. Let's squeeze in a sneaker ad before it starts.
短語 · C1drive up something

把使用量往上推

講到互動目標時,用 drive up your usage 說要把使用量推高,讓你一直刷下去。

There's the engagement goal: to drive up your usage, to keep you scrolling.
短語 · B2as much X as possible

儘可能多的錢

And then there's the advertising goal: to make sure that, as all that's happening, we're making as much money as possible from advertising.
語法 · C1as all that's happening

時間狀語從句:as 是‘當……發生時’,插入 make sure that 後,說明兩件事同時進行。

And then there's the advertising goal: to make sure that, as all that's happening, we're making as much money as possible from advertising.
短語 · B1figure out what to do

摸索出答案

接著用 figure out 說演算法的任務:弄清楚該給你看什麼,好讓數字繼續漲。

whose job is to figure out what to show you to keep those numbers going up.
語法 · B2whose job is to figure out what to show you

定語從句:whose 指前面的 algorithms,whose job 把‘演算法的工作’接在名詞後,說明職責。

whose job is to figure out what to show you to keep those numbers going up.
短語 · C1dial something as needed

按需調節指標 把增長指標比作可調旋鈕

We often talked about, at Facebook, this idea of being able to just dial that as needed.
短語 · B2dial up something a little bit

把廣告量調高一點 dial 不是打電話,是把廣告量往上調

"Let's dial up the ads a little bit."
發音a little bit

a little bit 裡 t 很輕,快說時像一小團滑過去

"Let's dial up the ads a little bit."
短語 · B2a level of precision

精確程度

And so, that happ-- I mean, at all of these companies, there is that level of precision.

看懂「擰旋鈕調高廣告投放」

發音重點

  • not in — 快讀時 not in 常黏成一團,t 輕帶滑向 in
  • do they — do they 兩個詞都壓得很輕,別逐字讀滿
  • All of the — all of the 常縮成一團,of 只剩輕輕的弱母音
  • a little bit — a little bit 裡 t 很輕,快說時像一小團滑過去
They build models that predict our actions, and whoever has the best model wins.

他們建立模型來預測我們的行為,誰擁有最好的模型,誰就贏。 把資料生意說成模型競賽,whoever 句式像冷冰冰的格言。

I can predict what kinds of emotions tend to trigger you.

我能預測哪類情緒容易把你點燃。 把推薦系統說成情緒扳機,trigger 一詞讓人後背發涼。

Beautiful. Let's squeeze in a sneaker ad before it starts.

漂亮。趁它開始前,塞一條球鞋廣告進去。 beautiful 的滿意與 squeeze 的硬塞並置,廣告的粗暴變得輕巧。

We often talked about, at Facebook, this idea of being able to just dial that as needed.

我們常聊到,在 Facebook,能按需把它調一調。 把增長說成可隨手調節的旋鈕,輕描淡寫反而更冷。

關於這一章的問題

misconception 是什麼意思?

意思是「普遍的錯誤看法」,很多人相信、但其實並不對的想法。臺詞里人們以為被賣掉的是自己的資料,說話的人說這只是一個 misconception。

「見縫插針地插入」英語怎麼說?

squeeze in。臺詞裡一句 Let's squeeze in a sneaker ad before it starts,說的是趁影片開始前硬塞一條球鞋廣告進去。

臺詞裡的 give up the data 是什麼意思?

是「交出資料」。整句 It's not in Facebook's business interest to give up the data 說的是:交出這些資料不符合它的商業利益。

「容易激起你的情緒」英語怎麼說?

tend to trigger。臺詞裡 I can predict what kinds of emotions tend to trigger you,說的是模型能預測哪類情緒容易讓你有反應。

dial up the ads 裡的 dial 是什麼畫面?

dial 是旋鈕、刻度盤,這裡當動詞用:像擰旋鈕那樣把指標調高一點。臺詞裡 Dial up monetization, just slightly 也是這個用法,指把流量變收入稍微調高。

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