Aza Raskin
A former Facebook product manager and the inventor of the infinite scroll feature, who subsequently became an advocate drawing attention to the ethical issues surrounding persuasive technology design.
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Infinite scroll was invented by designer Aza Raskin in 2006.
Aza Raskin later publicly expressed regret, stating that the infinite scroll design hijacks users' attention.
Infinite scroll was invented by Aza Raskin in 2006.
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The infinite scroll mechanism was invented by Aza Raskin in 2006, and he himself later publicly expressed deep regret about it.
65%UnverifiedAza Raskin estimates that the infinite scroll design consumes approximately 200 billion minutes of users' time globally every day.
60%UnverifiedInfinite scroll was invented by designer Aza Raskin in 2006.
50%UnverifiedAza Raskin later publicly expressed regret, stating that the infinite scroll design hijacks users' attention.
50%UnverifiedInfinite scroll was invented by Aza Raskin in 2006.
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