A project to investigate the power of repetition in Chinese media.

Read initial 50 pages documentation here.

• In a real-world context of nondemocratic regimes, is repetition by multiple sources effective in persuading people?
• Which design aspects of repetitive message are effective in persuading people?
  • Mere repetition? T1 vs. T2.S
  • Repetition by seemingly difference news sources? T2.S vs. T2.M
  • Repetition over longer (shorter) period of time? T2.M.S vs. T2.M.M If longer period, harder to remember the air quality info (less persuasion) If longer period, harder to remember the source of info (more persuasion)
  • Repetition with(out) attention crowd-out? T2.M.M.N vs. T2.M.M.C With crowd-out info, harder to get exposed to the air quality info (less persuasion) With crowd-out info, harder to get exposed to the source of info (more persuasion)
• Are there ways to counter such persuasion?

• Setup Wechat account API base on Wechat Protocol and package capture.
  • Test able to send sensitive information and text. 👍
  • Add friends, start 1-to-1 chat using ids from .cvs.
• Obtain WeChat Id, maintain and test.
  • Google Voice account cannot train bots
  • Recently registered account cannot train bots
  • 1 year-old account can train bots
    • test passed! 🎉 30 messages in 1 minute (2 sec gaps in between)
    • test passed! 🎉 300 messages in 10 minute (2 sec gaps in between)
    • test passed! 🎉 500 messages in 60 minute (7.2 sec gaps in between)
• Notification system

• Setup mySQL database
• Connect with website for Id, input
• Database design

• Test Qualtrics: too slow 😞
• Test wjx.cn: censorship 🙈
• Build our own website, server + database! 🤷‍♀️
  • Bare minimum website on local host
  • Set up Vultr server and domain name
  • Get certificate, setup domain name,
  • Solve issue (too slow)
  • Test and solve connection issue with ping
• Information provision page
  • Design version 1
  • Design version2
    • Realize version 2 in code
  • Design version 3
    • Realize version 3 in code
• Survey
  • Survey version 1
  • Survey version 2 design and realization

• Prototype: Qualtrics sample, additional features:
  • Customize slider
  • 60 seconds count down
  • Customize star rating (sums to 12 logic)
  • Improve flow and aesthetics

  

  

  

• Navigate to media for web app's instructions and demo links.
• Navigate to chatbot for chatbot's result and demo steps.