Worried about the Capital One hack? Here’s what to do
Hong Kong (CNN Business)Millions of Capital One customers have been affected by a data breach that the bank says happened in March when a software engineer allegedly exploited a vulnerability to access its systems. Approximately 100 million people in the United States and 6 million more in Canada are affected, the company said, with about 140,000 Social Security numbers, 1 million Canadian Social Insurance numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers compromised. First off, “get ready to spend some time and energy,” to make sure everything’s in order, said Erica Sandberg, a consumer finance expert based in San Francisco. The […] […]Capital One hack exposed thousands of Social Security numbers. Why are we still using them as ID?
Bad actors can use Social Security numbers to steal your identity, open bank accounts, apply for a loan or receive medical care under your name. Many of the biggest hacks in recent years, including those targeting Equifax , insurance company Anthem and the US Postal Service , have left Social Security numbers exposed. Because these numbers are so closely tied to our identities, it raises the question: Why are we still using Social Security numbers as ID? In 1936, the Social Security number was introduced to track a worker’s earnings history for benefits, according to the Social Security Administration. […] […]Critical Flaws Found in VxWorks RTOS That Powers Over 2 Billion Devices
vxworks rtos vulnerability Security researchers have discovered almost a dozen zero-day vulnerabilities in VxWorks, one of the most widely used real-time operating systems (RTOS) for embedded devices that powers over 2 billion devices across aerospace, defense, industrial, medical, automotive, consumer electronics, networking, and other critical industries. According to a new report Armis researchers shared with The Hacker News prior to its release, the vulnerabilities are collectively dubbed as URGENT/11 as they are 11 in total, 6 of which are critical in severity leading to ‘devastating’ cyberattacks. Armis Labs is the same IoT security company that previously discovered the BlueBorne […] […]Facebook’s Libra could massively help the cryptocurrency industry — or hurt it badly
New York (CNN Business)Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency worries lawmakers. And increased government scrutiny for Libra could dent plans not only for Facebook but for other cryptos as well. Others in the field worry lawmakers’ distrust of Facebook might prompt harsh regulations that could stunt the nascent crypto industry’s growth. When Libra exploded onto the cryptocurrency scene last month, it brought attention to a sector that’s been growing quietly and operating without clear regulations for a decade. Suddenly, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were talking publicly about cryptocurrency and stressing the need to regulate it: Democratic Congresswoman Maxine Waters […] […]The Terrible Anxiety of Location Sharing Apps
Elena Lacey; Getty Images It’s 1:30 in the morning and I’m pretty sure my girlfriend is dead. She went out with friends after work to celebrate somebody’s birthday. I opted to stay in and go to bed at a decent hour because I have work in the morning, and also because I am lame. But now I’m awake, staring at the little circular blip on my phone, waiting for it to move. The blip is in Google Maps, which offers the ability to share your location with others. My girlfriend and I had been living together for about a […] […]Marty the grocery store robot is a glimpse into our hell-ish future
Attention shoppers: I’ve seen the future of grocery store technology, and let me tell you, we can do better. I’m no Marty McFly. I simply reside in a small Connecticut town, which means that in addition to doing Extremely New England things like commuting to the city on the Metro North, bragging about beaches, and the fact that the state inspired the picturesque fictional town in Gilmore Girls , I occasionally spend some time on the weekends shopping for groceries at a local Stop & Shop. Prior to 2019, the Stop & Shop shopping experience was similar to that […] […]Facebook gets closer to letting you type with your mind
San Francisco (CNN Business)Elon Musk’s Neuralink isn’t the only company that wants to send your thoughts straight from your brain to a computer. More than two years ago, Facebook revealed it was working on a project for typing words onto a computer right from your brain, without requiring invasive surgery to make it work. The company has been working with several universities on the effort, including the University of California, San Francisco. Facebook helped pay for UCSF researchers to study whether electrodes placed in the brain could help us learn to “decode” speech from brainwaves in real time. As […] […]Vijf indrukwekkende innovaties in de (online) casino wereld
Binnen twee jaar is het zover: de online kansspelmarkt wordt vrijgegeven en de Nederlandse markt maakt voor het eerst kennis met een groot aantal online casino’s. De continue ontwikkelingen in dit gebied hebben niet alleen een positief effect gehad op de regelgeving maar ook op de technologie achter de (online) casino’s. Gokken en specifiek op spellen als online roulette is populairder dan ooit en hier mag dan ook enige technologische vooruitgang van worden verwacht. Dat zien we online en offline. Grote casino’s met een wereldwijd bereik als Caesars Entertainment en Wynn investeren in een multi-platform technologie. Online spelers zoals […] […]Geanonimiseerde gegevens blijken toch niet zo anoniem
Onderzoekers van Universiteit Leuven en het Imperial College Londen hebben ontdekt dat het de-anonimiseren van geanonimiseerde datasets makkelijker is dan tot voor kort werd aangenomen . Ze hebben dit aangetoond door middel van een model dat schat hoe makkelijk het is om een dataset te de-anonimiseren. Geanonimiseerde gegevens worden overal voor gebruikt: medisch onderzoek, gepersonaliseerde aanbevelingen en moderne AI-technieken. De veronderstelling is dat alle persoonlijke identificeerbare informatie verwijderd is terwijl een kern van de nuttige informatie voor onderzoekers behouden blijft. Zo heeft een ziekenhuis de mogelijkheid om de namen, adressen en geboortedata van patiënten te verwijderen uit een set […] […]Here’s How Much Bots Drive Conversation During News Events
Casey Chin; Getty Images Last week, as thousands of Central American migrants made their way northward through Mexico, walking a treacherous route toward the US border, talk of ” the caravan ,” as it’s become known, took over Twitter. Conservatives, led by President Donald Trump, dominated the conversation, eager to turn the caravan into a voting issue before the midterms. As it turns out, they had some help—from propaganda bots on Twitter. Late last week, about 60 percent of the conversation was driven by likely bots. Over the weekend, even as the conversation about the caravan was overshadowed by […] […]The CEO’s Social Media Challenge
Like it or not, most CEOs are fighting a losing battle when it comes to social media. They are overwhelmed and bewildered. Many have decided to essentially withdraw and leave it to others to figure out. First the good news: companies are opening their wallets when it comes to social media spending. Budgets are going up faster than almost any other corporate expenditure. In a 2018 survey, US-based chief marketing officers reported that digital marketing expenditures were growing at double-digit rates and predicted that spending on social media alone would capture nearly 25 percent of total marketing budgets by […] […]The US pushes to build unhackable quantum networks
Researchers working on quantum teleportation A few years ago, Edward Snowden, a contractor working for the US National Security Agency, leaked documents that showed the ways in which intelligence agencies were spying on our data. One of the most striking revelations was that spies had tapped into fiber-optic cables to monitor the vast amounts of information flowing through them. Snowden’s revelations have spurred efforts to tap the almost mystical properties of quantum science to make such hacking impossible. Now there are signs of progress. A startup called Quantum Xchange says it has struck a deal giving it access to […] […]Why Tech Companies Lie
Customers, investors, regulators, and yes, journalists rely on what companies officially tell us about their businesses, their products, and their future prospects. Sure, we all have our own sources and experiences to help us decide if we believe what we’ve been told. But those aren’t always enough to prevent people from planning on or even buying products that never ship, investing in companies that never deliver, or writing glowingly about some new technology that eventually dead-ends or is massively delayed. It’s tempting to lump those misstatements into the broad category of “lies.” From the outside, it’s easy to assume […] […]A digital revolution is reshaping Democratic campaigns
Two weeks before the 2016 election, Bloomberg’s Joshua Green and Sasha Issenberg published a story about Trump’s brash, self-aggrandizing digital team. Democrats treated the story as evidence of the Trump campaign’s utter cluelessness, until he won. For months after, coverage of the Trump’s tech and digital strategy dominated headlines. Those stories had consequences: Facebook locked down its user data; Cambridge Analytica folded; and a wave of startups, including my own, emerged to help progressives mobilize online. A change is coming to the Democratic Party, and for some campaigns, it’s already here. I’ve seen it firsthand. As part of my […] […]Ransomware and the enterprise: A new white paper
Throughout 2018 criminals have continued to target large organizations with ransomware. Today we introduce a new white paper that explains why ransomware is still a serious threat to your organization – regardless of size – and what can be done to reduce exposure to, and damage from, ransomware attacks. The paper focuses on three particularly dangerous ransomware attack vectors: remote access, email, and supply chain. The paper is intended to help CEOs, CIOs, CISOs, and enterprise risk managers understand the current state of the ransomware threat as well several evolving areas of concern. The more technical aspects of ransomware […] […]How to Get iOS 12.1 on Your iPhone
Apple Last month’s iOS 12 update gave us screen time tools , security updates , and a whole heap of new features that make your iPhone feel new again. Now, with iOS 12.1, you get even more ways to express yourself on your iPhone and iPad. With Group FaceTime, you can chat with up to 32 friends and family. You can also spice up your messaging life with 70 new emoji —including a freezing-cold smiley, a mooncake, and a long-awaited redhead . Most importantly, unlike the $1,199 MacBook Air announced today , this sweet software update is totally free. […] […]IoT: A roomful of conundrums
As the drive to bring any and all imaginable physical objects online continues full steam ahead, internet-enabled devices are increasingly part of our day-to-day routines. In our quest for more productive and enjoyable – or simply easier – lives, we cannot avoid jumping on the Internet-of-Things (IoT) bandwagon. Up to 30 billion devices are predicted to be online by 2020 , according to the Mozilla Foundation. To be sure, IoT is not just about our personal efficiency or enjoyment, and the class of products such as smart watches or smart light bulbs. Spurred by innovations in hardware, networking, cloud […] […]Google Discover begins to replace the iconic search box on mobile
It’s not broke, but Google is fixing it. As it announced last month , Google is rebranding Google Feed, its news landing page on Android and in the Google app, to be called Google Discover. Throwing minimalism out the window, Google Discover will replace the iconically spartan Google.com homepage on mobile. Discover is rolling out now on Google.com across both iOS and Android devices. For Android users, Discover is already baked into the interface, accessible by swiping right from the home screen. Anyone using the Google app on iOS or Android will also be met with the Discover homepage, […] […]IBM’s $34 billion purchase of Red Hat is a mega-bet on a coding revolution
Today The world’s biggest-ever deal for a software company points towards a significant change in how code is being developed for the computing cloud. The news: Big Blue is swallowing Red Hat , a company that has made its reputation in open-source software development. The open-source movement makes core code freely available so that a community of developers can keep updating it. Companies like Red Hat create services to help companies deploy and use that code. Not just a business deal: IBM is interested in Red Hat because of its infrastructure for managing various kinds of cloud platforms. But […] […]Chevy’s Making an Electric Camaro to Dominate the Drag Strip
Chevy has created a vehicle that would hurt Dominic Toretto more than a treacherous family member: an all-electric Camaro. Punch ” Tesla drag race vs” into YouTube, and you’re offered a panoply of ways to complete your search. You can watch one of Elon Musk’s electric cars face off with Lamborghinis, Ferraris, Dodge Hellcats, McLarens, Corvettes, and just about any supercar or muscle machine you can think of. These videos are much the same: Again and again, the instant torque of the EV’s motors smokes the gas belcher off the line, leaving nothing but the squeal of the tires […] […]How Google’s Night Sight Works, and Why It’s So Good
Reading all the gushing praise for Google’s new Night Sight low-light photography feature for Pixel phones, you’d be forgiven for thinking Google had just invented color film. In fact, night shooting modes aren’t new, and many of the underlying technologies go back years. But Google has done an amazing job of combining its prowess in computational imaging with its unparalleled strength in machine learning to push the capability past anything previously seen in a mobile device. We’ll take a look at the history of multi-image capture low-light photography, how it is likely used by Google, and speculate about what […] […]Stanford Researchers Build AI Directly Into Camera Optics
Until recently, cameras were exclusively designed to create images for humans — for fun, for art, and for documenting history. With the rapid growth of robots as well as various other kinds of machines and vehicles that need to observe and learn from their environment, many cameras are dedicated to machine vision tasks. Some of the most visible of those, like autonomous vehicles , rely heavily on object recognition, which almost universally means neural networks trained on commonly found objects. One limitation on the deployment of machine vision in many embedded systems, including electric vehicles, is the necessary compute […] […]Some of the Oldest Galaxies in the Universe Orbit the Milky Way
When the universe was young, there were no stars, galaxies , or even atoms. As space expanded, hydrogen atoms formed and coalesced into stars. Eventually, the first galaxies emerged, and some of those galaxies may still exist. New data from researchers at Durham University in the UK and Harvard in the US suggests several of those ancient galaxies could be in our own backyard . This discovery also lends credence to a leading model of the early universe. Our current understanding holds that the early universe was not even transparent to radiation. It took thousands of years for that […] […]Before Using Birth Control Apps, Consider Your Privacy
Hotlittlepotato Score one for the quantified self-surveillance movement. Last week, the US Food and Drug Agency approved the first-ever, over-the-counter digital contraceptive—a polished and almost preternaturally upbeat mobile app called Natural Cycles . Basal body temperature readings and monthly menstruation data feed into an algorithm that tells users whether or not they should be having unprotected sex. Like most forms of birth control, it’s not foolproof ; the app has been dogged by reports of unwanted pregnancies that prompted two ongoing investigations by European authorities into its Swedish maker’s marketing claims. But that hasn’t hurt Natural Cycles’ popularity. The […] […]Self-Driving Cars Should Look Down, Not Just Ahead
WaveSense ground penetrating radar tech comes out of MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory, a defense R&D center, and was first deployed to help troops navigate in Afghanistan in 2013. Self-driving cars are like snowbird retirees. Given the freedom to live, or operate, anywhere in the country, they turn their backs on wintry states and flock to the sun. There’s a reason Waymo, Uber, and even grocery story giant, Kroger, are testing their shiny new autonomous vehicles in southwestern cities like Phoenix. Yes, Arizona’s regulations are friendly to them, but the year-round good weather is the major draw. As sophisticated as these […] […]The “neuropolitics” consultants who hack voters’ brains
Maria Pocovi slides her laptop over to me with the webcam switched on. My face stares back at me, overlaid with a grid of white lines that map the contours of my expression. Next to it is a shaded window that tracks six “core emotions”: happiness, surprise, disgust, fear, anger, and sadness. Each time my expression shifts, a measurement bar next to each emotion fluctuates, as if my feelings were an audio signal. After a few seconds, a bold green word flashes in the window: ANXIETY. When I look back at Pocovi, I get the sense she knows exactly […] […]EU to fine social media platforms that take more than 1 hour to remove extremist content
The European Union is reportedly planning to impose stricter regulations on social media platforms including Facebook, YouTube , and Twitter over the removal of online terrorist propaganda. The Financial Times reported on Sunday that according to new draft regulations to be published next month, the EU plans to impose fines on companies if terrorist content is not deleted within an hour of posting, abandoning its earlier approach of getting internet platforms to remove such content voluntarily. The upcoming legislation builds on guidelines first prescribed by the EU in March for removal of radicalizing online content within one hour. Following […] […]Distributed teams are rewriting the rules of office(less) politics
When we think about designing our dream home, we don’t think of having a thousand roommates in the same room with no doors or walls. Yet in today’s workplace where we spend most of our day, the purveyors of corporate office design insist that tearing down walls and bringing more people closer together in the same physical space will help foster better collaboration while dissolving the friction of traditional hierarchy and office politics. But what happens when there is no office at all? This is the reality for Jason Fried, Founder and CEO of Basecamp , and Matt Mullenweg, […] […]Schools Are Mining Students’ Social Media Posts for Signs of Trouble
Aron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post/Getty Images Aaah, the traditions of a new school year. New teachers, new backpacks, new crushes—and algorithms trawling students’ social media posts. Blake Prewitt, superintendent of Lakeview school district in Battle Creek, Michigan, says he typically wakes up each morning to twenty new emails from a social media monitoring system the district activated earlier this year. It uses keywords and machine learning algorithms to flag public posts on Twitter and other networks that contain language or images that may suggest conflict or violence, and tag or mention district schools or communities. In recent months the alert […] […]Technofobie of dreigende dystopie?
In China worden grote stappen gezet richting een maatschappij waarin burgers continu worden gevolgd, gemonitord en beoordeeld. Een sociale score moet ervoor zorgen dat men netjes wacht op het stoplicht, vaak op bezoek gaat bij familie en op tijd op het werk verschijnt. Overtredingen leveren strafpunten op en daarmee een lagere score waarmee je minder recht hebt op een goede baan of een appartement. Het is nu nog optioneel, maar in 2020 ontkomt de Chinese burger er niet meer aan. De Volkskrant schrijft in een artikel over de Chinese technologie dat wij, in het westen, nog ‘huiverig’ zijn qua […] […]Hubble Captures 15,000 Galaxies in a Single Stunning Image
Early in Hubble’s mission, it scanned a patch of sky for 10 days to collect 342 separate images. When assembled, they became the now-famous Hubble Deep Field. NASA has updated this iconic image over the years as the telescope became more powerful, and it’s doing so again. Hubble may be inching toward obsolescence with the upcoming launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), but it’s still producing amazing images. The newest panoramic view of the universe shows more galaxies than ever before . According to NASA, the new image features a whopping 15,000 galaxies, and 12,000 of them […] […]How to Protect Yourself Against a SIM Swap Attack
Casey Chin A spate of hacked Instagram accounts. A $220 million lawsuit against AT&T. A bustling underground crime ring . They all have roots in an old problem that has lately found new urgency: SIM card swaps , a scam in which hackers steal your mobile identity—and use it to upend your life . At its most basic level, a SIM swap is when someone convinces your carrier to switch your phone number over to a SIM card they own. They’re not doing it for prank call cover, or to rack up long-distance charges. By diverting your incoming messages, […] […]Smart irrigation systems vulnerable to attacks, warn researchers
Security researchers have warned of a potential attack that – using a “piping botnet ” of internet-connected irrigation systems that water simultaneously – could impact a city’s water system to the point of actually draining its reserves. A team of six academics from Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Israel, identified and analyzed security flaws in the firmware of several commercial irrigation systems that are connected to the internet. They focused on three commonly sold smart irrigation systems – GreenIQ, BlueSpray, and RainMachine – and found that they suffer from vulnerabilities that enable attackers to remotely turn watering systems on and […] […]Eng: Facebook volgt je op nóg veel meer manieren dan je denkt
Dat we op de voet gevolgd worden door Facebook is inmiddels alom bekend, maar nu dat de social media-gigant antwoord heeft gegeven op vragen die in het Amerikaanse congres zijn gesteld blijkt dat het allemaal nog veel verder gaat dan we allemaal dachten. Dit zijn een aantal van de manieren waarop Mark Zuckerberg & Co. ons volgen op het internet, allemaal gehaald uit het document van 222 pagina’s dat is doorgestuurd naar het Congres. Een gedeelte van deze tracking-methodes kenden we al, maar als je het allemaal achter elkaar zet zul je zien dat er heel weinig geheim blijft […] […]Een film die je kunt sturen met je brein
Aan de universiteit van Nottingham hebben ze iets voor elkaar gekregen wat in eerste instantie lijkt op een goed science fiction verhaal. Waar je normaal gesproken in de bioscoopzaal of op de bank een film kijkt waarvan de slotscène al lang en breed vastligt, kun je nu ook een film kijken die nog alle kanten op kan gaan. De film ‘The Moment’ vormt zich naar de toestand van je brein. Dit zit zo. De activiteit in je brein wordt gemeten met EEG, middels een headset die het hoofd is bevestigd. Hiermee kan gekeken worden of je bijvoorbeeld slaapt, ontspannen […] […]Signature Validation Bug Let Malware Bypass Several Mac Security Products
A years-old vulnerability has been discovered in the way several security products for Mac implement Apple’s code-signing API that could make it easier for malicious programs to bypass the security check, potentially leaving millions of Apple users vulnerable to hackers. Josh Pitts, a researcher from security firm Okta, discovered that several third-party security products for Mac—including Little Snitch, F-Secure xFence, VirusTotal, Google Santa, and Facebook OSQuery—could be tricked into believing that an unsigned malicious code is signed by Apple. Code-signing mechanism is a vital weapon in the fight against malware, which helps users identify who has signed the app […] […]Robots Won’t Take Your Job—But They Might Make It Boring
Robert Deyrail/Getty Images Whether they believe robots are going to create or destroy jobs, most experts say that robots are particularly useful for handling “dirty, dangerous and dull” work. They point to jobs like shutting down a leaky nuclear reactor , cleaning sewers , or inspecting electronic components to really drive the point home. Robots don’t get offended, they are cheap to repair when they get “hurt,” and they don’t get bored. It’s hard to disagree: What could possibly be wrong about automating jobs that are disgusting, mangle people, or make them act like robots? The problem is that […] […]Cognitive diversity and marketing: How AI is improving innovation
NASA employee George Washington handles clerical work more quickly and efficiently than ever before. He never complains about working late hours and he never needs to stop for a coffee break. Washington is a bot who takes in information from emails and identifies job candidate suitability — something formerly completed by human resources personnel. He represents a new type of diversity within organizations, cognitive diversity. Cognitive diversity, simply put, includes different ways of thinking. It consists of both humans (cognitive thinking) and machines (cognitive technologies). Today, automation is pouring into the workplace at an accelerating rate. Cognitive technologies involve: […] […]With its new in-car operating system, BMW slowly breaks with tradition
When you spend time with a lot of BMW folks, as I did during a trip to Germany earlier this month, you’ll regularly hear the word “ heritage .” Maybe that’s no surprise, given that the company is now well over 100 years old. But in a time of rapid transformation that’s hitting every car manufacturer, engineers and designers have to strike a balance between honoring that history and looking forward. With the latest version of its BMW OS in-car operating system and its accompanying design language, BMW is breaking with some traditions to allow it to look into […] […]A machine has figured out Rubik’s Cube all by itself
Unlike chess moves, changes to a Rubik’s Cube are hard to evaluate, which is why deep-learning machines haven’t been able to solve the puzzle on their own. Until now. Yet another bastion of human skill and intelligence has fallen to the onslaught of the machines. A new kind of deep-learning machine has taught itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube without any human assistance. The milestone is significant because the new approach tackles an important problem in computer science—how to solve complex problems with when help is minimal. First some background. The Rubik’s Cube is a three-dimensional puzzle developed in […] […]Apple is closing a loophole that lets police hack into iPhones
It’s a win for privacy advocates, but it’s sure to enrage law enforcement officials by making it harder than ever for them to get information out of locked phones. The news: Apple plans to send out a software update to iPhone users that will make the smartphone’s charging and data port inoperative an hour after the phone has been locked. Though you’ll still be able to charge a phone without tapping in a password, you’ll now need one to pull data off it via that port. Why it matters: Apple has a history of fighting law enforcement efforts to […] […]China’s ambition to power the world’s electric cars took a huge leap forward this week
China’s grand designs to dominate the future of clean energy paid off spectacularly this week. In a public offering on June 11 in Shenzhen, battery giant Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) raised nearly $1 billion to fund ambitious expansion plans, and its stock has been shooting up every day since. Thanks largely to the company’s new plants, China will be making 70 percent of the world’s electric-vehicle batteries by 2021, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). The rapid rise of CATL is arguably the clearest, though certainly not the only , payoff from China’s calculated efforts to bolster […] […]A few big players may have been behind Bitcoin’s huge surge last year
New research (PDF) suggests that a price manipulation scheme may have been behind the cryptocurrency’s extraordinary rally in 2017. The study: Researchers at the University of Texas analyzed blockchain data and found that large purchases of cryptocurrency from multiple trading platforms in exchange for Tether, a crypto-token that’s supposedly pegged to the US dollar , were “timed following market downturns” and, since cryptocurrency prices tend to move as one, resulted in “sizable increases in Bitcoin prices.” This suggests, according to the New York Times , that a few players may have been propping up the price of Bitcoin and […] […]University of Leeds project is developing tarmac 3D printing robots to repair roads
The University of Leeds is pioneering a £4.2 million national infrastructure research project that will use tarmac 3D printing robots to repair potholes and cracks. These robots will be both aerial and ground-based in order to thoroughly inspect and identify damaged areas on roads in the UK. As part of a visionary project to create “ Self Repairing Cities ”, the University of Leeds has formed a research consortium for the project which includes engineers and faculty from University College London (UCL), the University of Southampton and the University of Birmingham . The project’s teams are currently halfway through […] […]3D printing in construction, architecture and the built-environment
The use of 3D printing for construction and architecture is a rapidly developing area. Additive manufacturing is used not only in the design stages of construction projects, but is also bringing remarkable full-scale structures to life. This article highlights some of the possibilities that 3D printing brings to the built-environment. These include 3D printed houses, buildings, bridges and infrastructure. The 3D printed Housing 05 Project by CLS Architetti The 3D Housing 05 project from CLS Architetti , an Italian architecture firm, is a sustainable, 3D printed house. The project was showcased at Milan Design Week 2018 . Massimiliano Locatelli, […] […]Microsoft Issues Emergency Patch For Critical Flaw In Windows Containers
Just a few days prior to its monthly patch release, Microsoft released an emergency patch for a critical vulnerability in the Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) library that could allow remote attackers to run malicious code on Windows computers. Windows Host Compute Service Shim (hcsshim) is an open source library that helps “Docker for Windows” execute Windows Server containers using a low-level container management API in Hyper-V. Discovered by Swiss developer and security researcher Michael Hanselmann , the critical vulnerability (tracked as CVE-2018-8115) is the result of the failure of the hcsshim library to properly validate input when […] […]Oprichter WhatsApp vertrekt bij Facebook vanwege huidige koers
Jan Koum is een naam die je misschien niet kent, maar de miljardair is de CEO en mede-oprichter van WhatsApp . Hij is bij de overname van het bedrijf in 2014 opgenomen in de raad van comissarissen van Facebook, maar volgens de Washington Post is hij alleszins van plan […] .AI Can Help Cybersecurity—If It Can Fight Through the Hype
There are a ton of claims around AI and cybersecurity that don’t quite add up. Here’s what’s really going on. Walking the enormous exhibition halls at the recent RSA security conference in San Francisco, you could have easily gotten the impression that digital defense was a solved problem. Amidst […] .Data Protection Standards Need to Be Global
Broadly, customers around the world should be in charge of the information companies have about them, and companies need to be liable if they misuse it. Whether it is Cambridge Analytica gaining access to private information on up to 87 million Facebook users, or the large-scale data breaches at […] .This test will tell you how likely you are to fall for fraud
Researchers have devised a test that gauges a person’s susceptibility to falling for online scams and other types of internet crime. The freely available questionnaire – called “ Susceptibility to Persuasion – II ” (StP-II) and developed by scientists at the Universities of Cambridge and Helsinki – asks the […] .A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook
If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone (or your friend) on Facebook messenger—just don’t click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity researchers from Trend Micro are warning users of a malicious Chrome extension which is spreading through Facebook […] .Chinese Firm Claims It Scans Workers’ Brainwaves to Boost Earnings
China has been pushing the dystopian aspects of its society fairly aggressively of late. The country has rolled out a social “credit” monitoring system, in which citizens are rated based on the social media posts and actions of both themselves and their friends and family. Those with low social […] .Have we hit peak ransomware? Maybe, according to F-Secure
Ransomware is really nasty. Once it’s infiltrated your system, it’ll place your crucial work files and cherished family photos out of reach, and demand a small fortune in Bitcoin for their return. Fortunately though, new research from Finnish security firm F-Secure suggests that this is a threat that’s hit […] .Interview: Why We Need Less Tech, Smarter People
Before taking the stage at PSFK’s CXI 2018 conference, cyborg anthropologist Amber Case makes an argument for better, quieter design In the innovation space, we see a lot of tech for tech’s sake. Amber Case is a proponent of the opposite. The author of a book on calm technology […] .pCloud is the unhackable cloud storage service that is cheaper than Dropbox
Save more than $60 and get more than you would with Dropbox. Heads up: All products featured here are selected by Mashable’s commerce team and meet our rigorous standards for awesomeness. If you buy something, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission. We all need to rethink our approach to […] .How network theory predicts the value of Bitcoin
Philosophers, economists, and theorists have various ways to judge how money should be valued. Some have said that its worth lies in a high cost of production. Others see it as simply a form of credit that allows the transfer of resources, which is why it can take the […] .Under Armour says MyFitnessPal data breach affected 150 million users
Under Armour, the fitness company that owns MyFitnessPal, disclosed today a data breach that affected about 150 million users . MyFitnessPal, a food and nutrition application, earlier this week became aware of the breach, which took place late last month. The breached data did not include any Social Security […] .New York City is launching public cybersecurity tools to keep residents from getting hacked
In a week of harrowing city-level cyber attacks , New York is taking some precautions. While the timing is coincidental, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio just announced that the city will introduce the first tools in its suite of cybersecurity offerings to protect residents against malicious online […] .AI can invent new ways to create complex molecules
A new algorithm trained on millions of reactions can tell scientists the steps required to build organic compounds. How it works: Researchers at the University of Manchester trained a neural network on the 12.4 million single-step organic-chemistry reactions currently known to science. That data set lets the network predict […] .A robotic camera system films sports like a human does
New AI software can move and focus a camera to frame shots that look incredibly natural for viewers. How it works: A robotic camera system, called Polycam Player and made by Nikon company MRMC , uses image recognition to track players on the field . Instead of panning and […] .The Blockchain Solution to Our Deepfake Problems
Blockchain has always seemed to me like a solution looking for a problem, which isn’t a criticism. The laser, the transistor, and the integrated circuit all lingered, underutilized, until either the technology evolved, a complementary technology matured, and/or some clever entrepreneur enabled their wide and disruptive adoption. Or take […] .Forget Self Driving. The Future is in Self Parking
Up to a third of the cars clogging the roads in a given downtown area are people looking for parking. Up to a third of the cars clogging the roads in a given downtown area are people looking for parking. You’ve done it yourself, circling the block four times, […] .Yes, Even Elite Hackers Make Dumb Mistakes
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Lion (2016) HD Director : Garth Davis. Producer : Iain Canning, Angie Fielder, Emile Sherman. Release : November 24, 2016 Country : Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America. Production Company : The Weinstein Company, See-Saw Films, Screen Australia, Aquarius Films, Sunstar Entertainment. Language : বাংলা, English, हिन्दी. Runtime : 118 min. Genre : Drama. Movie ‘Lion’ was released in November 24, 2016 in genre Drama. Garth Davis was directed this movie and starring by Sunny Pawar. This movie tell story about A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives […]IoT, cloud and Big Data analytics reshape vertical markets
The advent of the Internet of Industrial Things (IoIT) has triggered an influx of services such as cyber security and advanced maintenance, and this has dramatically widened business opportunities in the manufacturing services sector, according to a new study from Frost & Sullivan. As integration with information and communication […] .Additive Manufacturing Is Poised to Disrupt Conventional Manufacturing
Remember the industrial revolution? Industrial 3D printing will be bigger. That may seem like a bold statement—especially at a time when many people already think that 3D printing is over-hyped. However, facts support the assertion. Consider that there now exists a single technology from which almost everything can be […] .Industry Experts Predict The Future Of Retail
The world of retail is constantly changing, whether it’s influenced by new technology , the way new products are marketed or how consumers choose to shop , big changes are around the corner. We decided to reach out to those who live and breathe everything retail and ask for […] .Local Consumer Review Survey
Key ‘Takeaways’ North American Consumer Research 2015 points to the fact that consumers are more than comfortable using the internet to find local businesses, partly due to the wide array of local services available, and partly due to more local businesses building & improving their online presence. 92% of consumers now read online reviews (vs. 88% in 2014) 40% of consumers form an opinion by reading just 1-3 reviews (vs. 29% in 2014) Star rating is #1 factor used by consumers to judge a business 44% say a review must be written […] .Watch Full Movie Collateral Beauty (2016)
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B2B social media marketing on Instagram | Social Media Today With thousands of social networks available to marketers, the usual suspects: Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn get mentioned first for B2B social media marketing. Instagram doesn’t always get mentioned in the same breath for B2B companies. And, Instagram is not […] .The LinkedIn Marketing Trick The Pros Are Using (And You Should Too)
When it comes to marketing, there are two main ways to hack your way to success. You can A/B test, tweak, test and re-test, until you figure out what works, or you can check out how the Pros are doing it, and start off all your testing and tweaking […] .Tinder Loses Its Mind on Twitter: Branding and the Streisand Effect
Earlier this week Tinder , the dating app that is largely known for facilitating casual hook-ups , lost its shit on Twitter over an article in Vanity Fair . And a big part of why you may heard about the Vanity Fair article is for no other reason than […] .Recruiting on Facebook: How to Ethically Screen Candidates [INFOGRAPHIC]
Facebook isn’t only the most popular social media channel in the world; it’s also a tool recruiters can use to get to know candidates. And while over 18 million users have found a job thanks to the site, many companies are learning more about candidates through their Facebook posts […] .How Hillary and the Other Presidential Hopefuls Are Using Snapchat
In the lead up so far to the 2016 election, social media is more influential than ever. In 2012, Mitt Romney barely had an Instagram , and it was only very recently that Obama joined Twitter . Now, social media must be a part of any smart presidential campaign […] .Google Announces Re-Structure Under New Company Called ‘Alphabet’
Google Announces Re-Structure Under New Company Called ‘Alphabet’ | Social Media Today In a move that has surprised, well, pretty much everyone , internet search giant Google has announced they’re starting a new company . Sort of. The now former CEO of Google, Larry Page, announced in a blog […] .When feedback becomes dangerous
I’ve always been fascinated by the music industry. Not necessarily the labels, insane deals, and celebrity status, but more the process of how a new album or song is created and how we only ever really see the final product. It’s not uncommon to have an artist drop off […] .Some of the hottest big data start-ups of 2015
If predictions are correct, global spending on big data will reach $125 billion in 2015 and so far this year there have been a number of product launches from start-ups that are proving to be extremely hot within the fast growing big data and analytics space. The United Nations […] .Oops! New Microsoft Windows 10 Is Spying On You
Oops! New Microsoft Windows 10 Is Spying On You Did You Know ? I think not . You are happy to see that Windows 10 officially launched and you get a new Windows with attractive, stylish graphics. But wait.. By downloading and introducing Windows 10, you give Microsoft exceptionally […] .Simple Text Message to Hack Any Android Phone Remotely #StageFright
Own an Android phone? Beware, Your Android smartphones can be hacked by just a malformed text message. Security researchers have found that 95% of Android devices running version 2.2 to 5.1 of operating system, which includes Lollipop and KitKat, are vulnerable to a security bug, affecting more than 950 […] .Why IT must be effective and efficient and what It means for your role
While working on the title for my upcoming session at CompTIA ChannelCon 2015, I realized that just one word can make a huge difference. My session is entitled “ Transform from the Inside Out: Building Internal Effectiveness while Growing Your Business .” […] .Google: Users still aren’t getting message about online security
Google researchers say that experts and non-experts go about protecting their digital privacy in very different ways, according to survey results they plan to present at the upcoming Symposium on Usable Privacy and Security . The importance of regular software updates is apparently […] .Intelligent Automation: What it is. Why it matters.
Forbes contributing writer Adrian Bridgwater recently observed on Forbes.com , “Automation is massively important in the realm of software application development and software systems testing/management today.” A new industrial revolution. “Technology automation is in fact not so far away from the industrial automation systems […] .Microsoft to make enterprise security tools generally available
Microsoft will be making two services generally available as part of the company’s push to improve the security of businesses’ data. Brad Anderson, Microsoft’s corporate vice president of enterprise client and mobility, said in a blog post today that the company’s Advanced Threat Analytics security service would be generally […] .Big Data, Bigger Results: Manufacturers Are Winning in the Cloud
From inventory tracking to supply chain transparency, manufacturers have always been pioneers in the capture and use of data for real-time business operations. But today’s leaders are taking that up yet another notch: to gain a competitive advantage, manufacturers must have tools and systems in place to […] .Consumers browsing — but not buying — via mobile and social media
mobile browsing Consumers increasingly rely on smartphones and social media to discover and research products of interest, but relatively few people go on to make mobile purchases, according to new research from Synchrony Financial . Specifically, 45 percent of respondents performed shopping-related tasks via mobile, up 4 percent since […] .An Algorithmic Sense of Humor? Not Yet.
In recent months, artificial-intelligence researchers have made giant strides in matching human performance in all kind of tasks that had, until recently, been thought of as almost impossible for computers. Things like face and object recognition, for example. But there are some areas that are still hugely difficult for […] .Firefox Temporarily Blocks Adobe Flash Because Of Security Concerns
The fallout of the Hacking Team leak is hitting Adobe hard. The leak revealed two unpatched vulnerabilities in the company’s ubiquitous (and ubiquitously disliked) Flash Player. Because it took Adobe a while to patch these, Mozilla decided to block all versions of Flash for Firefox users. Adobe today finally […] .Stop Trying To Make Sense Out Of The Reddit Saga
Why does reddit exist? How does reddit exist? Who are all of these people who participate? Who knows? They’re anonymous. How does something like reddit attract $50 million in funding? I have no idea, and a lot of the people I’ve been speaking to in tech circles over the […] .Leaked Google Data Makes Company More Transparent Than It Wants To Be
Data related to Google’s “Right to be forgotten” (RTBF) removal requests was just torn from the source code of its very own transparency report. The Guardian reports that “less than 5% of nearly 220,000 individual requests made to Google to selectively remove links to online information concern criminals, politicians […] .You Probably Can’t Jailbreak This Tablet Made For America’s Prisoners
Private corrections service JPay introduced the JP5mini tablet last week, a tablet made specifically for the nearly two million incarcerated Americans that the company services in correctional facilities across 34 states. There are currently over 60,000 of the company’s previous generation JP4 tablets being used in prison’s today. A […] .How big data analytics help hospitals stop a killer
Big data. Predictive analytics. Real-time. Actionable insight. There’s a buzzword smorgasbord around the use of data to derive value. It doesn’t help that sometimes the benefits can be esoteric, or at least hard to visualize. But sometimes the benefits are crystal clear, as in the fight against sepsis, one […] .8 things people decide within seconds of meeting you
Psychologists call it “thin slicing.” Within seconds of meeting you, people decide all sorts of things about you, from status to intelligence to promiscuity. Citing a range of scientific studies , we created the below graphic to highlight just how important a first impression can be. Mike Nudelman/Business Insider […] .Misconceptions about Business Process Management
Business process management When it comes to understanding business process management (BPM), it can be stated that, at surface level, it presents a dichotomy. Most people tend to see it as a system-wide plan for improvement; a form of top-down transformation for the purpose of improving all functions. It […] .The 5 Best Free Instagram Analytics Tools
Unlike many of the other popular social media platforms out there, Instagram doesn’t have its own analytics dashboard for users and brands to measure the engagement and effectiveness of their posts. Luckily, there are a ton of analytics tools out there that can be used, with some of the […] .The Value of Smart Social Content Curation
Content curation is a vital facet of strategic social media marketing. Content curation is the practice of discovering, collecting and sharing relevant, high-quality content across your social media channels. A social media presence is no longer optional. If you want your company to be taken seriously, a presence on […] .ViralNova Sold for $100 Million, and You Won’t Believe How it Happened!
I’ve written before about viral content hoarding website ViralNova.com , which rose in the place of Upworthy , which crashed basically when Facebook closed a loophole in what content gets promoted on its news feed. ViralNova, which has been called one of the worst sites on the internet , […] .What You Need to Know About Facebook’s Relevancy Score
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As products tap into a more connected world, brands should define an experience for customers before dealing with technology and content As products tap into a more connected world, brands should define an experience for customers before dealing with technology and content The idea of content is changing. It’s […] .Education Tech Can Help Us Build Schools of the Future
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I am a big fan of walking into a retail store versus buying things online. This is specifically true for clothes from my favorite retail chain since it gives me access to physically see a wide variety of options combined with great ambiance, music, and […] .We made it to Pluto: New Horizons spacecraft phones home after flyby
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PSFK speaks to Nico Sell, co-founder of the world’s most secure peer-to-peer encrypted messaging system, about the perils of digital security PSFK speaks to Nico Sell, co-founder of the world’s most secure peer-to-peer encrypted messaging system, about the perils of digital security Innovation is the new currency in today’s […] .Lessons from NATO for Leading the Way in Digital Communication
When digital disrupted the communications landscape, NATO – like many other established international organizations – was standing still while the world was moving forward. Needless to say, things have changed. Steven Mehringer, NATO’s Head of Communication Services, spearheaded NATO’s transition to building a digital infrastructure that reflected audiences’ expectations. […] .Decision Boundaries for Deep Learning and other Machine Learning classifiers
H2O, one of the leading deep learning framework in python, is now available in R. We will show how to get started with H2O, its working, plotting of decision boundaries and finally lessons learned during this series. For a while (at least several months since many people began to […] .Interview: Joseph Babcock, Netflix on Discovery and Personalization from Big Data
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By Ran Bi . Deep Learning is now of the hottest trends in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, with daily reports of amazing new achievements, like doing better than humans on IQ test . In 2015 KDnuggets Software Poll , a new category for Deep Learning Tools was added, […] .SCADA Systems Offered for Sale in the Underground Economy
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In AltspaceVR’s virtual spaces, avatars can mimic your actual head, arm, and hand movements with the use of an Oculus DK2 headset and Microsoft’s Kinect. We know what social networks are like on the Web and in apps, but what will they be like in virtual reality? While Facebook, […] .Network Archaeologists Discover Two Types of Social Network Growth in Historical Facebook Data
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Image: Mashable Composite/ Christopher Mineses This article is part of SWOT Team , a new series on Mashable that features insights from leaders in marketing, brand-building and public relations. If you compare the techniques of advertising between its “golden era” in the 1940s and ‘50s and today, little has […] .[Presentation] When Big Data and Predictive Analytics Collide: Visual Magic Happens
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When experts want to study animal behavior they don’t go to a zoo, they go to the species’ natural habitat, because that is where they are in their truest form. I believe this is analogous to marketers gathering information from a traditional focus group versus using what I call […] .Hashtags: When Too Many Hurts Too Much
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There are many reasons to love video games: They’re wonderful resources for fantasy, fun, social engagement (mostly) and an overall great way to let loose. But video games can do more than just provide hours of entertainment. Akili , a California-based startup, is hoping to create the first therapeutic […] .Google: Here’s what we did wrong with Google Glass
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Rebecca Dharmapalan’s parents always called her a rebel without a cause. Growing up in Oakland, California — the birthplace of the Black Panther Movement, parts of the Free Speech and Disability Rights Movements, and more recent movements like Occupy Oakland — she was constantly surrounded by an activist culture, […] .11 questions hiring managers never want to hear
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Microsoft’s beleaguered web browser gets its fair share of critique from frustrated users, but it seems just as many Windows users love the browser, including actress Zooey Deschanel. Upon hearing news that the browser may be shelved in favor of the as yet unnamed Windows 10 browser, currently codenamed […] .Anything Boys Can Rank, Girls Can Rank Better: Why Women Should Consider a Career in SEO or SEM
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Tweet Do you know how your Google+ business page is performing? Are you using Google+ My Business analytics? The Google+ Dashboard has greatly improved the analytics it offers for its platform. In this article you’ll discover the Google+ Dashboard and the analytics included in each option . Discover how […] .Beagli: Finding value in your personal data
By Raluca Crisan ( Beagli ). Enterprises value data highly; its benefits include improved marketing, smoother operations, and even selling this data to third parties. Data can also be a valuable asset to the consumer, but the barriers individuals face in extracting this value are high – data is […] .The Internet of People: 4 key principles for analyzing personal data
Recently, The Insight Centre for Data Analytics (an Irish research initiative) announced its intentions to establish a “ Magna Carta for Data Ethics ” that attempts to balance the privacy worries of the masses with the interests of big business. “Existing ideas of ownership and privacy are not relevant […] .How B2B Businesses Are Tackling Social Media in 2015 [INFOGRAPHIC]
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March 04, 2015 David Hall A recent survey by Eccolo Media , a San Francisco-based content marketing outfit, provides some insight into just how influential social media may be when it comes to technology purchases. Some of the results suggest that social media may not be as dominant as […] .Trio sparks creativity with easy multimedia collages
Mashups. That’s what the kids are into these days, and a brand new app called Trio is making the process of creating them swift and dead simple. Mashups — compiling different multimedia elements into a single overarching message — sounds cool but it is not the easiest thing to […] .The staggering reach of ISIS: Report reveals it has more than 46,000 Twitter accounts
In this June 16, 2014 file photo, demonstrators chant pro-Islamic State group, slogans as they carry the group’s flags in front of the provincial government headquarters in Mosul, 225 miles (360 kilometers) northwest of Baghdad. A new report documenting the scale of the social media strategy of Islamic State […] .Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2015 [Infographic]
What does this year hold for technology? Here’s a look the top technology trends for 2015 and predictions of where digital business will be in the next five years. Are you prepared? The top trends for 2015 include the Internet of Things; 3-D printing; advanced, pervasive, and invisible analytics; […] .Why February 26th Will Go Down in Social Media Internet History
February 28, 2015 Lindsey Havansek What started off as a normal Thursday quickly spiraled into one of the oddest days on social media that I’ve ever seen. Two separate events rocked Twitter and suddenly took off to become featured stories on national news channels and top business publications. What […] .6 Ways Financial Brands Can Use Social Media Effectively
February 16, 2015 Marcus Taylor With over 1/6th of the planet’s population connected to social media sites, it’s unsurprising that businesses across all sectors are keen use these platforms to engage with potential customers. Over the past few months, I’ve been doing a lot of research on how brands in the […] .Facebook Sees Dead People, and Begins to Help, But is it Enough?
February 17, 2015 Mike Johansson Facebook has announced what it calls Legacy Contacts – people who can manage your Facebook after you die Three cheers for Facebook for beginning to address the issue of death and our online presences. This week Facebook announced it will begin allowing you to […] .What Content Marketers Can Learn from Dating [INFOGRAPHIC]
February 17, 2015 Jeremy Taylor Content marketing is often compared to dating. You wouldn’t say “will you marry me” after just one date, so you probably shouldn’t say “buy my stuff” as soon as someone lands on your website or follows you on Twitter. The question is how can […] .Future of Research – Why Academic Publishing Needs to Become More Social
The digital revolution has upended the media and publishing industries in recent years with its ability to give more content producers more platforms on which to be heard, and audiences a near constant stream of (mostly free) news and opinions to consume. Yet despite this shift, the process of […] .Context Has Awakened Mobile as an Active Shopping Agent
The ‘Mobile Commerce Playbook’ is a 12-week series from PSFK and Braintree exploring the key trends that are defining the future of mobile commerce. Be sure to check back often for more great articles here and on Braintree’s site , and don’t forget to download the full Mobile Commerce […] .Two great examples of how journalism has changed for the better
Are we living in a golden age for journalism, or is it the Dark Ages? There’s nothing that gets a group of media types going like that question , which is kind of an updated version of a perennial favorite: “Are bloggers journalists?” Obviously, the kind of upheaval that […] .Beijing Transit to Get Commuter Card Wearables
Travel Tweet Share The wrist-worn smart cards will be accepted for travel, shopping, and more For Beijing commuters, the days of fumbling for their transit passes may be behind them. Starting soon, the city’s municipal authorities plan to offer smart cards with wireless capabilities, and all in the form […] .Fairytale-Like Bookstore Provides Enchanting Social Space in Historic Bank
Retail Tweet Share Carturesti Carousel holds over 10,000 volumes and your undivided attention Even as bookstores struggle to make ends meet financially, they enjoy broad social support from their neighbors, who see them as adding to the character of neighborhoods and providing an opportunity for conspicuous local consumption. Having […] .The mission of MIT Technology Review is to equip its audiences with the intelligence to understand a world shaped by technology.
Project Loon Billions of people could get online for the first time thanks to helium balloons that Google will soon send over many places cell towers don’t reach. Availability: 1-2 years Breakthrough A reliable and cost-effective way to beam Internet service from the sky to places lacking it. Why […] .On 10 Breakthrough Technologies
Jason Pontin Every year, MIT Technology Review selects the 10 technologies we believe are the greatest breakthroughs of previous months, those that in the future will have the broadest impact on commerce, medicine, and society. The challenge and fascination of editing our publication (and therefore of creating this list) […] .Who needs a website? Media companies ponder becoming content providers for Facebook
Image: Mashable composite. Laughing Stock/Corbis Go to where the audience is — that’s the common refrain of 21st century media. Consumers are fragmented, and its up to journalists and editors to bring the news to them. Video startup NowThis News announced last week that it would take that this […] .How tech can fight extremism
Obama: Cyber threats challenge the nation’s security 02:01 Quintan Wiktorowicz served as President Obama’s senior adviser for countering violent extremism from 2011-2013 and is managing partner of Affinis Global , a strategy and communications consulting firm. Shahed Amanullah is an entrepreneur from Silicon Valley and principal at Affinis Global. […] .The Impact of Dark Social in Travel Marketing
In this digital era, what would you say is the estimated percentage of word of mouth taking place online? As shocking as this may sound, recent research conducted by Ed Keller and Brad Fay shows this number is actually only… 7%! In other words, most of the sharing still […] .Reactive, Assumptive and Behavioral Modeling: Marketing’s Quest for Humanized Content
February 16, 2015 Quin Woodward Pu Are you marketing like a robot? Marketing has come a long way. While automation was once considered the “bleeding edge” of marketing technologies, the industry has caught up and most SaaS companies provide at least some level of automation. Right now, marketing can […] .Is Your Consulting Firm Top of Mind?
February 17, 2015 Hinge Marketing If you answered no, your very next question should be, “Why not?” Your brand is how prospects learn to know and trust your firm. And if your firm isn’t top of mind for prospects, it’s most likely due to a lack of brand strength […] .How to Make Sure Your Brand Is Tracking the Right Data on Social Media
February 17, 2015 Sofie De Beule Social media can easily distract you from the things that matter. Due to the large volume of incoming messages, brands fail to take the right actions when it comes to handling online complaints. Beyond tracking information about brands, how can they make sure […] .Yik Yak’s growth flatlined after funding, but why?
Yik Yak, the app t hat’s becoming a social media staple on college campuses in the U.S., saw its downloads dip and flatline right around the time it announced its $62 million Sequoia funding round in December. It’s still early days for the young company, so what’s happening? I pulled the stats from app analytics […] .The viral content problem: Many people don’t care whether it’s true
Craig Silverman, the author of a book about journalism and fact-checking called Regret The Error and a column by the same name at the Poynter Institute, has come out with a major report on the problem of online hoaxes and misinformation, a study he did for the Tow Center […] .Making Advanced Analytics Work for You
View more from the Artwork: Tamar Cohen, The Big Quick, 2010, silk screen collage on vintage book pages, 40″ x 50″ Big data and analytics have rocketed to the top of the corporate agenda. Executives look with admiration at how Google, Amazon, and others have eclipsed competitors with powerful […] .Six Drivers Of The $700B Mobile Internet
Editor’s note: Tim Merel is the managing director of Digi-Capital. Mobile internet is all about big numbers. Revenue will more than triple to $700 billion by 2017, there was over $19 billion invested and $94 billion exits in the last 12 months, average sector returns were up to 15.6x […] .The ‘Serial’ problem and why you probably can’t trust your own memory
Six weeks ago I arrived back in London after my first trip to Australia. It felt considerably colder than the 34 degrees we’d left behind in Sydney, but the skies were clear and blue. Or were they? My partner said no, it had been pouring with rain. I had […] .The Sectors Where the Internet of Things Really Matters
The Internet of Things is emerging as the third wave in the development of the internet. While the fixed internet that grew up in the 1990s connected 1 billion users via PCs, and the mobile internet of the 2000s connected 2 billion users via smartphones (on its way […] .Big Data is Transforming Sports
Big Data also has an eye on the game. Credit: intelfreepress, CC BY-SA This article was originally published on The Conversation . The publication contributed this article to Live Science’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights . In sport we don’t just want to know who won. We now want […] .This comic book perfectly explains big data and the threat it poses to our privacy rights
Ten years ago, California State Senator Liz Figueroa raised concerns over a definitely-not-evil company called Google that had been tracking keywords through its Gmail service, servicing ads to Gmail users and non-users alike based on that data. Her worry was less over the marketing tactics, and more over the possibility that Google would keep […] .Home Automation Gadgets Are Leading Explosive Growth In The Consumer 'Internet Of Things' Market
Homes around the world are going to become smarter and more connected over the next five years. Overall, a fair number of mainstream consumers still don’t fully understand what connected-home devices are and how they work. However, adoption and awareness is still high for such a new category. We […] .Eric Schmidt: Every 2 Days We Create As Much Information As We Did Up To 2003
Today at the Techonomy conference in Lake Tahoe, CA, the first panel featured Google CEO Eric Schmidt . As moderator David Kirkpatrick was introducing him, he rattled off a massive stat. Every two days now we create as much information as we did from the dawn of civilization up […] .Technology set journalism free, now new platforms are in control
Emily Bell, the former Guardian digital editor who now runs the Tow Center for Digital Journalism at Columbia University, gave a speech recently at the Reuters Institute in the UK about the crossroads at which journalism finds itself today. It’s a place where media and journalism — and in […] .How data scientists are changing the face of business intelligence
How data scientists are changing the face of business intelligence Nick Cicero 9 hours ago Follow Humans are walking data centers and our interactions and behaviors, no matter how minuscule, are building a near infinite pool of aggregate data over the course of our lifetime. This data can be […] .America’s richest generation got really, really lucky
A tourist on a nature trail in Lakeland Countryside at Easedale Tarn Lake in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, UK. Jon Burkhart was born during the Great Depression, and like many members of his generation, he couldn’t have been luckier. For most of their working lives, he and […] .10 things you may not know about ‘Serial’
Sarah Koenig and Dana Chivvis in the studio. There will not be a new episode of the wildly popular investigative podcast Serial released on Thanksgiving. Trust us, we know how you feel. Most listeners impatiently await the weekly release of investigative podcast surrounding the 1999 murder of Hae Min […] .Why is the average pop song only 3 minutes long?
“Official” pop star Taylor Swift. There’s a famous Billy Joel song called “The Entertainer.” In it, the piano man warbles about the perils of the music industry, and having to limit himself to writing radio-friendly tracks. “It was a beautiful song/But it ran too long/If you’re gonna have a […] .Egyptian Cyber Army: The hacker group attacking ISIS propaganda online
There’s a new hacking group in cyberspace, and it’s going after the Islamic State ‘s online propaganda. Last week, less than 24 hours after ISIS social media accounts posted a threatening message from the group’s leader, the audio recording was replaced with a song and its transcript with a […] .Dazed and confused, the music industry still hasn’t found what it’s looking for
Taylor Swift removed all of her music from Spotify days after releasing her fifth album, “1989.” “Everything new, like Spotify, all feels to me a bit like a grand experiment,” she said. “And I’m not willing to contribute my life’s work to an experiment that I don’t feel fairly […] .5 mistakes we all make with product feedback
Des Traynor 5 hours ago Follow Des Traynor is the co-founder of Intercom , the easiest way for Web and mobile businesses to understand and communicate with their customers. This post originally appeared on InsideIntercom . It rarely makes sense to take feedback from all users and it never […] .Facebook censorship has increased 19% in the past 6 months
Now more than ever, governments around the world are eager to get their hands on data about Facebook users — and now more than ever, they want to remove content disappear from the social network. Global surveillance requests for Facebook user data in the first half of 2014 increased […] .Innovation in Tech, Media Arts Takes Center Stage in Made In NY Event
The new NYC media arts hub celebrated its first year with a large and diverse community of creators Last week, up-and-coming and established figures in mixed-media genres came together to celebrate their New York community. Part-pitch panel, part-marketplace, and part-party, the event showcased a long list of achievements already […] .How to Check Social Media Privacy Settings
Find out where to check and adjust your privacy settings on top social media networks. Make universal changes to your default privacy settings. Decide if you want to make your Facebook posts public, just shared with friends or customized. Review all sections of your profile and adjust who (public, […] .Facebook content lessons from nonprofits
After working with dozens of nonprofit organizations to help them strategize and improve the overall performance of their Facebook efforts, I’ve come to understand what successful pages have in common: Content that not only helps their target audience tell their story through engagement, but also adds real value to […] .Nextdoor’s treat map shows you where to find candy on Halloween
Trick-or-treating may be the best part of Halloween — but not all neighborhoods are equal when it comes to candy distribution. That’s why Nextdoor , a social network aimed at connecting neighborhoods, rolled out new mapping features to help users plan the best trick-or-treating routes. See also: The unofficial […] .Media Brands Don’t Need to Fear the News Feed
To quote from the NYT piece : “About 30 percent of adults in the United States get their news on Facebook, according to a study from the Pew Research Center. The fortunes of a news site, in short, can rise or fall depending on how it performs in Facebook’s News Feed.” So, […] .Twitch bans nude, suggestive gaming
By Doug Gross , CNN Twitch, on which users broadcast images of themselves playing video games, was purchased by Yahoo in August. (CNN) — Looks like it’s a bad time to be sexing up your publicly viewable video gaming. With debate swirling over treatment of women in gaming, Twitch, […] .How Maker-Friendly Tools Are Embedding Internet Connectivity into Everyday Objects
Maker tools are simplifying coding languages or creating ‘good enough’ shortcuts helping creators improve the features and functionality of their products to widen their appeal. Some condiments really make everything taste better. Pink Himalayan salt. Chocolate sprinkles. Or, say, ketchup . And as we careen ever further into the […] .If you don’t like algorithmic filters, you’re probably not going to like the future of Twitter
A A Permalink to If you don’t like algorithmic filters, you’re probably not going to like the future of Twitter Summary: Twitter appears to be set to move forward with its plans to algorithmically filter or re-order your timeline — for your own good, of course — despite a […] .UK suicide-prevention charity Samaritans checks Twitter timelines for worrying posts
A A Permalink to UK suicide-prevention charity Samaritans checks Twitter timelines for worrying posts Summary: The charity has launched a service called Samaritans Radar, which helps and encourages Twitter users to support potentially depressed contacts. The Samaritans, a charity devoted to preventing suicides, has launched a service that plugs […] .Science on the Course: The Physics of Golf
Golf can be a lot of fun. It’s a really great feeling for a very amateur golfer such as myself to hit the ball in a straight line over 100 yards. It’s like, “Yeah, I hit that ball.” But it can also be frustrating and confusing: “Why did the […] .How to increase your ROI by exploiting the competition
How to increase your ROI by exploiting the competition Tomer Granit 10 hours ago Tomer Granit is Marketing Manager at AdClarity , a leading marketing intelligence & research platform. It’s certainly a bit taboo to be encouraging exploitation, but wait before you judge: we’re not encouraging using dirty practices […] .40% of Web users have been harassed, says survey
(CNN) — For the past 25 years, the Web has opened up unprecedented possibilities for human communication. But it has a dark side too — sometimes, a very dark one. Four out of 10 of Web users have been harassed online, according to a survey released Wednesday by the […] .Hands on: Google’s Inbox helps to organize your email life with bundles and more
Hands on: Google’s Inbox helps to organize your email life with bundles and more Jackie Dove 3 hours ago Follow In the never-ending quest to take control of email, many have tried — but few have succeeded — in automatically separating out the critical from the negligible. Part of […] .‘Karen’ is a Virtual Woman That Will Psychologically Profile You
An app is in development that will come to get to know you through questions and taking data from your phone The 2013 Academy Award-nominated film Her dealt with virtual voice companions who interacted with humans through their personal cell phones and devices. Providing advice and companionship for the […] .The Science of Social Customer Care
The preliminary data is in for Socially Devoted Q3 and, for the first time, more than 3,000,000 questions were put to brands on Twitter. Clearly, the demand is there, and brands have an exceptional opportunity to engage their fans on social. The number of closed walls demonstrates that too few […] .These Brands are Great Storytellers and Excel at Social Customer Care
Achieving Socially Devoted or Smart Storyteller status is tough, and for good reason. It’s extremely difficult to excel at both customer care and producing top-notch, engaging content, frequently. The recently-launched Smart Storytellers benchmark measures content performance by industry and page size that perform in the top 25% against the competition; […] .How One Business Increased Facebook Fans by 200 Percent
Do you want to grow your Facebook audience? Have you thought about using giveaways to educate your customers? Great Lakes, a student loan service, used a Facebook giveaway to educate borrowers and open the lines of communication on a topic they suspected was confusing for their customers. In this […] .How to Use Google+ Hashtags for More Exposure
Do you want to reach more people on Google+? Are you using Google+ hashtags? Google+ hashtags make it easier for people to discover your content, even if they’re outside your circles. That added visibility gives you greater overall reach. In this article you’ll discover how to find hashtags to […] .Is Facebook horning in on the anonymous app wave?
By Doug Gross , CNN Facebook, a network built around users’ real identities, may be building an anonymous app. (CNN) — As the reigning champion of social media, Facebook has adopted a fairly consistent strategy in dealing with upstart competitors: If you can’t buy ’em, copy ’em. And it […] .3 radical habits of highly successful remote teams
8 hours ago This post originally appeared on the iDoneThis blog . Working remotely requires a totally different approach from how we’ve come to define our workday. We’re so used to the commutes, having to deal with our cubicle neighbor, the water cooler chats, and shuffling in and out of […] .Learning to listen: 6 huge benefits of paying attention to your community
Learning to listen: 6 huge benefits of paying attention to your community It often takes an outsider’s perspective to learn about new opportunities, whether they take the form of flaws, bugs, or unique use cases. The most valuable opportunities often come from customers themselves — the people who are […] .SMTPowerTalk: Personas and Personality in Social Media Marketing
SMTPowerTalk: Personas and Personality in Social Media Marketing We all work in the relationship economy. People connect with people rather than businesses or brands. Do personas still work in social media marketing? Do they work in marketing, even? To discuss all this with me in the eighth #SMTPowerTalk were […] .How Brands Are Winning With Vine Videos: 10 Examples
Do you use Vine as part of your Twitter marketing? Have you seen how other companies are using it? Twitter originally introduced Vine to encourage creativity among users, but marketing teams quickly saw the value. In this article I’ll show you 10 fun ways companies are using Vine in […] .8 Ways the #IceBucketChallenge Has Changed Social Media Marketing Forever
8 Ways the #IceBucketChallenge Has Changed Social Media Marketing Forever It started out small, a challenge between friends to raise awareness and funds on behalf of someone they knew who was suffering with ALS. It became the viral fundraising event of the summer, raising over $100 million in one […] .Many users are outraged at the idea that Twitter might use an algorithm to filter their feeds
Summary: The suggestion that Twitter might apply Facebook-style algorithmic filtering to its timelines — something executives have said they are considering — seemed to strike many users as the worst thing that could happen to the service A post we published at Gigaom on Thursday morning seems to have […] .Infographic: How social is affecting back-to-school shopping
Crowdtap Back to School Shopping Infographic Back-to-school shopping is back — spending will reach $74.9 billion this year, according to National Retail Federation estimates, making back-to-school the second biggest consumer spending season of the year, other than the winter holidays. The NRF also reports that consumers are planning to […] .Disrupt Your Planning: It’s Time We Ditched Lazy Profiling [INFOGRAPHIC]
Disrupt Your Planning: It’s Time We Ditched Lazy Profiling [INFOGRAPHIC] I have never been a fan of demographic profiling. Sure, this information, at scale, can reveal certain things about a population – and this can be useful to understand whether there might be a connection between our age and […] .The Infusion of Brand Marketing and Big Data Analytics
The Infusion of Brand Marketing and Big Data Analytics Branding is a representation of the market identity of a company. It is a tool by which a company is able to build their own identity, to communicate what their products are, the quality of their services and the projection […] .Cause Related Marketing on Facebook: 3 Companies Doing Back to School Right
Cause Related Marketing on Facebook: 3 Companies Doing Back to School Right Back to School is usually a time for brands to throw big sales and capitalize on the fact that moms and dads are rushing to the store to stock up on supplies for their kids. So, it […] .Adidas Neo Label Hosts World’s First Tweet-Powered Fashion Show
Adidas Neo Label Hosts World’s First Tweet-Powered Fashion Show If it wasn’t for the screaming teens running after Selena Gomez in her Cadillac, down 11th avenue in New York City, you wouldn’t have know that an Adidas fashion show was taking place. It was a scramble, boys and girls […] .Uncertainty: Technology’s Secret Weapon in Encouraging Us to Explore
Uncertainty: Technology’s Secret Weapon in Encouraging Us to Explore Uncertainty is a healthy state that encourages liberalism, toleration and fairness by inviting us to explore and ask questions, argues philosopher Luciano Floridi There are many things in life that we value, but uncertainty is not one of them. At […] .Why Brands Can’t Fake Social Customer Service
Socialbakers > Blog > Socially Devoted > Why Brands Can’t Fake Social Customer… Why Brands Can’t Fake Social Customer Service image Social Customer Service is all about making fans feel secure and connected to your brand. By answering their questions quickly, in a considered and thorough way, brands can […] .These six organizations secretly run the Internet
Who Runs The Internet Who runs the Internet? Is it Google , the global search leader that trades fantastic free services for borderline frightening insights into user behavior? Is it Apple , whose iPhones and iPads are reportedly used to connect people to the Internet more than any other […] .How to disappear online
How To Delete Online Accounts President Obama is getting ready to announce some major changes to the NSA and the various spying programs we have learned so much about in recent months thanks to a series of leaks from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, but the damage has already […] .YouTube Videos: What’s not to like?
YouTube Videos: What’s not to like? image In addition to the displayed number of views, YouTube has a unique rating system that allows users to show whether they Like or Dislike a video, created in order to level the playing field and distribute content. Before March 2010, a 1–5 […] .Harnessing Mobile Users: The Power of Big Data in Social Apps
Harnessing Mobile Users: The Power of Big Data in Social Apps The mobile application space has exploded in recent years. This exponential growth is a result of increased demand for mobile applications that serve any need from ordering a pizza to sending sepia-soaked selfies to friends. With demand has […] .Influence: Be the First to Give [INFOGRAPHIC]
Influence: Be the First to Give [INFOGRAPHIC] In the digital world we are fascinated by influence. We want to know who has influence and we want to know who is influenced by whom. We strive for influence in our personal and professional lives and we reject the overt nature […] .10 Reasons to Combine Search and Social
10 Reasons to Combine Search and Social The combination of search and social is one which cannot be ignored and must be embraced by all. Search engines have changed the way they rank your business because of the integration of social media signals when looking at search algorithms. Around […] .Social Advocacy and Politics: News Without Filters
Social Advocacy and Politics: News Without Filters Social media coverage of the unfolding events in Ferguson, MO continues to shine a light on real-time, unfiltered news reporting from both professional and citizen journalists. There was a time when the defenders of professional journalism would denigrate the citizen journalist as […] .The 9 Crucial Sales Skills All Social Sellers Should Master
The 9 Crucial Sales Skills All Social Sellers Should Master All of them. That’s how many of these sales skills you should master if you want to be a social selling superstar. It takes a well-rounded salesperson to consistently find the right prospects and navigate all of the involved […] .Twitter reviewing policies after Robin Williams’ daughter harassed
By Doug Gross , CNN Zelda Williams, the daughter of Robin Williams, closed her social media accounts after receiving abusive messages. Zelda Williams, the daughter of Robin Williams, closed her social media accounts after receiving abusive messages. (CNN) — Twitter is looking to revamp its user-protection policies after Zelda […] .9 Social Media Leaders Reveal Brands’ Biggest Social Media Content Mistakes
9 Social Media Leaders Reveal Brands’ Biggest Social Media Content Mistakes It’s no secret, content is king, and brands produce mountains of social media content to feed their marketing campaigns. What’s a secret is that many brands fail, even with huge budgets and ostensibly the best social media marketers […] .Socially Stephanie: Tools, Apps and Hacks for Traveling
Socially Stephanie: Tools, Apps and Hacks for Traveling Dear Socially Stephanie: I’m going on vacation soon. I want to stay connected with my family and friends at home, while also using social media tools to connect with locals in the different cities I’m headed to. Do you have any […] .Security Threats Businesses Face on Social Media
Security Threats Businesses Face on Social Media Social media has transformed the way businesses interact with customers. All at once it gives companies a new way to reach out to their fans while also giving the company a more personal touch. But as always seems to be the case, […] .Good Reviews Drive Business: Are Your Customers Writing Them?
Good Reviews Drive Business: Are Your Customers Writing Them? I had breakfast the other day with my brother-in-law, a dentist who has been working for the same practice in San Diego for some 20 years. The practice spends a fair amount on online advertising, he told me. “But you […] .Computational Linguistics of Twitter Reveals the Existence of Global Superdialects
A dialect is a particular form of language limited to a specific region or social group. Linguists are fascinated by dialects because they reveal social classes, patterns of immigration and how groups have influenced each other in the past. But studying dialects is hard work. Traditionally, linguists do this […] .Your Instagram Account Is Vulnerable
Your Instagram Account Is Vulnerable A hacker program named Instasheep has been released, and it threatens the vulnerabiltiy of the Instagram account that you’ve been building for your business. The security flaw that this program exploits is not new and has been known to Facebook, the company which purchased […] .A Russian hacking group has reportedly collected 1.2 billion usernames and passwords
The New York Times has a doozy of a security report today detailing what’s believed to be the largest collection of Internet identity theft. Based on research from security firm Hold Security , a Russian gang has compromised 420,000 websites in order to collect roughly 540 million unique email […] .Satisfied Customers Promote Brands on Facebook More Than Any Other Social Network
Satisfied Customers Promote Brands on Facebook More Than Any Other Social Network In Q1, eMarketer predicted that global B2C eCommerce sales will reach $1.5 trillion by the end of 2014 (a 20.1% increase over last year) due in part to the growth of Internet availability and a mobile use […] .Twitter Has A Massive Diversity Problem, And These Two Charts Prove It
Twitter disclosed the diversity numbers for its global and U.S. employees Wednesday, following in the footsteps of Google, Facebook, Yahoo, and LinkedIn. Like these companies, Twitter is comprised of a workforce that’s primarily white and male, especially when it comes to tech-related positions. At Twitter, 70% of employees are […] .This Is Where Facebook's Billions Come From
Facebook just reported its second quarter earnings with revenue of $2.91 billion — the strongest quarter yet. Mobile advertising revenue makes up 62% of Facebook’s total revenue. That’s up from 0 when Facebook went public two years ago. The rest of Facebook’s revenue comes from desktop advertising, payments and […] .Why Facebook Is Not For Me
Carly Steyer Headshot First things first, I just want to say: I am not anti-Facebook. I have nothing against those who do choose to have an account (and it would be a real problem if I did, because that includes virtually all of my friends and family members). There […] .A Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It
A Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It From employment to leisure and transportation to education, tech is changing the world at a faster pace than ever before. Already, people wear computers on their faces, robots scurry through factories and battlefields and driverless cars dot the […] .Sports and Social Media: The Perfect Team #SocialMedia
70% of sports fans take to Facebook after games. See how the worlds of sports and social media intersect. .EU funds 3D-printed 'smoothfood' for care homes
The European Union is funding a project to develop 3D-printed “smoothfood” for people in care homes who suffer from problems related to mastication and swallowing. The project, called PERFORMANCE , is hoping to build on the success of German company Biozoon, which first created the smoothfood concept in 2010 […] .18 Ways English Differs From Whatever The Hell Language It Is We Text In
The English language is famously adaptable. In just the past few years, the Oxford Dictionaries have added such words and phrases as “vacay,” “refollow,” “death stare,” “geek chic,” “lulz,” “tweeps” and “facepalm.” That’s impressive. But it’s really nothing when compared to what’s happening on smartphones all across America. There, […] .Her Likes Don’t Lie: Shakira Is First to 100 Million Fans on Facebook
International sensation Shakira celebrates her life’s milestones like many of us — by posting a status update or photo on Facebook for all to see. The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer announced her pregnancy in a status update in 2012 and shared the first image of the baby via a […] .Must Reads: The Cyberbully Upstairs, Tweeting in Terror and More
During the week, we consume words in snackable, tweetable bites. But on the weekends, we have the time to take a dive into the murkier, lengthier depths of the Internet and expand our attention spans beyond 140 characters. We can brew a cup of coffee and lie back with […] .Socially Stephanie : The Social Media Content Funnel
Socially Stephanie : The Social Media Content Funnel Dear Socially Stephanie: I understand that social media isn’t a quick fix. But what does the social media funnel look like, and how do I make it work for me? Confused in Concord Dear Confused, It’s great to hear from you. […] .Why Marketers Love Big Data & Hadoop
Why Marketers Love Big Data & Hadoop In the past advertising and marketing was pretty straight forward. Girls like pink and boys like blue. Women belonged in an apron and men in the garage. Furthermore, the power was in the hands of businesses rather than those of the consumers. […] .The Disconnect in Connecting the Workplace
There’s a lot of talk about the future of work… Technology is indeed connecting us in ways that improve communication, discovery and connectivity. The world is becoming a much smaller place as a result. Chances are that you are connected in one network or another to people in at […] .▶ The Internet of Things: a short video
gerd futurist IoT vs m2m vs IoP via ▶ The Internet of Things. Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard at FutureDay 2014 (excerpt) – YouTube . This post has been read 55 times! .Online Landscape Requires a Business Competitive Advantage [INFOGRAPHIC]
Within the past ten years the growth and popularity of online marketing has made even the most old-fashion of brands recognize the need to capitalize on online marketing efforts. With 80% of business communications occurring online it’s no wonder that 47% of Americans claim that Facebook marketing campaigns can […] .Who Are The Trendsetters Driving The Future Of Video?
Who Are The Trendsetters Driving The Future Of Video? The rate at which new online social platforms for sharing pictures and video are being developed has accelerated dramatically over the past few years. Whether one wants to share with their friends where they have been, what they have been […] .Scientists discover massive ocean of water 400 miles underground
Researchers at Northwestern University have found evidence for a massive reservoir of water deep within the Earth’s mantle. The reservoir, which is said to be three times the volume of the oceans on the surface, is contained within highly-pressurized rock known as ringwoodite. The scientists hope that their findings, […] .Online Reputation Risks: Monitoring Isn’t Enough!
At the time of writing, most companies and institutions are aware of the Online reputation risks damage that negative online conversations can do to their reputation and, as a result, to their operations and bottom line. In response, many have put in place some kind of monitoring system to […] .6 Myths About Social Sharing
Consider everything you thought you knew about social sharing. Now, forget it. The trends you thought you knew have evolved and are not the same as they used to be. Time to hit refresh on your social marketing strategy and optimize your customer engagement by sharing the right content […] .The Biggest Mistake Twitter Ever Made And Still Pays For To This Day
Over the years, I’ve loved and watched Twitter’s growth. Twitter has been through its ups and downs. While in the lowest bottoms of its stock price, a new exodus of top executives, like its recent COO “leaving” the company is fueling the debate of Twitter struggling to grow users […] .7 Reasons You Should Unplug This Summer
7 Reasons You Should Unplug This Summer Image: Mashable Between smartphones , laptops , tablets and apps , technology influences almost every aspect of our lives. We live in a world where we forget an off switch exists. We get anxious when we leave our personal devices at home, […] .How Apple Got Its Groove Back
More than a week after Apple’s WWDC keynote, I’m still trying to wrap my brain around everything that was announced. I went into San Francisco’s Moscone Center West expecting to see the Cupertino company unveil iOS 8 and OS X 10.10 Yosemite , a few new features, maybe some […] .Secrets of Great Communities and Community Managers
honeypot attracting social media community members Last week I delivered a presentation “Secrets of Great Communities and Community Mangers” at the KAConnect conference. It was a wonderful, inspiring event for knowledge management professionals in the Architecture & Engineering (an $11B industry). Given the focus of their practice, this industry […] .5 Regrettable Social Media Faux Pas
Social media dominates the time people spend online, and a vast majority of companies now have some type of social presence. Unfortunately, social success remains elusive for many; common social media faux pas are largely to blame. Social media as a marketing channel is a force to be reckoned with that […] .How Big Brands Keep Their Social Media Audiences Engaged
Looking for ideas to spark conversation with your fans? Want them to pay attention to your updates? Big brands know how to engage people on a regular basis. In this article I’ll show you five ways nationally known companies keep their audiences coming back for more and how you […] .Why Private Online Communities Are the “New Black”
You have a website , you have a blog , you use Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, WhatsApp, FourSquare, Klout, and so on . How much time and resources do you allocate to maintaining ALL those platforms? Why are we sending our communities on social media treasure hunts to […] .How MasterCard Generates ROI Through Social Media
I produce an event called the Westchester Digital Summit . This year we were named by Forbes as one of the “Must-Attend Marketing Conferences For Leaders in 2014. ” Each year we curate the brightest minds in tech, media, and entertainment. This year’s event, held on May 15th, lived up […] .Report: NSA Collects Millions of Images Each Day for Facial Recognition
Written and audio messages aren’t the only forms of communication the government appears to be gobbling up. The National Security Agency is collecting “huge numbers” of photos from emails, text messages, social media, videoconferences and other forms of communication for facial recognition purposes, according to classified documents obtained by […] .Social CRM: What It Is and Why It Is Important for Business
There is a shift occurring in the way that business is being conducted. The traditional forms of marketing and sales are slowly being phased out for an increasingly social and interactive approach. New business models have formed from this rapidly evolving sales environment and it is important for businesses […] .Top Ten #GoogleGlass Myths Explained
Recently I have been using my Google Glasses for everything from traveling with Glass to keeping updated on the top news stories through my Glassware and without a doubt I am finding them invaluable. As with all new technology, there’s a lot of good and bad speculation about what […] .The Problem With Social Networks and Teenagers: Networks Don’t Grow With Their Users
Andrew Halls of King’s College Wimbledon recently declared that social media drives teenagers to become ” the hopelessly inadequate stars of their own second-rate biopics. ” This comment might sound harsh for some social media enthusiasts, and many reactions from the digital elite tend to deny that the […] .Social Listening: Who’s Got The (Turkey) Bacon?
You know it’s got to be bikini season when the social convo heats up about dieting. But, admittedly, this vegan is the last to have surmised that “turkey bacon” would be a hot trending topic during the annual battle of the bulge seasonal ritual. If you’ve ever “listened” […] .Strong Arm Tactics to Monetize Facebook: What Zuckerberg Doesn’t Want You to Know
In a move evocative of the grand Hollywood depiction of organized crime, it seems Facebook is trying to monetize Pages and Groups. Or is the resemblence just a coincidence? The blogosphere has been buzzing for a while now, the force and ferocity of the conversation is gaining momentum. Many […] .Your Brand Strategy is Only as Good as Your Social Data
A lot more goes into developing a targeted brand strategy these days than a couple brilliant ad guys brainstorming in a room based on their personal opinions of the brand. In fact, if I may devolve into a quick mention of Sunday night’s half-season finale of Mad Men , […] .Mobile Malware Hits Two Million as Threats Mature
Trend Micro warns PC-based malware techniques are bleeding over into the mobile world. These include the use of Tor to hide C&C servers and exploitation of vulnerabilities in legitimate apps. The volume of mobile malware and high-risk apps soared to over two million in the first quarter of 2014, […] .Social Listening: What Was Trending on Mother’s Day?
On Mother’s Day, brand culture is on full display in social media. Here are a few of the brand personalities I discovered through their social engagement. The favorite Mother’s Day commercial in social media conversations was the NBA’s “ MVP ” commercial, which turned NBA star Kevin Durant’s MVP […] .#Socialnomics 2014: Current State of Social Media [VIDEO]
You may remember Erik Qualman’s very popular video The Social Media Revolution , that was originally published in 2009 in conjunction with his #1 best selling book (and one of my personal favorite social media books) Socialnomics . His original video from 2009 brought us some eye-opening statistics, including: That Ashton […] .From Like, to Want, to Need, to Love: The Social Consumer Research Study
A new research study by Vanessa DiMauro and Don Bulmer, Board Members and Fellows of The Society For New Communication Research. From likes, to wants, to needs, to love… The super-connectedness of global communications has challenged how companies interact, engage and maintain relevance and trust with their key audiences […] .The future of media isn’t about breaking news scoops, it’s about credibility and trust
Felix Salmon is right when he says that only journalists really care about who broke the news about a specific event — what really matters to readers is whom they trust to give them context and understanding As I was nursing my 50th cappuccino in Perugia during the recent […] .Entrepreneurs of All Ages (Infographic)
What roles do entrepreneurs play in the future of business? Here at MyCorporation, we’re taking a closer look at entrepreneurs of all ages, especially young entrepreneurs, in our latest infographic as we examine the ages small business owners are when they first get started, their education background, and just […] .7 Super-Specific Dating Sites That Only the Internet Could Spawn
The Internet is many things: a mine of cute animal photos, a great way to waste time and, most importantly, a resource that can help you find almost anything you want — including a partner. It’s only natural that web culture has produced some pretty unique dating sites for […] .The Best in Facebook Marketing: Studio Award Winners
The Facebook Studio Award winners were announced this week, which means I got to sit around and relive some of our favorite Facebook campaigns of the year. These awards are given to brands and their agencies for work that proved to not only drive engagement, but also build word […] .Report: Apple OS X Will Soon Look Very Different
With WWDC , Apple’s annual developer conference, around the corner, the rumor mill is in full swing. A new report indicates the big star of WWDC 2014 might not be iOS 8 , but rather the next version of OS X . According to 9to5Mac , the next version […] .13 Odd Lessons from Digital Marketing
As a personal and professional blogger, social media advocate, and interested party in the evolution of content marketing, I thought I’d share a few paradoxical lessons I’ve learned throughout the past few years. 1. The Quality vs. Quantity Conundrum Two factors determine the duration of time it takes to […] .Why Invisible Activities Matter in Social Media
Only 7% of word-of-mouth happens online . This is a key figure in understanding that leaving a digital footprint is part of a sophisticated process; diverse drivers explain why an idea goes online. For instance, when citizens want an idea to go public when it comes to a cause. […] .Beyond Engagement: Why People Follow the Leader
Dear Business Leader: Your contribution to the success of employee advocacy in your organization is simple: You have to believe in everything your program encompasses; and you must leave your people in no doubt that you believe. That’s all. Sounds easy? If you say so… Believing may be the […] .Major cyber attacks can be predicted, say researchers
University of Michigan researchers have claimed that major international cyber attacks follow predictable patterns. A mathematical model could help understand the strategy and timing of attacks and predict the "next move" in conflicts, according to Robert Axelrod, professor of political science at the University. Axelrod likens the current state […] .Engagement Rate: A Metric You Can Count On
As you know, we’ve driven home the fact that brands’ should not just rely on one metric to measure their social media performance. We believe that all metrics must be taken into consideration when developing social media marketing strategies, including Fan Growth, posts from you and the Engagement Rate […] .How Tech Trends Are Going to Affect Big Data Significantly [VIDEO]
The amount of data that can be processed within a certain timeframe depends on the technology that is used. With the amount of data being created growing exponentially, the required technology is changing as well. This will have a significant effect on how Big Data will be processed, stored […] .Marketers Not Prepared for Negative Feedback: New Research
Do you have a plan to handle negative feedback? Do you know how to measure your engagement? These issues and more are faced by many social media marketers. In this article, I’ll share research and tips to help you overcome common challenges social media marketers face . #1: Marketers […] .Google Analytics Single Reporting View: This Week in Social Media
Welcome to our weekly edition of what’s hot in social media news . To help you stay up to date with social media , here are some of the news items that caught our attention. What’s New This Week? Google Analytics Adds Ability to See All Data in Single […] .5 surprising stats about user-generated content
We know two things about millennials: They will soon have record-breaking purchasing power, and they spend tons of time with content created by their peers, otherwise known as UGC (user-generated content). What we didn’t know was how much time they spend with UGC and how they feel about it. […] .Facebook mobile users jumped around 20 percent in U.S., UK in June
LONDON | Wed Jul 17, 2013 7:04pm EDT (Reuters) - The number of users accessing Facebook via their mobile phones in June jumped around 20 percent in the United States and Britain, the social network said, touting its appeal for brands trying to reach consumers during the summer months. [...]
How much better can smartphone cameras get?
(CNN) -- Smartphone competition isn't just about choosing the biggest screen, fastest processor or sleekest operating system. As phones continue to replace point-and-shoot cameras, a new battleground for smartphone manufacturers is camera quality. And the bar keeps getting raised. Nokia's new Lumia 1020 smartphone, which goes on sale July [...]
Can you be electrocuted by your smartphone?
(CNN) -- Could your smartphone really give you a lethal electric shock? That question was on the minds of many Monday amid news that Apple is investigating the death of a woman in China whose family said she was electrocuted after answering a call on her iPhone while the [...]
New Study Uncovers What Teens Actually Share On Social Media
Ever wondered how students really act online? What they’re actually sharing with their friends? Heck, if they’re even using their real name and other information? Chances are good about 1 of every 4 teens seem to have a ‘fake’ social media account with false information. There’s a lot more [...]
Charity Shows How to Use Social Media in a Big Way
Over 20,000 people around the world are expected to join the $1.50-a-day challenge in 2013. The initiative aims to support the 1.2 billion people around the world living in poverty, reported the SoShable website . Social media continues to ignite interest in the project, said Soshable’s Maggie Randall. A [...]
What Your Social Media Habits Say About Your Teaching Style
You’re a lurker—love social media, but more the media than the social , so you stay in the background—looking, skimming, saving, and skimming and looking some more, but always quietly, and always just out of sight. You spend an hour or two tops online—just the basics—messages, some shopping [...]
Teens’ enthusiasm for Facebook is waning
(CNN) -- There's fresh evidence that American teenagers may be growing weary of Facebook. They don't like the fact that their parents, grandparents and other adults are also there, diluting Facebook's "cool" factor . They complain about their friends' oversharing, and about too much "drama" on the site. And [...]
15 Actionable Takeaways From Social Media Marketing World 2013
By Patricia Redsicker Published May 22, 2013 http://www.printfriendly.com" onclick="window.print(); return false;" title="Printer Friendly"> Did you miss Social Media Marketing World in April? Or perhaps you were there but weren’t able to attend all the sessions you would have liked to. In this article I’ve assembled for you 15 actionable [...]
Social Media in 2013: User Demographics For Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest And Instagram -
Out of all internet users 67% are using social networks. And which kind of demographic uses which social network has been forever interesting for marketers. Some of the latest insights from Pew Research centers reveals the latest stats. Twitter is still used more than Pinterest, Instagram and Tumblr. Also, [...]
10 Ways Social Media is Transforming our Culture and World
It’s 2012, and yet I feel more calm about our future than ever before. The Internet has saved our asses, and we should celebrate. I’ve been on the Web for a long time, but every once in a while I have one of those tremendous moments when I have [...]
The Women of Social Media: Digital Influencer Study [Infographic]
According to recent data from Pew Research Center, online women use social networking sites in greater proportions than men do: 75% vs. 63%. What are those women doing on their social networks? What are they discussing? How much influence do they wield? The answers to those questions can be found [...]
Blogs Outrank Social Networks for Consumer Influence: New Research
By Patricia Redsicker Published March 6, 2013 http://www.printfriendly.com" onclick="window.print(); return false;" title="Printer Friendly"> Are you wondering how to influence potential customers and prospects? The latest findings from Technorati’s 2013 Digital Influence Report show that “consumers are turning to blogs when looking to make a purchase.” In fact, blogs rank [...]
#FAIL: The 50 Greatest Social Media Screw-Ups
Home » #FAIL: The 50 Greatest Social Media Screw-Ups All corporate screw-ups are social. Don’t believe us? Pop onto Twitter and type in the word “#Fail” or search the word “boycott” on Facebook. Up pops the names of many of the world’s largest brands, and the latest consumer grievances [...]
30 Terrible Pieces of Social Media Advice You Should Ignore
COMMENTS #1 is spot on -- we've written recently about Tumblr and Pinterest and how to evaluate whether these platforms make sense for a business's social media strategy. Avoiding Shiny New Thing Syndrome is always a challenge, and social media has more SNTs than most. :) Great Post, we [...]
Why social networks and blogging go together like peanut butter and jelly
Blogging provides your company an opportunity to share meaningful knowledge with potential clients and customers, which in turn gets them to know, like and trust you. Once they know, like and trust you and your company, the sale isn’t too far behind. But blogging without social media is like [...]
4 Powerful Social Media Shortcuts that will Surprise You!
Deemed the #1 Most Social Chief Information Officer on Twitter my social media strategy goal is simple… Drive social collaboration by being distinguished as a thought leader and influencer in the Enterprise IT industry. Unfortunately, I often see social media newbies with no apparent strategies or goals that struggle [...]
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Social Media News, Technology, Mobile, Trends, Culture, Style Art Abmuku NYC
Dissecting Apple’s Bad Quarter Ended December 2012 – Is Growth Gone? Apple shares were dumped by investors yesterday after it reported a lackluster quarter with less than 50 million iPhones sold. Apple sold 47.8 million iPhones which was much less than expected. The negative news seems to be a [...]
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CIO White Papers | Essential Resources for Information Professionals
Cloud Computing | Social Media & Digital Marketing | Business Analytics Here's What You Will Learn: Word of mouth (WOM) marketing is currently undergoing a renaissance. Of course, WOM is nothing new. We were using WOM long before we began studying marketing. There is no better recommendation on a brand [...]
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Why Every Parent Needs To Talk To Their Kids About Social Media
It’s no secret that children are using Facebook . Although Facebook’s Terms of Service require a person to be 13 to use the social network, recent estimates approximate that 34% of 9 to 12-year-olds in the UK have a profile on Facebook. While some question just how harmful this [...]
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Social Media Addiction? Who, Me? [INFOGRAPHIC]
2012 is coming to an end, which usually means a great time to reflect and look back at how things have unfolded in our personal and professional lives during the past year. One thing is for sure: with smartphones, tablets and laptops penetrating our everyday lifestyles, this continuous connectedness [...]
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Top 20 Social Media Marketing Articles From 2012
By Cindy King Published December 24, 2012 http://www.printfriendly.com" onclick="window.print(); return false;" title="Printer Friendly"> Have you kept up to date with the best social media marketing practices? Are you looking for actionable tips you can apply to your business? Here are our most popular articles from 2012 . 7 New [...]
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Biggest Social Media Moments of 2012
Facebook Timeline , SOPA , KONY and U.S. President Barack Obama 's re-election were just some of the big social-media stories of 2012. This year, we also saw Pinterest emerge as one of the top social networks, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg became the center of media attention after the [...]
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This Week On Twitter: Visual Social Media, Top Social Trends Of 2012, This Year In Social Business
Need a little weekend reading? We’ve compiled our top ten Twitter stories of the week, which includes six marketing tips for brands looking to exploit the power of visual social media, a look at what everyone was talking about online in 2012, a review of social business over the [...]
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The Biggest Social Media Misses of 2012 - CIO India News on
Today, a surreptitious tweet or a Facebook update accusing the government, a politician or even a celebrity can get you arrested. We present you a chronicle of incidents that erupted on social media sites and led to great outrage from people in the last one year. 1. Shaheen Dhada [...]
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The 16 Most Important Social Media Updates of 2012
COMMENTS Unfortunatelly i noticed that Facebook Targeting Options do not work for our Company Facebook page. Did they remove these options? Really interesting article - it's great that you've combined updates from the major social media platforms into one place. And the screenshots are brilliant to illustrate each point. [...]
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How Valuable is a Social Media Audience, Really?
Like +1 Share Pin It Share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. Much has been said about the state of digital audiences today, and even more about the myriad ways [...]
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How did viral Facebook privacy hoax capitalize on privacy fears?
(CNN) -- Something about the Facebook privacy hoax has gotten people to click "share." First, the faux copyright legalese spread like wildfire across the social networking site. Many users recently found their news feeds awash with postings suggesting that the users who displayed them would get extra copyright and [...]
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Why 1700 CEOs Are Wrong about Social Media
IBM asked CEOs all over the world what they believe is going to happen with social media for the next three to five years. What they had to say was revealing. “For the first time in my career, I feel old. People in their 20s work and think about [...]
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Youtube Tops List of Tech Brands With Highest Social Media Engagement This Week [INFOGRAPHIC]
Like +1 Share Pin It Share YouTube dethroned Facebook as the hottest tech brand in the social media world last week, according to data aggregator Starcount . Another tech giant, Google , ranked third; its high placement is due to the many views on its YouTube channel, likely driven [...]
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20 Stunning Social Media Statistics Plus Infographic
Do you wonder why your productivity has dropped over the past 2 – 3 years? There is a time sink and it’s not television! Those of us who are connected to the internet and that is 2 billion of us, have been distracted by social multi-media publishing machines that [...]
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Top 10 Airlines With Highest Social Media Engagement This Week
Like +1 Share Pin It Share Emirates topped this week’s chart for airline brands with the highest social media engagement. The Dubai-based airline celebrated its 27th anniversary this week by launching an official Google+ account , which has since attracted more than 100,000 followers. A post on Emirates’ Facebook [...]
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Blogs, Books and Social: How the World Has Changed
By Michael Stelzner Published October 26, 2012 http://www.printfriendly.com" onclick="window.print(); return false;" title="Printer Friendly"> Do you think the world of publishing is evolving? Have you ever thought of self-publishing? To learn more about how blogs, books and social content have evolved, I interview Guy Kawasaki for this episode of the [...]
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Andy's Answers: How Aetna enables 35,000 employees to engage in social media
Lauren Vargas was tired of organizations putting community management teams in the corner. So she developed a “playbook” for enabling 35,000 Aetna employees to engage in social media. Her strategies take a cue from nature by decentralizing responsibilities, creating a safe haven and providing adaptive tools. The outcome: integrated [...]
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Hoe terroristen en criminelen social media en internet gebruiken
De UNDOC ( United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) heeft eergisteren een enorm leerzaam 142 pagina’s tellend rapport over internet en social media gebruik voor en door criminelen. Facebook wordt onder andere gebruikt voor het verkrijgen van informatie omtrent doelen en veiligheidsprocedures die door mensen onbewust worden [...]
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Internet Marketing Case Study – Social Media Vs. Email
As some of you may know, I submitted a presentation topic for the upcoming Product Camp SoCal . This is an “unconference” where session topics and presenters are not determined until attendees vote online and during the check-in hour at the event. For the past week (since Oct. 15), [...]
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87 More Vital Social Media Marketing Facts and Stats for 2012
Though social media marketing is now used in about 90% of companies, techniques, platforms and best practices continue to evolve. Should you include Pinterest in your mix? Increase use of video marketing? Is blogging coming back or trailing off? What will likely be the hot trends in social media [...]
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