Insights

Communication and Technology news
HTC’s upgraded VR headset, the Vive Pro, ships on April 5 with a new price
2018-03-19

HTC’s Vive Pro, the forthcoming upgrade to one of the leading high-end virtual reality systems, will ship April 5, and cost $799, the company says. The Vive Pro features integrated headphones (rather than a jack for third-party audio devices), bringing it in line with Facebook’s Oculus Rift. As well, the...

As Facebook’s stock plummets, analysts warn of new “enhanced risks”
2018-03-19

It’s been a rough weekend for Facebook. Ever since the company suspended Cambridge Analytica from its platform, admitting that the Trump-affiliated data firm misused millions of people’s personal data, Mark Zuckerberg’s social network has been in hot water. In the United States, Facebook is seeing...

After Google and Facebook, Twitter is planning to kill cryptocurrency ads too
2018-03-19

Following in the footsteps of Facebook and Google, Twitter is also contemplating banning all cryptocurrency advertising from its platform. The updated advertising policy stands to prohibit promotional content for initial coin offerings (ICO), token sales, and cryptocurrency wallets globally, according to a report from...

Do This To Write A More Emotionally Intelligent LinkedIn Profile
2018-03-19

Don’t just list out skills associated with emotional intelligence. Here’s how to adapt a technique from psychology to appear more approachable on LinkedIn. LinkedIn is a great place to network and look for jobs, but a lot of people’s profiles feel stiff and standoffish–at least compared...

The EU will investigate Facebook over the Cambridge Analytica scandal
2018-03-19

The head of the European Parliament announced on Monday that the EU will investigate whether the data of more than 50 million Facebook users were misused when it was accessed by Cambridge Analytica, reports Reuters. The potential misuse of data occurred when Cambridge Analytica used the information of Facebook users...

Now Twitter will ban most cryptocurrency ads
2018-03-19

The move comes after Facebook and Google cracked down on cryptocurrency ads earlier this year. Twitter will reportedly prohibit a range of cryptocurrency ads within the next two weeks, reports Sky News. The ban will affect cryptocurrency ads related to initial coin offerings (ICOs), cryptocurrency wallets, and token...

Apple is using a secret facility to produce their own displays
2018-03-19

The company reportedly has the covert manufacturing facility located in Santa Clara, California, where it is producing MicroLED displays, says Bloomberg. If accurate, this would be the first time Apple is producing its own displays. For most of its products, Apple relies on displays from Samsung, LG, and other Asian...

Police are asking Google to provide user data for all people near crime scenes
2018-03-19

Police in Raleigh, North Carolina, have presented Google with warrants to obtain data from mobile phones from not just specific suspects who were in a crime scene area, but from the mobile phones of all people in the area, reports Raleigh television affiliate WRAL. The request will trouble Fourth Amendment advocates...

Facebook could be hit with trillions in FTC fines over Cambridge Analytica debacle
2018-03-19

Yeah, that’s “trillions” with a “T.” Former Federal Trade Commission officials said if Facebook is found to have violated the FTC consent decree, the company could be fined $40,000 per violation, reports the Washington Post. In this case, each 1 of the 50 million users whose data was...

Google will start earning even more money from your shopping searches
2018-03-19

Google already earns revenue when you search for anything using its service and see ads, but it’s now turning shoppers’ queries into an even bigger money-spinner. Reuters reports that the company is partnering with major retailers like Target Walmart, Home Depot, and Costco to let them list their products in...

Pros & Cons of Hiring Freelance Graphic Designers VS Design Agencies
2018-03-19

This article was contributed by Sohail Rupani. The business world has shifted so much that a team is not confined to a physical office space anymore. Your business can run with the collaboration of a talent pool based all over the globe. Platforms such as Upwork make it easier to find the right talent. A recent study...

How advertisers can stay afloat after net neutrality is gone
2018-03-18

While it’s still not clear what internet service providers will do after Ajit Pai’s FCC voted to repeal net neutrality rules, it’s certain that many online business models will be facing major upheavals. Of special concern is online marketing, which is largely dependent on fast and reliable access to content...

Here’s how to find out which apps have access to your Facebook data
2018-03-18

Whether you’re one of the 50 million Facebook users whose profiles were harvested by Trump-connected data-analytics firm Cambridge Analytica via a personality app—or just one of the more than 2 billion people on the planet who use the social network at least once a month—you might be wondering...

Use Facebook, Instagram and social channels to market the right way — learn how for only $29
2018-03-17

There’s marketing. Then there’s social media marketing. And after you drill into the philosophies of both, the two appear as different as a horse and buggy parked next to a Tesla. Opinions change fast, algorithms change fast — and if you’re trying to sell a product or an idea in the online landscape of...

Facebook vastly downplayed scope of data leak involving info on more than 50 million users
2018-03-17

Late last night, Facebook released a statement announcing that it was suspending data analytics firm Cambridge Analytics, sternly describing how the firm had improperly obtained personal data from 270,000 people who had downloaded a personality prediction app. The implication was that the social network was being...

The Two Words I Don’t See Other Women Using Enough On LinkedIn
2018-03-17

One serial entrepreneur says she’s noticed a troubling pattern in the way other women business owners self-identify online. I’ve noticed a disconcerting trend while networking on LinkedIn lately. Around last year, I began reaching out to connections who self-identify as “entrepreneurs” and...

Facebook will carry a health warning within five years
2018-03-17

I predict that in five years time, Facebook will carry a health warning. Of course, this is an outrageous prediction, but watching the fiddling going on at Facebook and other online giants while their empires burn, it’s clear they must instigate significant changes before regulators impose new controls. I don’t...

Facebook suspends Trump-connected data analytics firm
2018-03-17

In a bombshell announcement on Friday night, Facebook announced that it is suspending Cambridge Analytica, the data analysis firm that helped Donald Trump win the presidency. The social network said that it had recently learned that CA had not deleted all of the personal data it had improperly obtained from up to...

Karlie Kloss’s coding camp will sponsor 1,000 girls this summer
2018-03-16

In 2015, Karlie Kloss sponsored 21 young women so they could attend a two-week coding class at the Flatiron School. It was the same class that Kloss herself had taken the year prior, as her first exposure to coding. The model was convinced that, like her, a lot of girls were interested in coding–contrary to...

This startup is building an eBay for digital assets like CryptoKitties
2018-03-16

While there are plenty of ecommerce platforms that offer the option to buy and sell standard goods and services, there haven’t been many aimed at creating a marketplace for crypto-assets. Rarebits, an ecommerce startup working with digital assets, is trying to cut ‘in’ this gap by creating a peer-to-peer...

Got questions for a blockchain wizard? Alex Mashinsky is joining us on TNW Answers
2018-03-16

What do you see as the most exciting future implementations of blockchain? What can we expect for developments in cryptocurrency in 2018? Ask all this and more to Alex Mashinsky, CEO and Founder of Celsius Network. Mashinsky is a. serial entrepreneur and founder of seven successful startups. He holds over 35 patents...

Facebook and Google are eating your TV
2018-03-16

Bad news for network television: 2017 seems to have been the first year where digital advertising significantly eroded the growth of traditional TV advertising. That is to say, Google and Facebook—commanding most of the marketplace—grew their ad businesses to new heights last year, as TV ad dollars fell...

The Best Mentors Ask These 8 Questions
2018-03-16

An essential part of being a good mentor is asking the right questions. Here’s a cheat sheet to get you started. It’s hard to deny that good mentors are important. The best workplaces have formal programs to develop mentoring relationships. LinkedIn has even launched a feature to help you find one. And...

The McFly project wants to launch flying taxis on the blockchain in Nairobi
2018-03-16

The McFly project has announced that they are in the process of setting up infrastructure for their autonomous flying car taxi service in Nairobi, Kenya. Nairobi will be part of the 23 cities around the world where the Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) urban flying taxis service is hoping to initially launch....

Need a profissional and scalable solution for seriuos e-Commerce business?

Learn More about Shopify Plus