Never click on this kind of Zoom invite. You’ll thank us forever

Zoom phishing scams are the latest conduit for planting malware to steal identities, passwords, and financial information. Your inbox is chock full of Zoom invitations, as everyone from your boss to your Aunt Elaine to your book club keeps your work and social calendars packed.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2020-12-07 12:55:38 UTC ]
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Here is some good news for marketers: More consumers trust advertising compared with six years ago, according to a new report from Nielsen that polled people in 58 countries.While word-of-mouth recommendations remain a brand's best friend by far, confidence in various forms of paid advertising... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tesco rumored to launch its own tablet, hopes you'll add one to the shopping list

Tesco's grown from supermarket heavyweight to digital content contender thanks to its paid Blinkbox TV / movie and music streaming services, Clubcard TV ad-supported video platform and in-development ebook store. According to The Times, Tesco's about to get into the hardware business, too, with... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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These Deadly Diseases Turn Into Art When You Zoom In

Hepatitis B gets a little less awful sounding when you see how it looks under a microscope, as part of a new book called Hidden Beauty: Exploring the Aesthetics of Medical Science. It’s strange how something deadly can also be beautiful. These images are all of major diseases--hepatitis B,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-08-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Try a Different Kind of Pay Wall, Unlocked by Watching Web Video

Publishers including Maxim, Radar Online, Guitar World and USA Today Sports Media are experimenting with a pay wall that instead of charging readers requires them to watch an advertiser's video.   The tactic, which uses a system ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What Kind Of Data Scientist Are You?

O’Reilly just surveyed 250 data scientists about their skills and came up with the four types of data scientist--and one shocking outside finding. For a profession whose entire “raison d’etre” is quantitative analysis, the role of the data scientist has been surprisingly hard to pin down. Now... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Frankfurt’s Invitation Programme is a Great “Way In” for Small Pubs

Colleen Higgs, Publisher of Modjaji Books in South Africa recounts her life-changing experience as part of the publisher invitation program of the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Librii: A New Kind Of Digital Library For The Developing World

This new library-in-a-shipping-container plans on using growing Internet access in Africa to create a new model for making available both electronic information and physical books. It’s a conundrum that library advocates have struggled with for years: in many areas in the developing world,... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“Time” Magazine Cover Commemorates One Kind of Gay Marriage Victory

While the fate of gay married couples in America hangs in the balance awaiting a pair of Supreme Court decisions, Time's latest cover insists a bigger decision has already been made. As the Supreme Court hears arguments in landmark marriage-equality cases, many around the country, including... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2012-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-11-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Clicks and Pageviews Are Just the Tip of the Iceberg

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[ Folio Magazine | 2012-11-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-02-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-10-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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