It is no doubt that the Internet and the social media are powerful instruments for mobilization of people. However, it is not its own technological imperative that allows the social media to play a prominent role in social protest. Throughout human history new technologies of communication have had a significant impact on culture. Inevitably in the early stages of their ... Read More »
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The elements of scalable machine learning
The data lake has been set up, app events are pouring in 24×7, a business problem has been identified, features have been engineered, and a model has been trained, but the road to production looks distant, broken and hard. Does this ring a bell? Your ‘Machine Learning (ML) Runtime’ is an overweight beast and you need to get it in ... Read More »
Needed—A Global Approach to Data in the Digital Age
Global principles on data policy can help level the playing field while addressing financial stability and inclusion, competition, and privacy. Companies around the world are engaged in a digital data gold rush, panning the digital economy for our personal data, sifting flecks of it in online pools and streams of our preferences, choices, and locations. Data is the ultimate portable ... Read More »
People find user-generated content more authentic to tell the story
“Video circulating on social media shows a massive explosion rocking central Beirut,” reads the beginning of the Guardian’s description of this shocking video footage taken by citizens. The video fragment is a piece of history. Social media and technologies are opening the whole new vista for news, with its unprecedented speed of reaction to breaking events. User-generated content is also called “citizen ... Read More »
The influence of digital marketing on consumers has been fundamental.
You live in a digital world, and its realm is expanding every day, breaking the comfort barrier. The digital world is opening new doors of opportunities for various sectors and industries. Digital marketing comes into play. The influence of digital marketing on consumers has been fundamental. Buying decision based on product information or subscribe to service has changed rapidly because ... Read More »
Best student laptops 2021: the very best laptops for students
Studying today, no matter if you are at school, college or university, is markedly different from a few years ago, with a new emphasis placed on online remote learning. And that means there is more need than ever for one of the best student laptops.There’s significantly less face-to-face time, more virtual seminars and lessons, as well as more resources being ... Read More »
The 13 Best Education Articles from April: How States Are Planning to Reverse COVID Slide, Innovative Strategies For Building a More Diverse Teacher Workforce & More
Showdowns over reopening schools, racial reckonings playing out in Minnesota and Connecticut, ambitious state proposals to reverse COVID learning loss — these were just a few of the exclusives and storylines that resonated most passionately with our readers in April. And as the national media was focused on the trial of Derek Chauvin, convicted of murdering George Floyd, we also ... Read More »
Anonymous On Social Media: The False Narrative Of The Hacker
Contemporary life exists in the real and the digital. Social media represents the digital existence, and a group called Anonymous uses digital anarchy as a false narrative of protest. In the midst of the unrest after the death of George Floyd, while the media brought images of anarchists burning the police precinct in Minneapolis, there were also reports of the ... Read More »
The barrier to change for air cargo is not technology, or cash – it’s mindset
The air cargo industry is at something of a crossroads: the past couple of months has presented an opportunity review strategy – with some executives suggesting it is time put cargo at the forefront, rather than passengers, and offer customers an integrator-style model. With a fast-growing e-commerce sector, and business models of the likes of UPS and FedEx proving freight ... Read More »
Social Media App Carry A Book Looks To Unite The Literary Minded
People who complained that they never had enough time to read in their lives were handed a prime, if unfortunate opportunity to remedy that with the Coronavirus lockdown. Now, a new social media app looks to unite those eager readers, whether they’re still in quarantine or turning pages where the lockdown is ending. Book lovers who found prime reading time ... Read More »