In the world of Web 2.0, while corporations have struggled with just how much social media their employees should
be allowed to engage in, opinions differ widely as to its usage. From
strict guidelines that prohibit using Facebook, Twitter, G+ or even
LinkedIn at all in the workplace, to companies like Zappos
that encourage their employees to become company advocates and engage
to their heart’s content, there a wide range . . .
The good news is, Frito-Lay Japan’s Doritos Gourmet Bacon & Mustard tortilla chips hit store shelves on April 21st. The bad news is they’re only available in Japan or in your wildest dreams.
The critically acclaimed 1996 dark comedy film Fargo, written and directed by The Coen Brothers is coming
to the small screen. That’s right, the hilarious yodeling accent made
famous by actress Frances McDorman in the classic flick also featuring
Steve Buscemi and William H. Macy has cast equal star power for a TV
version about to kick-off on the FX network this week. But that’s not
the only reason Fargo’s in the news these days. . .
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Differing from a tangible invention, new virtual tools for traders are shaking up the financial industry. Michael Lewis’ Flash Boys
— a top-selling treatise on the state of modern-day Wall Street — is
turning the stock market ecosystem on its head. For those who still
think the hallowed halls of the stock exchange is still about alpha-male
floor traders whaling in trading pits to ‘buy’ and ‘sell’ – think again
— for that world is officially DOA.
Ever consider leaving Facebook? Heck, the Millennials are bailing in droves. But
when push comes to shove and it’s time to put the pedal to the metal,
how many of us would actually pull the trigger? Well, there is one brave
band of renegades who have not only set the bar fairly high as to how
to cut those ties – but also how to read the riot act to the founding fathers while walking out of the door.
You know that Bitcoins have gone mainstream when this unique form of tender is featured in the
plot line of a current TV drama. That’s right – the world’s first
decentralized cryptocurrency lacking any political authority was
featured in the recent season finale episode of the Fox network series, ‘Almost Human.’ Granted, while the premise of that detective drama is set in the year 2048. . .
Citizens of notoriously smoggy Zhengzhou could breathe a little easier – for a few minutes, at least – thanks to a local travel company’s promotional gimmick. Staffers brought 20 big blue bags of fresh air collected 120 miles (300 km) away at Laojun Mountain to the east-central Chinese city and distributed it to grateful mask-wearing residents.
It’s hard to say, looking twenty to thirty years into the future, just how different the digital landscape will look. Semantic
Technology, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Web 3.0 are presently only toddling along in their infant stage. What they will look like in the next few decades is only
guesswork on our part.
Facebook’s unprecedented recent $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp helped bolster the social networks’ stock price 158% over the past year. In my recent blog post, "WhatsApp With Facebook’s Stock?…"
FB moved from $25 in February, 2013 to $70 one year later on February
26, 2014. However in acquiring the virtual reality software startup Oculus Rift
this week for $2 billion, not all analysts agree that the stock market is pleased with. . .
For a brief period in the American saga, the astronaut was the man of the moment. No profession commanded as much awe and admiration. Widely regarded as the personification of all that was best in the country, the first astronauts were blanketed with the adulation usually accorded star quarterbacks, war heroes, and charismatic movie stars. Yet this was never part of NASA’s agenda.
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