“What is what3words? The world is poorly addressed. This is frustrating and costly in developed nations; and in developing nations this is life-threatening and growth limiting. what3words is a unique combination of just 3 words that identifies a 3mx3m square, anywhere on the planet It’s far more accurate than a postal address and it’s much… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
TTIP and Digital Rights
TTIP and Digital Rights Published: 08.06.2015 – “The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP – pronounced “tee-tip”) is a draft trade agreement being negotiated between the United States (US) and the European Union (EU). This booklet presents the concerns that EDRi and its members have regarding TTIP, such as the lack of transparency in the… Continue Reading
BEUC and EDRi urge EU Commission not to undermine citizens’ privacy in trade agreements
EDRI – By Heini Järvinen “On 10 June 2016, the European Consumers Association (BEUC) and European Digital Rights (EDRi) sent an open letter to the EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, to express our concerns about the inclusion of a ban on (non-defined) “data localisation” in trade agreements. We urge the Commission to defend one… Continue Reading
Visual China Group expands control of Corbis and Getty Images
First – Corbis Images and Corbis Motion closed their doors on May 2, 2016. Second, via the press room site at Getty Images today – note there are several moving parts to this news, which was announced in April 2016 – with more information is surfacing June 2016 – Via the Chief Executive Officer of… Continue Reading
One more time – guide to SEO-friendly URLs
The link did not accompany this same posting yesterday so, my apologies, and this time it is included – Infographic: The ultimate guide to SEO-friendly URLs Continue Reading
EU At a glance What Think Tanks are thinking – Terrorism in Europe
June 10, 2016: “The terrorist attacks in Paris last year and in Brussels this March have reinforced calls on European Union member states to strengthen their cooperation on internal security and intensified the debate on the EU’s role in fighting terrorism. Among measures being, or about to be, introduced are more thorough checks of people… Continue Reading
Infographic: The ultimate guide to SEO-friendly URLs
Via Search Engine Land this infographic guide on how to create user friendly URLs. Continue Reading
Rand – Impacts of Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Services Industry
Burke, Jeremy and Hung, Angela and Clift, Jack and Garber, Steven and Yoong, Joanne, Impacts of Conflicts of Interest in the Financial Services Industry (February 4, 2015). RAND Working Paper Series WR- 1076. Available for download at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2794246 “Americans are increasingly being asked to take responsibility for their own retirement security. However, many people… Continue Reading
Syntactic Complexity of Reading Content Directly Impacts Complexity of Mature Students’ Writing
International Journal of Business Administration – Syntactic Complexity of Reading Content Directly Impacts Complexity of Mature Students’ Writing. Received: April 2, 2016 Accepted: April 26, 2016 Online Published: May 4, 2016 doi:10.5430/ijba.v7n3p71 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijba.v7n3p71 Abstract – “Increasingly, schools and colleges of business focus on the quality of their students’ writing, reflecting complaints from business and… Continue Reading
Economic Surveys of the European Union and Euro Area 2016
“The European economy is gradually recovering but further policy action will be required to address unresolved legacies of the global economic crisis that are weighing on growth and major new concerns that have emerged, according to two new OECD reports. The latest OECD Economic Surveys of the European Union and of the Euro Area, presented today… Continue Reading
Link privacy leak on Facebook Messenger
Medium – “Why you shouldn’t share links on Facebook – Earlier this week, security researchers at Checkpoint discovered a vulnerability that would have allowed attackers to change messages and links sent through Facebook messenger. Facebook quickly patched the bug … but did you know links sent privately through messenger can be read by anyone? Moreover, Facebook… Continue Reading
Glut of ocean plastic regularly eaten by baby fish with deadly outcomes
FastCoexist – Ocean Plastic Pollution Is Like Junk Food For Fish – Young fish like to gobble up plastic particles like it’s candy, and it’s killing them. “…Each year, the world produces around 300 million metric tons of plastic, a number that is quickly growing. An estimated 8 million tons of that ends up in… Continue Reading
