TechRepublic – “The post-pandemic landscape will include plenty of options for professionals to interact outside the home, a new report finds. The freelancing platform Upwork wanted to find out where workers would be perched post-pandemic and to determine the impact remote work has had on professionals as it relates to socialization. Its economist, Adam Ozimek,… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: April 2021
How do audiences decide what news to trust?
Fairness and accuracy aren’t the only things that matter: “A new Reuters Institute report finds that editorial standards and journalistic practices may be less important for trust in news than audience impressions about brand reputations and the look and feel of how information is presented. By Benjamin Toff, Sumitra Badrinathan, Camila Mont’Alverne, and Amy Ross… Continue Reading
The impact of online misinformation on U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations
Cornell University – arXiv – The impact of online misinformation on U.S. COVID-19 vaccinations. Francesco Pierri, Brea Perry, Matthew R. DeVerna, Kai-Cheng Yang, Alessandro Flammini, Filippo Menczer, John Bryden. arXiv:2104.10635 [cs.SI] “Widespread uptake of COVID-19 vaccines is necessary to achieve herd immunity. However, surveys have found concerning numbers of U.S. adults hesitant or unwilling to… Continue Reading
How to Make Your Photos Private on Facebook
MakeUseOf – “There are many reasons why you should make your photos private on Facebook. Aside from privacy concerns, the site is also teeming with unscrupulous scammers who want to take advantage of other people on the platform. To deal with this issue, Facebook has customizable settings that allow you to restrict access to your… Continue Reading
5 AI tools that can think and write like humans
ZDNet – “These five tools can actually think and write just like humans! (Or at least they can passably get you started.) It would have been hard to miss the buzz around AI-powered text generation, and in spheres like content marketing a host of tools are now broadly used for day-to-day tasks. Journalists are no… Continue Reading
Samsung’s New Upcycling Program Allows You To Turn an Old Galaxy Phone Into a New IoT Device
Gizmodo – “Usually, when a phone gets worn down, you recycle it or trade it in for a new one. But with its new upcycling program, Samsung is trying to help people convert old Galaxy phones into new IoT devices. Today, with the expansion of its Galaxy Upcycling at Home service (which is still in… Continue Reading
No one wants to pay $200 for a textbook
EdScoop -“No one wants to pay $200 for a textbook, and soon no one will have to, because the $200 textbook may be disappearing. Like other technological trends that were plodding along before COVID-19, the use of digital resources and freely licensed learning materials — known as open educational resources, or OER — exploded in 2020.… Continue Reading
8 Search Engines That Rocked Before Google Even Existed
MakeUseOf: “Google wasn’t always the king. These nostalgic search engines paved the way and we’ll never forget them. Though the web became publicly available in 1990, the first web search engine didn’t arrive until 1993. Up until then, all websites were manually tracked and indexed by people. And while we now recognize Google as the… Continue Reading
How Many Plants
“How Many Plants was built by a particularly passionate houseplant obsessive, but it’s here for all plant parents, seasoned enthusiasts and first-timers alike. By cutting through the disparate and often contradictory advice that seems to grow like weeds around all corners of the internet, HMP strives for clarity. With confidence-boosting plant guides and deep dives… Continue Reading
A Guide to the Best Fonts for Legal Documents
Clio, Carissa Tham – “Why do legal fonts matter? After all, you’ve worked hard to become a lawyer—not a designer. But did you know that the best legal fonts can better engage your audience, communicate more effectively, and impact how others perceive your law firm’s brand? Also, some courts have outlined the fonts that they accept,… Continue Reading
Investigation and prosecution of Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history
Case 1:21-cr-00303-ABJ Filed 04/22/21 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA UNITED STATES OF AMERICA vs MICHAEL JOSEPH RUSYN, Defendant “…The investigation and prosecution of the Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history, both in terms of the number of defendants prosecuted and the nature and volume of… Continue Reading
The Return to Public Library Investment
The Returns to Public Library Investment – Gregory Gilpin, Ezra Karger, and Peter Nencka, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, April 2021. “Local governments spend over 12 billion dollars annually funding the operation of 15,000 public libraries in the United States. This funding supports widespread library use: more than 50% of Americans visit public libraries each… Continue Reading
