Big Media, Social Media and Mass Manipulation
Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to form fact-based opinions on news and world events because all news is inevitably biased.
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How Cognitive Bias Shapes Political Opinions and Elections
Cognitive bias is a flawed way of thinking that we can all fall victim to at times, but by being able to identify how this manipulation occurs, you can prevent yourself from falling prey to it – most of the time.
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Mobile App Popularity: Pandemic Winners and Losers
The coronavirus pandemic has had a distinct impact on the app market in North America. Some types of apps are seeing explosive growth in the number of active users and downloads. Others have seen a drastic decline in popularity.
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How Big Tech is Helping Fight Coronavirus
As the world is making its way through the coronavirus pandemic everyone is chipping in to help out and that includes the BIG FIVE Tech companies.
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Avoid This Energy Scam on Earth Day and Beyond
It is normal for scammers to ramp up efforts during any crisis and the coronavirus pandemic has been no exception
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The Comprehensive List of Coronavirus Resources (300+)
Here from the “wrong side of the curve” it’s starting to look like the world’s inaugural Coronavirus season may last for a number of months. Coronavirus has already influenced many, many aspects of our lives and has introduced the notion that we’re experiencing a once-in a lifetime scale event. Nearly everyone on the planet is […]
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Telemedicine Poised to Boom During Coronavirus Outbreak
Coronavirus and the fear of pandemics that may come in the future all lend a hand to the rise of telemedicine. This field is poised for massive growth and definitely on the radar of serious investors.
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Meet Gen Z, Your New Co-Workers
Meet Gen Z, Your New Co-Workers Generation Z was born between 1997 and the early 2010s and makes up 25.9% of the U.S. population. 49% of Gen Z identifies as non-white. Compared to 44% of millennials, 40% of Gen X and 28% of baby boomers. Generation Z and Tech 98% of Gen Z own a […]
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The 30 Most Important Twitter Influencers in Business for 2020
Business has been transformed by social media. In fact, it’s safe to say that thanks to social media, all business is marketing to some degree. Today’s business leaders (i.e., top business influencers) have many platforms from which to speak or to author significant narratives that speak to the importance of social media influencers in business. […]
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Top 10 Strangest Patents Ever Filed
Technology is something that is so integral to our everyday lives, we often forget just how incredible it is. It is something that has added indescribable value to our lives because of the way it has enhanced communication, the medical field, and more. To put in perspective how far we’ve come, take the brand new […]
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17 billion-dollar startups that didn’t exist 5 years ago
We live in the golden age of starting your own company and growing it into a multi-billion dollar juggernaut. Forty years ago the resources, money and talent to start a new company was greatly lacking which grew the barrier to entry for any young entrepreneur to start one. Of course, we saw a handful of […]
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Elon Musk wants to sell you a Tesla and solar panels in ‘5 minutes’
Tesla has made a bid worth about $3 billion to buy SolarCity. Tesla chief Elon Musk told reporters that he envisions a Tesla store where customers could take care of all of their sustainable energy needs in a matter of minutes. “Five minutes, you’re done,” said Musk, who owns 22% of SolarCity and is its […]
