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Unlocking Engagement: How gamification is changing digital marketing
Let’s be honest: getting people’s attention online is no easy feat. With distractions everywhere, marketers are always searching for fresh ways to connect with their audience. One approach that’s ...
2020 Best Online Community Colleges In Michigan
Kirtland Community College offers students hybrid programs that include classes held on campus in Michigan as well as through Michigan College Online, or fully online programs that students can ...
Danielle Allen: An ethical plan for ending the pandemic and restarting the economy
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the world is facing two existential threats at once: a public health emergency and an economic crisis. Political theorist Danielle Allen describes how we can ethically and democratically address both problems by scaling up "smart testing," which would track positive cases with peer-to-peer software on people's ce...
1 Way For Introverts To Measure Their ‘Social Battery’
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Striking a chord: How music primes our minds for connection
When neuroscientist and musician AZA Allsop discovered research by his Yale colleague Joy Hirsch about how group drumming and musical interaction can affect social behavior, he knew there was a ...
Jack Dorsey: How Twitter needs to change
Can Twitter be saved? In a wide-ranging conversation with TED's Chris Anderson and Whitney Pennington Rodgers, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey discusses the future of the platform -- acknowledging problems with harassment and moderation and proposing some fundamental changes that he hopes will encourage healthy, respectful conversations. "Are we actuall...
How social media is channeling popular discontent in Iran during ongoing period of domestic unrest
Shirvin Zeinalzadeh does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
Meta's "digital ghost" patent has nothing to do with dead people
I spend a lot of time reading patent filings. Not as a lawyer, but because patents are one of the few places where companies have to describe what they're building technically instead of letting marketing handle it. LLMs make them surprisingly readable now."Meta wants to post for you after you die" was the coverage of US 12513102B2. Good for clicks. Misses the point.
Meta was granted this patent in December 2025 for a system that trains a language model on a user's historical
New research highlights the importance of bystander intervention when tackling anti-social behavior
Witnesses to anti-social behavior must speak up to support the lone voices of people who confront it to reduce the risk of such behavior becoming tolerated in society, according to research from the ...
Gen Z’s fan edits are a staple of internet culture. Movie studios are finally buying in
When Melanie, also known as “Uhbucky” on social media, posted a fan edit of “Heated Rivalry,” she didn’t know it would lead to her dream job.
What to Make of Social Media’s ‘Chinese Era’
Social media users are “becoming Chinese” just in time for the Lunar New Year. But what’s behind the trend, and will it last?
From "Relationship-Driven" to "Algorithmic Parity": APEC Study Highlights How QLdigits Uses AI to Reshape Global Market Access
SHANGHAI and LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The APEC Group on Services (GOS) Plenary Meeting in Guangzhou has formally endorsed a new study examining how high-skill digital services are reshaping global market access. The report, published by APEC Australia, features Shanghai-based technology firm QLdigits as a central global case study on the use of artificial intelligence to reduce traditional barriers in cross-border digital trade.
Media Courses to Train Creators Who’ll Transform Creator Economy
Media graduates are reshaping the creator economy through data-driven strategies, AI integration, and professional content creation models.
Snipp Interactive Releases the 2026 AI Shopper Marketing Technology Landscape
Highlights the technologies transforming shopper marketing-from AI-driven insights and retail media to promotions, loyalty, and revenue optimization. VANCOUVER, BC / ACCESS Newswire / March 18, 2026 / ...
Audrey Tang: How digital innovation can fight pandemics and strengthen democracy
Can technology create a democracy that's fast, fair ... and even fun? Digital minister Audrey Tang shares how Taiwan avoided a COVID-19 shutdown in early 2020 through innovations like developing apps to map mask availability, crowdsourcing ideas that could become laws and creating a "humor over rumor" campaign to combat disinformation with comed...
Nimisha Jain: The joy of shopping -- and how to recapture it online
Shopping is about more than just what you buy: it's a treasure hunt to discover something new, a negotiation to get a great deal, a time to catch up with friends and family. But for many, online shopping has turned the experience into an impersonal, unsatisfactory event. Is there a way to bring back the magic? With exciting examples from compani...
What to Do if Your Child Engages in Online Gaming Bullying
Video games are a major part of many children's lives, offering opportunities to build problem-solving skills, foster creativity, strengthen hand-eye coordination and connect socially with peers. In ...
Uganda: Mubaje Warns Against Misuse of Digital Platforms, Urges Ethical Communication
The Mufti of Uganda, Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, has warned about the growing misuse of digital communication platforms and called on leaders, parents and policymakers to ensure technology is used responsibly to promote truth, unity and national development.
Information & Communication Technology Profile
The Ministry of Economy and Labour has released the 2024 Information and Communication Technology [ICT] Profile, showing the ...
Startup Yourco gets $6 million investment to expand workforce communication technology
The tech company's platform lets employers reach deskless workers in industries such as construction and manufacturing.