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The digital studio that specializes in scripted female dramas is partnering with the script site to find a writer to develop a YouTube series. The Black List will solicit teleplays to be evaluated by its community of industry pros and readers and deliver a shortlist of five writers to be considered for a script. Show More Summary
Initially, the new Roku Stick only features screen casting functionality on two services, YouTube and Netflix. But Roku's other media partners are coming soon, the company told VentureBeat.
Viral videos are moving up from the Internet to Hollywood. Jimmy Kimmel partnered with the hottest celebrities to recreate storied YouTube videos in dramatic fashion. Not unlike popular movies adapted from books, Kimmel's masterpieces also relied on source material for their inspiration. Show More Summary
TV conversation app Zeebox will be creating interesting conversation during this Sunday’s Oscars: asking which celebrity on the red carpet you’d want to be your best friend forever. Zeebox is partnering with YouTube character Miranda...Show More Summary
ZEFR just got a lot richer. The brand management company that provides its clients social media marketing and rights management on YouTube has secured a $30 million funding round led by Institutional Venture Partners (IVP). By scoring...Show More Summary
The most popular Spanish-language sketch comedy channel on YouTube is going bilingual. Enchufe.tv, an Ecuadorian comedy channel with more than five million subscribers, has partnered with the MiTu network in a deal that will bring its...Show More Summary
You may have comes across German YouTube user “Ultrawipf” (aka Gigawipf) who has configured a fleet of floppy disk drives to move in time — and thus appear to sing — a range of songs from Smoke On The Water to the Inspector Gadget theme. Among his more popular uploads was the disk drive choir […]
(YouTube link) There’s nothing wrong with being single, but it can be painful on occasions like Valentines Day when the world convinces you that you’re the only one without a sweetheart. So what are you looking for in a partner? You’re not asking for much in a significant other -only the world on a silver platter! -via Tastefully Offensive
Since launching an official channel last September, Steve-O has learned that YouTube is his perfect platform. The prankster best known for his role in Jackass is one of online video's fastest-growing creators, racking up nearly two million subscribers and more than 16 million views in less than five months. Show More Summary
Thanks to his industry knowledge and unbounded candor, investor Jason Calacanis has become one of the most important voices in the YouTube space. Calacanis has not been shy in his criticism of YouTube and its aggressive revenue split, and his latest blog post returns to this topic once again. Show More Summary
Susan Wojcicki took over YouTube, Wednesday, from my pal Salar Kamangar. Salar did an amazing job growing YouTube and everyone is thankful for his efforts; he’s a class act who quietly built the product into the most important assetShow More Summary
Last October, the AwesomenessTV network partnered with the Hearst Corporation to spruce up the YouTube channel of teen magazine Seventeen. After launching some new programming on the Seventeen channel, AwesomenessTV has now revealedShow More Summary
News that Microsoft and Electronic Arts have been partnering with YouTube users to promote their products has prompted a fresh round of gaming-related Internet outcry. Is this advertising tactic the way of the future or a shortsighted mistake?
Maker Studios has struck a deal with another top traditional media personality. The multi-channel network whose celebrity partners include Snoop Dogg and Kevin Smith has teamed up with its biggest name yet, scoring a partnership with...Show More Summary
Yesterday The Ellen Show released a YouTube clip that seems to be from today's yet-to-air show in which she announces that she's partnering with Beats Music and that she's going to be in one of their SuperBowl commercials. She also plays a brief clip from the commercial and says she'll show more on Thursday. Show More Summary
YouTube creators JennXPenn (real name Jenn McAllister) and Andrea Russett are young and successful, and they recently became roommates in LA. AwesomenessTV, the network with which they are both partnered, is using their co-habitation as the basis of a unique reality show launched on YouTube. Show More Summary
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Yesterday, Ars Technica reported that Microsoft tried to pay various YouTube account holders to post positive reviews related to the Xbox One. Video partners of Machinima were allegedly offered a premium of $3 for every thousand views on video segments, which had to include 30 seconds praising the entertainment console. Show More Summary
New information has been leaked by partners of an MCN that wish to remain anonymous and the info contains screenshots of one EA's assignment to partners of the Ronku network for positive coverage of Battlefield 4 and Need for Speed: Rivals.Click To Continue Reading
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Netflix, the most popular streaming provider for films and television shows, released their new app logo for mobile apps and social media platforms. A simple “N” with a red band that folds over itself like a strip of film is the new logo – and you can interpret it however you like.
As a side note, Netflix did not get rid of the old logo. The wordmark will still be used on different platforms. With more and more tech companies like Uber, Twitter and Airbnb, looking to update their visual brand for mobile applications – the viable option for Netflix was to follow suit. As technology devices change over time with the capabilities improving, companies want to grow with the times and continue to look good with the changing context of applications.
Minimal and simplistic icons have gained popularity over the past year or two – and as designers would call it, “skeuomorphism”. With a drop shadow and a bolder, simpler icon on your home screen of your smartphone or tablet – this will help you pay more attention to the tapping and clicking you do to connect to what you want to see. Simplicity is the name of the game now when it comes to logo app design.

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Starbucks Rolling Out Wireless iPhone Charging for Customers
On Thursday morning, Duracell Powermat and coffee giant Starbucks announced that they have initiated a West Coast rollout of Powermat wireless charging in Starbucks stores.
The first stores to receive this capability are in the San Francisco Bay Area. But the expansion will spread East in the coming months. All told, the companies will bring Powermat - and the ability for iPhone users to wireless charge their devices at Starbucks - to additional major markets in 2015, with a full national rollout in Starbucks company-operated stores and Teavana Fine Teas + Tea Bars planned over time.
According to this morning's announcement, pilots in Europe and Asia are also expected before the close of 2014.
“From WiFi and the in-store Starbucks Digital Network to mobile payment and digital music downloads, we have always tried to anticipate our customers’ needs early in the adoption curve and provide a world-class solution," says Adam Brotman, chief digital officer at Starbucks. "We are thrilled to offer our customers that next level of convenience with Powermat wireless charging."


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We are proud to announce that we have just launched the SaferSkin campaign, which raises awareness on toxins in personal care products and cosmetics in Singapore.
We have been working on this for the past year and our aim for this campaign is to educate women and men alike not just about the harmful effects of chemicals on the skin, but also encourage them to read the label and opt for safer products, whether it is for themselves, their children or pets. As a result, we hope to see beauty corporations move towards omitting toxins from their skincare and cosmetic formulations.
The website shows that there are safer alternatives in the skincare and beauty industry, in natural and organic skincare and makeup products, and provides tips on which toxic ingredients to look out for, local resources of natural and organic skincare and cosmetic products, recipes of natural skincare products, and news on the latest products and services that are skin and health-friendly.
We believe that everyone has a fundamental right to non-toxic consumer products for healthy and beautiful skin. Do support us in our push for safer personal care and cosmetics!


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Fuel-efficient cars are prompting the changing of the guard at the top of the auto industry. In July, Toyota passed Ford for the number two spot, while Honda outsold DaimlerChrysler for the first time ever. As long as gas remains at $3 a gallon or more, Japan will keep rising, and many experts predict that Toyota will soon pass GM to become the world's largest automaker.
Big cars tanked yet again, driving sales out of Detroit to their lowest share of the U.S. market in history. Sales of the Ford F-series pickup fell 43.5 percent last month, and the Explorer SUV were down more than 50 percent during July, according to *The New York Times *(via the International Herald Tribune).
Toyota hybrids and small cars lead its passenger division to its best July ever. Toyota sold 5,023 of the Camry Hybrids and 10,137 of the Yaris subcompact (outselling the staple Ford Taurus, which dropped by one-third) . The Prius hybrid posted July sales of 11,114, an increase of 19.3 percent over the previous year.
Honda Insight sales were up by 39 percent over the previous year (although still under 100 cars), while Civic Hybrid sales were up 19.4 percent. However, sales of the Honda Accord Hybrid, which emphasizes performance more than fuel economy continue to fall into the abyss. Honda sold just 504 of the cars in July, down nearly 62 percent from a year ago.
Since it takes several years for new models to go from the drawing board to the dealership, don't expect any big turnaround this fall from Ford or GM.


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Argentina establishes export ban for lemons to EU after finding Citrus Black SpotChristian Fernsby ▼ | July 2, 2020
Due to findings of Citrus Black Spot in Argentinian lemons in European ports, Argentina made the decision to put an export ban into place starting July 1st which is to last for at least 15 days.
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All shipments that were sent prior to July 1st are exempt from the ban. These loads will be allowed to enter the ports and be exported by the European Union, given that they meet all the inspection requirements.
According to the representative of the lemon sector in Spain, this temporary ban on Argentinian lemon exports will not cause a shortage in the European markets as it occurs almost at the same time the Argentinian campaign ends.
"Argentina started sending lemons to Europe earlier this year because of the attractive market with sky-high demand for citrus caused by the COVID-19, and there are still many containers on the sea, on their way to Europe. In addition, South Africa will keep supplying Europe for a longer period and Spain is selling the last Verna lemons."
It should be noted that the European markets are rather quiet now in terms of demand. After the madness of April and May, as the coronavirus curve goes down, so it does the consumption. ■


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Remember the ill-fated Slate, a Hewlett-Packard tablet Steve Ballmer demoed at CES 2010 as a sign of things to come from the PC camp? It failed miserably, leaving HP to linger out there and admit defeat of its webOS/TouchPad strategy.
But as the world’s top computer vendor has witnessed shoppers increasingly picking up iPads and Android tablets, it felt compelled to reboot its mobile strategy by announcing today at Mobile World Congress in Spain, Barcelona a brand new seven-inch tablet for entertainment and media consumption.
It’s called the Slate 7, runs Android and is set to launch this April. And honoring the tradition (the $99 TouchPad fire sale), HP is pricing this thing really aggressively at just $169.99, or nearly half as much as Apple’s $329 iPad mini…
According to a media release, the device is 10.7mm thick, 197mm tall and 116mm wide, weighing at about 13 ounces. Though it undercuts both Apple’s iPad mini and Google’s Nexus 7 on price, you get what you pay for. From the design standpoint, it looks like a generic tablet.
“This is the Droid you were looking for”, teases HP’s blog post while mentioning “a raft of exclusive productivity software and games” that will apparently be available for the Slate 7.
The device is driven by the somewhat outdated Android Jelly Bean version 4.1 and runs a dual-core 1.6GHz ARM Cortex-A9 chip with 1GB of RAM. It has eight gigabytes of solid state storage that can be expanded via microSD, a seven-inch screen maxing out at 1024-by-600 pixels, a rather paltry three-megapixel camera on the back and a front-facing VGA camera.
More information is available at a dedicated web page.
Here’s a quick hands-on by Slashgear.
There’s also Bluetooth 2.1 and 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, in addition to the stereo speakers with Beats Audio processing. The device is 10.77mm thick, weighs at eight-tenths of a pound and its battery will give you about five hours of video playback. The new HP tablet does not have fancy features like GPS or NFC as its key advantage is low price.
The bigger question will be whether or not HP can make a comeback in the mobile race. The company largely known for its printers grew its share in Q4 2012 by 12.6 percent, winning more than one-quarter of the U.S. market for desktops and notebooks.
However, HP’s computers continually fail to impress as Asian stars like Acer, Asus and Samsung keep churning out compelling PCs that actually are not fugly.
It’s encouraging HP is now re-focused on tablets and we’re not surprised they went with Android – after all, HP’s webOS gamble hasn’t played out well, now has it?
HP’s biggest problem could be that it’s still stuck in the old ways – that is, making trucks at a time when buyers want cars.
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HP in its part is adamant that the Slate 7 is just the beginning.
The firm is looking to launch a bunch of Android and Windows tablets of all stripes, with HP’s new Mobility business SVP Alberto Torres telling The Verge:
HP is the number one PC manufacturer in the world, and we want to be the number one computer vendor in the world. That means we need to be in the tablet space.
He suggested the iPad might not have the same success in India and China compared to the United States and confirmed HP will bring “a focused portfolio of great products” later this year.
Last year, the iPad pushed Hewlett-Packard into a massive quarterly loss as Apple during the holiday quarter sold more tablets than any PC vendor sold computers.
The Apple tablet accounted for a Canalys-estimated one out of six PC shipments in Q4 2012. Counting tablets as PCs, Apple is already the world’s leading computer maker.


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Western Union is notifying some 20,000 customers of a database breach that may have compromised their personal information, according to a report published earlier today.
The thieves got names, addresses, phone numbers, and complete credit-card information by breaching a Western Union database sometime in late May, according to a July 6 letter sent to customers by James Keese, Western Union's privacy officer.
The company did not provide details on how the breach occurred, but company spokeswoman Sherry Johnson told reporters that the database was "offline" and could not have been accessed via the Western Union Website.
"We are not aware of any ID theft or any kind of fraudulent use that was made from this information," Johnson said. The FBI is investigating the incident.
The authors of the report asked customers at a New York Western Union office about the letter, but none of the individuals they interviewed had heard about the incident. No notices about the incident were posted in the office, according to the report.
Western Union has suffered security breaches before. Last August, the company notified customers of its Equity Accelerator service that their data might have been compromised through a burglary at Paymap Inc., a Western Union contractor. In September 2005, thieves made off with disks containing personal data on Equity Accelerator customers from 1999 to 2002, according to a letter from Michael Mulligan, vice president of operations at Paymap.
And way back in September of 2000, Western Union was forced to shut down its Website for five days after a security breach allowed hackers to steal the credit or debit card numbers of more than 15,000 customers.
Requests for details on the breach have not been answered at this posting.
Tim Wilson, Site Editor, Dark Reading


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Kenwood and the Love Wholesome team will be joined by the team from Share Food at the upcoming the 13th Kranji Countryside Farmers’ Market.
The cooking demonstrations will be on Saturday, 29 September from 1:00 to 2:30 pm, and again from 3:15 to 4:45 pm.
On Sunday, 30 September the demonstrations will be from 11:30 am to 1 pm, and again from 1:45 pm to 3:15 pm.
The Kranji Countryside Farmers’ Market is always a blast and offers something for the whole family.
Come join us at the market and eat fresh!


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Voice assistant is proving to be useful for a growing number of consumers, including senior citizens, and another startup Aiva Health is wading into the healthcare industry with the aim of applying Google Assistant to make life easier.
The company has received backing from the Google Assistant Investment Program and will use the capital to accelerate development and deployment of Google Assistant for better care.
For seniors, voice assistants don’t just engage them in their residences; they also connect them with friends, family and neighbors through hands-free phone and video calls, which helps to alleviate loneliness. In addition, the assistants remind seniors about events, outings and activities, making life more fun and social.
Aiva uses not only Google Home, but also Amazon Echo and other smart speakers to “engage and empower” patients and seniors, the company says, adding that they may also connect more closely with caregivers.
The Google Assistant system will be built on enterprise applications, so that caregivers can use a mobile app to manage help requests. There is also a dashboard for performance reporting and a backend for controlling the voice assistants’ settings and interaction with other smart TVs, lights, thermostats, etc.
Smart technologies are helping people to stay on top of their health. Increasingly popular health app is one example. A new research from Parks Associates shows that more than one-fourth of U.S. households use an app to track or manage their health or wellness, with adoption highest among consumers ages 18-34.
“The number of consumers using health apps has increased since early 2017, and 40% of current app users have two or more health-related apps they use,” said Jennifer Kent, director of Research Quality & Product Development at Parks Associates.
Fitbit Introduces Smart Health Solution
Last week global wearable brand Fitbit introduced the Fitbig Plus App, which lets users check health metrics like blood glucose and blood pressure, and stick with their medication intake while tracking critical health data. The app allows users to see critical health data conveniently in one place, to better understand trends over time.
Fitbit and health company Humana have teamed up to help customers adopt healthy behaviors to prevent and manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, hypertension or depression; and complex conditions like chronic pulmonary obstructive disease or congestive heart failure.
The recently launched Fitbit Care is a solution that combines coaching and healthcare. Coaches work with participants to create personalized care plans and can communicate via in-app meetings. Users can work on specific health goals, such as smoking cessation and weight loss.
With the Fitbit Care platform, users can continuously track activity, sleep, heart rate, and other metrics like female health tracking to help people better understand their overall health. With a user’s consent, real-time, objective health data is sent to care teams, who can then have a comprehensive picture of an individual’s health for personalized recommendations and care.
Utilizing smart technologies, Fitbit gets to “engage and motivate members,” while creating frequent, convenient touch-points “that support members beyond the walls of a doctor’s office,” said Jeff Reid, Humana’s senior vice president of Wellness Solutions.


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Unfortunately, as noted by some people, (and I tend to agree with them) the bill doesn't go quite far enough in stripping away some facets of the DMCA that make it illegal for you to even backup your property. I guess even a small step in the right direction is better than no steps at all.
The bill would allow exemptions to the anticircumvention restrictions in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), passed by Congress in 1998. The bill is revamped from similar bills introduced in the last two sessions of Congress, Boucher said.
"The fair use doctrine is threatened today as never before," Boucher said in a statement. "Historically, the nation's copyright laws have reflected a carefully calibrated balanced between the rights of copyright owners and the rights of the users of copyrighted material. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act dramatically tilted the copyright balance toward complete copyright protection at the expense of the public's right to fair use."
The response from the RIAA, and their attitude was typical:
The bill would "allow electronics companies to induce others to break the law for their own profit," it said in a statement.
In RIAA's world we are all hacker criminals who just haven't been caught yet. What sad little people they are.------------
"The difference between hacking done for non-infringing purposes and hacking done to steal is impossible to determine and enforce," the RIAA said in its statement.
Removal of the DMCA from the picture could do nothing but good for the digital market, (as would the disappearance of RIAA). It would also lead to a better relationship between consumers and business, since consumers would no longer be treated as criminals by default. RIAA asserts that we are all criminals and FAIR USE might help remove that attitude from the equation, especially if it were rewritten to be a stronger and more "radical" bill that returned more rights to the end user. Here's to a swift journey through the system for Mr. Boucher's and Mr. Doolittle's bill.
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A GROUP of friends hit the jackpot when they bought a container for €290 without knowing the contents but unearthed treasures “worth thousands”.
The lads bought the mystery item at a Middlesbrough auction where they weren’t allowed to pick through the container to see what was inside.
Michael Gouder, Danny Owens and Anthony Frankish told Gazette Live that they bought the unexpected treasure trove from Magnum Storage’s auction, where punters bid on abandoned containers on the site.
Auction goers aren’t allowed to inspect the bags inside each container, so are effectively bidding blind.
After their winning bid, the lads discovered a vintage bottle of French wine from 1943, a handwritten court log dating back to the 1720s, and a didgeridoo among the potentially valuable swag.
Also unearthed among the haul were Royal Doulton and Wedgewood branded items, along with gold, silver tableware and brass.
The group intend to have the whole lot full appraised and are reluctant to confirm the value until speaking to an expert.
Danny, 26, from near Middlesbrough, said: “We all came down on our own, to bet on single containers.
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“But we all knew of each other and thought we might as well join up and bid, and we ended up with this.
“We’ve all seen Storage Hunters and that on the telly, so we thought we’d give it a go.”
While Anthony, 29, explained that the trio also bought another container for €125 and they have already started to make their money back from that.
Around 100 people turned up to bid for 16 storage containers at the event at Magnum Storage.
Other containers held furniture, kitchen and medical equipment – while one had a car inside.
The success of the day has encouraged organisers to host another event which will take place in September.
Fancy your chances at auction? Here’s how you can get your hands on stolen goods for cheap in completely legal police auctions.


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A MAN whose parents own a few McDonald’s branches has revealed insider secrets on what really happens in the fast food restaurant.
TikTok user Stephen Patula, who posts under @patulafamilymcdonalds, said that he works in his family’s franchise chain and gets paid just like everybody else.
On his account, he shared numerous behind-the-scenes details, including how he gives away free McDonald’s to unsuspecting customers.
Speaking in a video, he said: “Sometimes I like to randomly make somebody’s day.
“The other day somebody’s car broke down at the Drive-Thru.
“A couple of co-workers and I went out and pushed their car into a parking spot.
“I knew they were already having a terrible day so I went in and just took care of their meal for them.
“Occasionally when somebody’s card declines I’ll take care of that as well.
“I know getting free food can change the outlook on your whole day.”
He also shared exactly what the McDonald’s till looks like to staff.
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Stephen said: “We start with breakfast, now we are going to cycle to breakfast two, and then lunch.”
The McDonald’s fanatic showed how staff can easily select each option depending on what section it is located on the menu.
Life certainly is busy working in his branch, and he revealed they can serve around 1,500 cars each day in the Drive-Thru.
Stephen also replied to fans asking if he gets paid for working at McDonald’s even though his parents own some of the branches.
He said: “The answer is yes, I get paid a salary so that means I get treated like everybody else.
“I could get written up, suspended or even terminated.
“The only perk I get is free food and I’m definitely ok with that.”
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He added that his brothers, Paul and Patrick, also started working in the family McDonald’s around the same time in 2008.
Paul now owns one of his own McDonald’s branches, but Patrick now works as an electrical lineman.
The trickiest menu item to make, according to Stephen, are the premium wraps.
He described the process as “awful” as it was “time-consuming”, but said they tasted amazing.
And he raved about fillet-o-fish as being the most underrated item they serve.
Stephen said: “Seeing as it’s the only sandwich that comes with a steamed bun, it’s like every single bite you take out of it is like out of a little cloud.”
Stephen replied to a fan who asked if McDonald’s uses real eggs and confirmed that they do.
Previously, McDonald’s fans were furious as they see ‘why food is cold when it’s delivered’.
Meanwhile, these are the 9 rare McDonald’s Monopoly stickers to look out for – and what you could win revealed.


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Launching a movement aimed to lessen the divide between Gen Xers and millennials, Acer Philippines brings together the two generations with their technology, busting through barriers built upon misunderstandings and misconceptions.
“At Acer, we believe that it’s time to focus on bridging the generation divide,” shares Sue Ong-Lim, Sales and Marketing director of Acer Philippines. “It’s imperative we see that, amidst the difference between Gen Xers and millennials, they are also a lot alike.”
The #TimeForUs launch was launched this June and led by Acer Philippines at Yes Please. This modern bar found at Bonifacio Global City was altered to become a wonderland reminiscent of the ’80s and ’90s and served as a dream world for those who loved the golden age.
But despite the nostalgic appearance, it was also filled with today’s technology-old school arcades paired with Acer’s latest laptops, music sets that shifted from old school beats to modern pop, and an overall aesthetic that perfectly mixed and brought out the best of each era symbolized the event’s cause.
Central to the campaign is the partnership between Acer Philippines and Casio owned franchise G-Shock which appeals both the Gen X and millennial generation, and continues to be popular among the youth today.
As Acer Philippines formally announced its partnership with G-Shock, the powerhouse brands launched the #TimeForUs promo, where those who purchase qualifying Acer laptops are entitled a G-Shock watch which they may claim in any of Acer’s service centers in Manila, Cebu, and Davao.
To give even more flare to the event, Acer Philippines invited Basti Artadi. A legendary rock musician among those from Gen X, Artadi became famous during the mid- to late-90’s and is the vocalist of the award-winning rock band Wolfgang.
Joining him is spoken word artist and representative of the millennials, Juan Miguel Severo who popularized the vocal art of spoken poetry when his original piece, “Ito Na Ang Huling Tula Na Isusulat Ko Para Sa’yo” became viral on social media, making it a flourishing art among millennials. Thanks to his piece, Juan Miguel Severo has become the face of the craft and has also cemented the admiration of spoken poetry as an art form.
“G-Shock, Basti Artadi, and Juan Miguel Severo are with us in aspiring to bring the Gen X and millennial generation together.” Ray Gozon, senior marketing manager of Acer Philippines says, “With their help, we are optimistic that we will ultimately be able to succeed.”
With the collaboration of Juan Miguel Severo and Basti Artdi, the event also witnessed the debut of their musical-and-spoken word piece, “Time for Us,”
With Basti Artadi’s blood curdling, roaring voice and Juan Miguel Severo’s inspiring words, the duo delivered a powerful, heart-wrenching performance symbolic of the two generations uniting.
“At the end of the campaign, we want to have brought a better understanding of and between Gen Xers and millennials,” says Gozon, “we want these two generations to see the merits of working together.”
To learn more about Acer and #TimeForUs, visit www.acer.com.ph, follow @acerphils on Twitter, or visit the Acer Philippines Facebook page at www.facebook.com/AcerPH. Interested parties may also see flyers for more details on the G-Shock promo.


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JC Penney (JCP) unveiled its new store concepts on Wednesday, with candy, coffee, legos and iPads surrounding lots of new mini-stores connected by wide boulevards. Analysts gave the design mixed reviews but expressed some hope for a turnaround.
But investors were not willing to stop and browse in CEO Ron Johnson's happy retail village. They're selling the stock in earnest, likely on the CEO's acknowledgment that the second half of 2012 will likely resemble the ugly first half.
"It has been a very hard year," he reportedly said. "We're planning the back half to be very similar to the first half."
The Street only has so much patience for a turnaround, and it isn't showing much of it today. Shares have taken another turn down this afternoon, and were recently off by more than 11%. Taking into account the 12% bump the stock got during Johnson's investor presentation on Wednesday, the stock has taken a haircut of about 20% since the initial positive reports.


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A lot of our readers gave mixed reactions on our head-to-head article on the mobile flagships that were launched at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona just a week ago. Some of the Sony fans felt particularly maligned as they say that the software/interface of the Sony Xperia X Performance should at least be at par with the Samsung Galaxy S7 and the LG G5. Of course, everybody’s allowed an opinion. But here’s Sony already trying to convince buyers that the Xperia X Series will be “smarter” than most.
You see, that’s already a problem right there. Flagship devices are expensive and high-end animals just because they perform and have the leading edge hardware. OnePlus is trying to prove that wrong – but it’s putting flagship level hardware on a cheaper phone. Sony is doing the opposite – it’s putting marginally lower tier hardware on their flagship phones and now they ask consumers to buy it on the grounds that it will be “smarter”.
Sony says – in an official blog post – that there are three ways the Sony X Series will win out. First up, it leverages on its camera, which is admittedly the best one around – a 23MP Exmor RS sensor that will give you the fastest autofocus available in a smartphone today at 0.1 seconds. Sony calls this the “Predictive Hybrid Autofocus”.
Secondly, Sony says that the curved glass display and rounded corners to the frame is a result of analysis and testing to create the best fit for a human hand. Granted, Sony Xperia Z devices were probably the most gorgeous phones we’ve seen made at their time, but those devices had great hardware to back up the looks. The Xperia Z3+/Z4 aside, most of those earlier flagship devices would run toe-to-toe with the other brands’ top phones. And you have to notice, the flagship phone is named “Xperia X Performance” – you’re not buying that phone just for the look and feel. You buy it so because it promises to perform.
Lastly, Sony is banking on great battery management. In real world terms, they’re promising that the 2,700mAh battery on the Xperia X Performance will give you at least two days of uptime. If proven to be true, then that is a great breakthrough in power management – it is rare to see a 2,700mAh battery last for two days on a smartphone. You will see a number of things working for Sony to be able to do this, but majorly, it will be the less power-hungry display – a 5-inch 1080p TRILUMINOS display. With the other flagships sporting bigger QHD displays, it would be logical to think the Xperia X Performance should have a better battery life.
For the older Sony Xperia Z devices, Sony didn’t have to explain why they would be a great investment. The phones looked damn good, the Sony UI was known to be one of the best around, and they had the hardware to back up their claims. And even at that, Sony still found it hard to break majorly into the market share of Apple and Samsung. What we are saying is, with the Xperia X Performance – and the marginally lesser specs – the phone feels like an effort to retain status quo, and not a phone that will wow consumers into buying Sony instead of other brands.


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Guide to charging your car battery
Leading mechanic Scotty Kilmer said car batteries should be replaced whenever they start to wear.
Running a slow or worn-out battery could risk complications to other components such as the alternator.
These pieces are much more expensive meaning drivers can often replace several batteries for the cost of one alternator.
Mr Kilmer shared the latest tip on his YouTube channel earlier in the week with the tip likely crucial for cash-strapped families amid the cost of living crisis.
He said: “Any mechanic or auto parts store can check your battery with one of these machines in like two minutes.
“My advice is if it says your battery is under 30 percent left, get another battery.
“A battery only costs 100 something bucks, computers can cost thousands.
“Even changing an alternator can cost 500 or 600 bucks, and with a weak battery the alternator has to work harder and it's going to wear out faster. So treat your car like a giant flashlight, if the batteries get low, replace them.”
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According to the RAC, a car battery should generally last between three and six years.
However, the breakdown experts warned this could contrast due to a variety of factors including driving conditions and the climate.
They stress poor vehicle maintenance can also reduce battery life while the tools can also be damaged when jump-started.
Research by Engineering Explained revealed just how much alternators can be affected by running bad batteries.
TV host Jason Fenske connected an almost dead battery to his Subaru Crosstrek and compared a 20-minute drive to a healthy one.
Stunningly, the healthy battery test used a maximum of 15.25 amps. In comparison, the dead battery saw a maximum reading of 61.8 amps, proving the alternator was having to issue more output to keep up.
Classic car experts at Hagerty admitted this was not sustainable in the long run and would have consequences.
They explained: “Well, it’s apparent by the increased amp output and temperature that the alternator is working much harder when the battery is down on charge.
“This won’t necessarily spell doom for an alternator right away, but increased heat and wear play a major role in degrading the overall life of the part.”


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Call-in numbers are 1(869) 466-2666, 662-8674, 767-4765 and 1(239) 645-4500. Questions can also be sent via WhatsApp to (869) 661-5683.
The wildly popular Leadership Matters virtual forum series, which is hosted by the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis, simulcasts nationally every Tuesday night from 8:00pm on ZIZ Radio (95.9, 96.1, 96.3, 96.9 FM or https://zizonline.com/radio/
In addition to ZIZ TV, ZIZ Radio and www.zizonline.com, ZIZ’s audience can watch Leadership Matters – which is a runaway success on social media – on ZIZ’s Facebook and YouTube pages, ZIZ’s Amazon Fire Stick App and the ZIZ News App (available online at the Apple App Store and Google Play Store).


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United Spirits (USL), controlled by British drinks giant Diageo Plc now, will propel the franchise with enough marketing spends, while the company decided against continuing with the long-running title sponsorship of the Mumbai Derby, he added.
BENGALURU: India's largest distiller United Spirits will not divest Indian Premier League team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as part of a cost-savings plan underway currently, the company's MD & CEO Anand Kripalu said.
The first emphatic statement comes after months-long speculation about the company fielding some offers, notably from JSW Group, to acquire the IPL team. "We see a huge synergistic play between this team and one of our key brands Royal Challenge Whisky, which we have recently renovated with very good results (sales up by 45%). Our research also finds that RCB is possibly the only team in the league with a nationwide following," Kripalu told TOI in an interview ahead of the company's AGM on Tuesday.
United Spirits (USL), controlled by British drinks giant Diageo Plc now, will propel the franchise with enough marketing spends, while the company decided against continuing with the long-running title sponsorship of the Mumbai Derby, he added. "We are evaluating all costs especially those which our customers don't perceive. And we are targeting savings equal to 2% of the company's net sales in the current fiscal," Kripalu, who is completing two years at the helm, said. USL reported sales of more than Rs 8,000 crore last fiscal.
He said Diageo would reinvest the savings into brands, sales and people as the company overhauls the way of doing business. "Our new route to consumer strategy is not about pushing volumes. The sales team is asked to track whether our brands are winning in the retail stores, and not just being asked how much they managed to sell," Kripalu explained, adding that it entails behavioural changes for the field staff. USL had lost some market share to key rival Pernod Ricard in the prestige (or mid-market) consumer segment but has started bouncing back with renovated brands learning to live on pull rather than push factor, he said.
USL, which boasts about 150 brands, is actively investing behind 10% of the portfolio which is considers as 'core brands'.
The company, once controlled by the beleaguered UB group Chairman Vijay Mallya, is streamlining the manufacturing footprint which stood at 93 owned and contracted plants across the country. "We are reducing the number of units and it's a constant process. It will be a material reduction though I would not put any number to it at this point," Kripalu said. USL employs about 11,000 people with almost 8,800 directly on its rolls. The plant closures will affect jobs and some people will be redeployed into other functions. Some of the plant closures will unlock real estate which will be monetized. "We are a company which has profits that struggled to meet interest costs," he added.
Nevertheless, FMCG veteran Kripalu, who has steered businesses at Cadbury and Hindustan Unilever in the past, said USL provided a rare opportunity for a transformative legacy in Indian consumer products sector. "It remains the brightest growth spot given the propensity of consumers to pay a premium for alcohol brands, though the difficulties we inherited (as a company) were more challenging than we anticipated," he argued.
Bismi is a family-controlled venture owned by entrepreneur VA Ajmal who leads the business as its managing director. The company has revenue of around ₹800 crore. While the Ajmals are seeking a valuation of about ₹600 crore, Reliance Retail is currently negotiating on the valuation which could ultimately be lower, the executives said.


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Home-appliance makers in India have suspended manufacturing until at least March 31 as the national government ordered a lockdown to help fight the spread of the new coronavirus, The Economic Times of India reported March 24, citing company statements.
The local units of South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and LG Electronics Inc., Japan's Panasonic Corp., Hong Kong household-appliance maker Haier Electronics Group Co. Ltd., and India's Godrej Appliances Ltd., have all decided to suspend production of consumer electronic items such as refrigerators and washing machines, the report said.
The Indian government has issued a stay-at-home order for the country's 1.3 billion people for 21 days, with only grocery stores and banks to remain open.
In a statement, Samsung India Head Corporate Communications Partha Ghosh told the newspaper that the company has "asked employees at our sales, marketing and [research and development] offices across India to work from home." Samsung's local unit reportedly has paused operations at its Noida and Chennai plants, which manufacture products like mobile phones, refrigerators and washing machines.
Meanwhile, Panasonic temporarily closed its Indian production units, including its Haryana facility, that produces washing machines, air conditioners, refrigerators and audio products, the report said. A company spokesperson told the news outlet that the company will keep reviewing the situation after it sent its employees home.
An LG Electronics India spokesperson reportedly said the company also suspended operations at its manufacturing sites at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh until March 25 and Pune until March 31.
Haier has also suspended work at its Pune industrial park until March 31, the report said.
Local manufacturer Godrej Appliances, a unit of Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co. Ltd., also heeded to government advice, saying it "decided to suspend its manufacturing operations at both factory locations in Mohali and Shirwal factories, and all operations from its offices, branches and warehouses" from March 22 until March 31.
A spokesperson for Xiaomi Corp. also confirmed to The Economic Times that its facilities in India "will abide by the lockdown orders issued by the state and [Union Territories]."


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Marvin Ellison’s Big Blue playbook
Highlights from the CEO’s first earnings call from Mooresville.
In his first week on the job, Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison unveiled a major restructuring of executive staff. And in the company’s first quarterly report under Ellison, Lowe’s unveiled a bombshell decision to close all 99 Orchard Supply Hardware stores.
So what else is new at Mooresville, N.C.-based Lowe’s? There’s a lot. The company reported second quarter revenue in excess of $20 billion – another first. Here are some of the other high lights from the company’s report.
For the pro. The company adjusted upward its estimate of the share of its total sales to pros – now roughly 30%. (Home Depot’s corresponding estimate is 45%.) “Pro is a huge opportunity for us,” said Ellison. The company say continued strength in lumber and building materials in the second quarter, and it hopes to build on that with new introductions for the pro. Among them: Lowe’s announced an introduction of Mapei to all stores, described as the leader in tile setting materials. Also added Zoeller, described as the leading brand in pumps, and a retail exclusive for Lowe’s.
Growth metrics. The company’s U.S. comps in the second quarter were positive 5.3%. That’s the highest in more than two years. Also, average ticket increased 4.5%, while transactions grew 0.6%.
Category winners. As the late spring pushed sales into the second quarter, Lowe’s lawn and garden category saw double-digit comps. Seasonal and outdoor living produced comps in the high-single digits. Cooling products and outdoor power equipment – especially OPE powered by a new generation of batteries – also generated double digit comps.
Room for improvement. Ellison was direct in his assessment of where Lowe’s can improve. “Specifically, we are significantly behind in our supply chain strategy, our in-store technology is dated, overall execution is impaired by complexity, we have a large number of out-of-stocks in our stores that must be addressed, and we need to increase the rigor with which we evaluate capital investments.”
Orange vs. Blue. Comparable store sales at Lowe’s continue to trail its rival Home Depot. As the chart below illustrates.
Lowe’s concedes Home Depot’s real estate advantage in metro areas, particular in the Northeast and West Coast, but with improved balance in serving DIY and pro customers, Lowe’s can begin to even the score.
Ellison looked back at the time he was a executive with Home Depot competing against Lowe’s. “I can remember back in early 2000 where it felt like every quarter, we were getting beat pretty significantly by Lowe’s with those same structural disadvantages that we currently have, so I think for us, it’s less about looking at the competition and it’s more about looking within and asking the question, where can we be better?”
Share repurchase. Instead of spending half a billion on planned capital projects for 2018, the company will buy back shares. Ellison explained that the spending wasn’t focused on the core business, and did not deliver productivity for associates. Not coincidentally, the company’s stock jumped more than 5% in trading following the earnings call.
Craftsman momentum. Lowe’s has a home center exclusive on Craftsman products, meaning you can’t get it Home Depot or Menards. (Other channels, including Ace in the convenience hardware channel, carry the product.) “We drove market share gains across all major categories where we introduced Craftsman to our lineup.,” said Mike McDermott, executive VP of merchandising, who is leaving the company. “We’re excited about our continued rollout of Craftsman in the second half, including individual mechanics and hand tools, power tools, and fall outdoor power equipment.
Omni-channel vision. Said Ellison: “While we have the foundational elements of an omni channel network, we need to better connect and align our systems and processes to create a truly integrated ecosystem. Fortunately, I’ve been down this road before and I have a clear understanding of the steps and processes required to build a world-class omni channel environment.”
Versatex expands PVC trimboard lineup
New woodgrain finishes added to Canvas T&G series.
Versatex has expanded its offering of hardwood-toned PVC trimboard with two profiles in matching, colorfast woodgrain finishes in the Canvas Series T&G line.
“We added the new Canvas Series profiles — a ½ x 6 tongue-and-groove beadboard and a bed mould — to the Canvas Series in response to overwhelming requests from contractors and builders who desire a different look, compared to the WP4 we currently offer,” says Versatex spokesman Rick Kapres.
Available in textures and colors that replicate the beauty of black cherry, walnut or tropical macore — as well as a sunny amber tone — all Canvas Series components feature the easy workability, stability and weather-resistance of Versatex premium PVC exterior trim.
Versatex supplies the Canvas Series T&G stealth beadboard in 18-foot lengths, and the bed mould in 16-foot lengths. Both are sold through Versatex distribution and dealer partners.
The new profiles were conceived in response to a flood of requests for a more traditional, beaded profile and a smaller finish moulding for covering joints between ceiling boards and walls. “This is only the beginning,” Kapres says. “Our conversations with contractors, designers, architects and distributors constantly spark ideas for new profiles and colors.
“More and more homeowners are looking for that extra coziness and personality that the look of hardwood can provide. Now there’s a permanent, durable answer for situations where severe conditions like coastal humidity and salt spray take their toll on natural wood.”
Versatex trim materials and systems are manufactured by Versatex Building Products, LLC, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Confidence drives Building Supply Index
Prudent dealers should be ready for delinquencies on the rise.
BlueTarp Financial – the management company for B2B suppliers – released its second quarter 2018 Building Supply Index.
The second quarter 2018 12-month trailing average, which accounts for seasonality, hit an all-time high at 132.48, up from 130.92 in the first quarter of 2018. The unadjusted view also remained high at 139.16.
To interpret the index, values below 100 reflect recessionary or recovering performance. Values above 100 reflect healthy economic activity.
Consumer confidence continues to be the main driver for the elevated Index level – a 7% increase over this time last year, according to BlueTarp.
As a supplement to the Building Supply Index, BlueTarp conducts a quarterly survey of its contractors to gauge sentiment on the current and future state of the economy. Over half of respondents are seeing growing sales compared to this time last year. While optimism remains high, contractors are challenged to find quality employees with the labor shortage.
“Contractor optimism for the future seems to reflect the strong sales they are experiencing this year,” said Scott Simpson, president and CEO of BlueTarp. “We continue to warn that elevated delinquencies are a danger to be heeded. A shock to the system, whether from trade policy or other disruption, will transform these delinquencies into bad debts and bankruptcies. Prudent dealers and contractors should be preparing now for darker days to come.”
The report represents trends from 120,000 pro customers and more than 2,000 building material suppliers across the United States, according to BlueTarp. It also incorporates macro-economic drivers including: building permits, construction spend and consumer confidence as reported monthly by the Census Bureau and The Conference Board.


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During the Rooster Teeth Expo, which took place in Austin this weekend, 343 Industries revealed a brand new trailer for Halo: The Master Chief Collection. Along with the trailer, which can be seen below, the producer has also revealed new information regarding the additions made to Halo 2.
343 Industries revealed that the Gungoose, a new combat vehicle based on the Mongoose vehicle from Halo 3, will be added to Halo 2. This new vehicle can be used in Gungoose CTF, a new game mode introduced in this collection.
In addition, Coagulation has been confirmed as one of the six reimagined maps, which means that with the already confirmed Ascension map, there are four yet to be revealed. Coagulation is considered a 'remake' of the Blood Gulch map from Halo: Combat Evolved.
Halo: The Master Chief Collection will be available on the 11th of November in North America, and on the 14th of November in Europe. The collection will include Halo 1: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Halo 2: Anniversary, Halo 3, Halo 4, beta access for Halo 5: Guardians, and the Halo Nightfall digital show.


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The idea of Lamborghini, known for extreme performance cars, making an SUV may seem off the wall. But don't be too shocked. This actually isn't Lamborghini's first SUV. The LM002, a much chunkier vehicle that looked as if it had been built out of shoeboxes, was available from 1985 to 1992. Only about 300 of those were ever built.
Lamborghini decided it's time to try again. For now, the new, sleeker-looking Urus SUV is just a concept vehicle. But it's clear that Lamborghini fully intends to produce this vehicle or something very much like it. In fact, it could produce as many as 3,000 per year, which would make it the largest-selling Lamborghini model by far.
The Urus, just unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show, is a 600 horsepower "crossover" with huge 24-inch wheels and a 600 horsepower engine. Like most of Lamborghini's cars, the Urus has full-time all-wheel-drive with a focus on on-road performance.
This car is much more fun than the tiny sum of its parts.
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DJI may be known for making drones, but it’s making waves in the entire camera market.
It brought video of flying through the air to the masses with its DJI Phantom. It brought that same flying look to images from the ground with its first Osmo. Then it added a zoom for Osmo. And now, it is bringing that gliding look to images taking on your smartphone with today’s launch of Osmo Mobile.
DJI on Thursday launched Osmo Mobile, a 3-axis gimbal system that smooths out any movements from walking or even just a shaky hand to turn what was otherwise “just another iPhone video” to a cinematic-esque shot.
The Osmo Mobile includes the same ActiveTrack technology used in its newer drones to keep the smartphone facing you as you move.
It also helps you live stream, create motion timelapses, panorama shots and more from your phone.
“DJI continues to revolutionize the way we capture and share memories,” said Frank Wang, DJI CEO and founder. “The Osmo Mobile combines the best of DJI’s beloved Osmo smart stabilization technology with the robust DJI GO app. This is a breakthrough, allowing smartphone users unprecedented control of and creative possibilities for their devices.”
Osmo Mobile will cost $299.


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Annual food loss and waste are expected to grow “explosively” between now and 2030, according to a model developed by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). However, it says “aggressive” action by companies, agricultural players, governments, and others can change that trajectory.
The scope of the problem and the opportunity to address it are outlined in a new study, “Tackling the 1.6-Billion-Ton Food Loss and Waste Crisis,” published this week by BCG, a global management consulting firm and advisor on business strategy.
The study provides projections to 2030, when food loss and waste are expected to hit 2.1bn tonnes, worth $1.5tr – from the current 1.bn tonnes.
It outlines five key drivers of the problem: lack of awareness of the issue among consumers and others, inadequate supply chain infrastructure, supply chain inefficiency, a lack of collaboration among groups across the food value chain, and poorly designed tax and regulatory policies. For each driver, BCG estimated the opportunity to reduce waste and loss, with the total reaching nearly $700bn annually.
“This represents a challenge so massive that it was included in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. But while it is a daunting problem, there are steps that can be taken today, actions that draw on currently available technology and know-how, to dramatically slash food loss and waste across the value chain.”
The study also looks at actions companies can take to help combat the problem. Such actions provide a way for companies to address a major societal challenge and deliver business value, an area of increasing focus for BCG.
“Roughly one-third of the food produced around the world goes to waste,” says Esben Hegnsholt, a BCG partner and co-author of the publication. “This represents a challenge so massive that it was included in the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. But while it is a daunting problem, there are steps that can be taken today, actions that draw on currently available technology and know-how, to dramatically slash food loss and waste across the value chain.”
The report identifies 13 concrete initiatives companies can take to address the problem. These include:
Educating farmers, consumers, and company employees on the issue of food loss and waste and steps they can take to reduce it.
- Improving supply chain infrastructure for the food industry, including investment in cold chain systems.
- Adopting digital, big data, and other tools to slash loss and waste and developing company KPIs and processes to drive reductions.
- Improving collaboration across the food value chain, including between agricultural producers and food processors.
- Advocating for changes to regulations and tax policies that would reduce loss and waste and encourage the repurposing and recycling of food.
The study explains how companies that take action stand to reap tangible business benefits, including lower costs, the opening of new markets and new revenue opportunities, an elevated brand, and an enhanced ability to attract and retain talent.
“While many stakeholders have a part to play in combating food loss and waste, the role of companies is perhaps the most critical,” says Shalini Unnikrishnan, a BCG partner and co-author of the publication.
“Companies are involved in every aspect of the food supply chain, from production through to consumption, and as a result, their decisions and actions have an outsized impact. At the same time, they have deep expertise, insight on potential solutions, and the money to make those solutions happen—which can ultimately help their bottom lines.”


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Coinbase Offers Affected Users $100 in BTC Following 2FA Errors
The NASDAQ-traded cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase says it will disburse individual compensation payments of US$100 in bitcoin to some of its customers who were affected by the recent erroneous 2FA notifications: “We recognise that issues like this can hurt [users’] trust,“ the exchange said in a post on Reddit.
Coinbase Erroneously Sent 2FA Message to 125,000 Users
Two-factor authentication (2FA) serves as an extra layer of security for users’ digital assets on the platform. It’s a security system that requires two separate authentications in order to gain access to something – in this case, cryptocurrency.
On August 27, Coinbase erroneously passed a message to about 125,000 customers, informing them that their 2FA settings had been changed. Due to the false alarm, some of the affected users began panicking that their accounts had been compromised.
Shortly after the notification, however, the Coinbase team recognised and halted the issue. Given this can impact users’ trust, the exchange opted to send US$100 in bitcoin as compensation to some of the affected users.
We are crediting a small number of users who were adversely affected by this incident with $100USD worth of BTC.Coinbase, Reddit post
It remains unknown how many users will receive the free money. It would cost Coinbase about US$12.5 million to compensate all 125,000 affected users.
A Timely Reminder to Hold Your Own Keys
The Coinbase incident comes as a timely reminder as to why people should HODL their own cryptocurrencies rather than entrusting them to third-party companies. It is possible for an exchange’s security or data to be breached, which leaves users at the risk of losing their coins either through hacks or phishing, as seen with Coinbase early in July.
HODLing with hardware wallets keeps your digital assets off the internet, thus safeguarding them from cyber attacks.
This incident was the last thing Coinbase needed. As reported by Crypto News Australia in late July, the exchange is already staring down the barrel of a class-action lawsuit in relation to its NASDAQ listing.


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The GNOME developers announced that Nautilus (now known as Files) is now at version 3.16 Beta 1 and is ready for download and testing.
David King, the developer of the default webcam viewer of the GNOME desktop environment, Cheese, has announced the immediate availability for testing of the first beta version of the upcoming Cheese 3.16 update, which will be distributed as part of the forthcoming GNOME 3.16 desktop, due for release on March 25, 2015.
As we’ve reported earlier today, the GNOME development team is hard at work to bring you the latest GNOME 3.16 desktop environment, due for release on March 25, 2015. GNOME Boxes, the default virtualization software of GNOME based on QEMU, will also be part of the forthcoming release of the graphical environment, bringing a number of enhancements and new features. The first Beta version of GNOME Boxes 3.16 is now available for testing.
We’re getting so close to the release now! (Check the count-down counter on krita.org!) Sure, there are still a bunch of bugs to fix, but we’re down to very nearly no release blockers now. And we fixed an awful lot of bugs since the last beta release, too!
The 2.9.0 release is scheduled for February 26th, with monthly bug fix releases planned until we release Krita 3.1.
The famous gThumb image viewer application for the GNOME desktop environment reached version 3.3.3 a few days ago, as announced on GNOME’s announce list by Paolo Bacchilega. This is a development release that brings numerous important changes, which will be part of the forthcoming gThumb 3.4 release.


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While we’re having a summer binge, the holiday season seems far away.However, the holiday package US Postal Service It’s worth thinking this far ahead this winter. of announced by the U.S. Postal Service Their planned peak season prices.
“This temporary rate adjustment is similar to adjustments made in previous years to help cover the extra fees associated with peak holiday package shipments,” their statement explained. enacted in 2020 and 2021. Here’s what you need to know about how much more you’ll need to pay if you send your package through USPS in the next few months.
How much more will it cost to send a package this holiday season?
First, the biggest change expected this year is how USPS defines “peak season.” After the Postal Regulatory Commission gives its approval (which is to be expected), the price spike will go into effect. From October 2nd to January 22ndThis length of time is worth noting. For 2020 and 2021, these surcharges ended on his December 26th.
Here’s an overview of how much the price will go up in percentage terms:
- Priority Mail Express (PME) increases the average rate by 2.2%..
- Priority Mail (PM) sees an average price increase of 6.3%.
- First-Class Package Service (FCPS) has an average rate increase of 8.%.
- Parcel Select and USPS Retail Ground see an average price increase of 6.2%..
actually, This means that the price of a package shipped with Priority Mail Express and Priority Mail can go up from 25 cents to over $6. and bOther commercial and retail deliveries are affected. Commercial PM and PME flat rate boxes and envelopes will be increased by 75 cents. Retail PM and PME flat rate boxes and envelopes will be increased by 95 cents.
See full list Click here for price changesYou can also get a specific number of shipping costs for your package at any time of the year. Post office fee calculator.
These price changes are 10-year plan for postal business restructuring This is intended to make the organization “self-sustaining high performance”. The USPS has not yet announced anything about expected delays during peak season, but Here’s a guide to planning for slow mail service.-Just in case.
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Just as we were getting bored of talking about Brexit, Theresa May announced a snap general election to polarise the British public even further. How many public votes do we need to realise we can’t be trusted with public votes?
With even more uncertainty heading our way this year, here’s what British marketers should be considering…
The snap general election came as a shock to everyone, especially since May had refused calling an early election on numerous occasions, claiming Britain needed “certainty, stability and strong leadership” following the EU referendum.
Just as the PM was beginning to make move towards leaving the EU, brands and businesses in the UK were hoping clarity over the Brexit process could calm current consumer uncertainty; the latest GfK figures show consumer confidence is “stuck in the doldrums” as shoppers “hold their breath”.
In March, GfK’s consumer confidence index (CCI) scored overall consumer confidence at -6 and the major purchase index at 6, which is five points below March in 2016.
But now, consumers have been blindsided by early general election THAT WE WERE PROMISED WOULDN’T HAPPEN (sigh), it’s likely that British consumer confidence is going to take another hit.
This means that marketers should be considering how to counteract it; what can your business do to gain trust from your customers?
2016 rocked the western world when not one, but two, seemingly impossible political votes came in. With the now impending UK general election on June 8th is only offering up another reason to divide as political parties battle over their interpretation of Brexit.
Many big brands have already shown a willingness to take a stand within this divisive climate. For instance, last year Lego decided to retract their adverts from the Daily Mail due to the ‘Stop Funding Hate’ campaign. Likewise, in the US, brands such as Airbnb, Starbucks and Budweiser have publicly opposed Trump’s policies; Budweiser even ran a Super Bowl advert that appeared to criticise his immigration stance.
However, the problem that arises when asserting a political stance as a business is that while you may gain the support of a portion of your audience, you could also alienate the opposing side. For instance, Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercial was highly praised by many, but also prompted a #BoycottBudweiser campaign from Trump supporters on social media.
But then, for big brands in particular, businesses run the risk of seeming weak, apathetic, ignorant or even irrelevant if they fail to pick and articulate a position on divisive issues.
When it comes to politics, to dissenting topics and to 2017’s general election in particular, there is no hard and fast or clear cut answer. The imperative here is in the title, consider; it’s paramount that marketers, well, anyone tasked with the outward appearance of a business or brand considers, researches and tactfully undertakes a calculated decision. The decision needs to genuinely reflect the moral compass of the brand, but also heavily influenced by general stance of the audience.
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BRUSSELS – 4 December 2018: Independent Retail Europe is convinced that new EU rules on Business to Business Unfair Trading Practices in the Food Supply Chain will create serious distortions and unfairness in the food supply chain in Europe. The new rules are likely to be agreed this week. (Full press release here)Read more
Digital technology is sparking a major transformation in retail. Embracing and driving innovation offers a major challenge and a key opportunity for retailers. The four major European retail associations, EuroCommerce, Euro Coop, European Retail Round Table (ERRT) and Independent Retail Europe, made “Innovation and how to drive it” the central theme of their first European Retail Day in Brussels.Read more
The Governance Group of the Supply Chain Initiative (SCI) is proud to announce the appointment of Michael Hutchings as its Independent Chair. This is a decisive step in strengthening the governance and impartiality of the Initiative, following up on a commitment made at the High-Level Forum for a Better Functioning Food Supply Chain last year. Mr Hutchings will bring enhanced impartiality and a keen eye to the work of the Initiative. He will help strengthen the dispute resolution mechanism, to make it work even better for all players in the supply chain.
The press release is available here.Read more
At this year’s annual conference, Independent Retail Europe members discussed the digital progress as well as the transformation of the European retail sector and their impact on groups of independent retailers with Claire Bury from DG CONNECT and Alejandro Mondragón from GfK.Read more
Dublin - Independent Retail Europe’s annual conference was co-hosted this year with Irish member association RGDATA (Retail Grocery Dairy & Allied Trades Association). This year’s conference focussed on access to EU funding for the sector.
Independent Retail Europe’s annual conference was a great success this year. Co-hosted with Spanish member association ANCECO, groups of independent retailers and associations representing independent retailers from across Europe met in Barcelona to network, share experiences and discuss the future direction of the sector.Read more
In order to encourage micro and small enterprises to join the Supply Chain Initiative (SCI), the Governance Group has decided to further simplify the procedure for their registration.Read more


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Kawasaki ZX-25R in works, could be powered by a four-cylinder engine
The very maker of the supercharged Ninja H2R, Kawasaki is believed to be working on a new and more powerful 250cc motorcycle. What makes it important is the fact that this motorcycle, speculated to be named ZX-25R could be powered by a four-cylinder engine. And a working prototype of the same is ready at Kawasaki's Indonesian facility, states an online report. While there is no confirmation of any sort from Kawasaki, we believe the Kawasaki ZX-25R could make its first appearance at the EICMA 2019 show that is scheduled to take place later this year.
Kawasaki ZX-25R imaginative rendering
Further, the online report also mentions that a Kawasaki 250cc prototype was spotted with a racing exhaust with a loud engine note similar to that of a big bike of a larger displacement. There are no details on the exact displacement of this engine or the power and torque figures that this unit will be capable of making. However, it is being said that this 250cc four-cylinder mill will make close to 50PS, making it the most powerful 250cc engine when it goes on sale. This is similar to what the Royal Enfield twins make with the 650cc engine. The Ninja 250, that is on sale in some of the international markets, produces a power output of 39PS and generates a torque of 23.5Nm. Kawasaki India offers the Ninja 300 in the country that is powered by a four-stroke parallel twin 296cc engine that churns out 39PS at 11,000rpm and produces 27Nm at 10,000rpm.
If the Kawasaki ZX-25R does come into existence, it will primarily compete with the Honda CBR250R. But clearly, with the four-cylinder engine configuration and higher power output figures, the ZX-25R will be a lot more sportier than the CBR250R. From the information that has been shared on the Indonesian website as well as the rendering, one can expect the Kawasaki ZX-25R to come with razor-sharp styling, more aggressive than the Ninja 400, LED headlight, dual-channel ABS, TFT instrument cluster, inverted forks and ride-by-wire tech with ride modes. We expect Kawasaki to replicate the technological marvel in a 250cc motorcycle that the company showcased with the larger supercharged H2 and H2R superbikes.
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GM has said that it will spend $27 billion over the next five years on electric autonomous car development, which sure sounded like a lot until today, when Ford said it would be investing $29 billion. That’s $2 billion more! Also Ford had its first full-year loss in more a decade.
The $29 billion will be invested in autonomous and electric car development through 2025, Ford said, though numbers from both Ford and GM aren’t much more than marketing at this point.
What will matter, instead, are the actual products. Tesla currently sells four all-electric cars that many people like very much; Ford currently sells one all-electric car that people seem to not hate; and GM currently sells one electric car in the U.S. that is the definition of “meh,” which you can currently get a pretty good deal on.
In 2025, I’m not sure how that graf might read, though I think it’s safe to assume that GM and Ford will each have more than a single EV by then.
From Automotive News:
CFO John Lawler said a “majority” of the $22 billion dedicated to electrified vehicles would be spent on battery-electric models, although he declined to say how many Ford planned to add to its lineup. He also declined to match GM’s stated ambition of going all-electric by 2035, noting Ford was focused on introducing upcoming models like the F-150 EV and E-Transit.
Lawler said the $7 billion commitment for autonomous vehicles would include spending on Ford-owned Argo AI as well as its planned 2022 launch of autonomous commercial services.
Ford attributed its loss for the year — $1.3 billion — to various one-time charges, including $2.5 billion to leave Brazil and over $600 million because of Takata airbag recalls. So you’d expect Ford to get back in the black next year, billions and billions spent on EVs or not. What happens after that is anyone’s guess.
In any case, I’m legitimately excited about the Ford E-Transit, maybe a little too excited, given its potential to replace last-mile delivery trucks in a world ever so dependent on home delivery. And I’m at least F-150-EV-curious, though for other reasons I don’t think that will be as successful, because truck owners are a stubborn and loyal species.
Everyone seems to like the Mach-E as well, which is a good start for Ford, but this really won’t be all that meaningful until the Blue Oval goes after the core of its lineup: Explorers and Escapes and Edges. And the hybrids, for the purposes of this conversation, don’t count. That’s because what was so striking about GM’s announcement was not the price tag but the aspiration to go 100 percent all-electric by 2035. This thing that General Motors has done for more than a century — building internal combustion engine cars and selling them — it now plans to quit doing altogether. It was as if Budweiser had announced that it was pivoting from beer to cannabis.
Ford’s ambitions are currently something short of that, but whenever — if they ever — say something similar you’ll know that they really are serious.


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The Raspbery Pi computer, the £22 British-designed computing solution, sold at the rate of 700 per second (that's 42,000 units per minute) at one point last week claimed one of its main distributors in the UK.
Charles Arthur of the Guardian reports that Premier Farnell, one of the two companies which initially sold the Raspberri Pi, logged 20 times more demand than supply.
The company's CEO, Harriet Green, said that the company did not raise the price of the Raspberri Pi and will instead increase production "as far as it can to meet demand".
The first version of the device which was launched last week during Mobile World Congress, sold out in less than an hour and was aimed primarily at developers.
Future versions, which may possibly be more expensive, are expected to go on sale later this year with a proper casing. Users can already register their interest for the Raspberri Pi sold via Farnell and Element 14 or RS Components (for £21.60).
The device, which is not bigger than a business card, comes with a Broadcom processor clocked at 700MHz with a proper GPU, 256MB RAM, a SD card slot, Ethernet socket, HDMI and USB 2.0 socket, a microUSB one, a 3.5mm audio jack and RCA video socket.


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Google’s video calling app Duo has launched in South Africa.
The app will roll out to app stores in the coming days, said Google, and not all users will see the app as available at the same time.
The video calling app is available for Android and iOS, and works off your phone number.
It provides “simple one-to-one video calling” said Google, and has been optimised to “connect faster than other video apps and to ensure it stays in sync”.
All calls are also encrypted.


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Wet weather continues to knock GB milk production, with daily deliveries in the two weeks to 7 July at 31.4m litres a day – 3% down on last year. Production in June was 0.4% below last year, at 983m litres, according to provisional data from DEFRA.
In May, the average GB farmgate price was 27.97p/litre – 0.49p/litre down on the previous month, with significant further cuts still to be taken into account over the summer. However, costs of production were soaring to new levels, with cereal and protein prices rocketing due to adverse weather across Europe and America, said a report by The Dairy Group.
It estimated average costs for 2012-13 would increase from 29.1p/litre this year to 30.5p/litre. “Rising production costs might be expected to restrict supplies as marginal production becomes less economic, which means the supply side looks set to under-perform 2011 for the rest of the year.”
Its Market Price Equivalent, for a basket of dairy commodities reflecting actual market returns, increased by 0.43p/litre in June, to 26.31p/litre, with firmer butter, powder, cream and whey values offsetting a drop in mild cheddar prices.
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SIX months since the Brexit vote, confidence among British Marine members has bounced back and the industry is now calling for government support to boost exports.
A new report, released at the London Boat Show, finds that the UK leisure, superyacht and small commercial marine industry is posting revenues not seen since the financial crash.
Key findings include:
- In 2015/16 revenues grew by 6%, to £3.01bn (the last time the industry posted revenues of over £3bn was 2008/9)
- The industry directly contributes over £1.11bn of Gross Value Added to the UK economy (an increase of 3.7%)
- Marine businesses now support over 33,000 full-time equivalent employees (up 4.6%)
- Exports make up 29% of industry revenue
These figures are supported by British Marine’s bi-annual Industry Trends survey which gauges business sentiment from the last six months, since the Brexit vote.
The survey found that after a initial negative outlook, business confidence has returned.
Commenting on the state of the industry, Howard Pridding, CEO of British Marine said: “The industry remains robust – revenue is growing and we are taking on more employees. Despite the post-referendum volatility impacting on business and consumer confidence the industry remains bullish and keen to take advantage of the short and medium term opportunities that lie ahead, starting with the 2017 London Boat Show.”
Commenting on the need for government support, he added: “We will continue to work closely with Government to ensure the sector is given as much backing as possible from Government especially as the Brexit negotiations begin.
“Access to the single market is of course important, but member companies are keen to minimise tariff and non-tariff barriers. Members are also keen to maintain access to skilled workers from across the EU and the government needs to do all it can to make sure that any future immigration policy with the EU supports marine businesses that are ambitious to grow and export.”


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Tennessee Innovation in the News
Disruption Corp.’s Paul Singh launches N.Va. venture fund for established tech firms
It’s that “post-seed” void that his company, Disruption Corp., is looking to fill with the launch of its $50 million venture fund, called the Crystal Tech Fund. Capital isn’t all the those businesses need, Singh said. Many small, growing technology companies have just as much trouble finding adequate work space, he said, because they are often too large to share short-term co-working spaces and growing too quickly to sign long-term leases. Singh’s solution? Offer optional, flexible office space to every company in the new fund’s portfolio. So far, five technology companies — three from the Washington area, one from Tennessee and one from Texas — have raised money through the fund and started to move into the space.
Memphis Daily News: Startup Conference Prepares to Return to Memphis
Final preparations are underway for the startup-focused Everywhere Else conference, which is returning to Memphis at the end of the month after its launch here last year and will bring entrepreneurs, investors and creatives from around the country to the Bluff City. Tippmann said this year’s expected attendance, for example, will be a maximum of 400 people, a fraction of what the event tried for last year. It will be held April 30 through May 2 at the 409 South Main gallery.
Press Release: iCitizen Android version now available
Nashville, Tenn. — iCitizen for Android launched today on the Google Play store with a free app that aims to make citizen involvement in democracy easier through the use of sophisticated mobile technology combined with a unique user experience. Called “nothing short of extraordinary” by POLITICO, iCitizen is a non-partisan civic engagement solution that enables citizens (i) to monitor in real time their personalized issues of concern (their “political DNA”), (ii) monitor the actions of their elected representatives generally and in connection with their unique political DNA, and (iii) make their voices count by voting on proposed legislation, elected representative performance and specific issues important to the individual. The Android version is a followup to iCitizen for iOS devices available on the App Store on iTunes. With over 300,000 downloads and a 4.5-star average user rating, iCitizen has experienced major growth and seen a wide base of active users since its November launch on iOS.
Nashville Business Journal: Officials expect an encore for Entrepreneur Center’s program for artists
The inaugural Periscope class, a business-training program for artists hosted at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, reached its halfway point this week, and program organizers already see opportunities for a second class…The class, which has 25 artists enrolled, marks the EC’s first foray into Nashville’s creative community. While the end game for artist-entrepreneurs may be different than the more-familiar health care or tech entrepreneurs that come through the EC, business basics remain the same, Burcham said, especially understanding the customer.
National Innovation in the News
Forbes: Barbara Corcoran’s 5 Tips For Investing In Crowdfunded Startups
Companies raising millions of dollars in crowdfunding campaigns are making out like bandits. Rewards-based crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo offer the lowest cost capital a startup can raise, bar none. But the backers are getting short-changed. They’re literally giving their money away to promising companies or projects in exchange for “good will” and a t-shirt or some other trivial promise of a future reward. Backers are simply not compensated for the substantial risks they take, which is a real shame considering some of thesestartups go on to make huge profits…I recently sat down with Barbara Corcoran, one of the “Sharks” on ABC’s hit TV show, Shark Tank, who has evaluated thousands of startups and invested in scores of them. She cautions that investors who decide to back the companies they believe in in the hopes of turning a profit will have to be willing to put in the extra time and effort involved in making smart decisions. This is especially true of people investing in startups for the first time. Barbara offers first-time angel investors 5 tips for startup investing.
Wall Street Journal: The Daily Startup: Fundbox Fills Up With $17.5M for Small-Biz Loans
In another example of investors flocking to put money into financial startups, Fundbox has raised $17.5 million to help small businesses cover their invoices with short-term loans, Deborah Gage reports for VentureWire. The investment was led by Khosla Ventures and includes SV Angels and several prominent individuals…YC’s New President. In an interview on CNNMoney, Y Combinator’s new presidentSam Altman talks about how determination is more important than talent and about the odds entrepreneurs must overcome.
Huffington Post: 6 Online Resources to Make Your Life Easier As an Entrepreneur
In today’s entrepreneurial landscape, the entrepreneurs that will succeed are those that can find a way to do complex task in a simple, cost effective and time saving manner. With the introduction of new technology and with the advent of the dot com era, it has never been easier to start a business. For aspiring entrepreneurs and for entrepreneurs having problems with their business, here are some effective online tools that will make your life much easier. This will also make the entrepreneurial journey much more fun.
Though Daily Clips is no longer active, you can still get the latest in top news on Tennessee startups, resources, events and more by signing up for the LaunchTN Newsletter.


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Novavax, Lucid, Zoom Video, Barrick Gold, AMC: What to Watch When the Stock Market Opens
Stock futures and global shares slipped following days of whipsaw moves, while oil prices rallied. Here’s what we’re watching in Tuesday’s trading:
shares dropped 6.1% premarket after the Covid-19 vaccine maker reported less revenue than expected for the fourth quarter.
fell 12% ahead of the bell after the electric car maker cut its 2022 vehicle-production target, underscoring the twin challenges of global supply-chain snags and the transition from startup to mass production.
- Energy companies were broadly higher after crude prices topped $100 a barrel.
were all up by more than 1% ahead of the bell.
shares jumped 13% premarket. The retailer reported strong sales gains in the holiday quarter, capping off a two-year pandemic run during which the retailer grew its business by nearly $30 billion in revenue.
shed 1.3% premarket. The company’s sales growth faltered in the fourth quarter, signaling that demand for its videoconferencing application is no longer as entrenched in daily life as more conditions from the Covid-19 pandemic begin to recede.
- Gold prices extended their recent march higher, and the upward swing was benefiting the share prices of some producers.
gained 0.5% in premarket trading, and
nudged up 0.3%. Gold is seen as a stable investment in times of uncertainty. However, with the Federal Reserve on course to raise interest rates, its popularity as a safety play may wane, as unlike Treasurys, it doesn’t pay interest.
slipped 1.8% premarket. The PC and printer maker raised its annual profit outlook, boosted by strong sales of computers to businesses, but warned that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would dent its bottom line this quarter.
gained 8.3%. The human-resources cloud-software company beat estimates for the quarter and forecast a subscription revenue range that exceeded the Wall Street consensus.
- Twinkie maker
added 2.9% after its revenue came in ahead of Wall Street expectations during the recent quarter and it set a share buyback plan.
slid 8.5% premarket after the advertising technology company reported quarterly results, including a 34% jump in revenue from the same period a year ago.
are among the companies reporting earnings after Tuesday’s close.
Chart of the Day
- Oil, natural-gas and grain prices jumped Monday as a broadside of sanctions on Russia over the weekend threatened to ensnare commodities exports from the resource-rich nation.
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TBG London, the full-service digital agency, is launching a new scheme that aims to help advertisers test new forms of digital marketing without having to pay for it.
TBG is investing 1% of its £6.5m billings into its Innovation Programme, which will allow advertisers to test new methods of digital advertising such as social media. The agency says the move is “testament to its dedication to furthering clients’ uptake of less conventional new media”. It will be open to all of its portfolio of clients, which includes Ocean Finance.
Kenneth Lillie, the newly promote head of coporate developed at TBG, will head the Innovations Programme. He says: “This isn’t so much about offering free campaigns to our clients, more about working together to develop an understanding of the options out there and making sure that every activity has a return. So many agencies are jumping on the bandwagon, shouting about launching IPTV and ‘blogvertising’ campaigns, but no one is out there shouting about the results. We don’t want a boom and bust situation with these new innovative routes to market, we want to sustain their development by proving they work.”
The Innovation Programme sits alongside TBG’s lead offering of “Measurable Results” which ensures all client activity is trackable.