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Posted by Mark J. Miller on April 10, 2013 01:47 PM
Benjamin Franklin, Dr. J and the fictional Rocky Balboa have all resided in completely different versions of Philadelphia, but each showcases a different part of the City of Brotherly Love. Now, Philly’s tourism gurus are looking to showcase a slew of different views of the city to potential visitors by showcasing different neighborhoods.
It used to be that colonial-America relics, the Art Museum steps and images of soft pretzels and cheesesteaks were what sold Philly to outsiders, but consumers are a bit more discerning now, so Philly’s tourism board is using its varied neighborhoods to help draw people there. The city has launched its Philadelphia Neighborhoods site, which highlights 14 different areas of the city. According to a press release, the site features “600 new pages of content, photography, mapping, videos and a consumer-generated Instagram feed.”Continue reading...
Posted by Mark J. Miller on February 4, 2013 11:04 AM
When a state or a city becomes synonymous with a tragedy or urban decline, how does it move forward?
Colorado is the latest state to face this question in the wake of last summer's mass shooting in Aurora. As the nation grapples with gun control, mental illness and public safety after a rash of gun violence, Colorado is left with an issue of perception beyond its borders.
"When something hits the press and it may not be good, Colorado gets known for that," Jeff Donaldson, account director for the state’s new brandCO program, told the Denver Post. "Our goal as a state should be to have a brand that rises above all that."Continue reading...
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Posted by Mark J. Miller on June 25, 2012 04:03 PM
Everybody is looking for cash these days, but how to drum it up when everybody is also paying extra close attention to where a wallet’s contents are disappearing to. Cities are no different. Government services are hurting for cash and there are only so many ways to generate more dough.
So cities are getting creative, the New York Times reports. Baltimore is currently trying to sell space on its fire engines to raise some extra pennies. And why not? The city’s current budget has made the elimination of three city fire companies necessary this summer.
Philadelphia is selling ad space on its subway fare cards and one of the city’s main train stops is now named for AT&T. Chicago is selling naming rights to its eleven "L" subway stations. As for the Times' hometown, the naming rights for the Atlantic Avenue subway station at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn were sold in 2009, and the MTA implemented the Barclays name change in May.Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on February 2, 2012 09:01 AM
American Airlines parent AMR plans to cut 13,000 jobs and pensions.
Apple's iPhone 5 may be coming in June.
Benetton family plans to take retailer private.
Deutsche Bank profit tumbles on European debt crisis.
Facebook sets stage for historic IPO as valuation game begins.
GM cancels half of upfront ad commitments in cost-cutting move.
Google responds to Microsoft criticism of privacy policies.Continue reading...
Posted by Barry Silverstein on April 13, 2011 02:00 PM
The world's second largest food company (annual revenues of about $49 billion) is home to eleven billion-dollar iconic brands: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, LU, Maxwell House, Milka, Nabisco, Oreo, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, and Trident.
But what about Kraft's smaller brands, at risk of being sent to the glue factory because of flagging consumer interest or meager ad budgets?Continue reading...
Posted by Dale Buss on February 1, 2011 09:00 AM
Al Jazeera, which has stood out during the Egyptian crisis, plans to renew its efforts to be carried in the US. Egypt's "March of millions" is underway, with last ISP shuttered.
Amazon could get a sales-tax benefit from the U.S. Supreme Court.
Apple moves to tighten its control of apps store.
BP reports $5 billion loss, puts US refineries up for sale, and faces long road with its safety drive.
Chrysler will pay employees a performance bonus.
Gap’s North American president, Marka Hansen, to leave.
GM will give its Facebook fans a sneak peek at its Super Bowl spots, including major push for Chevrolet, on Friday.Continue reading...
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Posted by Abe Sauer on January 14, 2011 05:30 PM
New billboards along I-95 in Philadelphia, Route 30 in New Jersey and on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, urge motorists to go to VisitPhilly.com to submit a "love letter" to Philly. One lucky participant's message will end up on a highway-side billboard (and maybe on an ad resume!)
The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC) is jacking up the "love" part of "city of brotherly love" as a new part of the “With Love, Philadelphia XOXO" campaign. It's just the latest attempt to cultivate and foster both a sense of civic pride and communicate that Philadelphia is more than many outsiders might think. And as with most crowd-sourced campaigns, the journey, not the publicized goal, is the goal.
It's just the latest move from a municipal branding agency that demonstrates how a lot of creativity and a willingness to work outside the normal branding channels, can turn low-budget strategies into big awareness and real results.Continue reading...
Posted by Sara Zucker on December 9, 2009 04:10 PM
Logo redesigns are a tricky business. Though intended to modernize a brand's image and attract a wider audience, logo redesigns sometimes fail to properly communicate brand values or take into account peoples' general lack of comfort with change.
Loyal Minute Maid consumers, for example, are still adjusting to the brand's new logo. Now, fans of Philadelphia will need to do the same.Continue reading...


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The Redmi 12 4G was released by the Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi last month, and the business has stated that the 5G version would be unveiled on August 1. This information was revealed by Redmi’s Indian branch, which said the Redmi 12 5G will be officially unveiled in India on Tuesday.
Redmi hasn’t provided the Redmi 12 5G’s full list of specifications, but it has confirmed some of the device’s most important features, including as its 50MP primary camera, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and 5,000 mAh battery.
The Redmi 12 5G will have a punch-hole display, a Crystal Glass exterior, and a USB-C port. According to reports, the Redmi 12 5G is a variant of the Redmi Note 12R, which is the Redmi 12 4G with the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 CPU, a 5MP front camera, and no ultrawide camera. Geekbench showed that it will be powered by the Snapdragon 4 Gen 2 SoC. On August 1, the 4G model will also go on sale in India.

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AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenue of NT$28.86 billion (US$1.03 billion) for December 2020, up by 11.2% on month and 39.3% on year, with full-year 2020 consolidated revenues totaling NT$271.0 billion, up by 0.8% annually.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, consolidated revenues were NT$80.54 billion, up by 10% sequentially and 30% on year, said the LCD panel maker.
Shipments of large-sized panels (10-inch and above) for LCD TV, desktop monitor, notebook PC, and other applications totaled around 11.69 million units in December 2020, up by 8.1% on month. As for small- to medium-sized panels, shipments reached about 8.73 million units, down by 6.6% month-over-month, said AUO.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, large-sized panel shipments totaled around 33.25 million units, down by 1.7% quarter-over-quarter and up by 25.3% year-over-year. Shipments of small- to medium-sized panels in the same quarter exceeded 28.81 million units, down by 4.1% quarter-over-quarter and 23.1% year-over-year.
For the full year of 2020, large-sized panel shipments were around 120.20 million units, an increase of 11.1% from the previous year. Small- to medium-sized panel shipments totaled around 117.48 million units, down by 10.3% year-over-year.-DigiTimes


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Disney has now announced everything coming to the Disney+ Streaming service when it debuts on November 12th by the means of a gigantic Twitter thread in order by release date. Here is everything that Disney announced on Twitter that we can expect to see on the streaming service when it debuts next month.
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The lineup includes all of the previously announced shows, including those we are most excited for, along with a huge variety of Disney classics and some movies you may have forget Disney even owned! First let’s start with the most notable Disney+ content such as the Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar content that we can expect to see on the streaming service on launch date.
Notable Disney+ Content
For those without the time to scroll through that massive list, here are some of the highlights in terms of which Star Wars content, Marvel, and Pixar content will one the streaming service on launch day. Remember, Disney has already announced all of our …read more


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Digital India & Costly Internet Data: Internet and data becoming expensive is becoming an obstacle in the way of realizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of Digital India. Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said that the rising cost of data and equipment is a matter of concern for the rapid spread of digitization. The Union Minister’s remarks came in the backdrop of the country’s second largest telecom company Bharti Airtel recently increasing the minimum monthly recharge plan by about 57 percent.
Rising data charges a matter of concern
Chandrasekhar said, the increase in the cost of data or equipment is a matter of concern, as it hinders digitization. The minister said that he was not aware of the increase in rates of mobile services by Airtel. The ministry has approached telecom regulator TRAI to ascertain the short-term or long-term impact of the hike. He said that the Russia-Ukraine war has affected the prices worldwide and there is a need to examine the impact of the data price.
Airtel users’ pockets will be more loose now! Recharge of at least Rs 155 will have to be done every month
Airtel recharge became expensive
Bharti Airtel has increased its minimum recharge price by almost 57 percent to Rs 155 for 28 days mobile phone service plan in eight circles including Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh West. The company has discontinued its Rs 99 minimum recharge plan, under which it offered 200 megabytes of data and calls at 2.5 paise per second. In the company’s new Rs 155 plan, one GB data and 300 SMS are being offered along with unlimited calling. (with language input)
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Hanover, Germany – German technology company Continental AG has joined a team of BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye as a development partner and system integrator for automated driving.
The Hanover-based group said the goal of the partnership is to establish a new cooperation model for “highly and fully automated driving that will provide scalable solutions for the entire automotive industry worldwide.”
As a system integrator, Continental will work on the industrialisation of the platform for other automotive manufacturers and help bring the joint solutions to the market more quickly.
The BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye trio joined forces in July 2016 to work on series production of highly and fully automated BMW vehicles by 2021.
In a 20 June statement, Continental said its contribution will be “broad product know-how” and its overall system competency along the entire process chain of assisted and automated driving.
“This collaboration will provide solutions that are more cost-effective for our customers and affordable to end users,” said Karl Haupt, head of continental’s advanced driver assistance systems business unit.
Continental will offer a range of products and services to the group, including tires, surrounding sensors, environment model, driving functions, as well as systems for human-machine-dialogue.
The company is particularly advanced in driver assistance systems which include systems for multi-function cameras, for fish-eye cameras with surround view, as well as short range and long range radar sensors.
In 2016, Continental’s sales of advanced driver assistance systems surpassed €1.2 billion, with new orders reaching over €3 billion. By 2020, the German technology company expects sales of more than €2 billion [a year] for the systems.
Since 2014 Continental has been testing automated driving on public roads in Japan.


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Architecture studio Snøhetta is working towards a more circular economy with its latest chair design, which is made from recycled plastic and steel taken from Norwegian fish farming industries.
Snøhetta’s S-1500 chair, which features a body made entirely from waste plastic and a subframe made from repurposed steel, was unveiled at Stockholm Design Week.
Created in collaboration with furniture manufacturer Nordic Comfort Products (NCP), the chair is made using materials recycled from local ﬁsh farming companies in northern Norway that produce large amounts of waste, including Kvarøy Fiskeoppdrett and Nova Sea.
These firms supply NCP with discarded ﬁsh nets, ropes and pipes left over from their operations, which are processed and ground into a granulate substance that can then be injected into a mould.
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- Square blew past analysts’ expectations for third-quarter earnings, sending the stock up double digits on Friday.
- Citi, Cannacord Genuity, Needham, Mizuho and Susquehanna were among the Wall Street firms who increased price targets on Square following the beat.
- Despite the stock’s run-up this year and “rather elevated investor expectations,” the company managed to “beat by a mile,” says Moffett Nathanson’s Lisa Ellis.
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Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey speaks during a press event at CES 2019 on January 9, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Shares of Square surged 13% on Friday after blowing past Wall Street’s expectations for the quarter a day earlier.
The San Francisco-based payments company reported a 140% increase in net revenue to $3.03 billion in the third quarter. Adjusted earnings came in at 34 cents, more than double what analysts polled by Refinitiv expected.
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Trade Desk (TTD) – Get Report shares soared Friday after the ad technology company received positive commentary from analysts following a strong earnings report.
Trade Desk traded at $836.07, up 29.16%, on Friday. The stock has jumped 219% year to date.
The company reported revenue of $216.1 million for the third quarter, up 32% from $164.2 million in the year-ago quarter. Net income totaled $41.2 million, or 84 cents a share, up from $19.4 million, or 40 cents a share.
Susquehanna Financial Group analysts raised their price target to $925 from $600, maintaining a positive rating. Trade Desk “put up an enormous quarter,” they wrote in a commentary. “We’re still at the beginning of the [connected TV] revolution, and it’s not too late to jump aboard this CTV rocket ship.”
Needham analysts have a buy rating and a $750 share-price target for Trade Desk. The company offered “strong


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Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has lifted the fish purchase limit implemented previously at its southern centers over freezing capacity constraints.
MIFCO had implemented a limitation of 7 tonnes of fish to be weighed from each vessel from 17th April onwards which has now been lifted and in relation to these limits, fishermen had also protested in Kooddoo. Fishermen from the south had also criticized the company’s buying restriction. They had said that imposing a restriction of 7 tonnes on the amount of fish purchased when they can fish 50 tonnes per day is extremely unfair to the fisherman.
MIFCO stated that it will continuously strive to enhance the services it provides to fisherman and stated that they will listen to concerns of fishermen and make their services faster and easier.
MIFCO has a capacity of 420 tonnes in the southern region. Southern region fish purchasing operations of MIFCO are carried out at Kooddoo Fisheries Complex and Addu Fisheries Complex.


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The Chinese company OPPO announced that it has reached an agreement with the Egyptian government to establish a factory in Egypt with investments of $30m.
At the same time, a Chinese website published a report on Chinese manufacturers searching for alternatives to transfer their factories in India, and Egypt was on the list, along with Indonesia, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. This situation must be used correctly to turn Egypt into a manufacturing and export hub, but what are the incentives that manufacturers need?
Bassem Megahed, CEO of Raya Trade, an authorized agent of a number of mobile brands, said that there are some companies that started working on establishing their factories in Egypt, such as Vivo, Oppo, and Nokia, which represents a good opportunity to transform Egypt into an export and manufacturing hub.
Megahed added that manufacturers are dealing with a major challenge, which is the manufacturing cost in Egypt being higher than in its Chinese counterpart due to the lack of industries feeding the mobile industry. This is why investment must be enhanced in the mobile industries, which can give the Egyptian market a competitive advantage and reduce the cost of manufacturing.
Megahed believes that one of the investment incentives that investors need are guarantees that the investment laws will not be changed. This would ensure that factories will have sufficient freedom to import production components into Egypt.
According to Megahed, incentives can be provided to manufacturers to attract them to the Egyptian market by allowing them to import part of their devices to the Egyptian market if a certain percentage of the products offered in the Egyptian market are manufactured, especially that a single manufacturer cannot manufacture all of its phone models in only one factory.
He stressed the importance of deepening and activating trade agreements with countries in the region to ensure that products exported from Egypt enter markets with tax exemptions, in order to entice manufacturers to consider Egypt an export hub.
He added: “Egypt already has signed many agreements, such as the Agadir Agreement with North African countries, COMESA, and others, but manufacturers also need trade agreements with West African countries such as Nigeria as it is a huge and important market for Chinese mobile manufacturers.”
Chinese Global Times, said in a report on its website, that the agreement concluded by the Chinese company OPPO with the Egyptian government to establish a factory in Egypt may signal a mass exit of Chinese mobile phone companies from India amid the country’s escalating crackdown against Chinese companies.
According to the newspaper, the executive said that Chinese smartphone brands are also considering Indonesia, Bangladesh and Nigeria (along with Egypt) as an alternative to India. He noted that the companies will evaluate bilateral relations, market potential, preferential policies and labor costs in that order.
Waleed Ramadan, a board member of the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, said that there are currently about four mobile factories in Egypt, an important step towards transforming Egypt into a hub for the electronics industry, but a number of investment incentives must be provided to manufacturers to attract them to the Egyptian market.
He explained that the Chamber of Commerce is currently working to submit a document to government agencies on the incentives that the market needs to localize the mobile industry in Egypt.
Ramadan said that the Egyptian market sales of mobile devices range between 15 and 18 million phones, and if the existing mobile factories operated at full capacity, their entire production will not exceed 10 million phones, which is much less than the market needs. Therefore, some incentives can be provided to attract new investors to this industry to cover the needs of the local market and export to African and Arab markets.
He believes that one of the incentives that the market needs is to provide tax exemptions to manufacturers on production components, especially that the factory can import enough raw materials as stock for the next six months.
Ramadan also believes that the state should allocate factories at a specific value with long payment periods over 10 or 15 years, with an exemption from paying the value of the factory in the first three years, for example, provided that investors start operating the factory within a short period determined by the state.
He demanded that mechanisms be developed to issue licenses for the factory in a quick and simple way away from the localities, especially that the issuance of licences using the current procedures may take two years.
Karim Ghoneim, head of the Digital Economy and Technology Division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce, said that Egypt has advantages compared to India, such as energy prices, as well as incentives in some industrial areas that are good for the local manufacturer.
Ghoneim believes that more incentives must be given to investors so that Egypt would be a preferred destination for them as a manufacturing hub. Among these incentives are tax exemptions specifically for this industry. Feeding industries, as well as the government’s follow-up to manufacturers must also be reinforced to overcome obstacles, especially with regard to licences.


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Genting Net Triples on One-Time Gain After Power Plant SaleChong Pooi Koon
Genting Bhd., Southeast Asia’s biggest casinos group by sales, said fourth-quarter profit more than tripled after booking gains from the sale of a power plant.
Net income surged to 2.48 billion ringgit ($802 million) in the three months ended Dec. 31, or 67.01 sen per share, from 772.9 million ringgit, or 20.94 sen, a year earlier, the company said in a filing to the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange yesterday. Revenue dropped 7 percent to 4.49 billion ringgit.
Genting, which has businesses as diversified as plantations and energy, booked a gain of 1.89 billion ringgit after selling a 720-megawatt plant at Kuala Langat in Malaysia’s Selangor state. The higher profit came after three previous quarters of earnings decline on reduced contributions from its core gaming business and lower palm oil prices.
“The global economic outlook appears more positive this year,” Genting said in its exchange filing.
Genting jumped as much as 1.7 percent to 9.65 ringgit in Kuala Lumpur, the biggest intraday gain since Jan. 7, before paring gains to 9.63 ringgit as of 9.47 a.m. The stock has fallen 7.8 percent over the past 12 months, underperforming a 4.1 percent gain in the FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLCI Index.
Profit at its Singapore operations halved last quarter after the industry’s regulator stifled efforts by casino operators to lure gamblers with discounts and giveaways including free concert tickets. Genting Singapore Plc, which runs one of the island-state’s two gaming resorts, plans to open new attractions to boost sales after opening a marine park.
The Singapore subsidiary will achieve a “more steady-state profit margin” as major capital expenditure for the resort tails off in the second half this year, Genting said.
The group also reported lower pretax profits at its Malaysian and U.K. casino operations.
Genting “remains a value play,” Lucius Chong, an analyst at CIMB Group Holdings Bhd., wrote in a report today. “We see Genting as a cheaper proxy to all the key listed units of the group because it currently only factors in the value of its listed units.”
CIMB maintained an outperform rating on the stock, an equivalent of buy, with price target of 10.90 ringgit.
Genting’s plantation division saw profit contributions drop 22 percent to 96.2 million ringgit, the filing showed. Palm oil prices fell 23 percent last year after stockpiles reached record levels in Malaysia as the European debt crisis and slower growth in China curbed demand.
Pretax profit from power generation gained 77 percent to 92 million ringgit, Genting said.
Full-year earnings climbed 39 percent 3.98 billion ringgit, beating a mean estimate of 2.78 billion ringgit of 24 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg.


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Planet Retail's Global Research Director Natalie Berg said in a preview of Walmart's second-quarter earnings release Thursday that the world's largest retailer was expected to continue to show growth in sales and earnings.
"We're expecting another solid quarter with futher signs of a domestic recovery bolstered by strong growth from overseas," Berg said of the Bentonville, Ark.-based retailer. "Despite setbacks in Mexico and South Africa, Walmart International remains the company's growth engine and we are anticipating strong numbers coming from the UK and Latin America in particular."
Planet Retail forecast same-store sales growth of about 3 percent in the first quarter of 2012, which would be the fifth consecutive quarter of increasing same-store sales, and the fourth consecutive quarter of growth.
"A continuation of the positive comp trend in the U.S. is also to be expected, which would mark four consecutive quarters of comparable sales growth and indicate longevity in Walmart's domestic strategy," Berg said. "That said, we remain doubtful over the longevity of Walmart's back-to-basics approach."
Berg said the closure of the company's Walmart Express store in Chatham, Ill., showed potential weakness in the company's strategy, saying the move highlights the challenge of running small-box profitability, because the co-location with Superstores is "unsustainable."
She said the problem created a Catch-22 for Walmart where co-locating Walmart Express with Supercenters was necessary to achieve cost efficiences, but the larger format store drove traffic away from the small box.
"The recent closure of an Express store indicates that the format, despite being profitable, is a long way from perfection," she said. "Walmart needs to accelerate its multi-channel initiatives in order to sustain the current positive momentum."
Other points of interest in the preview included a positive return for the retailer on its Pay With Cash online program. The analysis showed the online Pay With Cash order was 50 percent larger than average, and that the company expects Walmart to consider the UK, Brazil, China, and South Africa as potential new markets to roll out the initiative.
Still, it said a pay-on-delivery scheme might be more appropriate for continued growth, particularly in emerging markets.
Finally, the preview discussed Walmart's push in Canada, where it opened 47 staff hiring centers and has 73 new stores, remodels or relocation projects scheduled in anticipation of Target's move into the country in 2013-14.
"Walmart has rightly gone on the offensive in Canada," the report says. "Walmart cannot compete with the strong equity and novelty of the Target brand, and will have no choice but to: become more stringent on price and ramp up store expansion plans."


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Last May, I began a series of
That game, which they announced on Tuesday is called Glitch, has been in the works since last March and much has changed about it in the interim--the artistic styles, the
Glitch is a social online game that takes place in the imaginations of 11 ancient giants and tasks players with essentially growing an optimistic future from the ground up through complex questing, resource development, and interactions with others.
But one thing that hasn't changed is the Tiny Speck founders' determination that no matter what, they will be able to update and modify the contents of the live game--once it's live, that is--very quickly and not have to take it offline in order to do so, as is often the case with large-scale massively multiplayer online games like World of Warcraft.
On the official Glitch site, Butterfield and his partners, Cal Henderson, Eric Costello, and Serguei Mourachov, offer a brief peek at the technology behind that technological commitment.
This philosophy was crucial, Henderson told me then, "because we want to have hundreds of thousands of locations and items. So any of us working on it can update it."
How to do a map?
One of the challenges that had bedeviled the Tiny Speck team from the get-go was how to render a visually understandable map that would meaningfully represent the countless number of main streets and "child streets" in the game that would be necessary in order to ensure that everyone who wanted an in-game house could have one.
The idea had been to have a geometrically branching map, Butterfield said, "so that one main street can have six child streets time six sign posts, and each [of those] could have six child streets and six sign posts. So each main street [could have] thousands of child streets."
But Tiny Speck was struggling to find a way to make that idea work on a map. "Rendering that as a map that you can visually understand...gets incredibly hard," said Butterfield. "It's more or less impossible...It's hyper spatial [and] not a space that can really exist."
Eventually, Henderson suggested an innovative solution that the team decided to implement: instead of trying to map the entire thing, they would represent the grid as a small number of main streets with just four sign posts. And each sign would have essentially a drop-down menu of choices: A to G and 1 to 8. The idea was that then anyone would be able to find any location by simply picking coordinates, as they might on a normal map.
"We've been wrestling with it since we started," Butterfield told me in August.
"I just thought about how cities are organized," Henderson said of how he came upon the solution, "how you would address something in a city if you can't just say the name of the street."
At its core, Glitch is a 2D Web-based Flash game like many other social online titles. But Tiny Speck's business model depends on getting the game's players to branch out beyond their browser and onto other devices.
That's because while Glitch will be free to play for anyone, Tiny Speck plans to eventually sell a series of Glitch mini-games that will be available for iPhone and Android and allow players to unlock new skills that they wouldn't otherwise be able to access. That would, in theory, give those players a leg up over those who play only the free game on the Web.
Either as part of the same purchasable mini-games, or possibly as free add-ons, Tiny Speck hopes to give players the ability to use their mobile devices to send commands to their characters.
Perhaps, he explained, players would be able to command their "robots to tend to the crops from [their] iPhone...or participate in the [game] auctions."
Eventually, Butterfield said, Tiny Speck would like to make Glitch available, in some form or another, on as many platforms as possible, up to and including Xbox Live or PlayStation Network.


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The owners of the Co Clare based regional newspaper, The Clare People have today announced it is to cease publication.
It is understood that the decision will lead to the loss of up to 16 jobs.
In a statement the company said that "unfortunately our newspaper cannot continue to sustain the losses we have incurred in delivering a quality product to the people of Clare on a weekly basis in the face of consistently declining circulation and advertising revenues.
"As a consequence of the rapid impact of the internet and free online platforms, the marketplace for quality local newspapers has changed fundamentally."
The Clare People published a weekly newspaper in Co Clare since June 2005.


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Changwon National University held its 2016 Industrial Design 26th Graduation Exhibition from October 24th to October 31st at Dongbaek Hall. Senior students of Industrial Design brought their talent into the public eye through the graduation collection. Many viewers could experience their four years of work and effort. Through each piece, visitors saw student’s passion and brilliant ideas. The exhibition showcased various designs including production, wooden furniture, advertising, metal table, packaging, environmental design etc. Here are some marvelous pieces of work for the readers.
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"New varieties are like popular music. What is now classic rock was the vanguard of its epoch," says John Pandol.
Jorge Valenzuela of Fedefruta explains how varietal reconversion will provide worthwhile changes for producers, even in the face of threatening droughts.
Grape expert John Pandol discusses several key areas undergoing rapid change in the global industry, including varieties, value retailing, and the rise of Peru.
A sea change in the nature of the produce industry, Sun World has announced that it will focus its resources on genetics, branding and licensing, while a Sun Pacific affiliate is set to acquire its growing operations.


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The rising US dollar is one of the major reasons why Gartner has downgraded its IT spending growth rate from 2.7% (predicted in the previous quarter) to 1.4%. “The strong US dollar has cut $67 billion out of our 2017 IT spending forecast,” says John-David Lovelock, research vice president, Gartner. “We expect these currency headwinds to be a drag on earnings of US-based multinational IT vendors through 2017.”
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Gartner predicts that this segment, which had a negative growth in 2016, will grow at 0.3% in 2017. As enterprises move to the cloud, their investments in servers fall drastically. "Enterprises are moving away from buying servers from the traditional vendors and instead renting server power in the cloud from companies such as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft," explains Lovelock. "This has created a reduction in spending on servers which is impacting the overall data center system segment."
The IT spending on devices is predicted to grow at 1.7% during 2017, compared to the -2.6% decline in 2016. The increasing penetration of mobile phones is expected to be one of the major drivers for the growth in this segment. In Asia-Pacific and China, the Average Selling Price (ASP) of the mobile phones is increasing, which will drive the spending in this segment. The 10th anniversary of iPhone is also expected to drive iPhone replacements and therefore further spending here.
Increased sales of printers are also going to drive the growth of the spending on devices.
The tablet market suffers due to extended replacement cycles, and this will cause the segment spending to decline.
Spending on PCs and laptops is projected to decline during the year. But, upgrades to Windows 10 and increasing price of PC components could drive an increase in the spending in this segment.
Gartner predicts that the spending on IT services will grow at 2.3% in 2017, compared to a 3.6% growth in 2016. Also, changes in the domestic and foreign policies in the US are making countries withhold their spending. With the US government expected to increase its outlays on infrastructure, any future business-friendly policies are expected to have a positive impact on the IT spending in this segment.


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Monday, March 30, 2009
High Tech Computer(HTC) company, one of leaders in the market of "clever" phones, predicts a serious aggravation of a competition among manufacturers of mobile phones on the basis of platform Android. There will be it already in the second quarter 2009 when on the market there are many manufacturers who while will stand aside. Among beginners such large companies, as Samsung Electronics, LG Electronics, Motorola and Sony Ericsson are specified. While it is spoken about release possibility at least six new devices which in Europe will extend the operator of mobile communication Orange. At the same time itself HTC does not plan to hand over easily a position - the exit of two-three novelties specially for Europe is already planned. However, aside there are no also Taiwan companies. Such manufacturers as Acer and Asustek Computer also prepare own Android-novelties which will appear on sale in the second quarter. In case of Acer model Acer A1 prepares for release, sales should start in September.


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T hanks to social media and the 24-hour news cycle, a celebrity’s work is never done, even during the week of Christmas. Last week as they were busy making preparations for Christmas, heading to carry out their obligations, Black men put their best yet laidback fashion foot forward.
For Jordan Clarksons, that meant a downbeat twist on the game day look. Clarksons’ fans undoubtedly remember some of his edgy moments, but in an Off White coat, Detroit Red Wings Jersey, a pair of khaki cargo pants and a pair of Off White X Jumpman 23 Air Jordans 2, he found a look that reflected his chill Christmas game day vibe. Accessorized with a pair of black sunglasses, the minimalist outfit placed Clarkson in a new fashion context.
While the month’s tabloid headlines haven’t been in favor of LeBron James, the sport star and entrepreneur didn’t stop updating fans with his style. For the Lakers vs. Sun game, James looked chill and evergreen in a Maison Margiela jacket, Visvim WMV sweatshirt, a pair of Rick Owens pants, and a pair of Crocs pollex clogs. A laidback take on casual layering, the look was a power move that asserted LeBron’s ability to control the narrative.
Whether it was going to Christmas parties, fashion parties, or sporting events, Black men served laidback fashion looks during the week of Christmas. They showed us that Christmas isn’t restricted to loud style.
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When you think of businesses that run indoor snow slopes and ice climbing walls, you wouldn’t necessarily think a progressive digital approach would be a high priority, but that’s exactly the case at one Scottish company.
Snow Factor, based in Braehead near Glasgow, is Scotland’s only indoor real snow sports destination. It has seen online sales achieve over 60 per cent growth year-on-year since 2012, after adopting a digital-first strategy.
This included launching new websites, introducing new online booking structures, improving management of search engine optimisation and pay-per-click, and maximising customer engagement through social media channels.
Such has been the success of its digital operation that Snow Factor was recently named digital business of the year in the inaugural Scottish section of the FSB Celebrating Small Business Awards 2018.
Snow Factor is owned by Jamie Smith, the mountaineer and entrepreneur, who before acquiring the business in 2011 opened Ice Factor Kinlochleven, which boasts the world’s biggest indoor ice-climbing walls.
“In recent years, we have made considerable investment across our digital platforms,” he says. “I believe this has been recognised by our ongoing results, including increased online bookings, improved engagement with customers, and winning the best digital business award at the FSB’s Celebrating Small Business Awards.”


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WEAKENING IN 4TH QUARTER
Network growth nonetheless showed some signs of weakening in the fourth quarter (up 9.7%), as the blush faded from its previous two quarters, infused by advertising for the Olympics and presidential election.
General Motors Corp. continued to lead all advertisers in media spending at $1.71 billion, up 14.2%. Procter & Gamble Co. remained in second place at $1.45 billion, down 2.9%. GM in particular accelerated its network TV outlays, up 22.6% to $613.9 million.
Only newspapers, among the big media, seemed to be on shifting sand at yearend. Though garnering 4.4% ad growth for the full year, they slipped badly in the fourth quarter, dropping 4% below the prior-year quarter. A shorter holiday season and lackluster retail sales no doubt directed the slide.
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The words “red swimsuit” doesn’t trigger you, you probably haven’t been on Instagram in the past few days. Bless your soul, you’re one of the lucky ones.
But if you’re like the rest of us unlucky peasants that got caught up in the craze of it all (or at least couldn’t scroll through your feed without seeing Sunny Co Clothing’s swimsuit reposted on all your friends’ Instas), you probably want to gouge your eyes out at the thought of seeing the photo again.
Well sorry, here’s the pic!
The swimwear company did a special promotion on May 3, offering free swimsuits to whoever reposted the photo and tagged @sunnycoclothing. All you’d have to do is pay shipping and handling, which is pretty cool considering the suit costs about $65 dollars. The deal is so good that it seems unreal!
LOL, about that.
The promo ended up getting a LOT more publicity than the company imagined, garnering 339,800 likes and thousands of shares. Suddenly the idea of giving out $65 suits for free probably doesn’t sound like a great idea.
While they originally promised “EVERYONE” who reposted the picture a free new swimsuit, they eventually rescinded the original offer, claiming they “reserve the right to cap the promotion if deemed necessary.”
But the mayhem didn’t end there. Apparently when some customers got the promo code and tried to order their free swimsuits, the site actually charged them the full amount, despite claiming they were only paying for the shipping.
The suit also sold out almost immediately, leaving tons of people without their free swimsuit and completely pissed
Basically, it’s the Fyre Fest of social media, except this time the rest of us poor people got scammed, too. It’s a lot less funny now, isn’t it?
Well, OK, some people found it funny.
Those memes though.
Sneak peek summer '17 pic.twitter.com/TATZUjbYv7
— Brett Walsh (@wrettbalsh) May 3, 2017
Girls this summer pulling up to the pool with their free "SunnyCoClothing" swimsuit pic.twitter.com/hNeXWNpslD
— Karim (@karimtbe) May 3, 2017
Showing up to the beach and you and everyone else is wearing their new "sunnycoclothing" swimsuit pic.twitter.com/lXUPP6wFGr
— Bobby Ay (@bobbyayy37) May 3, 2017
The company’s founders are two dudes who are seniors at the University of Arizona, so there’s a big chance they had no idea what they were getting into with this promo. A spokesperson said the company is sorting things out to ensure everyone is happy. I am skeptical.
Honestly, the only thing that saved me from being one of the unlucky participants was the fact that the photo didn’t fit my Insta theme, and it’s something I will thank God for every day.


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In case you haven’t noticed, Black Panther has been killing it recently in the box office. A quick Google search reveals multiple milestones the film has achieved, such as highest-grossing solo/non-sequel superhero movie and second-biggest grossing film within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film’s success has even been compared to the female-led blockbuster Wonder Woman, as both flicks not only challenged Hollywood norms by telling stories about typically underrepresented demographics (African/African-Americans and women, respectively), but were also made by people of those demographics.
Obviously, Black Panther has done extraordinarily well for itself on the big screen, but how does the film stack up in terms of digital video? Thanks to Tubular-exclusive data, we can find out! When we searched for Black Panther-related clips in our software, we found a mix of Facebook and YouTube-hosted videos which could be broken down into three basic categories: advertisements/trailers, behind-the-scenes and talk show clips, and viral content. Let’s take a look at how these videos performed overall.
Theatrical Marketing: Black Panther Products Run Wild
According to Tubular’s software, the most-watched clip related to Marvel’s Black Panther from the last 90 days hails from car manufacturer Lexus. The video is a 30-second spot featuring the brand’s LS 500 F Sport model, which was prominently featured in one of the film’s intense chase scenes. Unfortunately, we can’t show you the clip here because it’s now taken down, likely do to being part of a time-sensitive campaign surrounding the movie’s release. That doesn’t diminish the fact, though, that this advertisement pulled in roughly 12.1 million total views on YouTube, with the first 7 million of these arriving the first week after the video went live!
That being said, there were a few other excellent examples of advertisements and trailer-related clips to look at in the top ten most-watched results for Black Panther videos. For example, the film’s final official trailer, which was uploaded by the FilmSelect Trailer YouTube channel on January 9, boasts 10.2 million total views in the 6th spot of the top ten. Following closely behind at #7, we find a short 15-second advertisement from Hasbro’s YouTube channel featuring some of its Black Panther costume pieces for kids; this video generated 10.1 million total views, with 8.1 million of them showing up within a month after posting. Finally, we have a clip from Indonesian online retailer JD.ID, which pulled in 8.5 million views at #10 and shows a variety of limited-edition collectibles based on the film.
Essentially, it seems theatrical marketing can work well for some studios and brands on YouTube in particular. Audiences on that platform are already trained to watch trailers and TV spots (think replays of Super Bowl ads, for example), so it makes sense they would head to that online video site to view, rewatch, and share such content.
Panther Fans Loved Behind-the-Scenes and Talk Show Videos
The next category of video content we discovered surrounding Black Panther was behind-the-scenes and talk show clips. These types of videos claimed three of the top ten most-watched Panther-related videos from the last 90 days, with a video about the film’s premiere leading the pack with 10.8 million views and placing #3 in the top ten. The clip from BuzzFeed’s Cocoa Butter highlighted the “pure black excellence” of the red carpet event and showed the array of breathtaking, African-inspired wardrobes on celebrities in attendance.
Trevor Noah had a few things to say about Black Panther, and plenty of Facebook users were ready to listen. A clip from Comedy Central’s Between the Scenes page, showing The Daily Show’s host poking fun of the movie’s haters and providing his personal take on the film, generated 10.5 million views to place fifth in the top ten. Fellow talk show host Jimmy Fallon also landed in the top ten most-watched Black Panther videos with a touching segment showing the film’s star Chadwick Boseman surprising fans while they express how much the movie meant to them. This nearly 6-minute-long clip pulled in a solid 9.7 million views, with a whopping 9.6 of these appearing in the first seven days!
All of these behind-the-scenes and talk show-related videos were hosted on Facebook, implying that movie audiences like to head to that social platform in particular for this type of content. Basically, brands can take a cue from this preference if they want to release any supplementary videos related to big screen releases, and they’ll likely see those efforts rewarded with plenty of views and engagement.
Don’t Forget Those Viral Wakanda-Related Videos
Every video we’ve covered so far somehow had an official tie to Black Panther, whether it was from one of Marvel’s advertising partners or from a fellow entertainment industry brand. For the last three clips of the top ten Panther videos, however, we discovered more personal, fan-related content which just so happened to coincide with the release of the film and therefore fuel their virality.
Surprisingly, the #2 most-watched video stemmed from the Facebook page Because Facts and didn’t feature the Black Panther film at all. The clip, which generated an impressive 12 million total views as of this writing, actually highlighted the Black Panther Party from the late 1960s and its efforts to bring healthcare to its communities. This video was released on February 11, a mere five days before the official release date of Black Panther. Coincidence? Probably not. In fact, it’s likely Because Facts knew audiences would be searching for Panther-related content and decided to capitalize on that opportunity.
The fourth most-watched clip from a now-defunct Facebook page called “You know your parents are African when….” is, unfortunately, also no longer existent. But at the height of its playability, the clip claiming to be the second-best thing after Black Panther and possibly showing a customer stopping a store theft generated 10.7 million total views. Fortunately, the video from Ron Clark Academy, which placed ninth on the charts hasn’t been taken down and is such a joy to watch as it features the celebrations of the school’s children once they find out they’re all going to see Black Panther in theaters. Facebook audiences apparently loved seeing the kids’ happy dances as the clip pulled in 9 million views in the first seven days, hitting a peak of 9.6 million total views as of this writing.
As is clear from these last three videos, viral content related to a new film release tends to perform well on Facebook. Brands can easily hop on board the marketing buzz around upcoming movies by generating or sponsoring content related to those flicks. It certainly worked for brands like Lexus, Hasbro, and others in terms of Black Panther videos. Long live video marketing, and long live the king.


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PARSIPPANY — Parsippany Hills High School Project Graduation was chosen by Jersey Mike’s, Smith Road, on Wednesday, March 30 to donate 100% of the day’s sales.
Jersey Mike’s Subs, known for its authentic fresh sliced/fresh grilled subs, asks customers to eat a sub and help a local charity.
This year, the national sub shop chain joined forces with more than 180 local charities for the company’s 6th Annual March “Month of Giving” fundraising campaign. Last year’s Month of Giving raised more than $3 million for more than 150 different charities nationwide and this year Jersey Mike’s hopes to raise even more.
During the month of March, everyone was invited to come into Jersey Mike’s restaurant and make a donation to that location’s designated charity partner, Parsippany Hills High School Project Graduation. Other charities at other Jersey Mike’s locations include hospitals, youth organizations, food banks and more.
The campaign culminated in the nationwide event, Jersey Mike’s “Day of Giving” on Wednesday, March 30 when 100 percent of the day’s sales – every single dollar – is donated to the local partner charity. This year Parsippany Hills High School Project Graduation was chosen by Parsippany’s Jersey Mike’s location. Jersey Mike’s “Month of Giving” donated a total of $6,855.55 to Project Graduation. This included all tips for the month of March, plus 100 percent of all sales for the March 30 Day of Giving.
“I would like to extend a personal invitation to come in and enjoy a Jersey Mike’s sub during our Month of Giving,” said Peter Cancro, Jersey Mike’s founder and CEO, who started the company when he was only 17 years old. “This year, as we celebrate 60 years in business, we hope to raise more than $3.5 million to help local charities. It’s gratifying to know that each new location brings more opportunities to make a difference in people’s lives.”
Jersey Mike’s has more than doubled in size in just three years. Last year, Jersey Mike’s opened 197 new locations and exceeded the 1,000-unit mark. Started in 1956, the sub chain now has more than 1,500 restaurants open and under development nationwide.
“Giving…making a difference in someone’s life” has been the mission of Jersey Mike’s from the beginning. Since 2010, Jersey Mike’s locations throughout the country have raised more than $14 million for worthy local charities and have distributed more than 1.5 million free sub sandwiches to help numerous causes.
Project Graduation is a program offered by many high schools in the United States, in which organized, adult-supervised and alcohol-free activities are offered as part of a post-graduation party, as an alternative to student-run events involving alcoholic beverages or other drugs.


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LG Electronics (LG) and Qualcomm Technologies have announced plans to work together to further develop webOS Auto, LG’s connected in-vehicle infotainment system.
Virgin Hyperloop One (VHO) has announced the results of a strategic study commissioned to build the world’s first extended test and certification hyperloop track in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Cisco has unveiled its range of concepts designed to create a seamless experience for tourists and commuters as they navigate urban cities at the recently held GITEX Technology Week.
Emirates SkyCargo has launched Emirates Delivers, a new e-commerce delivery platform that allows customers shopping from US-based online retailers to consolidate their purchases and have the goods delivered to the UAE.
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently held a meeting discuss the different trends and measures ought to be embraced by cities as part of their efforts for addressing future transportation needs.
Hala, the joint venture between Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and Careem, has achieved its landmark one millionth trip booked through the e-hailing service.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has started the implementation of ‘Tech Taxi’ initiative to drive the digitisation of taxi …
Ride-hailing giant Uber and its UAE-based partner Careem have reportedly stopped their cheapest ride options in Dubai, following a decision by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA).
Gulf Stevedoring Contracting Company (GSCCO), a port operator in the Saudi Arabia, has announced that it is leveraging Nutanix software to increase IT capacity to support growing operations across Saudi port facilities.
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has officially announced its latest partnership with the homegrown ride-hailing service firm Careem.
Based in Dubai, the centre provides full back-end solutions using the latest in robotics, AI and software platforms to support the supply chain and logistics industry.
Dubai motorists can now remotely book their cars for service and repairs with the official launch of ServiceMyCar.ae.
The Dubai RTA (Roads and Transport Authority) has recently shared the progress of the Intelligent Traffic Systems Expansion Project.
Oman Air Cargo has successfully launched the mobile App to all Oman Air Cargo customers including Shippers and Freight Forwarders.


text: There's been a lot of talk this year about bezel-less displays on smartphones. Samsung has now delivered the best – and most beautiful – example of how this can makes things better for the consumer, with the Galaxy S8 phones and their not-so-subtly-branded "Infinity Screens." Read on as we review the Samsung Galaxy S8+. The fingerprint sensor is awkwardly placed Always-on display on a sleeping S8+ Glass back of the Galaxy S8+ The long-but-narrow build lets you slip a big-screened phone in your pocket – without feeling overly huge Smartphone screens have only had a few major evolutions in the last 10 years: The first iPhone in 2007 had an impressive enough display for its time, but the first sharp "Retina Display" on the iPhone 4 in 2010 introduced us to a new degree of crispness, with the first hints at the razor-sharp text and lush images offered by the high-end phones of today. In 2011, Samsung had us rethinking "big" (and introducing us to the unfortunate word "phablet") with the Galaxy Note's 5.3-inch display. Remember, iPhones at the time still had teeny-weeny 3.5-in screens. By 2012, Android manufacturers took their own crack at pushing resolution boundaries with 1080p panels, while two years later they ventured into ultra-sharp Quad HD (2K) territory, as display sizes simultaneously ballooned closer to the 6-in range. In a decade's worth of smartphone evolution, though, that's a relatively small list of major screen landmarks. Samsung has now added one of the biggest milestones yet to that list with the phenomenal display on the Galaxy S8 series. The Galaxy S8+'s gently-curved screen pushes boundaries in both size and all-around presentation, while all but eliminating the wasted bezel space that typically frames the front of a phone.


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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Henry Schein HSIC, -1.88% reported fourth-quarter net income of $35.5 million, or 79 cents a share, up from 69 cents a share in the year-earlier period, and a penny a share above the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call. Net sales rose 27 percent to $946.9 million, topping analyst forecasts of $844.6 million, amid 35 percent growth in medical sales and a 17 percent rise in dental sales. The healthcare products distributor reiterated its 2004 earnings forecast of $3.57 to $3.63 a share. The stock closed Monday up $1.14 at $72.64.
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The Obama administration announced it reached an agreement to allow Japan to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. If approved by the other 11 countries, Japan would join trade talks that present a significant multilateral opportunity to increase world exports as World Trade Organization talks have stalled.
"As the fourth-largest U.S. agricultural export market, with nearly $14 billion in purchases in 2012, Japan is crucial to America's farmers and ranchers. Both the United States and Japan will benefit from Japan being a TPP partner, and by sharing in improved sanitary and phytosanitary standards for agricultural trade and expanded market access with TPP nations," American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman said in a statement.
A statement from the U.S. Wheat Associates stated as the world's third largest economy, Japan's entry will bring the economic output of the TPP member countries to more than $27 trillion according to the International Monetary Fund. By including Japan, two-thirds of economic activity of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member countries would be part of TPP. "That kind of economic weight will add credence to the long-term TPP goal of liberalizing trade in the Asia-Pacific region," USW said.
The TPP is a regional trade negotiation that includes the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam, which account for a combined 30% of global GDP. Japan already has free trade agreements with seven of the 11 TPP countries: Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
National Pork Producers Council president Randy Spronk, a pork producer from Edgerton, Minn., said, “Japan’s entry into the trade talks will spur interest in the TPP among other countries in Asia and Latin America, and it will signal to other nations that efforts to negotiate more open and transparent trading arrangements will continue, even as multilateral efforts to do so are stymied.”
Agricultural groups have all welcomed the possibility of Japan joining the conversation, but also point to the nation's sensitivity on trade issues when it comes to agriculture. In a briefing with members of the North American Agricultural Journalists this week, U.S. chief agricultural negotiator Ambassador Islam Siddiqui, shared that Japan, as do all the nations involved in the TPP discussions have agreed to bring everything to the table to allow for the high standard and comprehensive goals of any agreement.
"Each country has some sensitivities, including the U.S. Those sensitivities will be part of these negotiations," Siddiqui said.
Sen. Mike Johanns (R., Neb.) welcomed the opportunity to deepen trade and diplomatic relationship with Japan. "Japan recently removed some barriers to U.S. beef – we should build on that progress with a strong agreement that benefits our economy, farmers, and workers, as well as our negotiating partners.”
Japan was the second largest export market for U.S. beef in 2012 at $1 billion in sales. On Feb. 1, 2013, Japan implemented new import protocols allowing U.S. beef from cattle harvested under 30 months in age.
National Cattlemen's Beef Association president Elect Bob McCan said, "TPP has the potential to be a new era in global trade where all TPP countries can compete for consumer demand without the hindrance of protectionism.”
Japan is the top value export market for U.S. pork, accounting for almost $2 billion in 2012 sales. “With Japan in it, TPP is the single most important trade negotiation ever for U.S. pork and many other U.S. agricultural products,” said Spronk. “We estimate that a South Korea-Colombia-type outcome for U.S. pork in the TPP negotiation – meaning the elimination of all tariff and non-tariff barriers – will create 27,000 direct and indirect pork industry jobs in the United States."
Japan is the United States’ number one export market for corn, importing 453 million bushels of U.S. corn in the 2011-2012 crop year. In recent years, Japan and other Asia-Pacific countries have become growing markets for distillers grains, a co-product of ethanol production.


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The industry needs to unite, say experts
Day 3, Tuesday 19th March, 2019 – London ExCeL
Women in the food & drink industry were celebrated today at the International Food & Drink Event (IFE) 2019 in London.
The celebration came shortly after government figures were released showing there are more women in work than ever before and the gender pay gap is at a record low.
Speaking at a special event in The Hub, Christine Tacon, the Groceries Code Adjudicator, delivered an inspirational speech celebrating the many success stories and opportunities for women in the food & drink industry, as well challenging business owners to keep supporting inclusivity and progression.
Members of the food & drink industry reflected at the event on how far the industry has come in terms of the career prospects now open to women that may not have been before.
Soraya Gadelrab, Event Director for IFE, said: “The food & drink industry offers fantastic opportunities for men & women alike. It is a highly creative sector to work in, constantly innovating and developing. It also offers an alternative to a traditional nine to five lifestyle, which many find liberating in terms of its flexibility.”
Another senior female figure in the industry, Helen Bird, Strategic Engagement Manager at The UK Plastics Pact/WRAP, led the debate today on sustainability and described the issue of inconsistency in household recycling as one of the most pressing.
Speaking at The Big Debate on how the industry can make the food & drink world more sustainable, she shared examples of how the industry can do better when it comes to eliminating unnecessary and problematic plastics.
In other news from IFE 2019, the taste of tomorrow was the main topic of discussion at a talk on trends, revealing that gut health and ancient grains will feature in the healthy eating trends of the future. Modern wheat alternatives such as spelt, farro and einkorn are growing in popularity and are likely to feature more widely on menus in the future, the Talking Trends panel discussion concluded. Meanwhile sugar reduction was the order of the day at The Healthy Food Development stand, which officially launched its new no-added sugar Traditional Indian Sweets. With diabetes named as the fastest growing disease amongst the Indian population, this new product innovation is designed to meet wider demand for low and no sugar alternatives without compromising on taste and texture.
Celebrating its 21st edition, IFE is the UK’s leading and largest food & drink event and is taking place at ExCeL London until March 20.
IFE 2019 provides buyers with the chance to discover emerging trends; meet with thousands of international, future-focused producers and brands; and hear inspiring and thought-provoking talks from key figures across the food and drink industry.
For more information about IFE, visit www.ife.co.uk


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MBC takes BroadcastPro ME on an exclusive tour of its refurbished studio and sheds light on the new technology at its facility Early this year, MBC Groups Al Arabiya news channel went on air with a brand new look for some of its programmes thanks to a completely refurbished studio and brand new sets […]
MBC takes BroadcastPro ME on an exclusive tour of its refurbished studio and sheds light on the new technology at its facility
Early this year, MBC Groups Al Arabiya news channel went on air with a brand new look for some of its programmes thanks to a completely refurbished studio and brand new sets at the facility. Although the design and integration of the cameras and the rest of the kit was undertaken in-house, Dubai-based systems integrator Oasis Enterprises was responsible for the lighting installation at the studio.
The studio lighting is said to have been at least twelve years old and was in dire need of replacement. A brand new rigging system from DeSisti has replaced an older system from the same manufacturer.
The installation includes a dimming and control solution from ETC and LED fittings from Italian manufacturer Coemar. In addition, the studio sets are on wheels so they can be moved around easily. The studio was designed by Malek Obeid, head of news resources and facilities at MBC Group.
I have worked in the news department since 1998 and now instinctively know what is suitable for our news operations. Our initial plan was merely to design a temporary studio but as the demand for it became stronger, we felt the need to revamp the entire studio so as to accommodate the needs of our news channel. Everything, therefore, has been changed at the studio.
Of course, there are some expensive elements that could potentially be retained so we have done that, he explains.
The studio boasts Sonys latest cameras and lighting technologies that will enable the end user to easily and effectively control the lighting to give the studio a different look and feel for each of its programmes.
Speaking about the project, Safwan Harcouss, lighting supervisor at MBC Group says: We have just upgraded the system with new pantographs and new dimming racks as well as new control systems and networks from ETC. We can access everything from an iPod instead of from the control room.
Overseeing the lighting project was Karim Abdel Massih, lighting product manager from the Professional Projects Division at Oasis Enterprises. Oasis was responsible for undertaking a similar lighting contract at MBCs ARA studio in Riyadh as well.
The Dubai installation called for the deployment of new technologies.
We replaced all of the rigging and put in new pantographs as well as new LED lights, explains Abdel Massih, adding that the strips have been supplied by Italian manufacturer Coemar.
This LED strip is a plug-and-play element. Once it works, it works forever, adds Massih.
The ability to control the entire lighting through an iPod, which is a remote control system from ETC is especially useful for the customer, adds Massih.
The end user no longer has to go to the control room to adjust the lighting. This can be done with the iPod.
The studio is also equipped with a new D rail system from DeSisti along with 56 pieces of the DeSisti pantograph.
For Oasis, the biggest challenge was to integrate the LED effect with the set design and commission the system within ten days.
The LED strips across the studio can be controlled both individually and as a whole based on the nature of the programme and the end users needs. This studio also includes an expensive and sophisticated LED Barco video wall as well as different screens designed as backgrounds for various programmes.


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We have been seeing yellow coloured bikes left unattended under trees, next to LRT station and in front of 7-elevens, no the city is not being take over by foreign armies peddling their way into overthrowing our military. A new trend in bike sharing has started and the bikes you spotted belong to a Singapore based start-up OBike, having successfully introduced the service to the country, the new firm is about to a face competion from another entrant, Mobike.
itself a the world’s first and largest smart bike-sharing company, Mobike announced to offer a dockless bike-sharing service in Shah Alam, in partnership with local developer SP Setia. Since inception, the Chinese based manufacturer of the Mobike has now expanded into Thailand and Singapore, the growth in bike sharing has increased tremendously.
By working with S P Setia, the service will be an alternative option for the last mile solution for residents and commuters. The bicycles are red in colour and designed with proprietary high-tech features like an unique smart-lock technology and built-in GPS connected via the Mobike IoT network. This allows for tracking the location and monitoring the health of each bike, as well as location-based demands for bikes in real-time. Big data collected and analysed by the company’s AI platform which can then be used to help city planners manage and optimise operations and infrastructure.
To get users start, a one time RM9 fully refundable deposit for registration is being offered before returning to RM99. Also, to celebrate its launch in Malaysia, Mobike is providing one free month of services in September.


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The Quotient Group (TQG) is excited to announce an expansion into yet another industry. Coming on the heels of the addition of a transit division earlier this year, TQG is taking a giant step into Spaceport Marketing and Space Tourism.
Boldly going where no marketing agency has gone before, TQG is bringing its strategic and creative marketing to the stars. “With civilian excursions into space becoming a reality in the near future, another expansion was a necessary step to stay ahead of the curve,” said Kim Sippola, Principal/President. “We are already working with companies looking to expand their horizons and target the tourists of the universe.”
As a complement to this major addition to the company, TQG has also unveiled a brand refresh in an effort to stay relevant for today’s generation of communication professionals – the target audience for TQG’s offerings.
“We are launching our new brand simultaneously with our Space Division announcement, and it’s driven by the fact that communication today happens not just with words, but with emojis that help us express ourselves,” said Amy Burritt, VP of Communications. “As communication trends change, so must our brand and our own communication, or else we risk losing relevancy.”
The new logo system includes one emoji for each division of the company – an airplane, a bus and a rocket ship.


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The Redoing of Insurtech
Sentiments following McDermott’s Insurtech Summit
I. There are new suns (to quote Octavia E. Butler)
Insurtech was first developed in the 1980s, although technical development was significantly slower at that time. This is the viewpoint of Mike Millette, Managing Partner at Hudson Structured Capital Management, shared during a panel discussion moderated by Michael Halsband.
In the 80s, GEICO introduced a 24/7/365 telephone customer service, the Sears Financial Network was established to provide one-stop (or, in today’s parlance, embedded) financial services with Allstate, Coldwell Banker, and Dean Witter at Sears stores, which allowed customers to shop for a new home, insurance, and financial services “at once,” and Progressive shifted focus from being an agent-centric company to a consumer brand on a mission to educate consumers that “safer driving can reduce the financial burden on everyone.” By providing auto insurance customers with a fast claims experience in the 1990s, Progressive’s consumer-driven strategy saw to it that the insurer had set a new bar for Claims service.
To quote Michael Halsband, everything old is new again, and to build on that thought – what has been done will be done again, but the outcome isn’t always the same.
II. Look for durability first, disruption later
The other sentiment shared by Mike Millette was that the industry is “pretty disruptable.” Disruption is a situation in which it’s difficult for something to continue in the normal way, but mainly ‘disruption is adoption’.
Tesla, an active and vocal insurer, stated earlier this year that its EV deliveries exceeded 936k in 2021. Assuming a rate of 300k units per quarter, the carmaker is anticipated to reach 1.2M vehicles this year and it’s highly likely that prospective Tesla owners would consider purchasing Tesla Insurance. More so, Tesla doesn’t have the same freedom to leave the market as carriers like Progressive do if it wants to address the high insurance costs for its vehicles. Stated differently, Tesla may be going through hell, but it will keep going.
To further echo the point that disruption is adoption, Managing Partner at Crystal Venture Partners, Jonathan Crystal, shared that “product innovation without distribution innovation is a concern.” Further, Managing Director at Perella Weinberg Partners, Andy Tam, shared that “having a successful outcome takes a lot of preparation;” highlighting the importance of building a durable business.
III. Insurtech was never meant to be taken literally
The emphasis is moving from the T to the I, according to Mike Millette, where ‘insurance’ is given more consideration than ‘technology.’ According to Managing Partner at AmFam, Katelyn Johnson, companies may have overdone it with technology and big engineering teams. As I’ve said before, “it doesn’t take much tech to succeed in insurance.”
As an aside, check out the annual employee growth of the following insurance companies by their ‘engineering’ and ‘finance’ teams.
Employee distribution and headcount growth by function (past year)
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Source: LinkedIn Data
IV. Fastest growing line – Cyber
Cyber insurance received a shout out as the fastest growing line of business.
For context, two months ago, American credit rating agency Fitch estimated that standalone and packaged cyber statutory direct written premiums increased by 74% in 2021 to nearly $5 billion compared with 9% growth for the P&C industry overall, driven by heightened policyholder risk awareness and greater demand for coverage. Further, standalone cyber coverage, which represents approximately two-thirds of industry premiums, increased by 92% in 2021.
V. No shortage of money
Better insurance margins are no longer a selling factor, according to Principal at OMERS Ventures, David Wechsler. He also noted that investment dollars aren’t in limited supply, but the bar has been raised. Startups nowadays should concentrate on developing a long-term underwriting edge – leveraging bigger, better datasets – in addition to using technology as a differentiation.
VI. Making sense of smart contracts
US financial institution practice leader at Aon, James McCue, mentioned during a panel discussion on smart contracts and blockchain that Coinbase had contacted the company in 2014 to help insure its online wallets. This is where David Verbeeten‘s perspective on blockchain, the Chief Commercial Officer of Nayms, is useful because he categorizes efforts based on whether they address insurance for blockchain or on/with blockchain:
- Is it the kind of insurance needed to operate a DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) or to cover NFTs?
- Is the insurance created using a smart contract where payouts, for instance, are distributed automatically? This is where Otonomi‘s MGA platform and parametric products fit in, for example.
- Is it insurance about blockchain written in a paper agreement?
Kurt Thams, the CEO and founder of Shore Crypto, a startup looking to provide services around DeFi risk management, used Uber as an example of a self-enforcing agreement contained in computer code to simplify the idea of smart contracts for the audience. Overall, the second panel, moderated by Alexandra Scheibe, offered an introduction to blockchain, a system created to enforce the integrity of data, choice, and outcomes, while also highlighting use cases that include tokenization and smart contracts to make the world of insurance more modern, and more efficient.
VII. Evolving distribution is alternative distribution
Alex Maffeo, the CEO and founder of Boost Insurance, stated during a panel discussion on embedded insurance moderated by Michael Byrne that insurance is best offered in conjunction with another product.
Embedded insurance is implemented differently for each product (travel vs. home etc.), and for the most part, embedded insurance is more of an ideal/aspirational goal than a workable solution as most modern techniques mirror tried-and-true affinity marketing partnerships, and so I prefer the term ‘alternative distribution.’
Starting with the client and working backwards is, in my opinion, a bad insurance strategy as the insurance customer is indifferent. However, Tesla is free from this issue because their clients are Tesla clients first and foremost, not Tesla Insurance clients.
Can the same be said about Vivint?
They are about to find out.
“They already hired us to protect their home one way, maybe they’ll hire us in another way,” said James Nuttall, who’s responsible for insurance strategy & operations at Vivint, a professionally installed smart home system provider that’s now in the process of shifting to an MGA model.
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Hackers are concentrating on websites which use the favored hosting platform WordPress by infecting some frequent plugins. Based on safety researchers with Wordfence, the WordPress plugins hack affected greater than 9 completely different plugins. The vulnerabilities allowed hackers to create false administrator accounts on some web sites utilizing the plugins.
WordPress plugins hack uncovered
In a weblog put up, a Wordfence researcher mentioned many of the assaults from the WordPress plugins hack got here from one IP tackle which is for a Rackspace server which hosts some web sites that are presumed to have been compromised. The safety agency mentioned it reached out to Rackspace to warn them concerning the compromised web sites on its server however didn’t hear again as of the time the researchers wrote the weblog put up.
The plugins which have been hacked embody:
- Weblog Designer
- Daring Web page Builder
- Type Lightbox
- Hybrid Composer
- Dwell Chat with Fb Messenger
- All former NicDark plugins, which embody nd-learning, nd-travel, nd-booking and others
- Visible CSS Fashion Editor
- WP Dwell Chat Help
- Yuzo Associated Posts
Researchers mentioned the WordPress plugins hack injected scripts which threw up malicious redirects or different undesirable popups within the browsers of tourists. For the reason that hack was initially detected in July, the hackers have added one other script which tries to put in a backdoor into the web site by exploiting an administrator session.
What to do concerning the hack
At any time when the administrator logs into an contaminated WordPress website, the brand new script tries to make use of their credentials to create a brand new administrator account utilizing the title wpservices. The hackers management the brand new malicious WordPress account and use it to finish numerous different actions. Wordfence researchers imagine the creation of the malicious administrator accounts is an indication that the hackers could also be getting ready to conduct much more assaults utilizing contaminated WordPress web sites.
Web site directors who use WordPress are suggested to replace all of their plugins to the most recent model to maintain their websites from being uncovered to the assault. Researchers additionally advise eradicating malicious accounts created by the malware and scanning their website to make sure there aren’t any different backdoors put in.


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Bringing you quick updates on the tech space, policy making and digital rights from India and across the globe. Global tech giants and Indian startups join fight against COVID-19 tsunami Global tech giants like Google, Microsoft and Amazon are stepping up their efforts to help India's healthcare workers and administration deal with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. While startup founders and entrepreneurs have been working on providing logistical support and information about hospital beds, oxygen suppliers and other resources, many of these companies are making product changes to raise funds and provide logistical support. Google announced that it would donate Rs 135 crore to Give India and UNICEF. "We’re increasing our support today with an additional Rs 112 crore in Ad Grants to local health authorities and nonprofits for more language coverage options," it said. Google has integrated COVID-19 information features into Google Search, Maps, Youtube and Ads. In a tweet, Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, said that the company will use its resources and technology for relief efforts and support for buying oxygen devices. Amazon is airlifting over 8,000 oxygen concentrators and 500 BiPAP machines from Singapore. "Amazon India is also procuring over 1500 oxygen concentrators and other critical medical equipment that will be donated to hospitals and medical facilities in partnership with multiple non-profits including Swasth, Concern India and impact organizations like ACT Grants and Sattva Consulting," it said. Industry-led efforts Several startup founders have pledged to raise Rs 75 crore for home health management, oxygen…
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Fastfood big Jollibee Meals Corp. on Wednesday stated it’s planning to beef up its growth in China utilizing a capital-light technique.
In a briefing, the corporate stated it’s focusing extra on franchising its Yonghe King shops whereas additional creating the marketplace for its extra premium Tim Ho Wan model.
“China is one in every of our strategic markets together with the USA and the Philippines. So it’s all about development. What we’re seeing proper now’s an honest base of 505 shops with three Chinese language delicacies manufacturers…and our development technique is to proceed in that section,” Jollibee’s CFO Richard Shin stated.
He stated quickservice eating places (QSR) are a considerably vital section in China, and Jollibee believes that its three manufacturers there have upside mobility, and achieve.
“Yonghe King, which is our largest of the three manufacturers, we’ve now kind of coated all of the tier-one cities and it’s a mixture of firm owned shops with a sprinkle of franchised shops,” Shin stated.
“Our technique ranging from this 12 months is to actually elevate that base by a big retailer openings and…and that can come by a really capital-light possibility of franchising.
So, with these tier-one cities, we’re now in a position to satellite tv for pc into neighboring tier-two cities. And that’s the place we’ll be opening Yonghe Kings by the franchise mannequin.”
He stated they’re planning to open about 100 to 150 shops in China this 12 months.
In the meantime, Shin stated the Jolliibee Group will proceed to construct its Michelin star enterprise Tim Ho Wan, which is a dim sum idea coming from Hong Kong that contains a barely “extra elevated eating expertise.”
“We’re not a big footprint growth, however quite constructing off of the 18 shops that we have now. And we’ll be including 5 new shops this 12 months, once more, going to key geographic cities the place we consider that the model may begin to actually tackle above, I suppose, QSR degree alternative.”
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KFC, Menulog extend delivery deal to 2022
Both companies expect a 10% increase of KFC restaurants available in Menulog with the deal update by end-2019.
KFC and Menulog has announced its new three-year delivery deal, extending their initial 12-month agreement, to reach more areas and boost orders across the country.
The chicken chain saw orders rose by over 107% through Menulog as the delivery platform continues to expand to regional locations.
“We’re always looking for ways to ensure customers can receive their meals quickly and conveniently. Our continued partnership with Menulog will help us keep bringing freshly-prepared KFC meal delivery options across the country, especially in suburban and regional areas,” KFC Australia managing director Nikki Lawson said in a statement.
With the deal update, both companies expect a 10% increase of KFC restaurants available in Menulog by the end of 2019 after more than 360 of the chicken giant restaurants have launched their deliveries with the delivery platform.
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Metro meets Belinda Parmar, the chief executive of Lady Geek who is on a crusade to get modern women immersed in technology.
How many technology pioneers can you name? And, more importantly, how many of them are female? With fewer than one in five tech jobs held by women, it isn’t surprising that British digital champion Martha Lane Fox and Yahoo president and chief executive Marissa Mayer cut lonely figures in the boardroom.
Cue Belinda Parmar, chief executive of Lady Geek, author of Little Miss Geek and campaigner trying to bridge the gap between girls and gadgets.
Building on her experience of helping technology companies create and sell products for women, as well as discussions with leading industry figures, Little Miss Geek aims to turn the next generation of female tech consumers into its innovators. Parmar says: ‘People make the mistake of thinking women aren’t interested in technology. Women love technology. They love what it can do for them and the impact it has on their lives.
‘However, there is a huge disconnect between the people creating the products and the people who are buying them, of which 50 per cent are women. It’s about becoming aware of the issue and discussing it openly, saying that if girls aren’t shaping our future then we have a huge problem.’
With the proportion of tech jobs held by women in Britain falling to 17 per cent in 2011, and just eight per cent taking computing A-levels in the same year, Parmar hopes to change the industry’s dull image and its Barbara Cartland-style ‘pink it and shrink it’ approach to feminising products.
‘The point of Little Miss Geek is to provide practical solutions on how the industry can recruit and inspire the next generation of talent,’ she says. ‘I think women, more so than men, want that bigger vision. “What impact am I going to have on someone’s life? How am I going to change the world? How is technology going to solve a problem that people have?” When you put technology into those terms, it becomes a fantastic career.’
As part of Little Miss Geek’s ten-point manifesto, Parmar is hoping to work with information and communications technology (ICT) teachers and corporate partners to create apprenticeships, bursaries and mentor programmes. ‘Mum returner’ schemes and coding workshops will also help retain existing talent.
Parmar says: ‘The technology industry often alienates women, so the issue is not only inspiring young girls but actually keeping the women we’ve already got.
‘We really need role models inspiring young girls, though. My vision is that Sir Jonathan Ive and female equivalents will be as famous as Stella McCartney among girls.’
Kathryn Parsons, co-founder of Decoded, which teaches people how to code in a day, says: ‘I am a big supporter of the campaign. It is putting a spotlight on a critical issue facing the British economy today: Why are women opting out of careers in tech? I believe it has a lot to do with the clichés, myths and stereotypes around technology, in particular coding.
‘The barrier to learning these skills is often created by the assumption that coding is “not for you”, “not creative”, “not about communication”. That it is for “a certain type of person” and that person is often assumed to be male.’
Despite seeing an encouraging level of interest from high-ach- ieving women at Google, Spotify, Unilever and Talk Talk in her workshops, Parsons believes women must avoid operating on the per-ipheries of technology. She adds: ‘Don’t let anyone tell you that you have been left behind. You have not. You can learn these skills at any life stage. But let’s create a generation of women who opt into technology earlier, forging a female vision of a digital future.’