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It’s better to be a poor pupil in a rich country than the reverseECONOMIST.COM — A rising tideIt’s better to be a poor pupil in a rich country than the reverseCountry and family income are equally important for predicting students’ test scores Oct 3rd 2020THERE ARE some things money can’t buy. Education, however, does not appear to be among them—at least as measured by… |
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Twitter Shares New Insights into Key Trends During COVID-19SOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — It’s difficult to contemplate the various ways in which 2020 has changed the way we live, the way we think, and the way we might approach life moving forward. Of course, the most likely, long-term outcome will be much the same – people will eventually go back to doing things the way they always have, and that’ll become the norm once again. |
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6 Steps to Starting a Business Successfully During the Worst of TimesENTREPRENEUR.COM — September 29, 2020 7 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I successfully started and grew two coaching businesses during the 2008 economic recession and 2020 pandemic,… |
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I’m a VP at Google, and this is what my summer interns taught meFASTCOMPANY.COM — I found myself asking: what keeps a team eager to “get to work” when they no longer “go” to work? Then I met Caleb, Aminata, Sophie, Jacqueline, and Ayomide—my team’s 2020 summer interns. Faced with more uncertainty about the future than most previous generations and limited knowledge of what a typical workplace should look and feel like, they could’ve been immobilized by anxiety. |
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It’s time to reclaim singledom as a symbol of powerMASHABLE.COM — “Are you swiping?” my best friend asks me over breakfast one morning. I gulp down a spoonful of woefully bland porridge and think for a moment about how to reply. The answer was no, I wasn’t swiping. But in saying so, I was met with a bewildered expression. I’m reluctant to swipe these days, or… |
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Netflix’s emotional ‘Social Distance’ trailer almost romanticizes quarantineMASHABLE.COM — TV is really in the business of archiving the present these days. Often, it feels like events are nowhere near over before we get to watch them fictionalized for TV. Netflix’s Social Distance presents eight standalone episodes about different people coping with quarantine measures to prevent the… |
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What is an algorithm, anyway?MASHABLE.COM — Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. “The Algorithm” is impenetrable. It’s mysterious, it’s all-knowing, it’s omnipotent. Except that it’s not. An algorithm is a simple concept that, today, has many complex… |
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‘Emily in Paris’ doesn’t understand the first thing about social media. We love it anyway.MASHABLE.COM — On Friday, Netflix dropped the premiere season of Emily in Paris, a 10-episode romantic comedy series about an American marketing and social media coordinator whose job sends her abroad. The show is a breezy, sexy, silly delight, but it’s also the latest TV show to demonstrate absolutely zero understanding of how people use social media. |
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Merriam-Webster sees 30,500% spike in ‘schadenfreude’ searches following Trump diagnosisMASHABLE.COM — As thousands of online reference guide users have recently learned, the dictionary defines “schadenfreude” as “enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others.” . The archaic term, with origins dating back as far as the late 18th century, literally combines the German words for “damage” or “harm” (“schaden”) and “joy” (“freude.”) . |
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Some people are more likely to believe conspiracy theories. Here’s how to know if you’re one of them.MASHABLE.COM — Welcome to the age of the conspiracy theory, a time when unfounded claims move with lightning speed across the internet, reaching even your sweet, well-educated grandmother who now believes that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax and there’s a man named Q leading an army of followers against a… |
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Algorithms control your online life. Here’s how to reduce their influence.MASHABLE.COM — Mashable’s series Algorithms explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. The world in 2020 has been given plenty of reasons to be wary of algorithms. Depending on the result of the U.presidential election, it may give us one more. Either way, it’s high time we questioned the impact of these high-tech data-driven calculations, which increasingly determine who or what we see (and what we don’online. . |
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Invincibility punctured by infection: How the coronavirus spread in Trump’s White HouseWASHINGTONPOST.COM — Spirits were high. Finally, Trump was steering the national discussion away from the coronavirus pandemic — which had already killed more than 200,000 people in the United States and was still raging — to more favorable terrain, a possible conservative realignment of the Supreme Court.Attendees… |
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Biden/Harris amps up ‘Animal Crossing’ campaign with sweet new virtual swagMASHABLE.COM — The all-important Animal Crossing vote is Joe Biden’s to lose at this point. After a successful campaign launch that brought Biden/Harris yard signs to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Democratic candidates vying for the White House in 2020 are back for more. They’ve upped their presence in Nintendo’s March release with a lineup of virtual swag for supporters to wear. |
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President Trump taken to Walter Reed Medical Center after COVID-19 diagnosisMASHABLE.COM — The Washington Post reported that Trump was being taken to Walter Reed on Friday evening, citing ” two administration officials” as its sources. Officials have said Trump has had mild to moderate symptoms, including a fever. There have not yet been any updates or indications if his condition has worsened. |
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Why the next presidential debate could totally be on ZoomMASHABLE.COM — Back in May, candidates for office in U.Congressional District 14 held their first entirely virtual debate ahead of the June primaries in New York. The Zoom video conference platform was the “stage” for the four candidates, including incumbent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and a moderator. Now, with the news that President Donald Trump has tested positive for coronavirus, the fate of the next two presidential debates (scheduled for Oct. |
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How to vote in Fat Bear WeekMASHABLE.COM — Welcome to Fat Bear Week 2020! Katmai National Park and Preserve’s brown bears spent the summer gorging on 4,500-calorie salmon, and they’ve transformed into rotund giants, some over 1,000 pounds. The park is holding its annual playoff-like competition for the fattest of the fat bears (you can between Sept. |
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Study Finds ‘Single Largest Driver’ of Coronavirus Misinformation: TrumpNYTIMES.COM — But in interviews, the Cornell researchers said they expected to find more mentions of conspiracy theories, and not so many articles involving Mr. Trump.Public health experts know that clear, concise and accurate information is the foundation of an effective response to an outbreak of infectious… |
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NBA and NFL players allegedly targeted in social media phishing scamMASHABLE.COM — Two men were charged by the U.Department of Justice arrested for allegedly hacking the social media accounts of NBA and NFL players. . Both men, Ronnie Magrehbi, 20, of Florida, and Trevontae Washington, 21, of Louisiana, face a hefty fine along with time in prison. Washington would create fake login pages for social networking sites and then message the athletes on those platforms. |
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Fake news runs amok as Trump and Biden prepare for the first presidential debateMASHABLE.COM — Tonight, President Donald Trump and the Democratic nominee Joe Biden will meet face-to-face for the 2020 election’s first presidential debate. Their campaigns, however, have already had a very eventful day so far. The Trump campaign has spent the day spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation designed to paint Joe Biden as an incompetent debater or cheater. |
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5 Tactics to Maximize Data-Driven Digital Marketing CampaignsJEFFBULLAS.COM — These days, marketers are so familiar with utilizing digital marketing campaigns they can practically employ them with their eyes closed. That’s not to say that digital marketing campaigns have become passé. It’s simply an acknowledgment of how ubiquitous they’ve become. Organizations rely heavily on the valuable data gleaned from such campaigns; creating customer profiles, developing personas, assigning marketing attribution, and understanding which steps are more necessary than others during the buying journey. |
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