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Evaluate the Latest Marketing Technology

Web-based marketing technology changes at a bewildering pace. Not multi-day passes by that my email inbox isn’t overwhelmed with offers to download the latest and most prominent apparatus that will transform my PC into a work area ATM machine simply releasing the money. “Evaluate the Latest Marketing Technology is great however individuals are better” I saw that quote on a Caribou Espresso paper mug the other day and it hit me directly between the eyes. I don’t know where the statement originates from, however, I do realize it must be a piece of the establishment of an effective online business we are building. It is so natural to escape in the day by day barrage of all the “simply found” or “just discharged” internet marketing apparatuses that should make our lives less demanding and organizations progressively proficient. Have you at any point taken a gander at what number of applications are accessible for any of the cell phones? The number is so immense it would take anybody num

Facebook Project Intended to Reduce 'Toxic Content' Was Shot Down by Top Executives: Report

A tool meant to facilitate greater tolerance among those with opposing political beliefs on the platform was reportedly stalled by Vice President of Global Public Policy Joel Kaplan. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/facebook-project-intended-to-reduce-toxic-content-was-shot-down-by-top-executives-report/

See Hayao Miyazaki Meet His First CG Creation in This Clip From Never-Ending Man

The story behind animation legend Hayao Miyazaki’s retirement from Studio Ghibli—and nascent return to work on new animation mediums and deliver one last film—is well known at this point from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/see-hayao-miyazaki-meet-his-first-cg-creation-in-this-clip-from-never-ending-man/

Someone Hacked NASA

Whether NASA employees find themselves being tracked by foreign spies or just paying for someone else's shopping spree, there’s nothing good about this. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/someone-hacked-nasa/

How Director James Wan Nailed Aquaman's Tone and Used Justice League to His Advantage

Wan discusses why he decided to go with a playful tone, how he decided to set the film after Justice League, what that changed about the movie, his proudest achievements in the film, and more. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/how-director-james-wan-nailed-aquamans-tone-and-used-justice-league-to-his-advantage/

AWS Re:Invent 2018 Reflects An Industry Coming Of Age

As a first take, the 2018 AWS Re:Invent conference event held in Las Vegas seemed to be slicker, even though bigger, than previous years. While conference sessions were far too distributed across multiple hotels to feed a coherent view, the big-barn expo exuded a feeling of knowing what it was about. Even the smallest vendors had stands which went beyond the lowest-common-denominator quick-assembly cube, suggesting either (a) the organisers had put more thought into it or (b) the vendors were better-established and (therefore) had more money. All in all, it felt less of a bun fight — more space between stands, less urgency to get from one place to another. It would be too much of an extrapolation to suggest this reflects the state of the cloud marketplace in general, and AWS in particular; however, it does serve as a useful backdrop upon which to paint a picture of an industry maturing beyond its “look at us, over here, we are different!” roots. From the sessions held for analysts, a

Google's Feature for Predicting Flight Delays Actually Sounds Useful Now

Starting this holiday season, you should be able to ask the Google Assistant if your flight is on time and get a response showing the status of your flight, the length of a delay (if there is one), and even the cause (assuming that info is available). from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/googles-feature-for-predicting-flight-delays-actually-sounds-useful-now/

Two Stalagmites Found in Chinese Cave Are a 'Holy Grail' for Accurate Radiocarbon Dating

An unbroken record of atmospheric carbon-12 and carbon-14 was found near Nanjing, China, equipping scientists with a more accurate standard for use in radiocarbon calibration. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/two-stalagmites-found-in-chinese-cave-are-a-holy-grail-for-accurate-radiocarbon-dating/

'Five Eyes' Spy Chiefs Agreed to Contain Huawei's Global Reach at Meeting in July: Report

Espionage chiefs from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. have reportedly agreed that tech giant Huawei posed a security risk on the grounds that it could be spying on behalf of the Chinese government. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/five-eyes-spy-chiefs-agreed-to-contain-huaweis-global-reach-at-meeting-in-july-report/

New Zealand Officials Blast Google for Publishing Name of Murder Suspect in Trending Newsletter

The government of New Zealand isn't happy with Google after the search giant publicised the name of a man charged in the killing of UK backpacker Grace Millane. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/new-zealand-officials-blast-google-for-publishing-name-of-murder-suspect-in-trending-newsletter/

Discovery of the Titanic Was Reportedly Part of a Conspiracy to Find Lost Nuclear Submarines

Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who led the American team that found the Titanic, is finally allowed to tell the newly-declassified story of what really happened in 1985. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/discovery-of-the-titanic-was-reportedly-part-of-a-conspiracy-to-find-lost-nuclear-submarines/

Cloudflare Under Fire for Allegedly Providing DDoS Protection for Terrorist Websites

Cloudflare is facing accusations that it’s providing cybersecurity protection for at least seven terrorist organisations—a situation that some legal experts say could put the company in legal jeopardy. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/cloudflare-under-fire-for-allegedly-providing-ddos-protection-for-terrorist-websites/

Report: Johnson & Johnson Knew About Asbestos in Its Baby Powder Products for Decades

According to the report, Johnson & Johnson—the makers of the most popular consumer talc product, Baby Powder—knew for decades that its products at times contained carcinogenic asbestos, but did everything possible to keep its findings shrouded from the public and even health officials. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/report-johnson-johnson-knew-about-asbestos-in-its-baby-powder-products-for-decades/

Internal Google Docs Warn Not to Gift Contractors Shirts in Case They Start Thinking They're Employees: Report

The documents say Google has implemented these rules to guard against “code of conduct” violations, security issues, and “co-employment” concerns. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/internal-google-docs-warn-not-to-gift-contractors-shirts-in-case-they-start-thinking-theyre-employees-report/

Permafrost Melt Could Destroy a Third of All Arctic Infrastructure, Affecting as Many as 4 Million People

The glue that has held the Arctic together for millennia is being dissolved by climate change, right down to the ground beneath millions of people’s feet. from gizmodo http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2018/12/permafrost-melt-could-destroy-a-third-of-all-arctic-infrastructure-affecting-as-many-as-4-million-people/

Five Questions For… Seong Park at MongoDB

MongoDB came onto the scene alongside a number of data management technologies, all of which emerged on the basis of: “You don’t need to use a relational database for that.” Back in the day, SQL-based approaches became the only game in town first due to the way they handled storage challenges, and then a bunch of open source developers came along and wrecked everything. So we are told. Having firmly established itself in the market and proved that it can deliver scale ( Fortnite is a flagship customer), the company is nonetheless needing to move with the times. Having spoken to  Seong Park , VP of Product Marketing & Developer Advocacy, several times over the past 6 weeks, I thought it was worth capturing the essence of our conversations.   Q1: How do you engage with developers that is the same, or different to data-oriented engineers? Traditionally these have been two separate groups to be treated separately, is this how you see things? MongoDB began as the solution to a pro