Digital Marketing
Coronavirus: ‘We use an egg timer to remind staff to wash hands’
Image copyright Robert Mills Image caption Shai Aharony’s company is taking hand washing very seriously The government has said that up to a fifth of the UK workforce could be off sick in a major coronavirus outbreak.So how are businesses around the world coping as the deadly virus spreads?1. Egg timer reminder for hand washingThe…
Here’s a Timeline of the Debate About How to Pronounce GIF
The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while it has swelled or dipped, the debate over how to pronounce the acronym for those minute looping animations became a thing once the GIF really took off. Is it a hard g like in graphics?…
China turns to online car sales as coronavirus spreads
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Geely is China’s largest privately-owned car maker More automakers are selling cars online in China as worried consumers stay away from showrooms to stop the spread of the coronavirus.Chinese carmaker Geely is the latest to launch a new online service to try to boost sales in the country.It joins…
‘They’re in a World of Hurt.’ 39 States to Investigate Juul’s Marketing Tactics
(HARTFORD, Conn.) — A coalition of 39 states will look into the marketing and sales of vaping products by Juul Labs, including whether the company targeted youths and made misleading claims about nicotine content in its devices, officials announced Tuesday. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Florida, Nevada, Oregon and Texas said they will lead the multi-state…
Solari boards: The disappearing sound of airports
Image caption Eileen Lim and Nicole Lee at Changi Airport Terminal 2 in Singapore As day turns to night in Singapore’s Changi Airport, a queue of people wait patiently for a picture with an old star.They leave their bags by a bench, turn their cameras on themselves, and pose for a photo.Some smile; some jump…
‘Porn block’ companies seek £3m in damages
Image copyright AFP Four companies that were developing age verification schemes for pornography websites are seeking damages after the government scrapped the idea. The plans would have forced adult websites to verify users’ ages or face being blocked in the UK. Culture Secretary Baroness Morgan scrapped the scheme in October 2019 amid a wave of…
Women hold third of board roles at FTSE 100 firms
Image copyright Getty Images One in three board positions at the UK’s biggest companies is now held by a woman, a government-backed review has found.The Hampton-Alexander Review latest report found 349 women currently sit on boards at FTSE 100 firms.The government said the review’s “fantastic work” had seen it hit the target almost a year…
Ring doorbell ‘gives Facebook and Google user data’
Image copyright Amazon Ring Image caption The app launched in the US in May 2018 Ring doorbells are providing customer data to companies such as Facebook and Google, an investigation suggests.The Electronic Frontier Foundation found the Ring app was “packed” with third-party tracking, sending out customers’ personally identifiable information.Five companies were receiving a range of…
Donald Trump’s Suite of Power
Donald Trump’s Suite of Power Trump International Hotel is the epicenter of the President’s business interests in D.C. How the President’s D.C. outpost became a dealmaker’s paradise for diplomats, lobbyists and insiders By ALEX ALTMANPhotographs by CHRISTOPHER MORRIS—VII for TIME At the bar of the Trump International Hotel in Washington, you can order a crystal…
Why We’re All So Worried About Having Too Little Time
In the 2010s, we worried about too much stuff. A growing awareness of consumerism’s effect on the environment and a desire to broadcast our lives on social media led us to prioritize experience over things, and millions turned to Marie Kondo and minimalism. Now we’ve started to worry about something new: too little time. Psychologists…