Sentences with phrase «media and technologies as»

Her work explores these contradictions, working across media and technologies as well as critical texts.

They empower parents, teachers, and policymakers by providing unbiased information, trusted advice, and innovative tools to help them harness the power of media and technology as a positive force in all kids» lives.

Her work reflects a fascination with the construction of identity and the use of media and technology as tools for empowerment against censorship and repression.

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While the company has routinely disavowed being a media entity for a variety of reasons (including the fact that media companies are not valued as highly by investors as technology companies), Facebook clearly plays a huge role in how people get news and information about the world.

LinkedIn career expert Nicole Williams says entrepreneurs and individuals working in new fields such as social media or technology can especially benefit from inviting parents into their working lives, as their parents are most often confused about what their children working in these new fields do for a living.

As Nick Bilton writes in Vanity Fair, there's good reason to think the popularity of social media has peaked, with prominent Silicon Valley figures like former Facebook president Sean Parker and venture capitalist Mark Suster saying they think the technology has become addictive and unhealthy.

Despite Microsoft's remarkable financial performance, as Microsoft CEO Ballmer failed to understand and execute on the five most important technology trends of the 21stcentury: in search - losing to Google; in smartphones - losing to Apple; in mobile operating systems - losing to Google / Apple; in media - losing to Apple / Netflix; and in the cloud - losing to Amazon.

Softbank, the massive Japanese conglomerate, started as a software distributor in the 1980s, grew into a telecom giant and now spans telecommunications, e-commerce, finance, technology services, semiconductor design, media and marketing, robotics and even baseball.

And, according to NerdWallet, there is no doubt Americans» spending habits are changing, thanks to technology: «Sending money has become virtually as easy as texting, as social media apps have added payment options.»

Implement encryption technologies on desktops, laptops and removable media such as USB devices to protect your confidential information from unauthorized access.

Hearsay Social's technology enables financial professionals to collect data from the public social media feeds, such as Facebook and Twitter, of their clients.

As a founder of several start - ups, my responsibilities have ranged from CEO to marketing, finance, project management, grant writing, social media, videography, design and, most recently, technology so I could customize our websites.

Intellifusion, a Shenzhen - based AI firm that provides technology to the city's police to display the faces of jaywalkers on large LED screens at intersections, is now talking with local mobile phone carriers and social media platforms such as WeChat and Sina Weibo to develop a system where offenders will receive personal text messages as soon as they violate the rules, according to Wang Jun, the company's director of marketing solutions.

Just as DiCostanzo and Sherry have built their bikes to accommodate older bodies, they have also built Pedego to accommodate skill deficits — chiefly in technology and social media — among some of their dealers.

Jan. 6, 2006 — While much of the buzz about this year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas has centered on personal entertainment such as video - on - demand, portable media players, and giant television monitors, the four - day exhibition is also providing glimpses of the future of small business technology.

As social media and technology make data available in real time, the business landscape is quickly changing.

Successful Millennials are whizzes with technology and know how to create traction behind an initiative or act as a powerful brand ambassador using their social media skills.

As the chairman and CEO of Neutrino Media Group — an innovative multimedia and technology company — he collaborates with companies as diverse as Google, Time Warner, Yahoo, and HearsAs the chairman and CEO of Neutrino Media Group — an innovative multimedia and technology company — he collaborates with companies as diverse as Google, Time Warner, Yahoo, and Hearsas diverse as Google, Time Warner, Yahoo, and Hearsas Google, Time Warner, Yahoo, and Hearst.

Earlier in her career, Manus worked in banking and media, serving as an M&A co-director of the technology, media and telecom group for Credit Suisse Zurich.

Weaned on mobile technology, fluent in social media and networking and immersed in issues such as climate change and sustainability, Millennials seek work environments that reflect their ideals.

The Washington, D.C., digital media company brings consumers commentary on topics ranging from food to politics and technology through online brands such as Vox.com, The Verge, and Re / code.

While Google Glass is being touted as the next big thing in technology and much of the media has pulled out their pom - poms, here are a few reasons young entrepreneurs should wait to purchase the devic...

Increasingly, companies both large and small have been investing in social media strategies — either by tapping influencer networks, or adopting video editing technology to streamline marketing efforts across such platforms as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Within just a couple of years, Bankoff led a rebrand, which involved incorporating as Vox Media and launching a new technology site, the Verge.

Bell also argued in a recent essay in the Columbia Journalism Review that technology companies such as Facebook and Google should donate several billion dollars to fund a non-profit journalism entity similar to the BBC, as a way of helping to repair the media industry that they disrupted.

Predicasts» Overview of Markets and Technology (PROMT) is a one - stop database for public and private company information and industry info as found in all print media, such as trade journals, newspapers, magazines, and industry reports.

With technology and social media ruling our lives, we are becoming less opportunistic in developing our listening skills, and less socially aware of its effect on business as a competitive advantage.

Whether simplifying OTT video delivery via innovative cloud and software - as - a-service (SaaS) technologies, or powering the delivery of gigabit internet cable services, Harmonic is changing the way media companies and service providers monetize live and VOD content on every screen.

Some companies, such as PricewaterhouseCoopers and Cisco, are currently exploring formal reverse - mentoring programs that allow younger employees to train their older co-workers in things like social media and technology.

«At the end of the day, a candidate has a number in mind as to what he or she thinks is appropriate,» says Eddie R. Koller III, executive recruiter and partner at Koller Search Partners, a technology and media recruiting firm.

You need to understand the emerging platforms, he says, which means understanding the role of social media, as well as technologies altering the way we perceive entertainment, such as virtual reality and augmented reality.

Social Media and Social Recruiting Software tops the list as the number one planned technology investment of 2017, with over half (52 %) saying they plan to continue or increase investment.

«We believe that these two markets, with a combined population of approximately 27 million people and strong economic bases in the technology, media and entertainment industries, serve as an excellent platform for long - term growth,» Virgin America said in its SEC filing.

As media and technology scholar Zeynep Tufekci writes on Medium, «You are seeing fewer news items that you'd disagree with which are shared by your friends because the algorithm is not showing them to you.»

Examples of such projects providing marginal benefits are: improving financial reporting systems through better information technology, minor tweaks to supply chain logistics, cutting back on marketing or increasing low - cost advertising (like social media), «rationalization» of head count, holding average wages as low as possible, squeezing suppliers a little bit, not repatriating earnings to stave off taxation, refinancing rather than retiring debts, and the share buyback that is insensitive to a company's current stock price.

She believes the two companies would be stronger together as traditional media companies face rising competition from technology companies such as Netflix, Amazon and Google's YouTube.

He is the leader of the firm's Strategy practice for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as the UK Telecommunications, Media and Technology (TMT) practices.

Previously, Mr. Isaac was a senior editor reporting on social media companies for Re / Code and AllThingsD, and covered the decline and fall of once great technology giants like Hewlett - Packard and BlackBerry as a staff writer for WIRED.

Along with new openings and signed franchise agreements in a variety of markets, CMIT Solutions remained at the forefront of the media's attention in 2016 as we continue to act as an expert source on the most pressing technology issues of the day for businesses and consumers.

While at CIBC World Markets, Mr. Daviau also served as the Head of the Media and Telecommunications Group since 2000 and Head of the Technology Investment Banking Group in Canada since 1997.

Beyond the actual gas project and LNG sales, China's state - run shipping conglomerate COSCO has also secured a 50 percent stake in the four LNG shipping carriers serving Yamal.90 Chinese engineers and workers have been deployed to the Yamal Peninsula to help construct surrounding infrastructure, which includes a Chinese - produced polar drilling rig.91 Moreover, a Chinese oil and gas rig producer now provides Russia with about 60 percent of its imported oil rig supplies, indicating that China is becoming a dominant player in this sphere.92 Chinese media recently hailed Yamal as an example of China's construction and engineering prowess and a symbol of its transformation into an Arctic player.93 In return for China stepping into support the project, senior officials from Novatek, the main shareholder of the project, announced that the first LNG shipment would symbolically go to China.94 But a British subsidiary of Malaysia's Petronas purchased the first shipment of Yamal LNG and sold it to France's Engie, which then shipped the cargo to its Boston import facility for American use.95 Western sanctions on Novatek, Russia's largest independent national gas producer and a company with close ties to the Kremlin, made Yamal's pivot to China possible, as sanctions forced Russia to find an alternative source of investment and technology.

Mr. Frederick D. Anderson, Jr. serves as an Independent Director of the Company., Mr. Anderson serves as a Managing Director of NextEquity Partners, a firm he co-founded in July 2015, and Elevation Partners, a firm he co-founded in July 2004, focusing on venture and private equity investments in technology and digital media companies.

It's ironic that a team that was billed as an investing dream team with deep contacts in every facet of media and technology may be saved by a deal that required no contacts and little deal making or company building expertise.

As the First - Mover of entrepreneurship in the Tech field in the region, Oasis500 helps passionate and ambitious entrepreneurs start their own companies in the Tech sector, including Information Technology, Mobile Applications, Digital Media, E-commerce, Web Development, Software development, and Hardware and Electronics Design.

As part of our digital expertise, we have assembled best - in - class digital resources to support our partner companies across social media, user experience design, platform technology and beyond.

It is not surprising that ISIS would begin to adapt to using cryptocurrencies as a way to receive funds; the group has proven to be quite skillful with technology and social media.

Prior to joining OMERS Ventures, Mr. Ruffolo was a Partner at Deloitte, as well as the Global Thought Leader, the Global Tax Leader and the Canadian Industry Leader for Deloitte's Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) practice.

Using PRIME's proprietary social media analytics methods and technology, the research firm identified 13 million relevant social media posts from March 2013 to December 2013 on the subject of mobile payment innovation in the context of MasterCard and its industry peers; sentiment analysis shows the majority of posts were driven by news - story sharing 92 % positive / factual, only 8 % negative tone overall which is a reflection of the original content as it appeared in traditional news outlets.

Indra is a world leader in the development of end - to - end technology solutions in fields such as Defense and Security, Transport and Traffic, Energy and Industry, Telecommunications and Media, Financial Services, Electoral Processes, and Public Administrations and Healthcare, Through its Minsait unit, it addresses the challenges of digital transformation.

A new partnership between next - generation web browser Brave and the Dow Jones Media Group could introduce new forms of content to online users as well as advance blockchain - based payment technology.