A Social Take On Social Selling
Forrester IT
APRIL 11, 2018
Social selling is one of my B2B Marketing and Sales team’s top inquiry topics. We’ve also helped numerous clients plan and execute effective social selling programs.
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Social Learning Inspires Better Outcomes
Forrester IT
SEPTEMBER 18, 2019
An effective learning program can drive business results and power your transformation efforts. But only 26% of information workers report that current training offerings help them perform better. There’s a clear gap between what employees need and what employers deliver.
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Microsoft reports investments in banks, funds and other programs supporting Black-owned companies
GeekWire
DECEMBER 14, 2021
based software and cloud giant offered an upbeat report, saying that in some cases programs that were expected to take years to build up have been accomplished in a matter of 18 months. Microsoft reports that it has reached its goal of committing $100 million to mission-driven banks, which provide capital to diverse communities.
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Facebook launches Hacker Plus loyalty program and FBDL bug description language
Venture Beast
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Facebook is launching a new loyalty program for white-hat hackers, and a new description language designed to standardize the process for reporting bugs. Read More.
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How social justice slideshows took over Instagram
Vox
AUGUST 12, 2020
It no longer felt appropriate — even for celebrities and influencers, who tend to exist unfazed by current events — to skip over politics and resume regular programming. The way Hu describes it, in spite of the massive interest toward social justice slideshows, Instagram’s algorithm “actively fights against it.”
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Amazon’s digital comic platform Comixology reportedly lays off employees
GeekWire
JANUARY 19, 2023
Amazon has laid off employees at its Comixology service , according to reports from former workers. News spread via social media Wednesday that much of the Comixology team had been let go, with some of the former employees alleging that the department had been reduced by as much as 75%. A comic read via Comixology, on an iPad.
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Can ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ and other tabletop games help youth build social skills?
GeekWire
MARCH 25, 2023
(Game to Grow Image) A new whitepaper from two Seattle organizations exhibits research into how tabletop roleplaying games, such as Wizards of the Coast’s Dungeons & Dragons , can be used to help children and teenagers develop their social skills. ” The use of role-playing exercises for therapy goes back over a century. .”
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Social services provider uses artificial intelligence to provide genuine help
CIO Business Intelligence
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
For Colsubsidio , a non-profit provider of a wide array of social services in Colombia, the recent pandemic underscored the need to respond quickly to a major crisis to diminish the harm felt by communities with limited resources. Each unit has the extensive power to use the app to create reports, dashboards, and advanced analytics models.
Seattle Schools vs. Social Media: What’s at stake in the suit against TikTok, Instagram, and others
GeekWire
JANUARY 14, 2023
As a tech reporter based in Seattle, that certainly got my attention, and I wasn’t alone. Here are some of the key points to know: Seattle Public Schools is suing the social media giants for damages stemming from what the suit describes as a youth mental health crisis in Seattle and across the country. .” TIKTOK INC.,
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Why Microsoft would want to acquire Discord, which is reportedly exploring a $10B-plus sale
GeekWire
MARCH 22, 2021
VentureBeat’s Dean Takahashi reported Monday that Discord is in final negotiations about a sale with an unspecified buyer, and has been in “active discussions” with a few others. Update: Bloomberg reports that Microsoft is “in the running” for a deal to acquire Discord. (Discord Image).
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ESG reporting: Carbon in the cloud
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 15, 2024
Environment, social, and governance (ESG) concerns have become increasingly important for all organizations. As many organizations shift services from in-house datacenters to external cloud services, the potential for reduced power consumption and reduced carbon emissions presents an opportunity to report improvements in ESG.
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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.
Vox
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.
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For the love of gaming: Husband and wife co-founders raise $2.6M for social platform Game Jolt
GeekWire
OCTOBER 8, 2021
Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine are growing Seattle-based Game Jolt and raising new funding. Games Beat previously reported the news. Game Jolt co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine. Game Jolt Photo).
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Energize a Center of Excellence that Empowers Citizen Data Scientists
Social, Agile and Transformation
MARCH 15, 2021
Lots of organizations have seen the benefits of citizen data science and self-service BI programs. Instead of waiting for a centralized IT or data science team to produce analysis, dashboards, and reports, citizen data scientists are given tools like Tableau and Microsoft Power BI to develop, support, and enhance these capabilities.
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Seattle school cuts a bold new STEM program, showing challenges of reimagining education
GeekWire
JUNE 1, 2023
This spring, Seattle Public Schools announced that due to budget cuts, it can no longer afford the program. TAF Photo) TAF offers an equity-driven STEM program focused on critical thinking and project-based learning. TAF has a less-intensive model called the STEMbyTAF School Transformation program.
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PwC develops solution for automated CSRD reporting
CIO Business Intelligence
JULY 10, 2024
In Europe, this attitude has become law, with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mandating that companies disclose its Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) efforts in annual reports, based on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS).
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How Can CIOs Prepare Their Workers For Tomorrow?
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 5, 2021
One reason might be that traditional higher-education curricula and programs are still based on traditional approaches to learning, rather than transitioning and promoting digital literacy across the entire curriculum. So how are CIOs going to fix this problem? This means to work with companies and individuals as stakeholder representatives.
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A new EV car-sharing program in Seattle aims to reach underserved communities with co-op model
GeekWire
AUGUST 19, 2024
The social justice organization is based in Seattle’s Central District and supports a diverse local population, including many lower-income residents. This month, the Department of Commerce launched a program providing instant rebates to low-income drivers, enabling some people to lease an EV for roughly $100 a month.
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Cybersecurity: Too Often Overlooked is the Impact to the Individual
CTOvision
MARCH 18, 2015
This week, my parents informed me that they had been victims of identity theft due to another recent high profile breach that exposed their personal information, including social security numbers. It turns out that two tax returns had been filed using their social security numbers and the refunds have been claimed.
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Amazon Web Services launches $40M initiative that aims to reduce health inequities
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
The new global program, announced Monday, will operate in parallel to another launched in early 2020 to support COVID-19 diagnostics research and development. AWS has supported 87 organizations in 17 countries through that program, the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative. “Addressing social determinants of health.”
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Wall Street doesn’t care about the Facebook leaks. Mark Zuckerberg does.
Vox
OCTOBER 25, 2021
But a recent deluge of damning reports about Facebook that first appeared in the Wall Street Journal — from how the company’s products impact users’ mental health to how it contributed to political polarization in the buildup to the January 6 Capitol riots — is clearly frustrating CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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Start-ups display innovative solutions to telco business problems at DTW
TM Forum
AUGUST 19, 2022
Next20 startup program. The Next20 program provides a forum to start-ups that are developing new technologies to solve some of the most pressing issues facing the telecoms industry. 20-22 September | Digital Transformation World 2022.
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CISA Warns of Phone Scammers Impersonating Agency Employees
SecureWorld News
JUNE 17, 2024
"Organizations can leverage CISA's guidelines by regularly updating employees on common scam tactics, implementing verification procedures, and establishing clear reporting methods for suspicious calls." RELATED: The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks ] Follow SecureWorld News for more stories related to cybersecurity.
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COVID-19 accelerates tech solutions for lonely seniors, addressing ‘double pandemic’ of isolation
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
Pre-pandemic, some 43% of adults aged 60 and older reported feeling lonely, according to a national study. ” The program, officially known as Assistance from a Distance, will be offered through Miami-based startup Papa. Some programs are providing seniors prepaid cell phones. And then it got worse.
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9 ways to make the tech sector more equitable: New study examines Washington state workforce
GeekWire
JULY 17, 2021
Washington state’s direct tech employment jumped by more than 70% from 2013 to 2019, but workers haven’t benefited equally from the sector’s growth, a new report finds. Here’s a condensed version of the report’s nine recommendations. Graphic: OneAmerica). Caldwell.
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PCI compliance: The best defense is a great defense
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 16, 2023
is designed to help to defend against the three most common attack vectors identified in Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). Researchers for the 2023 DBIR identified system intrusion, social engineering and basic web application attacks as the most common attack patterns that led to breaches and data theft.
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Techstars CEO responds to former Seattle managing director, tells him to check his facts
GeekWire
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
DeVore published his post Wednesday following news that Techstars was shutting down its Seattle program amid other changes at the global accelerator company. The program just held its 15th Demo Day last month. Techstars, founded in 2006, is also pausing operations in Austin, TechCrunch reported in December.
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Amazon says 19,000 employees tested positive for COVID-19 as it reveals pandemic data for first time
GeekWire
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Amazon first announced in April that it was assembling a team of its own workers with a variety of skills, including research scientists, program managers, software engineers and procurement specialists, to start building out testing capacity. An in-house pilot testing program for employees was confirmed in May. Amazon Photo).
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Seattle podcast monetization startup Glow, a spinout of PSL, acquired by hosting platform Libsyn
GeekWire
APRIL 12, 2021
Glow launched in June 2019 with a way to help podcasters make money through membership programs. The social media-style product was co-founded by Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson. advertising revenue nears $1 billion, according to a July 2020 report from the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PwC. Glow raised $2.3
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Loot is a viral social network that looks like nothing you’ve ever seen
The Verge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2021
Later he created Peach , a pop-up social network that remained beloved by its users far after its brief moment in the spotlight faded. In December, he began to teach himself Solidity, the programming language for creating smart contracts on Ethereum. Hofmann was one of them.
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School district south of Seattle cancels classes Monday due to cyberattack
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 8, 2024
While managing large amounts of sensitive information, districts typically lack the funds to install robust cybersecurity programs. Department of Education released a report called K-12 Digital Infrastructure Brief: Defensible and Resilient that addressed online security and privacy in the schools. In August 2023, CISA and the U.S.
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How we’re driving sustainable impact for business and society
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 23, 2023
For decades, we’ve been investing in innovation, partnerships, and programs that apply our technology, scale, and talented workforce to drive human progress – all intending to have a measurable influence on some of the complex challenges important to our business, customers, the communities we serve and society at large.
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Don’t gamble with your identity verification practices
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 16, 2023
But casino gaming companies MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment were caught short in this area in recent weeks by hackers using identity-based and social engineering attacks that spoofed identity to gain access to secure systems. According to reports, MGM and Caesars were both customers of identity management company Okta.
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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 20, 2022
In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. How do enterprises combat these threats at a broader scale and prevent persistent phishing attempts?
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Amazon’s online grocery sales triple in Q2 as more people get food delivered amid pandemic
GeekWire
JULY 30, 2020
Amazon revealed the growth rate as part of its second quarter earnings report. The Seattle-based company blew past analyst expectations, reporting $88.9 Customers are relying on Amazon for online shopping as physical stores are closed or operating under social distancing mandates due to the health crisis.
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AI as a catalyst for ESG: Empowering CIOs to drive sustainable innovation
CIO Business Intelligence
OCTOBER 10, 2024
In today’s fast-evolving business landscape, environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria have become fundamental to corporate responsibility and long-term success. Blockchain’s decentralized and immutable nature makes it an ideal solution for improving compliance and building trust in ESG reporting.
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The chaotic and cinematic MGM casino hack, explained
Vox
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
And it may have all started with a phone call, if reports citing the hackers themselves are to be believed. For the next several days, reports said everything from hotel room digital keys to slot machines weren’t working. ALPHV/BlackCat is denying parts of these reports, especially the slot machine hacking attempt.
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IT leaders turn to HBCUs for future IT talent
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 19, 2024
So NCDIT officials took action, creating an internship program for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) students, a move that would open up for the organization a new pipeline for talent traditionally underrepresented in the IT industry. The HBCU internship program launched in 2023.
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UW jumps to No. 8 in global ranking of best universities; computer science among top subjects
GeekWire
OCTOBER 21, 2020
News & World Report, beating out such prestigious institutions as Princeton, Yale and Johns Hopkins. It’s especially gratifying to see the work of outstanding programs like infectious diseases and immunology listed among the very best in the world at a time when we need discovery and innovation in these areas more than ever.”.
Google will pay top execs $1 million each after declining to boost workers’ pay
The Verge
JANUARY 4, 2022
All four executives are eligible to “participate in a maximum $2,000,000 annual bonus program, based on contributions to Google’s performance against social and environmental goals for 2022,” according to the filing. Each person has also been granted stock awards with target values in the millions of dollars.
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Blue Origin gets ready to test its suborbital spaceship with COVID-19 safety in mind
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
And that’s not the only new experiment for Blue Origin’s five-year-old New Shepard flight test program: This 13th test flight will be the first to be flown since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, and the first to include extra COVID-19 safety measures. Both payload flights were funded by NASA’s Flight Opportunities program.
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INE Security Alert: The Steep Cost of Neglecting Cybersecurity Training
CIO Business Intelligence
AUGUST 20, 2024
million dollars in 2023, a 10% spike over the previous year, according to a recent IBM report. The same report illuminates the value of a robust cybersecurity staff, showing a majority of those breached were short-staffed in cybersecurity, and experienced an average loss of $1.76 The average cost of a data breach ballooned to $4.88
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ChatGPT: What are the Implications for Infosec?
SecureWorld News
DECEMBER 20, 2022
"I have used it to help with writing remediation tips for pentest reports. The script I saw it writes is very entry level, no complex programming logic and I think anyone who took the first two years of a computer science program can do it. I’m not a pro by any means but it’s been very helpful in helping me debug programs.
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This Seattle fintech startup just raised $11M on Zoom and shifted to a fully distributed workforce
GeekWire
OCTOBER 20, 2020
The Possible Finance team, before social distancing. Borrowers have more time to pay back the money in installments and the repayments are reported to the credit agencies, helping people rebuild their credit. Possible Finance Photo). Possible Finance was growing fast and ready to raise more venture capital. Then COVID-19 hit.
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