Facebook is launching a new location-based service called Facebook Places that allows users to check-in at locations and share their location with friends. The service aggregates check-ins onto users' profiles and the Places Page for that location. Places presents opportunities for brands to engage with customers, gain insights from data on user locations and activities, and target ads locally. It also brings challenges around privacy and monitoring locations for negative brand sentiment.
•Overview of Facebook Places
•Implications for Users
•Implications for Brands
•How Brands Can Use Places
•Setting Up a Places Page
•Brands & Apps Using Places
•Appendix
Facebook & Yahoo! are both launching ad formats designed to turn word of mouth into paid marketing. What are the opportunities for brands, and what are the dangers?
Facebook and Beyond - Lessons for Brand Engagement with Social CustomersLithium
Based on a 2011 social customer survey of our clients, Lithium presents the current state of customer communities and the social web, explores life beyond Likes and Tweets, and reveals what’s next for social CRM and social strategies in 2011. Dive into what brands expect from their investments in social networking sites, how and when they integrate community with social media, how they measure success, and what they hope for from social media in the future. Learn how brands are using both customer communities and their Facebook presence together to build trust, peer-to-peer engagement, pre- and post-sales support, to drive awareness, and to disseminate marketing messages.
Facebook advertising
Advice
- How to build a successful Facebook campaign
Buying
- Give estimations for the expected amount of clicks/views
- Billing Facebook
- Setting up premium ad campaigns
Campaign management
- Analyzing
- Monitoring
- Optimizing: Intelligent targeting, target on friends of “likes”
Fan pages
Design and development
Applications and gadget implementations
F Connect (connecting websites to Facebook)
Building and moderate communities
•Overview of Facebook Places
•Implications for Users
•Implications for Brands
•How Brands Can Use Places
•Setting Up a Places Page
•Brands & Apps Using Places
•Appendix
Facebook & Yahoo! are both launching ad formats designed to turn word of mouth into paid marketing. What are the opportunities for brands, and what are the dangers?
Facebook and Beyond - Lessons for Brand Engagement with Social CustomersLithium
Based on a 2011 social customer survey of our clients, Lithium presents the current state of customer communities and the social web, explores life beyond Likes and Tweets, and reveals what’s next for social CRM and social strategies in 2011. Dive into what brands expect from their investments in social networking sites, how and when they integrate community with social media, how they measure success, and what they hope for from social media in the future. Learn how brands are using both customer communities and their Facebook presence together to build trust, peer-to-peer engagement, pre- and post-sales support, to drive awareness, and to disseminate marketing messages.
Facebook advertising
Advice
- How to build a successful Facebook campaign
Buying
- Give estimations for the expected amount of clicks/views
- Billing Facebook
- Setting up premium ad campaigns
Campaign management
- Analyzing
- Monitoring
- Optimizing: Intelligent targeting, target on friends of “likes”
Fan pages
Design and development
Applications and gadget implementations
F Connect (connecting websites to Facebook)
Building and moderate communities
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The Power of_Like - How Social Marketing WorksBoris Loukanov
ANDREW LIPSMAN VP, Marketing, comScore
GRAHAM MUDD, Head of Measurement Partnerships, Facebook
Carmela Aquin, Senior Marketing Manager, comScore
Patric Kemp, Senior Data Analyst, comScore
Social vs Facebook. Is the Facebook page enough as a digital channel for a br...Tribal Fusion
Tom Roychoudhary from chief innovations officer, MCN Middle East Communications, presentation from Tribal Fusion Big Digital Landscape Event in Dubai, May 2012.
La compañía ComScure en colaboración con Facebook ha elaborado el informe "The power of Like" un estudio dónde analiza el alcance e influencia del contenido de los perfiles de las marcas presentes en Facebook. (inglés)
As gender roles and responsibilities evolve, we set out to understand the collaborative effect of couples on household shopping. This report reveals our findings on team shopping and the importance of being a team-friendly brand.
En España no hay ningún lugar tan íntimamente ligado a la Historia de la Monarquía como nuestra ciudad. Aunque algunos reyes anteriores y sus familias ya tuvieran aquí palacios de recreo, fue Felipe II, quién convirtió a Madrid en ciudad “real”. Esto supuso que muchos de nuestros monumentos, edificios religiosos y todo tipo de instituciones públicas y privadas adoptaran ese apellido.
Another year has passed, and that means another look back at our own predictions on the trends that shaped our industry. Take a look at our 2014 report card and our thoughts on what's to come this year in the areas of shopping, media, technology, and consumer trends.
Our major goal is to help you achieve your academic goals. We are commited to helping you get top grades in your academic papers.We desire to help you come up with great essays that meet your lecturer's expectations.Contact us now at http://www.premiumessays.net/
The Power of_Like - How Social Marketing WorksBoris Loukanov
ANDREW LIPSMAN VP, Marketing, comScore
GRAHAM MUDD, Head of Measurement Partnerships, Facebook
Carmela Aquin, Senior Marketing Manager, comScore
Patric Kemp, Senior Data Analyst, comScore
Social vs Facebook. Is the Facebook page enough as a digital channel for a br...Tribal Fusion
Tom Roychoudhary from chief innovations officer, MCN Middle East Communications, presentation from Tribal Fusion Big Digital Landscape Event in Dubai, May 2012.
La compañía ComScure en colaboración con Facebook ha elaborado el informe "The power of Like" un estudio dónde analiza el alcance e influencia del contenido de los perfiles de las marcas presentes en Facebook. (inglés)
As gender roles and responsibilities evolve, we set out to understand the collaborative effect of couples on household shopping. This report reveals our findings on team shopping and the importance of being a team-friendly brand.
En España no hay ningún lugar tan íntimamente ligado a la Historia de la Monarquía como nuestra ciudad. Aunque algunos reyes anteriores y sus familias ya tuvieran aquí palacios de recreo, fue Felipe II, quién convirtió a Madrid en ciudad “real”. Esto supuso que muchos de nuestros monumentos, edificios religiosos y todo tipo de instituciones públicas y privadas adoptaran ese apellido.
Another year has passed, and that means another look back at our own predictions on the trends that shaped our industry. Take a look at our 2014 report card and our thoughts on what's to come this year in the areas of shopping, media, technology, and consumer trends.
Facebook Strategy Shift to Reach & FrequencyTom Edwards
Facebook recently instituted some major changes to their platform that greatly affect marketers. To help you navigate this shift, I have created a white paper that will help substantially.
The overarching point you need to understand is that organic Facebook reach is being reduced dramatically and it will cost you to reach your own audience. Facebook is now less about brand-published content being the sole driver of engagement. You must pay to amplify your content and you must create multiple variations of your content based on targeting different segments of your audience.
There is a “digital” opportunities universe and a wide variety of actions brands can do. You can effectively build your content strategy where you know your brand and your goals well, and when you know and understand your small audience groups.
Michael Mangi, Senior Vice President of Interactive Technology at Social@Ogilvy, and Peter Fasano, Managing Director of Social@Ogilvy North America, review the key announcements from the F8 2015 conference and the implications each has for brands and the industry as a whole.
Three billion people click "Like" everyday! Here's a quick and dirty overview on Facebook and ideas on how brands can use Facebook to engage and interact with their consumers and fans!
Today, as attention spans decrease and clutter increases, good content is the only way for brands to connect with the right people at the right time. But content marketing is not easy. And it's not luck. In this session at the CTAM Think conference, 22squared's Chris Tuff will explore how content has evolved and share strategies for creating compelling content that engages consumers, compliments traditional channels, and delivers greater value for brands.
- Chris Tuff, SVP, Director of Emerging Media and Partnerships, 22squared (@christuff, @22squared, #CTAMThink)
Trend-watching is a perennial buzzword for brands and retailers, but rarely is its full power harnessed successfully. This presentation for the 14th Annual Shopper Insights in Action conference outlines the "trend commandments" to follow for success in identifying and taking advantage of industry trends.
- Jen Grant, SVP, Director of Brand Planning, 22squared (@jengrsnap1, @22squared, @Shopper360, #Shopper360)
- David Yeend, VP, Planning Director, 22squared (@davidyeend)
Hello friends,
Yes, it’s that time of year again: a time for fruitcake, impassable traffic outside shopping malls, and the frantic search for the perfect gift. It’s also the time of year for that ubiquitous agency output — the trend piece.
I’ve generally found that these ponderous tomes have a shelf life roughly equivalent to the fruitcake mentioned above. After that, they become great paperweights or door-stoppers. Which is a shame, because a lot of time, sweat equity, and research go into developing them.
We often remark that 22squared is a different kind of agency — nimble, independent, collaborative — so it’s only fitting that we think about trends a little differently. We’re driven by a radical idea: that we should hold ourselves accountable for our lofty trend predictions.
Rather than creating a massive trend review and sending it out into the ether, never to be discussed again (until next’s years assignment rolls around), we wanted to revisit predictions we made at the outset of the year and see how close we came to gauging the future.
This is not to pat ourselves on the back if we were dead-on, or shame ourselves if we were dead-wrong, but rather to make sure we’re always building upon our learnings. At the end of the day, we believe trends are organic things: not a static fact at a certain moment in time, but living, evolving, shifting patterns that shape and guide the world we live in. It’s by charting the course of these predictions over time that we can begin to see (and harness) the impact they make on our clients’ businesses, and thus know what to look for in the coming year.
This piece has been a true collaboration, both within the Brand Planning department and across disciplines here at 22squared. We hope you’ll enjoy reading it as much as we enjoyed pulling it together. We also sincerely hope that, as the new year rolls around, you won’t be using this as a door-stopper, but rather referencing it throughout the year to see how we stack up for next year’s trends time capsule.
Happy holidays, and happy reading -
Jen Grant, SVP, Director of Brand Planning, 22squared
Welcome, intruder: The art and science of connecting to consumers22squared
What’s the future of broadcast storytelling? How about online pre-roll? Is a hashtag effective? Why are the wrong metrics being prioritized? Is there a formula to viral success? Should we stop using the word viral all together? 22squared's EVP, Chief Creative Director John Stapleton and SVP, Director of Earned and Emerging Media Chris Tuff will address these topics and provide 10 techniques to improve your content and help you craft a less invasive path to your target consumers.
- John Stapleton, EVP, Chief Creative Director, 22squared (@jstapleton)
- Chris Tuff, SVP, Director of Earned & Emerging Media, 22squared (@christuff)
@22squared
@AMAAtlanta (http://www.ama-atlanta.com)
@AtlantaIMA (https://twitter.com/AtlantaIMA)
#welcomeintruder
How Southeast Toyota Dealers Mastered Local at Scale on Facebook22squared
All retail brands struggle with how to leverage the complex and ever-changing social platforms for local retailers. Using client Southeast Toyota Distributors as a case study, 22squared's Chris Tuff, Southeast Toyota's Julie Tullis and BLiNQ Media's Dave Williams will discuss how brands and marketers can best stay ahead of the evolving social platforms, as well as why they chose Facebook as the foundation for creating true word-of-mouth on behalf of dealers. They will address creative, attribution, ROI, local at scale, how to use paid to scale WOM and share 10 sure-fire techniques for brands to win locally on Facebook.
- Chris Tuff, SVP, Director of Earned & Emerging Media, 22squared (@christuff, @22squared)
- Julie Tullis, Marketing Communications Manager, Southeast Toyota Distributors (@julietullis, @SoutheastToyota)
- Dave Williams, Founder & CEO, BLiNQ Media (@Dave360, @BLiNQMedia)
Breaking through the clutter: Using content, analytics and paid to achieve RO...22squared
The competition for consumer attention between brands is at an all-time high, and social media platforms get more complicated everyday, making it a daunting task for brands and small businesses to understand what it takes to drive awareness, engagement and sales. To achieve true ROI via platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, you need art and science. 22squared's Chris Tuff will simplify the newest platform technologies and offerings, discuss the nuances of the new marketing analytics, and provide 10 strategies for brands to create compelling content that spans multiple platforms and leverages paid to reach the right audiences, move product and drive true ROI.
- Chris Tuff, SVP, Director of Earned & Emerging Media, 22squared
- @christuff
- @22squared
- #socialfresh
- http://socialfreshconference.com
A search for "Facebook Fatigue” on Google yields 48 million results, and Google Trends shows that the search term has never seen more volume than it did last month. In a February 5 survey of U.S. adults ages 18 and over by the Pew Research Center, 34% of current Facebook users said that the amount of time they spend on Facebook has decreased over the past year, with the number jumping to 42% for those adults ages 18 to 29.
However, with comScroe recently reporting that Facebook is the #1 website in terms of total digital time spent (at 10.8%), with 83% market share of time spent on social networks, are people saying one thing but doing another? How much of a threat are other social networks like Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest? What about the new sensation, Pheed, which recently rocketed to the #1 position in terms of most downloaded social networking app on Apples’ iTunes charts, are marketers concerned? What have they been experiencing in terms of engagement on Facebook? While Facebook Fatigue has long been a concern (“Why Do We Have Facebook Fatigue” was a popular post by uber blogger Om Malik in July 2007), the question feels more relevant today then ever.
Our speakers each look at Facebook from a different perspective, and they are each awash in data about user opinions and marketer experiences across geographies, demographics, and devices. By looking at trends over time, our speakers will bring additional context to the rapidly evolving Facebook universe, discuss what it means for the future of Facebook and digital marketing, and answer your questions.
Participants:
- Chris Tuff, SVP, Director of Earned and Emerging Media, 22squared (@christuff, @22squared)
- Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet & American Life Project and co-author of "Networked" (@lrainie, @pewresearch)
- Rob Leathern, Founder and CEO, Optimal, Inc. (@robleathern, @OptimalSocial)
- Mike Vorhaus, President, Magid Advisors (@mikevorhaus)
- Lou Kerner, Founder and Analyst, The Social Internet Fund (moderator; @loukerner)
Dominating Scale with Facebook Technology to Drive True ROI22squared
Whether it's delivering ad buys that are contextually relevant to specific fans, or the issues with content targeting for specific fans via newsfeed posts, all brands struggle with scale. This becomes increasingly true for retailers that want a local strategy for many individual locations. Using client Southeast Toyota as an example, 22squared's Chris Tuff and Southeast Toyota's Julie Tullis will discuss how brands and marketers can best stay ahead of the ever-changing Facebook marketing environment to deliver true ROI. He will also share 10 sure-fire techniques for harnessing the power of data to take your Facebook marketing to the next level.
- Chris Tuff, SVP, Director of Earned and Emerging Media, 22squared
- Julie Tullis, Marketing Communications Manager, Southeast Toyota Distributors
(From Chris and Julie's AllFacebook Marketing Conference EAST 2012 presentation: http://www.mediabistro.com/allfacebookmarketingconferencenyc/program_day2.asp#d2at945)
Relevancy and Context: The Key to Great Mobile Experiences22squared
While we've been using the term "personal computing" for well over 40 years, the device in your pocket is really the first computer-worthy of the moniker. Consider that the typical smartphone possesses the senses of vision, audition, mechanoreception, equilibrioception, and thermoception; and they’re all backed by information regarding the user's location, friends, schedule, correspondence, etc. Now, top it off with a full-time connection to the Internet. If we define context as the sum total of everything that the user is experiencing at the moment of engagement, then the mobile device has the unique ability to gather contextual information and provide relevant content in ways never before imagined.
(From David's Digital Atlanta 2012 presentation: http://digitalatlanta2012.sched.org/speaker/davidreeves1#.UJrw7GCD2oI)
iPad Giveaways Suck: Taking Facebook contests and sweepstakes to the next level22squared
Jackson Hewitt was caught in a crowded environment, amidst a sea of big-spender competitors like H&R Block, Turbo Tax, and seasonal, local pop-up tax preparers. Jackson Hewitt developed an integrated campaign to drive brand awareness, fuel consumer conversation, and influence a once-a-year purchase decision by leveraging paid, owned and earned communication channels with 1/10th the budget of their national competition.
In this WOMM-U session, you will learn how they achieved this initial success using a delicate balance of paid, owned and earned strategies that truly scaled the WOM created from traditional campaign elements. They'll also share insights for how brands should be approaching contest and sweepstakes, including where to prioritize money spent.
Chris Tuff, SVP/Director of Earned and Emerging Media, 22squared
David Koroghlian, Director of Interactive & Social Media, Jackson Hewitt
Facebook APIs: There's More Under the Hood than Anyone Knows22squared
June 28, 2011, AllFacebook Expo presentation by Chris Tuff, VP/Social Media Director at 22squared (http://www.mediabistro.com/afexpo/program.asp).
Facebook APIs: There's More Under the Hood than Anyone Knows
What’s available through Facebook’s APIs? No one really knows. Many think that the only available statistics lie in Facebook Insights, but since Facebook opened up their Insights API, a treasure trove of data is available to agencies and brands. API dashboards from companies like AllFacebook, Socialbakers and PageLever serve as the new focus groups and using their tools, agencies are able to identify a brands’ active and engaged fanbase and parallel those segments to determine if they’re reaching brands’ target consumer, if they’re targeting these consumers with paid Facebook ads and if not, what adjustments need to be made to their engagement strategy and idea of that brands’ target consumer. This session will also examine the role of social media as it relates to brands as a whole, and explain why there is so much value for brands on Facebook. We’ll go on to discuss confusion around ad APIs and Facebook Connect APIs (what brands can access within consumer profiles), and share what else Facebook tools and insights can bring to both social media marketing and brand positioning.
Social Strategy: Why Does Strategy Get Left Behind?22squared
Don't let tactics wag your brand. It's simple, if you don't know "why" you are doing something... don't do it. Yes mobile apps, Facebook brand pages and Twitter are alluring to say the least. I'm not saying don't, just know why before you do. You can follow David on Twitter @iRollo
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending SXSW Interactive. In a nutshell, SXSWi is where all the geeks converge and talk about everything and anything digital. Surprisingly, me, my iPhone and my Mac laptop fit in well there. Who would've thought?
Anyway, this was my first year to go, so there was definitely a learning curve. There were so many speakers and topics to cover, it was quite overwhelming. But all in all, I had a blast and even learned a thing or two.
So here it goes, the thing or two I learned. Most of the stuff you might already have heard before, but it serves as a good reminder of how we should approach marketing, especially in the digital space. I've also conveniently left out all the things I learned from 5pm on (man, can geeks party).
- Kevin Botfeld, Associate Creative Director and Writer, 22squared
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Essentials of Automations: The Art of Triggers and Actions in FMESafe Software
In this second installment of our Essentials of Automations webinar series, we’ll explore the landscape of triggers and actions, guiding you through the nuances of authoring and adapting workspaces for seamless automations. Gain an understanding of the full spectrum of triggers and actions available in FME, empowering you to enhance your workspaces for efficient automation.
We’ll kick things off by showcasing the most commonly used event-based triggers, introducing you to various automation workflows like manual triggers, schedules, directory watchers, and more. Plus, see how these elements play out in real scenarios.
Whether you’re tweaking your current setup or building from the ground up, this session will arm you with the tools and insights needed to transform your FME usage into a powerhouse of productivity. Join us to discover effective strategies that simplify complex processes, enhancing your productivity and transforming your data management practices with FME. Let’s turn complexity into clarity and make your workspaces work wonders!
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
zkStudyClub - Reef: Fast Succinct Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Regex ProofsAlex Pruden
This paper presents Reef, a system for generating publicly verifiable succinct non-interactive zero-knowledge proofs that a committed document matches or does not match a regular expression. We describe applications such as proving the strength of passwords, the provenance of email despite redactions, the validity of oblivious DNS queries, and the existence of mutations in DNA. Reef supports the Perl Compatible Regular Expression syntax, including wildcards, alternation, ranges, capture groups, Kleene star, negations, and lookarounds. Reef introduces a new type of automata, Skipping Alternating Finite Automata (SAFA), that skips irrelevant parts of a document when producing proofs without undermining soundness, and instantiates SAFA with a lookup argument. Our experimental evaluation confirms that Reef can generate proofs for documents with 32M characters; the proofs are small and cheap to verify (under a second).
Paper: https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1886
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Le nuove frontiere dell'AI nell'RPA con UiPath Autopilot™UiPathCommunity
In questo evento online gratuito, organizzato dalla Community Italiana di UiPath, potrai esplorare le nuove funzionalità di Autopilot, il tool che integra l'Intelligenza Artificiale nei processi di sviluppo e utilizzo delle Automazioni.
📕 Vedremo insieme alcuni esempi dell'utilizzo di Autopilot in diversi tool della Suite UiPath:
Autopilot per Studio Web
Autopilot per Studio
Autopilot per Apps
Clipboard AI
GenAI applicata alla Document Understanding
👨🏫👨💻 Speakers:
Stefano Negro, UiPath MVPx3, RPA Tech Lead @ BSP Consultant
Flavio Martinelli, UiPath MVP 2023, Technical Account Manager @UiPath
Andrei Tasca, RPA Solutions Team Lead @NTT Data
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
Why You Should Replace Windows 11 with Nitrux Linux 3.5.0 for enhanced perfor...SOFTTECHHUB
The choice of an operating system plays a pivotal role in shaping our computing experience. For decades, Microsoft's Windows has dominated the market, offering a familiar and widely adopted platform for personal and professional use. However, as technological advancements continue to push the boundaries of innovation, alternative operating systems have emerged, challenging the status quo and offering users a fresh perspective on computing.
One such alternative that has garnered significant attention and acclaim is Nitrux Linux 3.5.0, a sleek, powerful, and user-friendly Linux distribution that promises to redefine the way we interact with our devices. With its focus on performance, security, and customization, Nitrux Linux presents a compelling case for those seeking to break free from the constraints of proprietary software and embrace the freedom and flexibility of open-source computing.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf91mobiles
91mobiles recently conducted a Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey in which we asked over 3,000 respondents about the TV they own, aspects they look at on a new TV, and their TV buying preferences.
Smart TV Buyer Insights Survey 2024 by 91mobiles.pdf
First look facebook places wtt
1. Connecting Brands to People
And Building Stronger Relationships
First Look: Facebook Places
Work that talks
2. Sharing the “Where”
The Product—Facebook Places
‣ Facebook’s location-based service, Facebook Places,
allows users to share where they are, find out where
their friends are, and discover places nearby.
‣ Users “check in” at a location either by accessing
touch.facebook.com on an HTML5 and geo-location
enabled smart phone or through Facebook’s mobile
app—initially only available on the iPhone. This check-in
action then aggregates onto the user’s News Feed and
the specific location’s Places Page. Additional
functionalities allow users to tag friends who are with
them at a Place, attach an optional status message, or
add photos.
‣ Places can be claimed by business owners. If a Place
has been merged with a Page, users will be able to
engage in two-way communication.
‣ Facebook will release an API (Application Programming
Interface) for Places with read/write capability. This
would grant third-party developers not only the
opportunity to scrape data related to Places but also the
ability to create proprietary applications built upon existing
Places data.
The Users—Facebook Mobile
‣ 500 million total users
‣ 150 million active users currently access Facebook through mobile devices
‣ People who use Facebook on mobile devices are 2x more active than non-mobile
users
‣ More than 200 mobile operators in 60 countries currently work to deploy and
promote Facebook mobile products
Source: Facebook — Press Room (facebook.com/press/info.php?statistics)
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3. User Implications
Sharing the “Where”
When users check in at a location, they can publish a status update that will
aggregate onto their wall and their network’s News Feed. Once user check in, they
can choose to tag any of their friends who are at the same location. This tagging
feature allows users to share their check-in experience with other friends who do not
have an iPhone or smart phone, expanding the overall reach of Places to all
Facebook users.
Finding Friends
Checking into a location also allows users to read any updates or see any photos that
other friends have tagged to that particular Place. Additionally, users can see if any of
their friends are at that same location with the “Here Now” feature, or if friends are
within the vicinity. Users can even receive push notifications when friends check in at
nearby venues.
Discovering New Places
Being able to see where friends check in encourages users to explore new stores,
restaurants, bars, etc. Places Pages can also function as another resource for reviews,
tips, and information about a particular venue.
Protecting User Privacy
As with other additions to Facebook’s features, privacy remains an important issue
for many users. Similar to the instant personalization roll-out that caused a stir
among privacy groups, Facebook is integrating Places into users’ settings as a default
feature where check-ins appear on users’ profiles, in News Feeds, and in the activity
stream for that Place. Moreover, friends are able to check users in without their
explicit approval. Although Facebook allows users to change this in their privacy
settings, Facebook’s decision to once again take an opt-out approach is certain to
raise more privacy concerns.
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4. Brand Implications
Shift Toward Context-Aware Marketing
The integration of a geo-location component into Facebook’s platform through
mobile devices marks the arrival of geo-location into the mainstream and reflects the
rise of the mobile space as a viable marketing channel. More importantly, national
brands now, more than ever, need to address the role of mobile within a holistic
marketing strategy.
In the larger scheme, Facebook is increasing its repository of socially relevant data
about consumers. Previously shared bits of information can now have the additional
context of where they take place. The constant, gradual increase of the amount of
contextual data on consumers signifies the paradigm shift in marketing toward a
more context-aware approach. The advancement of technology—mobile devices in
particular—and the ability to provide such context-aware, always-on type of data
present the opportunity for marketers to deliver highly targeted and tailored brand
messages to consumers.
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5. Another Communication Channel
Places will become another channel where conversations can take place. This
presents a new opportunity for brands to engage with their consumers and to drive
word of mouth and trial/consideration in an organic way. Now brands not only have
the ability to identify consumers and any opportunities in order to play a more
meaningful role in the conversation, but can do so in real-time and in person.
On the flip side, Places can also foster negative chatter and complaints. Similar to
other social media platforms, like Twitter or Yelp, Places Pages will require diligent
monitoring to quell any potential social catastrophes. Brands that are cognizant of
the potential impact of negative social chatter have the opportunity to reverse
negative brand outcomes in person. For example, if a restaurant that is actively
monitoring conversations around its brand on Facebook sees that a customer
posted a negative comment about the quality of service on their Places Page, the
restaurant would be able to address that customer’s frustrations immediately and in
person.
Addressing Scalability
Places finally answers—or at least attempts to address—the question of where local
fits within a national Facebook strategy. Since users can create a Places Page by
checking in to a location, all venues will be forced to address the audience and the
conversations that collect on these Pages. Brand Pages with only one location are
able to merge their Places Page with their brand Page. Facebook has alluded to the
development of a solution for linking multiple Places to a single page by allowing
national brands to “adopt” local Places Pages into their central Facebook Page. Until
the release of this solution, brands with multiple Places can going through a claiming
process for each individual location.
Additionally, the introduction of Facebook Places creates more paid media
opportunities in which brands can directly advertise local Places and drive users to
specific locations, providing another option for geo-targeted and relevant messages.
Another important aspect to note is the possibility of Facebook allowing additional
targeting capabilities for ads to target not only people who have checked in to a
Place but also friends of people who have checked in. Such capabilities would only
further strengthen the power of Facebook as an advertising platform.
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6. Opportunity for Branded Use of Places
A read/write API for Facebook Places will allow brands to leverage Places to build
proprietary applications and integrate them into campaigns. As Facebook asserts
itself as the most robust repository for geo-location data, proprietary, branded
applications instantly become more viable. More importantly, Facebook’s current
mainstream presence offers a scalable opportunity for brands intending to execute
geo-location and mobile marketing initiatives.
Paid, Owned, Earned, Shared Media and Advocacy
Places add another layer to paid, owned, earned, and shared media. As another piece
of owned media, Places Pages will aggregate earned media pieces such as check-ins,
geo-tagged status updates, and photos. These earned media actions also fall into the
bucket of shared media, increasing the importance of shared pieces that will spread
through users’ News Feeds. Additionally, the ability to create specific Places ad units
will provide another paid media outlet that will activate owned, earned, and shared
media interactions.
The increase in earned media further empowers brand advocates and increases the
need to engage with them and amplify their voice. The new Places data will help
brands develop a significantly more quantifiable value of a brand advocate and their
significance as drivers of in-store traffic. Thus, as brands move closer to the goal of
quantifying the true value of an advocate—and more importantly, the true value of
social media—the increase in the amount of contextual data on consumers presents
a compelling case for brands to evaluate their approach in the continually evolving
social space.
Justin Oh (@hellojustinoh) and Nathalie Espinol (@ndesp) are Social Media Strategists at 22squared.
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