"Aren't you bored yet? The challenges of niche blogging" - including tips on growing your readership and creating original content.
Presentation given at The Hive European Blog Conference, May 2013
Communicating with Your Audience in 140 CharactersJenni Fuchs
Museums are increasingly using social media like Twitter to engage audiences. Twitter allows short messages of 140 characters and public conversations through hashtags. It benefits museums by providing an alternative communication channel and opportunities for user-generated content. However, communicating in only 140 characters poses challenges like using abbreviations. Museums can use Twitter for day-to-day updates, live events, and hashtag campaigns. The presentation provides advice on developing a Twitter strategy and maintaining a presence without neglecting the platform.
'Generic Learning Outcomes' as a strategic tool for evaluating learning impactJenni Fuchs
"'Generic Learning Outcomes' as a strategic tool for evaluating learning impact" - Research paper presented at the ICOM CECA Conference 'Thinking, Evaluating, Re-thinking' in Rome, October 2006
Culture and Religion in Expatriate CongregationsJenni Fuchs
"Culture and Religion in Expatriate Congregations", presented at the Research Seminar in European Ethnology, hosted by the Open University in Milton Keynes, January 2003
Prototype Evaluation as a Strategic ToolJenni Fuchs
"The Connect Gallery: Using prototype evaluation as a strategic tool in the design process of interactives", presented at the VSG Summer School Conference in Edinburgh, June 2007 & a VSG Seminar in Cardiff, November 2007
The impact of exhibition evaluation on setting priorities for museum educationJenni Fuchs
"'Extremes: Life in Subarctic Canada' - The impact of exhibition evaluation on setting priorities for museum education" Research paper presented at the ICOM CECA Conference 'Museum Education in a Global Context: Priorities and Processes' in Reykjavik, October 2009
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
Communicating with Your Audience in 140 CharactersJenni Fuchs
Museums are increasingly using social media like Twitter to engage audiences. Twitter allows short messages of 140 characters and public conversations through hashtags. It benefits museums by providing an alternative communication channel and opportunities for user-generated content. However, communicating in only 140 characters poses challenges like using abbreviations. Museums can use Twitter for day-to-day updates, live events, and hashtag campaigns. The presentation provides advice on developing a Twitter strategy and maintaining a presence without neglecting the platform.
'Generic Learning Outcomes' as a strategic tool for evaluating learning impactJenni Fuchs
"'Generic Learning Outcomes' as a strategic tool for evaluating learning impact" - Research paper presented at the ICOM CECA Conference 'Thinking, Evaluating, Re-thinking' in Rome, October 2006
Culture and Religion in Expatriate CongregationsJenni Fuchs
"Culture and Religion in Expatriate Congregations", presented at the Research Seminar in European Ethnology, hosted by the Open University in Milton Keynes, January 2003
Prototype Evaluation as a Strategic ToolJenni Fuchs
"The Connect Gallery: Using prototype evaluation as a strategic tool in the design process of interactives", presented at the VSG Summer School Conference in Edinburgh, June 2007 & a VSG Seminar in Cardiff, November 2007
The impact of exhibition evaluation on setting priorities for museum educationJenni Fuchs
"'Extremes: Life in Subarctic Canada' - The impact of exhibition evaluation on setting priorities for museum education" Research paper presented at the ICOM CECA Conference 'Museum Education in a Global Context: Priorities and Processes' in Reykjavik, October 2009
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Salesforce Integration for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions A...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
leewayhertz.com-AI in predictive maintenance Use cases technologies benefits ...alexjohnson7307
Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
Skybuffer AI: Advanced Conversational and Generative AI Solution on SAP Busin...Tatiana Kojar
Skybuffer AI, built on the robust SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), is the latest and most advanced version of our AI development, reaffirming our commitment to delivering top-tier AI solutions. Skybuffer AI harnesses all the innovative capabilities of the SAP BTP in the AI domain, from Conversational AI to cutting-edge Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It also helps SAP customers safeguard their investments into SAP Conversational AI and ensure a seamless, one-click transition to SAP Business AI.
With Skybuffer AI, various AI models can be integrated into a single communication channel such as Microsoft Teams. This integration empowers business users with insights drawn from SAP backend systems, enterprise documents, and the expansive knowledge of Generative AI. And the best part of it is that it is all managed through our intuitive no-code Action Server interface, requiring no extensive coding knowledge and making the advanced AI accessible to more users.
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing.pdfssuserfac0301
Read Taking AI to the Next Level in Manufacturing to gain insights on AI adoption in the manufacturing industry, such as:
1. How quickly AI is being implemented in manufacturing.
2. Which barriers stand in the way of AI adoption.
3. How data quality and governance form the backbone of AI.
4. Organizational processes and structures that may inhibit effective AI adoption.
6. Ideas and approaches to help build your organization's AI strategy.
Salesforce Integration for Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions A...Jeffrey Haguewood
Sidekick Solutions uses Bonterra Impact Management (fka Social Solutions Apricot) and automation solutions to integrate data for business workflows.
We believe integration and automation are essential to user experience and the promise of efficient work through technology. Automation is the critical ingredient to realizing that full vision. We develop integration products and services for Bonterra Case Management software to support the deployment of automations for a variety of use cases.
This video focuses on integration of Salesforce with Bonterra Impact Management.
Interested in deploying an integration with Salesforce for Bonterra Impact Management? Contact us at sales@sidekicksolutionsllc.com to discuss next steps.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
HCL Notes und Domino Lizenzkostenreduzierung in der Welt von DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-und-domino-lizenzkostenreduzierung-in-der-welt-von-dlau/
DLAU und die Lizenzen nach dem CCB- und CCX-Modell sind für viele in der HCL-Community seit letztem Jahr ein heißes Thema. Als Notes- oder Domino-Kunde haben Sie vielleicht mit unerwartet hohen Benutzerzahlen und Lizenzgebühren zu kämpfen. Sie fragen sich vielleicht, wie diese neue Art der Lizenzierung funktioniert und welchen Nutzen sie Ihnen bringt. Vor allem wollen Sie sicherlich Ihr Budget einhalten und Kosten sparen, wo immer möglich. Das verstehen wir und wir möchten Ihnen dabei helfen!
Wir erklären Ihnen, wie Sie häufige Konfigurationsprobleme lösen können, die dazu führen können, dass mehr Benutzer gezählt werden als nötig, und wie Sie überflüssige oder ungenutzte Konten identifizieren und entfernen können, um Geld zu sparen. Es gibt auch einige Ansätze, die zu unnötigen Ausgaben führen können, z. B. wenn ein Personendokument anstelle eines Mail-Ins für geteilte Mailboxen verwendet wird. Wir zeigen Ihnen solche Fälle und deren Lösungen. Und natürlich erklären wir Ihnen das neue Lizenzmodell.
Nehmen Sie an diesem Webinar teil, bei dem HCL-Ambassador Marc Thomas und Gastredner Franz Walder Ihnen diese neue Welt näherbringen. Es vermittelt Ihnen die Tools und das Know-how, um den Überblick zu bewahren. Sie werden in der Lage sein, Ihre Kosten durch eine optimierte Domino-Konfiguration zu reduzieren und auch in Zukunft gering zu halten.
Diese Themen werden behandelt
- Reduzierung der Lizenzkosten durch Auffinden und Beheben von Fehlkonfigurationen und überflüssigen Konten
- Wie funktionieren CCB- und CCX-Lizenzen wirklich?
- Verstehen des DLAU-Tools und wie man es am besten nutzt
- Tipps für häufige Problembereiche, wie z. B. Team-Postfächer, Funktions-/Testbenutzer usw.
- Praxisbeispiele und Best Practices zum sofortigen Umsetzen
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
Let's Integrate MuleSoft RPA, COMPOSER, APM with AWS IDP along with Slackshyamraj55
Discover the seamless integration of RPA (Robotic Process Automation), COMPOSER, and APM with AWS IDP enhanced with Slack notifications. Explore how these technologies converge to streamline workflows, optimize performance, and ensure secure access, all while leveraging the power of AWS IDP and real-time communication via Slack notifications.
How to Interpret Trends in the Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart.pdfChart Kalyan
A Mix Chart displays historical data of numbers in a graphical or tabular form. The Kalyan Rajdhani Mix Chart specifically shows the results of a sequence of numbers over different periods.
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
TrustArc Webinar - 2024 Global Privacy SurveyTrustArc
How does your privacy program stack up against your peers? What challenges are privacy teams tackling and prioritizing in 2024?
In the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey, we asked over 1,800 global privacy professionals and business executives to share their perspectives on the current state of privacy inside and outside of their organizations. This year’s report focused on emerging areas of importance for privacy and compliance professionals, including considerations and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, building brand trust, and different approaches for achieving higher privacy competence scores.
See how organizational priorities and strategic approaches to data security and privacy are evolving around the globe.
This webinar will review:
- The top 10 privacy insights from the fifth annual Global Privacy Benchmarks Survey
- The top challenges for privacy leaders, practitioners, and organizations in 2024
- Key themes to consider in developing and maintaining your privacy program
Fueling AI with Great Data with Airbyte WebinarZilliz
This talk will focus on how to collect data from a variety of sources, leveraging this data for RAG and other GenAI use cases, and finally charting your course to productionalization.
leewayhertz.com-AI in predictive maintenance Use cases technologies benefits ...alexjohnson7307
Predictive maintenance is a proactive approach that anticipates equipment failures before they happen. At the forefront of this innovative strategy is Artificial Intelligence (AI), which brings unprecedented precision and efficiency. AI in predictive maintenance is transforming industries by reducing downtime, minimizing costs, and enhancing productivity.
Skybuffer AI: Advanced Conversational and Generative AI Solution on SAP Busin...Tatiana Kojar
Skybuffer AI, built on the robust SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), is the latest and most advanced version of our AI development, reaffirming our commitment to delivering top-tier AI solutions. Skybuffer AI harnesses all the innovative capabilities of the SAP BTP in the AI domain, from Conversational AI to cutting-edge Generative AI and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). It also helps SAP customers safeguard their investments into SAP Conversational AI and ensure a seamless, one-click transition to SAP Business AI.
With Skybuffer AI, various AI models can be integrated into a single communication channel such as Microsoft Teams. This integration empowers business users with insights drawn from SAP backend systems, enterprise documents, and the expansive knowledge of Generative AI. And the best part of it is that it is all managed through our intuitive no-code Action Server interface, requiring no extensive coding knowledge and making the advanced AI accessible to more users.
Digital Marketing Trends in 2024 | Guide for Staying AheadWask
https://www.wask.co/ebooks/digital-marketing-trends-in-2024
Feeling lost in the digital marketing whirlwind of 2024? Technology is changing, consumer habits are evolving, and staying ahead of the curve feels like a never-ending pursuit. This e-book is your compass. Dive into actionable insights to handle the complexities of modern marketing. From hyper-personalization to the power of user-generated content, learn how to build long-term relationships with your audience and unlock the secrets to success in the ever-shifting digital landscape.
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
GraphRAG for Life Science to increase LLM accuracyTomaz Bratanic
GraphRAG for life science domain, where you retriever information from biomedical knowledge graphs using LLMs to increase the accuracy and performance of generated answers
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
For example, 52% agree that technology and social media have a negative impact on mental health, but when broken out by race, 61% of Whites felt technology had a negative effect, and only 48% of Hispanics thought it did.
While technology has helped us keep in touch with friends and family in faraway places, it appears to have degraded our ability to connect in person. Staying connected online is a double-edged sword since the same news feed that brings us pictures of the grandkids and fluffy kittens also feeds us news about the wars in Israel and Ukraine, the dysfunction in Washington, the latest mass shooting and the climate crisis.
Hispanics may have a built-in defense against the isolation technology breeds, owing to their large, multigenerational households, strong social support systems, and tendency to use social media to stay connected with relatives abroad.
Age and Gender
When asked how individuals rate their mental health, men rate it higher than women by 11 percentage points, and Baby Boomers rank it highest at 83%, saying it’s good or excellent vs. 57% of Gen Z saying the same.
Gen Z spends the most amount of time on social media, so the notion that social media negatively affects mental health appears to be correlated. Unfortunately, Gen Z is also the generation that’s least comfortable discussing mental health concerns with healthcare professionals. Only 40% of them state they’re comfortable discussing their issues with a professional compared to 60% of Millennials and 65% of Boomers.
Race Affects Attitudes
As seen in previous research conducted by ThinkNow, Asian Americans lag other groups when it comes to awareness of mental health issues. Twenty-four percent of Asian Americans believe that having a mental health issue is a sign of weakness compared to the 16% average for all groups. Asians are also considerably less likely to be aware of mental health services in their communities (42% vs. 55%) and most likely to seek out information on social media (51% vs. 35%).
AI Trends in Creative Operations 2024 by Artwork Flow.pdfmarketingartwork
Creative operations teams expect increased AI use in 2024. Currently, over half of tasks are not AI-enabled, but this is expected to decrease in the coming year. ChatGPT is the most popular AI tool currently. Business leaders are more actively exploring AI benefits than individual contributors. Most respondents do not believe AI will impact workforce size in 2024. However, some inhibitions still exist around AI accuracy and lack of understanding. Creatives primarily want to use AI to save time on mundane tasks and boost productivity.
Organizational culture includes values, norms, systems, symbols, language, assumptions, beliefs, and habits that influence employee behaviors and how people interpret those behaviors. It is important because culture can help or hinder a company's success. Some key aspects of Netflix's culture that help it achieve results include hiring smartly so every position has stars, focusing on attitude over just aptitude, and having a strict policy against peacocks, whiners, and jerks.
PEPSICO Presentation to CAGNY Conference Feb 2024Neil Kimberley
PepsiCo provided a safe harbor statement noting that any forward-looking statements are based on currently available information and are subject to risks and uncertainties. It also provided information on non-GAAP measures and directing readers to its website for disclosure and reconciliation. The document then discussed PepsiCo's business overview, including that it is a global beverage and convenient food company with iconic brands, $91 billion in net revenue in 2023, and nearly $14 billion in core operating profit. It operates through a divisional structure with a focus on local consumers.
Content Methodology: A Best Practices Report (Webinar)contently
This document provides an overview of content methodology best practices. It defines content methodology as establishing objectives, KPIs, and a culture of continuous learning and iteration. An effective methodology focuses on connecting with audiences, creating optimal content, and optimizing processes. It also discusses why a methodology is needed due to the competitive landscape, proliferation of channels, and opportunities for improvement. Components of an effective methodology include defining objectives and KPIs, audience analysis, identifying opportunities, and evaluating resources. The document concludes with recommendations around creating a content plan, testing and optimizing content over 90 days.
How to Prepare For a Successful Job Search for 2024Albert Qian
The document provides guidance on preparing a job search for 2024. It discusses the state of the job market, focusing on growth in AI and healthcare but also continued layoffs. It recommends figuring out what you want to do by researching interests and skills, then conducting informational interviews. The job search should involve building a personal brand on LinkedIn, actively applying to jobs, tailoring resumes and interviews, maintaining job hunting as a habit, and continuing self-improvement. Once hired, the document advises setting new goals and keeping skills and networking active in case of future opportunities.
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The Challenges of Niche Blogging
1.
2. What is Niche Blogging?
Before we talk about niche blogging, we should start by defining what niche
blogging is. We had a bit of a discussion about this on Facebook. Wikipedia
defines niche blogging as “the act of creating a blog with the intent of using it
to market to a particular niche market”. Going by that definition, we could
argue that every blog is, in some form, a niche blog aimed at a specific
audience, whether it's a design, food or travel blog. So we need another
criteria.
Some blog genres are unarguably more popular than others, both in terms of
people who write and people who like to read them. For our purposes, then,
we decided that a niche blog was aimed at a specific audience AND only had
few competitors, i.e. there weren't that many other people blogging about the
same topic. And then of course you can have a niche within a more popular
topic, e.g. a general travel blog may not be considered niche by our definition,
but a travel blog aimed just at women or just focused on Africa would be.
So then someone asked, where do we draw the line? Let's take the example
of museums. You might have a travel blog that covers all kinds of things you
can see and do worldwide on your travels, including visiting museums. But
we wouldn't really consider that a niche. Then you might have a blog that
covers things you can see and do worldwide, but it only focuses on
museums. That's a niche, right? But what about a blog that focuses on
museums, but only museums in London. Which one is the niche blog now?
5. The Challenges of Niche Blogging
I was asked to talk a bit about the challenges of niche blogging. Obviously I
can only speak from my own experience as a Museum Blogger, so these may
vary depending on what topic you specifically blog about.
Preconceptions
One of the biggest challenges are the preconceptions people have.
Would you ask a fashion blogger if they ever get bored of fashion and
clothes? How about a food blogger, would you ask them if they ever get
bored of food and recipes. Probably not. But if someone blogs about
museums it somehow seems okay to ask that question.
I guess it stems from the assumption that museums are boring to visit, and so
by extension they must be boring to blog about. Obviously, I disagree. I love
museums. I wouldn't waste my time visiting them and writing about them if I
didn't. One of the best pieces of advice you'll be given over and over again as
a blogger, is to write what you are passionate about. If you don't feel it, don't
blog it! Vice versa, don't let yourself be put off blogging about your passion by
people who think your topic is boring and feel the need to comment about it.
6. So no, I'm not bored of them yet – you can see why if you look at the
selection of topics I've blogged about:
And besides visiting lots of really cool museums, I also get to eat lots of cake
and watch lots of movies. But more on that in a moment.
Growing your readership
Of course, it's not people thinking your topic is boring to write about that's the
problem, it's people thinking your topic is boring to read about or just not
relevant to them. Because how are you then going to grow your readership?
Obviously, your main readership is going to be the niche market you share an
interest with, so for me that would be museum lovers. Someone who hates
museums is never going to read my blog. But what about all those people in
the middle? Those who may not classify themselves as museum lovers but
are generally interested in art or culture, or enjoy visiting museums on their
holidays.
7. You have to accept that your blog is never going to appeal to everyone, but
wouldn't it be nice if some of those semi-interested people could be swayed
to read your blog? Which takes us back to relevance and preconceptions.
One of my biggest problems initially was peopleʼs preconceptions that my
blog was aimed at peers, i.e. other museums professionals. Sure, they are
part of my main readership because they love museums, but it's not a blog
that deals with topical museums issues. Itʼs aimed at a more general
audience interested in culture and travel. Since Museum Diary started I've
blogged about museums in 16 different countries!
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8. But how to get that message out there if people aren't even giving it a first
look? Here are some of the strategies that have worked for me:
* Blog Directories – list your blog in a popular directory like Bloglovin'. There
may not be a category that fits your niche topic, but try to avoid sticking it in
'other' and see which category comes closest, e.g. I've listed Museum Diary
in Bloglovin' under Travel.
* Social Media Profiles – find the social media channels that work for you.
My main channel is Twitter. Because it's an open platform I find it much
easier to connect with people interested in my niche, e.g. through hashtags
or if a museum I've blogged about is on Twitter I'll mention it in my tweet and
they'll often re-tweet it to their followers.
* Twitter Chats – on the subject of Twitter, I also regularly try to take part in
Twitter chats that relate to blogging (e.g. #blogst), museums (e.g.
#whyilovemuseums) or travel (e.g. the German travel talk #RN8).
* Special Interest Networks – if you blog about a niche subject, it's likely
there's a special interest network to go with it where you can put word out
about your blog. Some have their own websites, others are organised
through Facebook groups. Just do a little bit of research.
* Photography – Iʼd say over 90% of the images I use on my site are taken
by myself, so I like to make them work double time for me. I pin them to
Pinterest and post them to Flickr, and always include a link to the relevant
blog posts under each photograph.
9. * Workshops & Courses – taking part in blogging workshops and courses is
a great way to tap in to the wider blogging community, perhaps you'll even
meet some other people blogging about the same niche topic. I've actually
taught social media and blogging workshops myself, as part of my day job,
but I've still found it worthwhile taking part in others because it's a valuable
networking opportunity for me and I've gained new and loyal readers
through it.
* Guest Contributor – as someone who blogs about a special interest topic
you can stand out from the crowd, which is often what people are looking for
in a guest contributor, so seek out opportunities to collaborate and draw
attention to your niche. I'm not recommending you work for free, which I
know is a controversial topic, but as a niche blogger the exposure I've
received e.g. for taking part in The Hive has been more valuable to me than
any speaker's fee could have been. I've also contributed to sisterMag
several times.
The Double Edged Sword
At the end of the day, despite your best efforts in trying to grow your
readership, if you're blogging about a niche subject for a niche audience, your
potential number of readers may always be quite limited. But don't be
10. disheartened by comparing yourself to others, because it cuts both ways. As
a niche blogger you may have fewer readers, but because the content of your
blog is so much more specific – you may even be the only person blogging
about it – your readers may be more loyal and it's easier to build a long
lasting relationship with your audience than if you are one of many other
blogs writing about the same subject.
In our discussion on Facebook, Juliane, who blogs about her work as a doll
maker, made an interesting observation: “...as a blogger with a special topic
you do not only fill a niche, you can also create a niche...the majority of my
followers usually is not into dolls...but there seems to be something that
appeals to them. Sometimes I think that the fact that we blog about a special
topic in itself might be the reason for people to read what we write because a
niche blog requires qualities such as a good portion of staying power and
endurance.”
The Onus is on YOU
Another challenge of being a niche blogger, is continuously finding new
content. Of course, all bloggers are faced with that challenge, but the smaller
your niche, the more likely that there is no other content out there to draw on
or inspire you, or fellow bloggers to bounce ideas off or create link parties
with. Often YOU are the 'go to' blog for your subject. So there is much more
onus on producing original content. And what do you do if, for example, you
blog about museums and there just aren't any near you? (though thatʼs
unlikely to happen as long as I am in Berlin). You have to start thinking
outside the box.
11. Creating Original Content
So, I wanted to finish by sharing how I go about creating my original content.
Most of it isn't new, a lot of it is fairly common sense, but we all like a good
check list, right? And whatever topic it is you blog about, I hope it will inspire
you to go away and create lots of good, original content of your own.
First, some practical tips:
Always carry a notebook! Whether it's a notebook app on your smartphone,
or the old fashioned paper and pen variety, as a creator of original content the
notebook is your constant companion! Sometimes I'm not specifically on a
content hunting mission, but I might see or hear or think of something that
relates to museums and I'll write it down. Perhaps it will become a blog post
at a later point. I always have a notebook in my bag. Or next to me when I'm
reading a book or watching television, just in case museums get a mention.
Always carry a camera! Again, this can be a swanky DSRL, a good old
point-and-shoot, or simply your smartphone. But as a creator of original
content, original photographs are key. For me, I have the issue that many
museums don't allow photography, so I'll photograph exhibition posters, or the
12. architecture of the buildings, or get creative in other ways. But I always have
some kind of camera with me and I'll take photos of anything that seems
relevant, whether I have a specific blog post in mind or not.
Remember there's audio too. Last year I was in Armenia and a choir gave a
surprise short concert for us in the ruins of an historic cathedral I was visiting.
So I recorded a clip of them singing with my smartphone, and added that to
the blog post I later wrote (Note: check with whoever youʼre recording that itʼs
okay to do so, so that youʼre not breaking any copyright!)
Use an editorial calendar. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. I just use a
paper based diary and some post-it notes so I can move things around. As a
niche blogger, I find I have to be a lot more organised in thinking ahead. I also
have another personal blog, where I post whatever comes to mind as it's not
got such a specific subject, but for Museum Diary I find that planning is key.
Keep to your schedule. For example, if I've just been on holiday and visited
lots of museums in a short space of time, there's the temptation to get all the
new content out there quickly. But instead I'll stick to my schedule, post
anything time sensitive first (e.g. I wouldn't want to be posting about
something Easter related in July), and keep the rest for later. Then if my kid
gets sick, or work takes over, or I just can't get to another museum any time
soon, I'm glad to have some reserves to fall back on.
And finally, tune in to your niche. Once you stop actively going out to look
for your topic but instead let it become second nature, you'll automatically
start viewing everything through the lens of your particular 'obsession'. You'll
start seeing everything as it relates to your niche.
13. The Content
So finally, what do I post about? Well, of course there are reviews of the
museums I visit, which form the majority of my content. But I like to mix it up a
bit by blogging about other things that are relevant to the topic of museums. I
generally tend to keep these additional posts to no more than one per week
and the individual features themselves to no more than once a month,
because I don't want to loose sight of my main content. Obviously it's up to
you how you want to schedule it, if you want to go down that route at all. I
hope these ideas will inspire you to think up posts for your own blogs.
Seasonal Dates
Let's start with something easy: Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween,
Christmas...most niche blogs will find at least some seasonal dates they can
relate to their topic. For example, a gardening blog I read posts about
seasonal flower arrangements, and one of my favourite niche blogs about
names had some special posts about Christmas inspired names. Here are
some seasonal examples from Museum Diary:
Annual Events
Another good source are events that take place over the year, whether they
are recurring events such as the Olympic Games, Fashion Week or
14. Movember, or one off events such as a Royal Wedding. Seek out what's
happening locally, nationally and internationally and see if you can in any way
relate it to your niche topic. (Though obviously, you don't want it to seem like
you've shoe horned it in.)
Popular Culture
If you blog about a niche subject, then popular culture is your friend. People
love special interest lists relating to music, film, literature, whether it's songs
about historical events, famous dogs from TV and cinema, or a list of fictional
automobiles. This has actually led to two regular features on Museum Diary
relating to music and film.
The first started when I blogged about songs featuring museums, with an
“Ultimate Museum Playlist” to listen to on Spotify. A spin off from this has
been “Music To Visit Museums By”, which are shorter playlists inspired by
museums. I use the site http://8tracks.com to create them, which also lets you
embed them in to your blog. If you want to give it a try yourself, the music
blog of the British Guardian newspaper has a great resource called “Readers
Recommend”, with lists of songs about almost any topic. http://
www.guardian.co.uk/music/musicblog+series/readersrecommend
15. My other recurring popular culture feature is called “Museums and the
Movies”, where I introduce movies that feature museums, both as a
prominent part of the storyline – such as Audrey Hepburn's “How to Steal a
Million”, the Sesame Street classic “Please Don't Eat the Pictures”, and of
course “Night at the Museum”, as well as movies that feature a museum in
just one or two key scenes, such as Alfred Hitchcock's “Blackmail” or the
Hollywood classic “Bringing Up Baby”. If you're thinking of doing something
like this for your special topic, then the Internet Movie Database is a good
starting point, or searching on Amazon e.g. for “films about dogs”.
16. Interviews
Interviews are another thing that work really well for niche blogs, because
special subjects usually mean there's some kind of specialist you can
interview, whether it's the author of a book about your topic, or someone who
is somehow related to your topic either through their work or through their
hobby. So, I've just started a new feature where I interview people about
things they collect, because I find private collections fascinating and it's
related to my topic of museums. By the way, if anyone here collects
something interesting or unusual or unique, please come and see me ;)
Gift Guides
Gift Guides are really fun to do. I just do them at Christmas, because it's not a
main part of my blog, but once in a while it's fun to sit down and basically
create a great big wish list of gifts for museum lovers. You could do the same
for doll or car or cat lovers, depending what you blog about.
17. How-Tos
'How to' guides are also really fun to do, though they don't work with every
topic. If you have a niche blog about knitting or gardening, you're more likely
to have a chance to include them than if you e.g. blog about history or
names. But I've included 'How Tos' once or twice:
Recipes & Craft Ideas
Recipes and craft ideas are really tempting to do because they are so
popular, and I think you have to be careful not to include them in your blog
just for the sake of it. Again, it won't work with all topics, but if you can make it
fit naturally, why not make it an occasional feature.
18. Last year there was a day-long Twitter chat dedicated to Museum Cafes, and
as a spin off from that I started a feature on my blog called “My Museum
Cafe” where I introduce cake recipes that you might find at a museum cafe.
My regular “Museum Craft Corner” feature evolved from introducing craft
ideas I had come across in museums I had visited and reviewed. After that it
seemed like a natural progression to actively seek them out. Last year there
was a travelling national exhibition about DIY in Germany and they did a DIY
Advent Calendar at Christmas and asked me to contribute a post from my
blog, which was a great opportunity to get word about my blog out there and
attract new readers.
19. App Reviews
Depending on what you blog about, there may be some apps out there
relating to your topic that you could review, e.g. lots of museums have apps
and I've written about a couple. Or if you produce most of your own
photographs, you could blog about your favourite photography apps.
20. Videos
And finally, consider including videos in your blog. I recently took part in Kat
Conte's video portrait workshop, and made a video about my favourite
museum which I've now integrated in to my blog. It was a really great way to
get my passion for my niche topic across. I'd like to finish by sharing the video
with you: http://youtu.be/HKCr1unrY78
Jenni Fuchs
museumdiary.com
May 2013
Further Reading: My Top 3 Favourite Museum Blogs
If you enjoy Museum Diary, you may also enjoy these other museum blogs:
This Belongs in a Museum - http://thisbelongsinamuseum.com/ - “dedicated
to the small, random museums and weird attractions of the world”
Jack's Adventures in Museumland - http://
jacksadventuresinmuseumland.wordpress.com/ - Jack chronicles his visits to
museums, galleries and other cultural places and, like me, has a “particular
soft spot for the odder kinds of museums”
The Exhibition List - http://www.theexhibitionlist.com/ - a collaborative blog
where anyone can “share [their] experiences of museums, galleries and
historic places with the world”