Every one of the 40 million words from the story-writing competition has been collated and analysed by lexicographers at the Oxford University Press, in order to monitor and track children’s language. Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-22714629 Among the top five two-noun words for kids were “time machine”, “space ship”, and “tree house”. By the time…
The radical change in viewing habits that has overtaken the media industry means that fewer and fewer people are watching scheduled broadcast TV together at home in small groups of friends or family. In fact the downward curve in this kind of ‘traditional’ viewing is so sharp that it’s possible to imagine it disappearing…
Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder. – Rumi
For many years before MPEG-DASH came on to the scene, there was a three-way tussle between Smooth Streaming, Apple HLS and Adobe HDS, all of which are very similar in technology, and all of which use http as the protocol. But despite the similarities, three standards meant that there had to be three different players.…
Millions of people use free live-streaming websites to watch sports and other live events online, but this comes with a considerable security risk. Researchers from KU Leuven-iMinds and Stony Brook University have found that viewers are often exposed to malware infections, personal data theft, and scams. As much as 50 per cent of the video…
Though many additions and revisions are more apt to be used by journalists reporting current events and breaking news, PR pros should be aware of several changes and features to this year’s edition. One of the biggest—and most debated—changes to AP Stylebook’s 2016 edition is that the once-capitalized “Internet” is now lowercase. http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/20945.aspx?utm_medium=email&utm_source=Savicom&utm_campaign=A%20guide%20to%20AP%20Stylebook%20changes&utm_term=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.prdaily.com%2FMain%2FArticles%2F20945.aspx…
Here is the sneaky little secret of content marketing. The most effective strategy is to create Content Shock for your competitors. If you can find an unsaturated niche, that is a golden opportunity for you to begin to create helpful quality content that eventually attracts search results. Literally, you want to overwhelm the niche with…
“Just because technology makes it possible to be always available, doesn’t mean you should be.” ~ Jesse Lyn Stoner
Bergen, Norway, 22 June 2016 Vimond today announced that it had been selected by Australia’s second-largest telecommunications company, Optus, to build and deliver the technical infrastructure – including content ingestion, preparation and distribution – which will enable Optus customers to view English Premier League (EPL) football games over the coming three seasons. Optus’…
Chatbots are surging towards our conversations at breakneck speed! No, not the kind of chatbots that have been around for donkeys’ years, adding robotic interjections to irreverent chatrooms when the Internet was a niche playground just for nerds. This new brainy breed of algorithms will, we’re told, be leveraging the power of advanced AI to…