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The Agent Carter television series has been described ‘a Triumph for Women, Marvel and TV,’ and heralded as an important new chapter in comics culture. But why is this supposedly groundbreaking new show struggling to find an audience? And if Agent Carter fails, does it spell doom for the future of female-led superhero franchises? Agent…
– Sophisticated “Ocean’s 11” style heist is one of the largest in history – Hackers remotely accessed bank computers to manipulate accounts and A.T.M.s. – Banking groups make no comment – Details expose incredible systemic vulnerability An international group of cyber criminals have stolen at least $300,000,000 from over 100 banking and financial institutions in…
endnoindex Japan earthquake: Tsunami alert lifted, seismologists say quake was an ‘aftershock’ from 2011 disaster Updated February 17, 2015 15:12:51 Photo: Japan’s devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake in 2011 is continuing to cause problems, with seismologists calling the county’s most recent quake an ‘aftershock’. (Reuters) External Link: ABC Science: How much warning do you get when…
At the heart of the media’s chattiest technology is a hollow sharing economy. A personal investigation into just how little traffic Twitter’s maelstrom actually contributes to websites. Dado Ruvic/Reuters In January, I deleted Twitter from my phone. The app was a charming distraction, I decided, and 2015 would be a year of productivity upgrades. Three…
So Microsoft’s Kinect was a video gaming bust. Whatever. It’s still got its uses. Like…helping police work on their “use of force options” against suspects. You know, whether to shout or shoot at a guy. Prepare for unintentionally hilarious police action/acting. Via Attract Mode, the Windows version of the peripheral is being used as part…
This site is optimized with the Yoast WordPress SEO plugin v1.7.1 – https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/ / Yoast WordPress SEO plugin. #site-navigation #masthead This is the first episode of the Zero Credibility Podcast. We discussed: Network Neutrality and Obama’s Call for New Rules The Decline of Women in STEM Fields Related: Walter Isaacson & The Innovators #ShirtStorm: Matt Taylor and…
I published a post two weeks ago explaining how we’re optimizing the newsroom for business realities. I included four circular graphics. The first provided a visual framework for a new kind of editorial workflow. The other three were specific examples of how we sync up staff and contributor content on Forbes.com with audience segments, the…
<br /> It’s been a hell of a week for the Journamalism Department of Corrections, and it’s only Monday. First, we learned that contrary to a letter to the editor of the Lexington Dispatch, Barack Obama is not the antichrist, and now it turns out that he is also not a rape suspect who is lucky…
Update: Since this story broke, Seasalt & Co. has removed all posts after February 14 from its Facebook page. See end of post for more. So here’s a nice little case study for your How Not To Do Corporate Communications, Ever textbook, and if Yr. Dok Zoom were still teaching business writing, he’d probably get…
Are you a young, college-educated woman? Are you looking to settle down one day with a young, college-educated man? A word of advice: Stay away from Sarasota, Florida. INSERT IN_ARTICLE AD No offense intended to Sarasota’s bachelors — I’m sure they’re lovely. But for every ten guys under 35 with a diploma, there are roughly 18 female…