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Away’s Aluminum Edition ‘smart’ suitcase is beautiful, but not worth the ca$h

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 6:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


If there was an incredibly niche contest for the most Instagrammed suitcase — which, in a perfect world, there would be — that award would have to go to Away.  Away has almost half a million IG followers, and for good reason — their smart cases are pretty, minimal, and come in very aesthetically-pleasing colors. The luggage company has its “thoughtful luggage for modern travel” all over the #influencer community. I consider myself to be somewhat influential (read: not at all), so I took The Carry-On from The Aluminum Edition out for a spin to see if it was more than just…

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Executives are out of touch with the human effects of digital darwinism

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 5:09 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Digital Darwinism: the evolution of technology and its impact on markets and society. I’m sure you’ve heard it before:  Happy employees mean happy customers. But what happens when customers and employees evolve to a point where executives lose sight of who they are, what they value and what they want? That’s exactly what’s happening in this era of digital Darwinism. Technology and society are evolving. Customer and employee behaviors, norms and values too are evolving. What’s not advancing in parallel are organizational investments, whether they be in operational, product and service innovation to get in front of, or keep up…

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Facebook’s Messenger Kids failed to do its only job of keeping tabs on children’s chats

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 5:00 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


In 2017, Facebook launched a messenger app for kids to let them safely chat only with people approved by their guardians. However, a recently discovered design flaw in the app allowed young users to do precisely the opposite: participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. This flaw let kids accept new people in a group chat or join a new group without any authorization. The Verge reported that over the last week, the company has been sending parents messages saying a technical error has allowed the child to be part of unauthorized groups, and it has closed…

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Facebook’s Messenger Kids failed to do its only job of keeping tabs on children’s chats

Jul23
by on July 23, 2019 at 5:00 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web


In 2017, Facebook launched a messenger app for kids to let them safely chat only with people approved by their guardians. However, a recently discovered design flaw in the app allowed young users to do precisely the opposite: participate in group chats with adults, without their parents’ permission. This flaw let kids accept new people in a group chat or join a new group without any authorization. The Verge reported that over the last week, the company has been sending parents messages saying a technical error has allowed the child to be part of unauthorized groups, and it has closed…

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Or just read more coverage about: Facebook

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