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The hardest things about learning to code by yourself  —  and how to tackle them

Dec29
by on December 29, 2018 at 1:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Design & Dev, syndication


Many people have become interested in learning to code in recent years. They either find their way into programming through online courses, or through offline meet ups, or are just simply trying to give it a shot. Websites like code.org, codecademy, and freeCodeCamp are becoming more and more popular. There are a huge number of coding courses out on the web, and also available on YouTube. But coding isn’t easy. Here are some of the challenges we all face when learning to code. Finding the “right” amount of time to code everyday If you are learning to code by yourself, chances are you have…

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8 PR trends that will actually happen in 2019

Dec28
by on December 28, 2018 at 11:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


As PR professionals, we have all nearly done a good job surviving another year in this industry, and yes, I consider “you’re breathing” to be about the only standard I can hold our profession to reliably. It’s been a banner year for some of the dumbest things in public relations with blunders including H&M’s insanely racist shirt, the Victoria’s Secret CMO being a huge transphobic asshole, and this extremely ‘correct’ usage of #MeToo by a PR person. In reality, the PR trends that were meant to happen in 2018 didn’t. Though these very vague prediction articles, built only for SEO,…

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Depressing lessons 2018’s endless data breaches taught us

Dec28
by on December 28, 2018 at 7:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


In the days after Facebook‘s September announcement about a bug that may have compromised 90 million users – yes, that was three months and several earth-shattering Facebook headlines ago – someone asked me what consumers could have done to avoid being caught up in yet another data breach. “They could not use Facebook,” I said. Every time a major breach occurs, we look for answers about what consumers can do differently. What can I do to protect myself? Can I stop criminals from stealing my data? How do I fix it? I’ve gotten these questions from friends, family, colleagues, and…

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4 entrepreneurs share how they define success

Dec28
by on December 28, 2018 at 3:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, TNW Answers


What does success mean? For some, it means creating an app that finally works or funding their dream project. For others, it could be getting their work-life balance right or giving back to their community. For such a simple question, there are an endless number of answers. We’re incredibly privileged to have TNW Answers, a platform where we can interview and give a platform to leaders and disruptors from across the science and tech industries. This year, we’ve had 30 TNW Answers sessions on our platforms, hosted by leaders and disruptors from fields including cryptocurrency, environmental science, beauty tech, cannabis,…

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