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Exploring digital identity through avatars

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 2:15 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Contributors


A poignant documentary delves into how embodying digital characters in virtual worlds like Second Life empowers people to become their true selves. In Our Digital Selves: My Avatar is me! filmmaker Bernhard Drax travels from Los Angeles to rural South England to tell the stories of 13 ability-diverse people ranging from 24 to 92 years of age who find solace and inspiration in the user-created Metaverse that exists in their computers. Drax sends his documentarian avatar Draxtor Despres into the virtual universe of Second Life (SL) as well as next generation VR platforms like High Fidelity and Sansar to find…

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Master digital marketing to grow a business and acquire users for $19

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


The Internet Business Advertising reported that U.S. advertisers spent a total of $88 billion on digital ads in 2017. To put that into perspective, advertisers spent an average of $270 trying to market to each person in the U.S last year. With advertisers flocking to search and social media platforms, the bottom line is that businesses are looking for ways to see higher returns on their ad dollars. Luckily, there are ways to help anyone grow their businesses in the digital space with the Complete Digital Marketing Course, now for just under $20 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals.…

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Master digital marketing to grow a business and acquire users for $19

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


The Internet Business Advertising reported that U.S. advertisers spent a total of $88 billion on digital ads in 2017. To put that into perspective, advertisers spent an average of $270 trying to market to each person in the U.S last year. With advertisers flocking to search and social media platforms, the bottom line is that businesses are looking for ways to see higher returns on their ad dollars. Luckily, there are ways to help anyone grow their businesses in the digital space with the Complete Digital Marketing Course, now for just under $20 (over 90 percent off) from TNW Deals.…

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Tech CEOs share their secrets at TNW2018: China, design thinking, and more

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 1:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


Top CEOs from top companies came to TNW Conference last month, to share their secrets to success. From the Chinese market to design thinking, we’ve highlighted the biggest takeaways from The Boardroom track. Let’s dive right in with a summary: Ray Chan, CEO of 9GAG “The Chinese market is like teenage sex,” Ray began boldly. “Everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks that everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they’re doing it.” That’s why Ray felt it was time to set the record straight. If you’re a company looking to get into…

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Tech CEOs share their secrets at TNW2018: China, design thinking, and more

Jun11
by on June 11, 2018 at 1:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider


Top CEOs from top companies came to TNW Conference last month, to share their secrets to success. From the Chinese market to design thinking, we’ve highlighted the biggest takeaways from The Boardroom track. Let’s dive right in with a summary: Ray Chan, CEO of 9GAG “The Chinese market is like teenage sex,” Ray began boldly. “Everyone talks about it, nobody really knows how to do it, everyone thinks that everyone else is doing it, so everyone claims they’re doing it.” That’s why Ray felt it was time to set the record straight. If you’re a company looking to get into…

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