Category: economics | 經濟學 | 경제학 | 経済
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Google Translate sucks & other news
Why Google Translate fails The Shallowness of Google Translate – The Atlantic – Google Translate really weak on language that uses metaphors or symbolic elements in their discussion. So examples that I am familiar with Google Translate failing on include both Cantonese and Mandarin. It’s Mandarin is slightly better, likely due to a wider body…
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Financial services post-Brexit + more news
Interesting analysis on where the financial services industry is going to move their units post-Brexit to continue working in the EU. Post-Brexit London: 4 EU Cities Vying to Cash in on London’s Financial Services Exodus from Euromonitor International One of the key issues of concern for the financial services sector has been the lack progress…
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Gaytime ice cream and other news
Gaytime Ice Cream Unilever under fire over Gaytime ice cream in Indonesia | PR | Campaign Asia – no idea where they got that idea, I imagine it could become a cult brand if launched elsewhere. Gaytime ice cream makes me think of a more innocent time in my life when, if I was home…
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Innovation stuckness + more 2018 trends
There are a number of people who have done great trends / predictions for 2018. I thought that I would focus on what I would like to see across three trends: innovation stuckness, lean web design, machine learning ethical considerations, buffer bloat and redefining what a technology start-up is. Smartphones are stuck in a period…
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China marketing agency landscape
China marketing agency changes Over the past two decades the China marketing agency landscape had got used to go-go growth, just by showing up. The Xi-era of China has seen the end of the go-go years in economic growth in China. This economic maturation was one of the factors picked up on Arun Sudhaman’s analysis…
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Great Scud Hunt + other news
Great Scud Hunt What the Great Scud Hunt Says About War With North Korea | War Is Boring – pretty grime reading. The Great Scud Hunt was a key aspect of the Gulf War. The Great Scud Hunt pitted allied special forces units against the Iraqi army which had scattered its Scud launchers across the…
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Grenadier car project + other news
Grenadier Ineos Projekt Grenadier: an old-school 4×4 off-roader for 2020 by CAR Magazine – interesting that they think there is a gap here. Chemical conglomerate Ineos, have the money to pull the Grenadier off. Grenadier market? The larger question is around whether there is a market for the Grenadier? While we think of Land Cruisers…
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Google Facebook Amazon and Apple + more
Lost Context: How Did We End Up Here? – NewCo Shift – how did Google Facebook Amazon and Apple get to a position similar to that of the gilded age giants? What can be done to regulate Google Facebook Amazon and Apple? Online Facebook (FB) on Russian ads: Our platform doesn’t influence people; people influence…
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Digital News Report + more stuff
Digital News Report by Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism latest findings discussed by Dr. Rasmus Kleiss Nielsen. This Digital News Report is based on a survey of more than 70,000 people across 36 countries. Economics The US gender wage gap is closing because women are making more and men are making less…