The New and The Next - Issue #65
Fuck my dreams of hearing ‘It’s perfect’ on the first try. I need to hear ‘It can be a lot better.
By Yours Truly
A Comprehensive Review of the Best Digital Marketing Courses
I spoke with students in the most popular digital marketing courses, and I enrolled in a few marketing courses myself. Here’s what I learned about the best marketing courses.
Favorites
How Forbes recruits and maintains its massive contributor network
Really great article on Forbes contributor network.
Millions Are Hounded for Debt They Don’t Owe. One Victim Fought Back, With a Vengeance
Andrew Therrien wanted payback. He got it—and uncovered a conspiracy.
Productivity
Are smartphones making us less productive?
Are we so constantly distracted by our smartphones that it’s making us less productive? This is not an idle thought, but a serious question recently posed by the Bank of England.
How to Plan Your Ideal Year – Personal Growth – Medium
“Five days a week, I read my goals before I go to sleep and when I wake up. There are 10 goals around health, family, business, etc., with expiration dates, and I update them every 6 months.” …
Work & Money
This Is The Easy Way To Save Money: 6 Powerful Secrets From Research
Your brain is prone to certain errors when it comes to finances – but scientific research has fixes that can help. Here’s the easy way to save money…
How to fight work bullshit (and keep your job and your dignity)
After getting lost in the conference hotel, I finally located the ‘creativity workshop’. Joining the others, I sat cross-legged on the floor. Soon, an ageing hippie was on his feet. ‘Just walk around the room and introduce yourself,’ he said.
Ask Polly: ‘I Can’t Decide on a Career!’
In this week’s Ask Polly, Heather Havrilesky tackles a letter from a reader who feels bad about not knowing what to do for a career.
The Burden of Privilege: How An Elite Education Can Ruin Opportunity
That’s the standard story, anyway. Ivy League colleges are expensive and stressful but they’re worth it.
Marketing & Branding
The Problem With Snapchat
Snapchat’s been in the news for the last couple of years for a number of reasons.
Why Some Online Video Stars Opt for Facebook Over YouTube
The best-known video celebrities gravitate to the mass audience of YouTube. But some others are carving a niche on the worlds biggest social network.
3 Great Tips for Using the Instagram Archive Feature
Everything you need to know about the Instagram Archive feature, and 3 great ways to incorporate Instagram Archive into your content strategy.
Business
Retailers Still Haven't Caught Up to Millennials
The children of baby boomers don’t seek personal fulfillment through shopping.
Pinterest Sees The Future
How visual AI will change the way we eat, play, and shop.
Clothing companies are trashing unsold merchandise instead of donating it
Retail’s cruelest policy
Subway's closing stores may be the start of a downward spiral
The loss of more than 900 Subway locations could just be the tip of the iceberg of a crisis for the sandwich chain.
Life
Former Facebook executive: "you don’t realize it, but you are being programmed"
“I think we have created tools that are ripping apart the social fabric of how society works.
Due to cell phone radiation, California recommends texting instead of talking
Earlier this month, the California department of health released guidelines warning residents to avoid putting mobile phones up to their heads.
Interesting
Inside the Hollywood Home of Social Media’s Stars. (Don’t Be Shy.)
High jinks and networking abound at 1600 Vine Street, the apartment complex minting the next generation of Instagram and YouTube celebrities.
On the Darknet, Reputation Is Everything
Trust used to be a very personal thing: You went on the recommendations of your friends or friends of friends. By finding ways to…
This Is How Visiting A Porn Site Can Make You A Pawn In An Ad Fraud Scheme
Unscrupulous ad networks and publishers have come up with a way to generate massive amounts of fake traffic and ad impressions. And like many things on the internet, it traces its origins to porn.
Like a bullet to a gun, scientists can match a photo to the phone that took it
Like a bullet to a gun, scientists can match a photo to the phone that took it. It could lead to a new way to enhance security.
PS: You can now pre order Full Stack Marketer V2
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