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YouTube Kids’ new monetization policy could defund consumeristic videos

The Verge

YouTube is making it harder for kids’ videos that it deems “low quality” to qualify for monetization (via Engadget ). Its policies are meant to discourage kids’ content creators from pushing out videos that it describes as “heavily commercial or promotional” or if it encourages “negative behavior or attitudes.”

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Aflac virtualizes the customer enrollment experience

CIO Business Intelligence

The traditional in-person process of insurance agents meeting with prospective customers to discuss policies, sign paperwork, and load it into the company’s client/server system came to a complete halt. Virtualizing policy enrollment. As a result, policy sales have vastly improved.

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What to expect as Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting goes virtual for the first time

GeekWire

Amazon’s response to COVID-19 will be under a microscope Wednesday morning as the company holds its shareholder meeting virtually for the first time. The availability of the video is actually a big change. We’ll find out soon if the virtual version of the event can rival those moments. Pacific on Wednesday morning.

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‘That rhythm is gone’: Washington state legislators on the pros and cons of virtual government

GeekWire

The Washington State Capitol is quiet amid the pandemic as legislators work virtually. But the capitol grounds were eerily quiet in Olympia as the committee hearings took place virtually, like nearly all of the legislature’s proceedings this session. It’s not really working,” Barkis concluded of virtual legislating.

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Great Employer Branding Video Tips from Carrie Corcoran

Go Hire- IT

Employer Branding with video is becoming important and is being used for Candidate Experience and Acquisition, as well as Employee Retention. In this interview with Employer Branding expert Carrie Corocran, we dive into using video and other aspects of employer branding. Jonathan Duarte: about the videos and the culture of using it.

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Insurance IT leaders herald new era for digital customer experience

CIO Business Intelligence

In the last few years, the [insurance industry] has taken us in some new directions, being more remote and virtual and changing behaviors than we would have seen in 2019 or before,” Harris-Ferrante says. Aflac’s Virtual Enrollment Experience fully utilized the cloud and SaaS solutions in its construction, Gilbert says. “We

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How Penny Arcade is preparing for in-person PAX in Seattle, with lessons learned from virtual events

GeekWire

. “ PAX West ” is typically a major event on the Washington state nerd calendar, drawing attendees and exhibitors from around the world to celebrate video games as a hobby. Last year’s show was a virtual event, which combined with two other canceled conventions to become the 9-day, 24-hour “PAX Online.”