CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 12, 2023

Virtual Agent, or VA, is the next natural step for significantly better customer and business outcomes. For example, you might present a customer with a choice of channels for engagement such as chat, phone, and social media. Respondents also reported a 9% increase in revenue directly attributed to their use of VAs.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 15, 2023

Verizon has released its 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), the 16th annual publication providing an analysis of real-world data breaches and security incidents. The report often includes recommendations and best practices to mitigate the risks identified in the data. So what did they find?

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Scener , the platform that allows streaming media viewers to watch and chat together in a virtual movie theater setting, has raised $2.1 Scener co-founder Joe Braidwood told GeekWire that it’s “incredible” to see the industry finally embrace social TV. Scener image). It’s more than just missing movie theaters.

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GeekWire

MAY 27, 2020

million investment round for its AI-powered virtual healthcare service. GeekWire previously reported on the initial Series C funding in March. Virtual healthcare services such as Bright.md is one of several telemedicine companies attracting investor attention amid the global pandemic and social distancing orders.

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Vox

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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The Verge

APRIL 11, 2022

Meta is testing new features to let creators make money within Horizon Worlds, the company’s social metaverse platform for Quest VR headsets that is soon coming to mobile phones and possibly game consoles. Roblox has built a huge business from this model, while Rec Room is growing quickly and prioritizing creator monetization as well.

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Gizmodo

JULY 9, 2020

The Indian army has upped the app purge and requested that personnel delete their accounts on virtually all major social platforms, Indian media is reporting. The list of 89 apps include, unsurprisingly, China-affiliated TikTok and all Tencent gaming apps, but also Facebook, Tinder, Instagram, Tinder, Snapchat,… Read more.

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The Verge

JANUARY 21, 2021

Bluesky, Twitter’s decentralized social networking effort, has announced its first major update since 2019. The report covers how these systems handle key social network elements like discoverability, moderation, and privacy, as well as how services based on them can scale up, interoperate, and make money.

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GeekWire

JUNE 11, 2020

Founded in 2014, Conversa sells various platforms that allow care teams to communicate with patients virtually. Conversa this year released a suite of COVID-19 virtual care programs being used by health systems across the U.S. The company is also working with employers who need help checking on the health of employees.

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The Verge

APRIL 4, 2022

A source familiar with the situation told The Intercept that Amazon executives met in November 2021 to discuss the creation of a social media platform specifically for employees. During the meeting, executives reportedly discussed “the dark side of social media” and agreed to monitor employees’ posts (should Amazon ever launch the platform).

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The Verge

DECEMBER 9, 2021

More than two years and a company rebrand later, Meta is finally opening up access to its VR social platform Horizon Worlds. Originally just called Horizon, it requires a Facebook account and lets you hang out with up to 20 people at a time in a virtual space. Now we can open up and say we have interesting things that people can do”.

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GeekWire

MAY 10, 2020

The rolling, UV-emitting robot is something Amazon is “working on for the future,” according to the 60 Minutes report. Amazon says it uses its vast camera system for contact tracing and to try to enforce social distancing. We’ve contacted Amazon for more details, and for comment on the 60 Minutes report.

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GeekWire

JUNE 4, 2020

And she’s one of 8,000 interns that Amazon has taken on this summer around the world, hosting all of them virtually for the first time. Citing data from the jobs site Glassdoor , CNBC reported at the end of April that internship opportunities had been cut in half in the U.S. Photos courtesty of Yaminee Patel). Albert Kim.

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The Verge

JUNE 14, 2020

Microsoft has restored custom Xbox Live gamerpics, Windows Central reported. Microsoft’s other cloud services, including Windows Virtual Desktop, Teams, Mixer, and Xbox Game Pass, also saw huge increased demand in March, as many people were on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Eight years after they left Zulily to concentrate full time on their social platform for gamers, husband and wife co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine are growing Seattle-based Game Jolt and raising new funding. Games Beat previously reported the news. Game Jolt co-founders Yaprak and David DeCarmine. Game Jolt Photo).

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GeekWire

JANUARY 12, 2023

American football fans who use the Rec Room social gaming app can now grab their favorite team’s gear for their in-app avatars, just in time for the NFL playoffs. RELATED: Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company. (Rec Room Image).

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GeekWire

AUGUST 21, 2020

This is the spectator view for fans watching NBA games “courtside” in Microsoft Teams: the live stream on one side, and your virtual cheering section on the other. My big takeaway: Microsoft and the NBA are on to something with their new tech-fueled virtual fan experience. Look out for me in the virtual stands!!!

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The Verge

JANUARY 13, 2021

The company said it was aware of reports “regarding armed militias and known hate groups” attempting to travel to the region to disrupt the inauguration. and to instead participate virtually,” DC Mayor Muriel Bowser, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a joint statement on Monday.

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GeekWire

MARCH 15, 2021

StreamElements/Rainmaker report). That’s according to data from the monthly State of the Stream report for February 2021, produced by Israeli firm StreamElements, a provider of tools and services for VOD production, in conjunction with its analytics partner Rainmaker.gg. Source: StreamElements/Rainmaker).

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Gizmodo

AUGUST 24, 2021

The study found that a large majority of women who received medication abortions in California last year via telehealth service required no follow-up medical care, and no major adverse events were reported. The findings… Read more.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It was the city’s first-ever virtual bill signing conducted over video conferencing. This was the city’s first time signing a bill virtually, given the ongoing pandemic and social distancing mandates. GeekWire screenshot). The legislation is modeled after a minimum wage standard New York City passed in 2018.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The study, led by University of Washington associate professor Alexis Hiniker , shows that children express themselves differently to robots and humans and have nuanced views of social interactions. “The kids showed really sophisticated social awareness in their transfer behaviors,” Hiniker said in a UW press release.

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The Verge

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Facebook is building a smartwatch as part of its ongoing hardware efforts, according to a new report from The Information. The device is said to be an Android-based smartwatch, though the report does not say whether Facebook intends for the device to run Google’s Wear OS. The social networking giant’s hardware ambitions are no secret.

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GeekWire

APRIL 14, 2023

The company shifted to virtual meetings with the onset of the pandemic. Some environmental and social groups appear to have been emboldened by those close calls. Amazon’s meeting will be held virtually again this year, at 9 a.m. Shareholders voted down all 15 resolutions last year. Pacific on Wednesday, May 24.

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Computerworld Vertical IT

MAY 31, 2023

The metaverse has been described as the next phase of the internet: interconnected and persistent 3D spaces where we will work, play, and, so it seems, purchase virtual real estate. Sales of VR and AR headsets have fallen short of expectations. To read this article in full, please click here

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The Verge

AUGUST 28, 2020

The company has been working on its multiplayer virtual reality social space, Horizon, for a while now, which is comparable in concept if not scope to the fantastical VR world of Ready Player One. social network? Horizon is interesting in and of itself as a big experiment into the future of online socialization.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 31, 2010

Melcrum recently released a report on How to use social media to solve critical communication issues , with as usual some great case studies and many practical insights. Go to the report website for a full overview and executive summary. The Future of Social Media and Internal Communications. Below is my article in full.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

According to breach notification letters , the exposed customer data includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account details. To learn more and connect with cybersecurity leaders across the financial sector, attend the SecureWorld Financial Services virtual conference on February 28, 2024.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 22, 2021

The FBI just released its annual Internet Crime Report, and it is truly a sign of the times. The IC3 "provides the public with a trustworthy source for information on cyber criminal activity," and also is a useful tool for victims to report a cybercrime. And this year's report highlights five "hot topics.". RAT success stories.

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The Verge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Germany’s competition watchdog is investigating Facebook for tying its social app to its Oculus virtual reality headsets. Today, the Bundeskartellamt or Federal Cartel Office (FCO) announced a probe of the increasingly close link between Facebook and Oculus, arguing that it could hurt competition in both VR and social networking.

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CTOvision

MARCH 17, 2014

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Seattle-based FFA just wrapped up a virtual version of its eight-week Ready Set Raise program, which requires each company to have a female or non-binary CEO. Venture funding for female founders hit its lowest quarterly total in three years, PitchBook reported in October.

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Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 8, 2011

For the last decade I have examined and applied social network analysis in and across organizations, for example in large professional firms , technology purchase decision-making , high-performance personal networks , and other applications. Source : IBM Creative Leadership Report.

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Kitaboo

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Top Upcoming Trends CPOs in Education Technology Must Know Personalized Learning through Adaptive Learning Platforms Competency-Based Education (CBE) The Surge in Online and Blended Learning Artificial Intelligence and Gamification in Education Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Education II.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Welcome to December's Technology Trends report. If you would like to change the e-mail address you get this report on please visit this link: [link]. Engage us via any social media channel you prefer. We produce this monthly to provide insights you can use regarding the rapidly changing technological landscape.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Rec Room is a free app described as a “universally accessible online community,” where users create a cartoony virtual avatar to participate in a variety of activities, many of which were designed by the application’s community. 16, the PlayStation 5. Its total player count is now over 37 million.

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CTOvision

MAY 22, 2014

Within the game, players engage in a virtual world – mining for valuables, building homes and communities, and interacting with one another. The motivations behind the virtual country were constructive and educational – enabling new forms of teaching and encouraging creative minds to engage with new designs and ideas. Related articles.

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