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Frankfurt School-UNEP Centre Reports on Renewable Energy Data from 2016
The continuous energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is a complex and long-term paradigm shift. Recently, the UN Environment’s Economy Division in cooperation with Frankfurt SchoolUNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance and produced in collaboration with Bloomberg New Energy Finance, produced a report outlining some of the economic trends in renewable energy. Link to PDF of the report. They noted the positive and negative trends taking place in different sectors of energy production. The report notes: One of the up-and-coming innovations in renewable power is the siting of two different technologies in the same location,
Google Fact Check Available in Google Search and News Worldwide
Google, also known as Alphabet Inc., recently expanded their fact checking system within their search platform. This new rollout features a tool that will give users a nonpartisan fact check overview of the information they search. It does not account of all Web search, but the platform is currently more politically geared following Election 2016. Read more: Google's recent announcement on their fact checking system. Recode points out the time it takes for some pieces of information to be reviewed. In an era of breaking news and the value of trustworthy journalism; it will be important for outlets to have
Crack Open Twitter Lite: A New Mobile Web Approach to Enhancing Content Management
Twitter Lite launched yesterday with a new service on the Web. The application known as Twitter became a large success with the rise of smartphones. The company has seen the developments in offline browsing with the Web, and they have built code to support a slimed down, and faster version of Twitter. To experience Twitter Lite link up to their main website at: https://lite.twitter.com/ Twitter Lite has announced the platform will provide: Instant access to Twitter: Accessible via the web — Because Twitter Lite is on the mobile web, it works on most smartphones and tablets without an App Store
Trends and Data covering Mobile Web Design in 2017
Mobile devices continue to drive demand and traffic for online companies. Recently, Google has started to provide a certification for mobile Web developers. Google, also known as Alphabet Inc., has provided certification for additional programs such as Google AdWords for online advertising, Google Analytics for data managers, and Google Developer for people that like to code. The company just recently rolled out training and a lengthy exam. Google is known for making tough certification exams. After studying for days on the AdWords test, I was unable to pass it after two attempts. Some questions are not directly connected with
Amazon Web Services Announces to Build Infrastructure in Sweden
Amazon Web Services offers cloud computing to 16 geographic regions around the world. The company recently announced that they plan to increase development within infrastructure to Sweden in the upcoming months. The company continues to offer global infrastructure in London, Tokyo, Mumbai, Ireland, Beijing, several locations in the United States, and additional international locations. The company currently has six locations in North America. Companies that deal with online transactions, or customer interaction, continue to search out the fastest methods to connect their customers with a reliable online platform. Amazon and Business Wire reported on the CEO of AWS, Andy Jassy's perspective on this
Amazon Obtains Streaming Rights to NFL Games for 2017-2018 Season
Amazon and the NFL have negotiated a deal to allow users on Amazon Prime access to stream 10 Thursday night games. Last season, Twitter had rights to stream Thursday night games for free on their platform. Wall Street Journal reported: 'The games will continue to be available on television as well. The Thursday night package is split between CBS and NBC. The NFL Network also carries Thursday night football.' Watch over the YouTube playlist for a look at the 2017 NFL Draft. These players will be looking to shakeup the field this season.
Editorial: Breaking The Fourth Wall with YouTube
The term known as the 'Fourth Wall' is defined as the space that separates a performer or performance from an audience. As a media outlet, media producer, media buyer, media manager, and media consumer I wear several hats when producing original material. In a recent CNBC article, I found out that Spotify will pay producers $7.00 per thousand plays on their platform in comparison to YouTube's $1.00 per thousand plays. When I look at it on a direct comparison I see a major inequality. When I take it a step further, Fortune reported in December 2016 that Spotify is on track to
Streaming Music Sales in the United States on the Rebound
The music industry has gone through some major changes since 1997. Before the Internet reached mass market, consumers would go to central record stores, produced by large-scale corporate record companies, and buy copies of albums for sale. Once Napster hit homes across the globe in 1999, music went from being controlled by a few record companies, to having thousands of independent labels rise from the ashes of the fallen major labels. As indie musicians took control of their music, they also took control of the financing and advertising their creative work. Overall, a majority of these startup record labels
UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Reviews Solar Power in Africa
Areas of Africa will soon be approaching the tipping point at which solar power will be cheaper and more affordable in comparison to fossil fuels. In a recent report, UC Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that Africa will be tripling its electricity demand by 2030. As the cost for renewable energy continues to decrease with the increase of demand and advancements in solar cell technology, the expansion of renewable in developing areas continues to increase. “The surprising find is that the wind and solar resources in Africa are absolutely gigantic, and something you could tap into for
Tribeca Games Festival set to Debut at the Tribeca Film Festival 2017
The Tribeca Film Festival recently announced the upcoming debut to the Tribeca Gaming Festival taking place April 28 & 29. The Tribeca Film Festival noted: “Five years ago, Tribeca was the first film festival to welcome gaming to the official program. Since then, we’ve continued to support the storytellers who have propelled it to become the world’s most popular and growing medium.” - Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and Executive Chair of the Tribeca Film Festival Intimate conversations some of the top game creators on the future of games and storytelling. Hideo Kojima The legendary creator of the Metal Gear franchise,
The continuous energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy is
Google, also known as Alphabet Inc., recently expanded their fact checking
Twitter Lite launched yesterday with a new service on the Web.
Mobile devices continue to drive demand and traffic for online companies.
Amazon Web Services offers cloud computing to 16 geographic regions around the
Amazon and the NFL have negotiated a deal to allow users
The term known as the 'Fourth Wall' is defined as the space
The music industry has gone through some major changes since 1997.
Areas of Africa will soon be approaching the tipping point at
The Tribeca Film Festival recently announced the upcoming debut to the