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In their excellent annual survey, Freelancing in America, Upwork points out that freelancers are more committed to the work needed to update and improve their skills, and more proactive learners than traditional employees. Why? It shouldn’t be a surprise. Freelancers must keep their skills competitive and up to date. Whether a project manager or a software developer, your expertise is
The number of UK businesses selling on social media sites and apps is predicted to double in the next six months, according to research commissioned by PayPal. The findings were published in PayPal’s fourth annual commerce index, which focused on the supply and demand of social commerce between small businesses and consumers. It mapped the various
Millennials are facing a shortfall compared to other generations when it comes to their paychecks. Overall, millennials earn 20% less than baby boomers did at the same stage of life, according to “The Emerging Millennial Wealth Gap,” a recent report from the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank New America. Specifically, median earnings for those 18 to 34 are
We all have important things we want to accomplish, but there are so many distractions and stumbling blocks that may get in our way. Here, writer Bina Venkataraman shares a startlingly easy strategy to use to defeat future challenges. Playing poker is like planning for the future in one sense: You’re making decisions with limited
Google said it would make changes to its advertising technology to better protect people’s privacy following scrutiny by European Union watchdogs. Starting in February, Google will no longer divulge information to participants in its ad auction about the type of content on a website or page where an ad could appear, the Alphabet Inc. company said in
From Black Friday to “Super Saturday,” the final quarter of the year is a nonstop shopping extravaganza. Consumer spending is at a peak — hitting GBP 74.6 billion last year in the UK alone — and in an effort to target those potential customers, brands pump billions into seasonal advertising campaigns. But along with lucrative conversions comes a greater
Big data can easily feel dispassionate. You’re drawing snippets of information from countless sources, bringing them all together, and parsing that body of data to find notable patterns and associations. It doesn’t care about feelings unless they can be reliably measured. This is why plenty of people remain uncomfortable about the prospect of applying it
Originally posted by Rob Webster Rob Webster is Founder of Canton Marketing Solutions. He’s worked in the ad-tech industry since 2001 and is NDA’s new monthly columnist. 2019 was a year of huge change for the industry, and this year it was often driven by external pressures such as legislation as browser developments, as well as
By now, most of us are aware of artificial intelligence (AI) being an increasingly present part of our everyday lives. But, many of us would be quite surprised to learn of some of the skills AI already knows how to do. Here are 13 mind-blowing skills artificial intelligence can already do today. 1. Read Is
You may have noticed the 9-to-5 workday is disappearing. We increasingly live our lives according to our individual schedules, although these are rarely completely within our individual control. As our working lives become increasingly 24-7, our new research suggests there’s now an additional task to do in our families and friendships. We need to work harder than
