tcom National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards $5.3 Million to Enhance Environmental Restoration Outcomes and Improve Oil Spill Risk Assessment By Published On :: Wed, 24 Jan 2018 06:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced grant awards for seven new projects totaling $5.3 million. Full Article
tcom New Report Provides Guidance on How to Improve Learning Outcomes in STEM for English Learners By Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:00:00 GMT A shift is needed in how science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects are taught to students in grades K-12 who are learning English, says a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
tcom New Report Calls for a National System to Measure Equity in Education, Identify Disparities in Outcomes and Opportunity By Published On :: Thu, 13 Jun 2019 05:00:00 GMT A centralized, consistently reported system of indicators of educational equity is needed to bring attention to disparities in the U.S. education system, says a new report by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Full Article
tcom Addressing Patients’ Social Needs Within Health Care Delivery Is Key to Improving Health Outcomes and Reducing Health Disparities, New Report Says By Published On :: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 04:00:00 GMT Whether a patient has a safe place to live or healthy food to eat has an important influence on their health, but such nonmedical social needs have not traditionally been addressed in routine health care visits. Full Article
tcom Improving Health Outcomes for Sickle Cell Disease Care Requires Comprehensive Team-Based Care, New Payment Models, and Addressing Institutional Racism in Health By Published On :: Thu, 10 Sep 2020 04:00:00 GMT A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides a blueprint and eight overarching strategies for improving health care for the approximately 100,000 people in the United States living with sickle cell disease (SCD). Full Article
tcom National Academies’ Gulf Research Program Awards $3.7 Million to Support Innovative Community Engagement Methods and Enhance Data Usage to Develop Equitable Outcomes to Climate Hazards By Published On :: Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 GMT The Gulf Research Program (GRP) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine today announced grant awards for 13 new projects totaling $3.7 million. Full Article
tcom Clear outcomes for leaders in the new year By www.pmmag.com Published On :: Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500 By diligently delineating well-structured goals and objectives for the upcoming year, you can guide your enterprise toward a path of unmatched growth and prosperity. Full Article
tcom Focus on employee support for more effective cleaning outcomes By www.ishn.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 08:18:50 -0500 Adopting a more personalized design approach to cleaning equipment will help facility maintenance teams build operational resilience, deliver better and safer cleaning outcomes and protect employees. Full Article
tcom Want better safety outcomes? Try servant leadership! By www.ishn.com Published On :: Tue, 20 Nov 2018 00:00:00 -0500 Twenty-five years ago, as a young safety professional, I struggled to find a set of leadership practices I could call my own. In 1996, I wrote about many of the leadership practices I was already using but found more clearly established in Servant Leadership (Sarkus, 1996). Full Article
tcom NetCom Learning Introduces Comprehensive Microsoft Copilot Training Courses Tailored for Business Excellence By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Fri, 24 May 2024 08:00:00 GMT Ushering in the era of AI with Microsoft Copilot courses tailored for business professionals. Full Article
tcom Plain Talk Practice.com Trademarks "Better Conversations Create Better Outcomes" Ensuring Quality Communication Skill Training For Patient and Allied Medical Conversation By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Wed, 12 Jul 2023 08:00:00 GMT PlainTalkPractice.com provides healthcare practitioners a better way to communicate complex Asian and allied medical terminology to naïve listeners. Full Article
tcom Study Funded by NIH Indicates Boulder Care's Telehealth Model Improves Addiction Outcomes Over Standard of Care By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMT Boulder retained 94% of participants in long-term care with buprenorphine, over 3 times the national average: demonstrating the remarkable effectiveness of its telehealth-only care model for opioid addiction. Full Article
tcom PhaseOne Health Highlights Long-term Outcomes of Using Hypochlorous Acid at The Aesthetic Meeting 2024 By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:00:00 GMT HOCl effective in reducing recurrent capsular contracture in secondary cases over a 5 year follow up period. Full Article
tcom Triflo Cardiovascular Announces the Presentation of Clinical Outcomes of the First Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation Patients Treated in Italy with the Tricuspid Flow Optimizer By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 08:00:00 GMT Prof. Gian Paolo Ussia of the Campus Bio-Medico University Rome to present successful 9-month outcomes data at the 2024 New York Valves – The Structural Heart Summit conference Full Article
tcom TCOM Showcases Groundbreaking Multi-Domain ISR Capabilities at AUSA 2024: Visit us at AUSA's Booth number 446 By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:00:00 GMT "From Surface to the Stratosphere and Beyond," TCOM's layered, integrated solutions ensure persistent, cost-effective surveillance that meets the evolving needs of military and homeland security operations globally. Full Article
tcom Cisco Awarded NetCom Learning's US Trainer, Richard Govinda, with Cisco 2024 Distinguished Instructor Award By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2024 08:00:00 GMT Unmatched Student Satisfaction Leads to Cisco Distinguished Instructor Award for Govinda Full Article
tcom Pestcom Pest Management Brightens the Treasure Valley with Unique Holiday Lighting Services By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:00 GMT Experience the Joy of Ownership with Pestcom's Custom Holiday Lighting Services and Exceptional Customer Care—Brightening Homes and Lives in the Treasure Valley! Full Article
tcom NetCom Learning Named a 2024 Top 20 IT and Technical Training Company by Training Industry By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT NetCom Learning has been recognized as one of the 2024 Top 20 IT and Technical Training Companies by Training Industry, marking a triumphant return to this prestigious list after their consecutive selections from 2012 to 2017. Full Article
tcom Microsoft Ignite 2024 to Feature NetCom Learning's innovative AI-ready Skilling Solutions By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 29 Oct 2024 08:00:00 GMT NetCom Learning will showcase its AI skilling solutions at Microsoft Ignite 2024 in Chicago. The event will highlight the latest advancements in AI, cloud technology, and security, and how these innovations can drive business transformation. Full Article
tcom Institute for Educational Leadership's 2023 National Community Schools and Family Engagement Conference to Advance Effective Strategies for Student Outcomes By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:00:00 GMT Annual Conference Will Bring Together Practitioners from Across Education Ecosystem and Highlight Exemplars in Philadelphia School District Full Article
tcom Training Industry Names NetCom Learning as One of Training Industry's 2024 Top 20 Learning Services Companies By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 18 Jun 2024 08:00:00 GMT Training Industry has recognized NetCom Learning with this honor consecutively for the third year in a row. The company was honored for its innovative learning technologies, comprehensive services, and expertise in enhancing workforce skills. Full Article
tcom NetCom Learning Named in Training Industry's 2024 Online Learning Library Watch List By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 08:00:00 GMT NetCom Learning achieves this prestigious recognition for the first time, highlighting its commitment to providing innovative, high-quality online learning resources and its growing impact in the e-learning industry. Full Article
tcom Microsoft 365 Copilot Workshop: Unlock the Future of Work with NetCom Learning! By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT Leverage Microsoft 365 Copilot: NetCom Learning's live virtual workshop to equip professionals for the AI-driven future of work Full Article
tcom Unlock the Future of AI with Netcom's Upcoming Masterclass on Prompt EngineeringShape in partnership with AICERTs By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 08:00:00 GMT NetCom Learning, a leading IT and business training provider, announces a complimentary masterclass on prompt engineering in collaboration with AICerts, offering professionals insights into AI-driven innovation. Full Article
tcom NetCom Learning, a trusted Cisco Platinum Learning Partner, is gearing up to showcase its extensive Cisco training expertise at Cisco Live 2024 in Las Vegas By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2024 08:00:00 GMT NetCom Learning, a trusted Cisco Platinum Learning Partner, is gearing up to showcase its extensive Cisco training expertise at Cisco Live 2024 in Las Vegas. Full Article
tcom NetCom Learning to Participate in AWS Summit 2024 in Washington, DC and New York By www.24-7pressrelease.com Published On :: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 08:00:00 GMT AWS Summit is a premier event for making valuable connections and showcasing NetCom Learning's tailored learning solutions. Full Article
tcom To Improve AI Outcomes, Think About the Entire System By hbr.org Published On :: Tue, 04 Oct 2022 09:00:42 -0500 Artificial intelligence technology has been advancing, and businesses have been putting it into action. But too many companies are just gathering a bunch of data to kick out insights and not really using AI to its fullest potential. Joshua Gans, professor at Rotman School of Management, says businesses need to apply AI more systemically. Because decision-making based on AI usually has ripple effects throughout the organization. Gans cowrote the HBR article “From Prediction to Transformation" and the new book "Power and Prediction: The Disruptive Economics of Artificial Intelligence." Full Article
tcom SCCM Pod-425 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis PICU Admissions By sccm-audio.s3.amazonaws.com Published On :: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 17:30:00 -0500 Cystic fibrosis patient care has advanced greatly in recent years and the mortality rate has improved. Full Article Medicine
tcom SCCMPod-445 The Association of Workload and Outcomes in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU By sccm-audio.s3.amazonaws.com Published On :: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 19:20:17 UTC Healthcare workload has emerged as an important metric associated with poor outcomes. To measure workload, studies have used bed occupancy as a surrogate. However, few studies have examined frontline clinician workload and outcomes. Full Article Medicine
tcom Cardiovascular care centered on the patient is key and helps improve equity and outcomes By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:00:00 GMT Statement Highlights: Patient-centered care establishes a respectful partnership among the health care team, the patient and caregivers to make shared decisions about management tailored to the patients’ beliefs, preferences and... Full Article
tcom Early diagnosis & treatment of peripheral artery disease essential to improve outcomes, reduce amputation risk By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Tue, 14 May 2024 18:00:00 GMT Guideline Highlights: The new joint guideline from the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the treatment of patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (PAD) and ... Full Article
tcom Collaboration between leading health organizations aims to improve health outcomes in communities of color By newsroom.heart.org Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 15:00:00 GMT DALLAS, April 27, 2022 – Bank of America, along with leading public health organizations – the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the American Cancer Society and the University of Michigan School of Public Health – have ... Full Article
tcom The Outcome of the UK General Election and What It Might Mean for Employment Law By www.littler.com Published On :: Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:43:50 +0000 Full Article
tcom Election Outcomes, AI Adoption, and ESG Issues Pose New Challenges for European Employers, Littler Survey Finds By www.littler.com Published On :: Thu, 03 Oct 2024 21:05:10 +0000 Littler, the world’s largest employment and labour law practice representing management, has released its seventh annual European Employer Survey Report, based on responses from nearly 630 human resources (HR) executives, business leaders, and in-house lawyers from across Europe—57% of whom hold C-suite positions at their organisations. Full Article
tcom An Accidental Outcome? Alex MacDonald returns to discuss how the NLRA’s success has resulted in fewer unions & what might happen under a new administration in DC By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:01:27 +0000 Alex MacDonald discusses his article “The Accidental Success of the NLRA: How a Law About Unions Achieved Its Goals by Giving Us Fewer Unions” on a podcast. Labor Union News Listen Full Article
tcom Trump's Second Term Poses Range Of Outcomes For NLRB By www.littler.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 21:36:32 +0000 Michael Lotito talks about what may happen with NLRB nominations under the Trump administration. Law360 View Full Article
tcom Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal By www.ifpri.org Published On :: Wed, 21 Aug 2024 16:11:56 +0000 Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal Integrating key goals of food system transformation. The post Reducing food loss and waste for climate outcomes: Insights from national consultations in Bangladesh, Malawi and Nepal appeared first on IFPRI. Full Article
tcom Moral tales with positive outcomes motivate kids to be honest By media.utoronto.ca Published On :: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:09:25 +0000 TORONTO, ON — A moral story that praises a character’s honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings suggest that stories such as “The […] Full Article Arts Education Media Releases Social Sciences & Humanities University of Toronto
tcom Episode 528: Jonathan Shariat on Designing to Avoid Worst Case Outcomes By se-radio.net Published On :: Wed, 07 Sep 2022 20:57:15 +0000 Jonathan Shariat, coauthor of the book Tragic Design, discusses harmful software design. SE Radio host Jeremy Jung speaks with Shariat about how poor design can kill in the medical industry, accidentally causing harm with features meant to bring joy... Full Article
tcom Bavaria conference reinforces German OSCE Chairmanship’s emphasis on an outcomes-based Transdniestrian settlement process By feeds.osce.org Published On :: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 14:10:34 +0000 BAD REICHENHALL, Germany, 14 July 2016 – A two-day conference on confidence-building measures in the Transdniestrian settlement process was held in the town of Bad Reichenhall in Germany on 12 and 13 July 2016. As in past years, the conference, which traditionally takes place in the German state of Bavaria, brought together political representatives of the sides and international 5+2 partners in an informal setting to address the challenges at hand and advance confidence-building measures that would strengthen the process. “The past few months have witnessed intensified dialogue between the sides, thanks in no small part to the unparalleled efforts and consensus among the mediators and observers,” noted Ambassador Cord Meier-Klodt, Special Representative of the German OSCE Chairperson-in-Office for the Transdniestrian Settlement Process. During 5+2 talks on 2 and 3 June in Berlin, the sides committed to undertake concrete steps within a set timeframe, including in the fields of ecology, education, transportation and telecommunications. “Of the commitments included in the Berlin protocol, the sides have completed an agreement on ecology and exchanged lists on the issue of criminal cases,” said Ambassador Michael Scanlan, Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova. “The Bavaria conference’s informal setting provided a unique opportunity for the sides to continue working towards the remaining agreements in order to deliver important benefits for people on both banks and to strengthen the settlement process.” “As a confidence-building measure in support of the formal process, I’m happy to say that the conference succeeded in promoting the emphasis on an outcomes-based process that the German Chairperson-in-Office and our international partners believe is a precondition for progress,” concluded Ambassador Meier-Klodt. The conference is a multiyear initiative funded by the German government and was organized by the OSCE Mission to Moldova.Related StoriesOSCE Chairperson-in-Office Steinmeier, in Moldova, calls for swift and full implementation of confidence-building measuresOSCE Chairperson-in-Office Frank-Walter Steinmeier to visit Moldova on TuesdayUrgent steps needed towards full respect for ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, says OSCE Chairmanship Special Representative and Chief Monitor Full Article Chairmanship OSCE Mission to Moldova Conflict prevention and resolution Eastern Europe Press release
tcom Resolution 75 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector's contribution in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, taking into account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development By www.itu.int Published On :: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 21:22:26 GMT Resolution 75 - (Rev. Geneva, 2022) - The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector's contribution in implementing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society, taking into account the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Full Article
tcom Taking an API, cloud driven approach can lead agencies to better mission outcomes By federalnewsnetwork.com Published On :: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:55:04 +0000 Granting access to, sharing and securing data in the cloud continues to challenge agencies across government. During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jason Miller will discuss cloud strategy, security and applications with agency and industry leaders. The post Taking an API, cloud driven approach can lead agencies to better mission outcomes first appeared on Federal News Network. Full Article Cloud Computing Cybersecurity Federal Insights Roundtables Technology Carahsoft Google Google Cloud
tcom Engineering Search Outcomes By www.seobook.com Published On :: Wed, 19 Jan 2022 12:49:50 +0000 Kent Walker promotes public policies which advantage the Google monopoly. His role doing that means he has to write some really bad hot takes that lack context or intentionally & dishonestly redirect attention away from core issues - that's his job. With that in mind, his most recent blog post defending the Google monopoly was exceptional. Force Ranking of Inferior Search Results "When you have an urgent question — like “stroke symptoms” — Google Search could be barred from giving you immediate and clear information, and instead be required to direct you to a mix of low quality results." On some search queries users get a wall of Google ads, the forced ranked Google insert (or sometimes multiple of them with local & ecommerce) and then there can even be a "people also ask" box above the first organic result. The idea that organic results must be low quality if not owned & operated indicates 1 of the following 3 must be true: they should not be in search their content scraping & various revenue shifting scams with their ad tech stack demonetized legit publishers their forced rank of their own content is stripping them of the signals needed to rank websites & pages Whenever Google puts a "people also ask" box above the first organic result that is them saying they did not know what to rank, or they are just trying to create a visual block to push the organic result set down the page and user attention back up toward the ads. The solution to Google's claims is easy to solve. Either of the following would work. Have an API that allows user choice (to set rich snippet or vertical defaults in various categories), or If the vertical inserts remain Google-only then for Google to justify force ranking their own results above the organic result set Google should also be required to rank those same results above all of their ads, so that Google is demonetizing Google along with the rest of the ecosystem, rather than just demonetizing third parties. If the thesis that this information needs to be front and center & that is a matter of life or death, then asking searchers to first scroll past a page or two of ads is not particularly legitimate. Spam & Security "when you use Google Search or Google Play, we might have to give equal prominence to a raft of spammy and low-quality services." Many of the worst versions of spam that have repeatedly made news headlines like fake tech support, fake government document providers, and fake locksmiths were buying distribution through Google Ads or were featured in the search results through Google force ranking their own local search offering even though they knew the results were vastly inferior to Yelp. If Google did not force rank Google local results above the rest of the organic result set then the fake locksmiths would not have ranked. I have lost count of how many articles I have read about hundreds or thousands of fake apps in the Google Play store which existed to defraud advertisers or commit identity theft, but there have been literally thousands of such articles. I see a similar headline at least once a month without eve looking for them. Here is one this week for scammers monetizing the popularity of Wordle with fake apps. Making matters worse, some of the tech support scams showed the URL of a real business and rerouted the call through a Google number directly to a scammer. A searcher who trusted Google & sees Apple.com or Dell.com on Google Ads in the search results then got connected with a scammer who would commit identity theft or encrypt their computer then demand ransom cryptocurrency payments to decrypt it. After making the ads harder to run for scammers Google decided the problem was too hard & expensive to sort out so they also blocked legitimate computer repair shops. Sometimes Google considers something spam strictly due to financial considerations. Their old remote rater documents stated *HELPFUL* hotel affiliate websites should be labeled as spam. Years later the big OTAs are complaining about Google eating their lunch as well as Google is twice as big as the next player. At one point Google got busted for helping an advertiser route around the automated safety features built into their ad network so that they could pay Google to run ads promoting illegal steroids. With cartels, you can only buy illegal goods and services from the cartel if you don't want to suffer ill consequences. The same appears to be true here. The China Problem "Handicapping America’s technology leaders would threaten our leading sources of research and development spending — just as bipartisan voices in Congress are recognizing the need to increase American R&D investment to stay competitive in the global race for AI, quantum, and other advanced technologies." We are patriotic, and, but China... is a favorite misdirection of a tech monopolist. The problem with that is while Eric Schmidt warns it is a national emergency if China overtakes the US in AI tech, Google also operates an AI tech lab in China. In other words, Eric Schmidt is trying to warn you about himself and his business interests at Google. Duplicitous? Absolutely. Patriotic? Less than Chamath! Who the fuck did this? pic.twitter.com/BD4NKpila6— Girolamo Carlo Casio (Free Twatter) (@INArteCarloDoss) January 19, 2022 Inflation "the online services targeted by these bills have reduced prices; these bills say nothing about sectors where prices have actually been rising and contributing to inflation." Technology is no doubt deflationary (moving bits on an optical line is cheaper than printing out a book and shipping it across the world) BUT some dominant channels have increased the cost of distribution by increasing the chunk size of information and withholding performance information. Before Google Analytics was "free" there was a rich and vibrant set of competition in web analytics software with lots of innovation from players like ClickTracks. Most competing solutions went away. Google moved away from an installed licensing model to a hosted service where they can change the price upon contract renewal. Search hid progressively more performance information over time, only sampled data from larger data sets, & now you can sign up for Google Analytics 360 starting at only $150,000 per year. The hidden search performance data also has many layers to that onion. Not only does Google not show keyword referrers on organic search, but they often don't show your paid search keywords either, and they keep extending out keyword targeting broader than advertisers intend. Yesterday's announcement on match type changes had me crawling through query data this morning. I'm staring at many 2-3 word exact match keywords that are matching to 8-word queries. G thinks 'deck paint' and 'how do i put paint on my deck' mean the exact same thing. CPA is 10x.— Brad Geddes (@bgtheory) February 5, 2021 Google used to pay Brad Geddes to run official Google AdWords ad training seminars for advertisers, so the idea that *he* has to express his frustrations on Twitter is an indication of how little effort Google is putting into having open communications channels or caring about what their advertisers think. This is in accordance with the Google customer service philosophy: he told her that the whole idea of customer support was ridiculous. Rather than assuming the unscalable task of answering users one by one, Page said, Google should enable users to answer one another's questions. Those who were paying for ads get the above "serve yourself" treatment, all the while Google regularly resets user default ad settings to extend out ad distribution, automatically ad keywords, shift to enhanced AdWords ad campaigns, etc. Then there are other features which would be beneficial and offered in a competitive market that have been deprioritized. Many years ago eBay did a study which showed their branded Google AdWords ad buys were cannibalistic to eBay profits. Google maintained most advertisers could not conduct such a study because it would be too expensive and Google does not make the feature set available as part of their ad suite. Missing Information "When you search for local businesses, Google Search and Maps may be prohibited from highlighting information we gather about hours of operation, contact information, and reviews. That could hurt small businesses and local retailers, as well as their customers." Claiming reviews or an attempt to offer a comprehensive set of accurate review data as a strong point would be economical with the truth. Back when I had a local business page my only review was from a locksmith spammer / scammer who praised his own two businesses, trashed a dozen other local locksmiths, crapped on a couple local SEO services, and joked about how a local mover smashed the guts out of his dog. Scammer fake reviewer's name was rather sophisticated ... it was ... Loop Dee Loop About a decade back when Google was clearly losing Google took Yelp reviews wholesale (sometimes without even attributing them to Yelp!) and told Yelp that if they did not want Google stealing their work and displacing them with a copy of it then they should block GoogleBot. Google offered the same sort of advice / threat to TripAdvisor. A few years before that Google temporarily "forgot" to show phone numbers on local listings. After Yelp turned down an acquisition offer by Google & Yelp did a great job making some people aware of how Google was stealing their reviews wholesale without attribution Google bought Zagat & Fromer's to augment the Google local review data and then sold those businesses off. This is sort of the same playbook Google has run in the past elsewhere. After Groupon said no to Google's acquisition offer, Google quickly provided daily deal ads to over a dozen Groupon competitors to help commoditize the Groupon offering and market position. Ultimately with the above sort of stuff Google is primarily a volume aggregator or has lower editorial costs than pure plays due to the ability to force bundle their own distribution. And they use the ability to rank themselves above a neutral algorithmic position as a core part of their biz dev strategy. When shopping search engines were popular Google kept rewording the question set they sent remote raters to justify rank demotion for shopping search engines & Google also came up with innovative ranking "signals" like concurrent ranking of their own vertical search offering whenever competitors x or y are shown in the result set & rolled out a "diversity" algorithm to limit how many comparison shopping sites could appear in the search results. The intent of the change was strictly anti-competitive: "Although Google originally sought to demote all comparison shopping websites, after Google raters provided negative feedback to such a widespread demotion, Google implemented the current iteration of its so-called 'diversity' algorithm." As a matter of fact, part of one of many document dumps in recent years went further than the old concurrent ranking signal to a rank x above y feature which highlights how YouTube can be hard coded at a number 1 ranking position. Part of that guide highlighted how to hardcode ranking YouTube #1. If you re-represent content & can force rank yourself #1 (with larger listings) that can be used to force other players onto your platform on your terms. Back when YouTube was must less of a sure thing Google suggested they could threaten to change copyright. This same approach to "relevancy" is everywhere. Did you watermark your images? Well shame on you, as that is good for a rank demotion And if there are photos which are deemed illegal Google will make you file an endless series of DMCA removal requests even though they already had the image fingerprinted. Now there are some issues where there is missing information. These areas involve original reporting on local politics & are called news deserts. As the ad pie has consolidated around Google & Facebook that has left many newspapers high and dry. Private equity players like Alden Global Capital buy up newspapers, fire journalists, and monetize brand equity as they drive the papers into the ground. If you are sub-scale maybe Google steals your money or hits you with a false positive algorithm flag that has you seeking professional mental health help. Big players get a slower blood letting. Google has maintained they do not make any money from news search, but the states lawsuit around ad tech made it clear Google promoted AMP for anti-competitive purposes to block header bidding, lied to news publishers to get them to adopt AMP and eat the tech costs of implementation, did a deal with their biggest competitor in online advertising Facebook to maintain the status quo, charge over double what their competitors do for ad tech, and had a variety of bid rigging auction manipulation algorithms they used to keep funneling more money to themselves. Internally they had an OKR to make *most* search clicks land on AMP pages within a year of launch "AMP launched as an open source project in October 2015, with 26 publishers and over 40 publications already publishing AMP files for our preview demo. Our team built g.co/ampdemo and is now racing towards launching it for all of our users. We're responsible for the AMP @ Google integrations, particularly focusing on Search, our most visible product. We have a Google-wide 2016 OKR to deliver! By the end of 2016, our goal is that 50%+ of content consumed through Search is being consumed through AMP." You don't get over half the web to shift to a proprietary version of HTML in under a year without a lot of manipulation. So, when Google tells buyers an ad sold for one price and they tell sellers it sold for a lower price, isn't that just plain old fraud? I mean, on top of the anti-competitive tying and all that, fraud is illegal, isn't it?— Jerry Neumann (@ganeumann) January 14, 2022 Categories: google Full Article
tcom A Deep State in the United States rules the country regardless of the outcome of elections By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Oct 2021 05:03:45 +0000 TRUMP TOLD THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THERE ARE THE SECURITY STATE AGENTS WHO THINK THAT THEY RUN THE GOVERNMENT AND HE STOOD UP TO THEM AND CHALLENGED THEIR ORTHODOXIES AND PIETIES AND SHOWED AMERICANS, ESPECIALLY PEOPLE IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY ON THE RIGHT, THAT THESE INSTITUTIONS ARE NOT NOBLE OR BENEVOLENT BUT ARE HIGHLY PERNICIOUS. THEY WANT TO INTERFERE IN OUR DOMESTIC POLITICS AND THEY OUGHT TO BE DEEPLY DISTRUSTED. Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles A Deep State in the United States rules the country regardless of the outcome of elections Chuck Schumer deep state Donald Trump Dwight Eisenhower Glenn Greenwald John Kelly M.R. McMaster Matt National Securtiy State Rachel Maddow Tucker Carlson
tcom Home not Housing. Engaging with wellbeing outcomes By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 12:14 Home not Housing was one of five Scottish Universities Insight Institute programmes on Wellbeing. A set of ideas workshops explored the concept of ‘home’ from the perspectives of various academic disciplines – housing, planning, social work, healthcare – in order to develop a common vocabulary that will better inform policies relating to house-building, home-working, home-care and general place liveability. This blog records the discussions and findings of the workshops. Full Article
tcom Personal Outcomes Network By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Monday, August 31, 2015 - 11:37 The Personal Outcomes Network is made up of several organisations working towards the development and implementation of a personal outcomes approach. This site has been developed to bring together a range of resources to support the development and implementation of a personal outcomes approach in health and social care, as well as other human services. Full Article
tcom How do we ensure that training and information support contributes to positive outcomes for carers? By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Friday, November 20, 2015 - 12:37 This is a paper produced as part of the PROP2 (Practitioner Research: Outcomes and Partnership) programme, a partnership between the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh and Iriss that was about health and social care in Scotland. This paper was written by Alan Gilmour from Glasgow City Community Health Partnership who participated in the PROP2 programme. This research aimed to gain an understanding of how training and information support contributes to positive outcomes for carers. It provided a range of information to answer specific questions such as: • Do carers feel that their needs are identified appropriately at different stages of their journey? • Does training contribute to the carer’s outcomes? • What are the barriers to carers engaging in training? Full Article
tcom Sharing practice to improve outcomes for care leavers. Evaluation report on an inter-authority learning exchange By lx.iriss.org.uk Published On :: Monday, November 30, 2015 - 09:44 Evaluation report for the inter-authority learning exchange between Shetland Islands, Falkirk and Glasgow Councils throughcare and aftercare teams. In February 2014 a member of the Throughcare and Aftercare team from Shetland, spent two weeks in each host authority as a means of developing and sharing practice, experience and learning. The report describes the planning process, in-situ experience, and post-exchange learning of participants, it also report highlights the positive learning outcomes and benefits achieved for all participating local authorities. The report identifies ideas for future applications of such a learning and practice exchange model to improve practice for looked after young people and care leavers. Full Article
tcom Sitcoms and Social Networks By thesocietypages.org Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:19:35 +0000 Social networks are a great way to introduce people to the power of Sociology. In my Intro class, I make a point to show students the way their social networks shape the spread of divorce, how people ask for help, and the surprisingly tangled world of dating. Now there’s a new take on networks – […] Full Article Uncategorized dataviz media: tv/movies social networks
tcom The Challenge of Ambition? Unlocking Climate Action and the Outcomes of COP24 By f1.media.brightcove.com Published On :: Fri, 01 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000 Full Article