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Message from Mark! Ghost messages on Facebook On ZDF there are the “Today” news, Facebook delivers the “Yesterday” news. Many users are currently posting posts from the past on the current timeline – nobody knows where they’re from, and why they dug up Facebook again. The news is sometimes several years old. It comes to […]
Read MoreNo question, the Germans still prefer to browse in real books that crackle, rustle and smell like paper. But more and more bookworms discover how convenient e-books are. Ten favorite books on a Kindle Paperwhite – that makes 205 grams of feather-light luggage. And thanks to pin-sharp screens made of electronic paper, even in the […]
Read MoreAround six million people in Germany are not heterosexual but belong to the LGBTI community – so they are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or intersex, Although the target audience among marketers as above average consumption and financially viable, they seem to address only the fewest brands targeted. “The social acceptance for gays and lesbians becomes […]
Read MoreThe promise sounds good and reassuring: on the special page of the App Store explains Apple, will be “professional curated”. For the “many great apps that appear week after week,” it’s a full-time job to keep track. So Apple has “a team of experts who give you unique insights.” The same is officially guaranteed by […]
Read MoreLEAD: In computer and video games you still have the somewhat nerdy teenager in front of your eyes in the cellar of his parents. The generation 50 plus will catch up, right? Jutta Peinze: We have 82 million inhabitants in Germany, of which 34 million at least occasionally came. If you look at the gamer’s […]
Read MoreLeaders will need to bring a balance of intellectual (IQ) and emotional (EQ) intelligence to managing AI-driven workspaces. This is one of the core theses of Avanade’s internal Think Tank. The leading provider of digital innovations in the Microsoft ecosystem, in collaboration with market research companies, has already commissioned a number of studies on, for […]
Read MoreLEAD: Your influencer branding platform is called LikeYaa – how did it come to the founding idea? David Neuendorf: In influencer marketing, we have seen that the topic of corporate branding attracts little or no attention. Here, we wanted to start with and build a platform where companies can introduce themselves through audiovisual tools and […]
Read MoreDrink water, taste cyclists – the magic bottle from Munich Is water, but does not taste like water – the Air Up makes it possible (Photo: Air Up) “We are (again) sold out!”. The Munich drinking revolutionaries and inventors of the scented water bottle Air Up have a problem. But it’s a relatively nice problem: […]
Read MoreDigitization will fundamentally change the relationship between customers and businesses. Especially in the discussion: Customer Centering – User Centricity. It not only influences the service and product design, but also increasingly the communication. This development is increasingly increasing – driven by social media and the growing importance of the smartphone. Customers now have the opportunity, […]
Read MoreLEAD: Should one be polite to a language system? Georg Theunissen: This is not necessary. Above all, it is important to clearly state what it is about and what you want. So “I want to book a flight to Majorca” is good, but “I want to book a flight from Frankfurt to Mallorca next Saturday […]
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S10: 50 percent loss of value in a month Good smartphone, bad investment – the Samsung Galaxy S10. The iPhone XS is better at losing value. (Photo: BankMyCell) In the smartphone leaderboard from Warentest the Samsung Galaxy S10 + and the S10 are currently in the first two places. Now, the highly praised […]
Read MoreFortnite: The volcanic eruption has begun All you need is Lava: Virtual Vesuvius in Fortnite has broken out (Photo: Epic Games) It crashes, it hisses, it smokes – and probably it stinks too. But you do not smell that. Because on the island of “Fortnite Battle Royale” has now begun the long-awaited volcanic eruption. Since […]
Read MoreName: Hajo Hoffmann Age: 38 Position: Technical Consultant Education: Diplom-Informatiker Company: Spirit Link, digital communications agency focusing on healthcare What do you do? “Talking and painting” is my favorite answer to this question. In general, I support all involved in technically complex projects in order to better understand the connections and possibilities and to consolidate […]
Read MoreDoomsday mood or happy faces? Friday, the 13th triggers mixed feelings. While some people regard it as their absolute lucky day, most of the others have their hair on their backs. Many even go as far as to barricade themselves and not to leave the house at all. There is even a technical term that […]
Read MoreThe Munich district has decided: Cathy Hummels makes no surreptitious advertising. The rationale for this is that her Instagram account has a commercial purpose that is obvious to anyone, and thus allows her to point out products. So far, so unclear, because: The Berlin-based Association Social Competition has involved in addition to Hummels and fitness […]
Read MoreThe question of who shares which posts, liked or commented when and when, can influence election outcomes today. Scientists are interested in the evaluation of such data, but especially on Facebook, the exchange is more than slow. Anyone who travels on social networks knows the price for the seemingly free use: the users pay with […]
Read MoreAndroid inventor: Is this the smartphone of the future? In 2008, Andy Rubin co-invented Google’s Android smartphone operating system. Or he has copied at least well from the just published iPhone. Rubin left Google in 2014 for $ 90 million in charges of sexual harassment. Since then, the now 56-year-old tries to repeat the former […]
Read MoreiPhone 7 and 8: We’re off! iPhones are getting thin. Only XR and XS are currently on offer (Photo: Apple) Even thinner than a Heidi Klum top model – that’s how the selection of iPhones on the Apple website has been presented since yesterday. Only the current models XR and XS are available. The cheaper […]
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