What’s In This Issue?
This Week’s Main Stories
Story 01What Was The TED Conference Really Like This Year?
Story 02Facebook To Add Popup Asking If You Really Want To Share Private InfoEven More Stories
- What Happens When Brandless, the Ultimate Anti-Brand, Ironically Tries To Trademark A White Rectangular Box?
- BBC Shares "Reminiscence Archive" Library Of Sound Effects Online
- Brands Complete Customer Experience By Offering In-Home Services
- Conrad Hotels Launches World's First Underwater Villa In Maldives
- 5 Major Digital Trends Changing Retail In China
- Airbnb's "Office Of Healthy Tourism" Might Transform Your Next Holiday
- In The Future, You Will Be Able To Sue A Robot
- Google AI Will Answer Questions By Reading Thousands Of Books
What Was The TED Conference Really Like This Year?
Every year around the time of the TED conference I always read stories from attendees with a mixture of curiosity and a slight feeling of FOMO. This article from WIRED was the best recap I read this year, offering some interesting observations about the exclusivity and "bubble" of the event while also raising some interesting thoughts about whether all of these intellectuals in a room together actually is achieving any impact in the world. Like her, I'm not sure ... but I certainly hope so.
Facebook To Add Popup Asking If You Really Want To Share Private Info
Under the EU's new General Data Protection Regulation, it is illegal to collect certain types of sensitive information unless people give explicit permission, so Facebook is about to ask whether you really want to share highly sensitive details about your life, such as religion, political leanings, or sexual orientation. This type of warning when you are about to share sensitive information is a great step towards increasing consumer awareness of how our data is being farmed and used - and a reminder that increasingly we will have a say in whether we are ok with this usage or not.
