As Dublin’s status as a business and tech hub goes up, the quality of life in the city is going down, squeezing out community, arts and culture, writes Elaine Burke. By many measures, Dublin is a city on the rise. I mean, just look at all those cranes sprouting skyward. Almost as high as the […]
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Summer is sneaker season and the summer of 2019 didn’t disappoint. Nike dropped an already-legendary collaboration with Sacai that quickly became the definitive shoe of the summer. Adidas put out Marvel collab after Marvel collab, making great use of their license with one of the most recognizable pop culture brands in the world. And then
As you may well have seen by now, actor and aspiring singer Jeremy Renner pulled the plug on his app this week, inviting such questions as: Why does Jeremy Renner have an app? And how could it have gone so wrong that he described it, in his final post there, as “a place that is
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St. Edward Catholic School in Nashville banned J.K. Rowling’s wildly popular “Harry Potter” stories. The seven-book fantasy series chronicling the magical adventures of young witches and wizards were removed from the school library due to their content. “These books present magic as both good and evil, which is not true, but in fact a clever
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Just over two weeks ago, on August 12, Popeyes—the iconic fast food chain known for their savory take on Southern cuisine—debuted its own version of a fried chicken sandwich. The public announcement, made via Twitter in the reliably unfunny brand-speak many companies use on social media now, detailed its ingredients: a crispy buttermilk-battered chicken breast,
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Many large companies approach improving its customer experiences differently. Most common approaches come from the perspective of customer support solutions, user experience design, and account management. While these pathways are vitally important, more businesses could benefit from looking at customer experience through the lens of productivity. The bottom line is when you think about agile
“I think most people’s experience playing trivia is just feeling dumb, and that’s no way to spend an evening.” That sentence probably doesn’t describe Ken Jennings, who holds the record for the longest winning streak on TV quiz show Jeopardy! after a 74-game winning streak (though he still lost to IBM’s Watson in 2011). But
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Lisa-Marie Ashbury is the Digital Delivery Manager at security firm, ADT. We caught up with Lisa-Marie to find out what life is like working in her role. Hi Lisa-Marie. Please describe your job: What do you do? As a Digital Delivery Manager, my job is an all-encompassing digital role across ADT Fire & Security. Predominantly,
Have you ever heard the maxim never explain a joke? It’s easy to see why this sentiment arose: The joy of humor lies in the immediate, shared recognition that some stuffy norm has been violated or some oft-unspoken truth has been exposed. This recognition is what we mean when we say somebody gets it –
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A culture of learning and development (L&D) is crucial for companies that want to compete in industries facing disruption. According to Econsultancy’s ‘How Marketers Learn‘ report, the organisations that invest in people and digital skills fall into the optimum category of performance, outperforming their peers in every industry. So, while learning and development should be
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