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MediaShift
Since the ice bucket challenge in August 2014, the most dominant form of storytelling on social media has been Facebook video. We can look to "social-first" publishers — publishers which primarily publish natively to social media platforms — for new potential for storytelling as well as revenue streams using online video.
Take Insider, a publication owned by Business Insider, whose goal is "to inspire the world to live life as an adventure."
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NPR
There's new evidence that excessive screen time early in life can change the circuits in a growing brain.
Scientists disagree, though, about whether those changes are helpful, or just cause problems. Both views emerged during the Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego.
The debate centered on a study of young mice exposed to six hours daily of a sound and light show reminiscent of a video game.
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The New York Times
Snap Inc., the parent company of the popular photo-messaging and storytelling app Snapchat, is having a productive autumn.
A couple of weeks ago, Snap filed confidential documents for a coming stock offering that could value the firm at $30 billion, which would make it one of the largest initial public offerings in recent years. Around the same time, it began selling Spectacles, sunglasses that can record video clips.
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CBS News
As an iPhone user, there's nothing worse than the dreaded "Storage Almost Full" notification that pops up on your phone at the most inconvenient time.
It usually appears when you're in the middle of recording a video or when you're trying to snap a quick photo: "Cannot Take Photo: There is not enough available storage to take a photo."
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Digiday
The "around the web" ads that populate big news sites are not without their detractors, but these ads are growing in number, not waning. Not only that, many publishers are running multiple recommendation engines at the same time.
According to SimilarTech, a company that tracks the technology services that are running on websites, 3,715 of the 100,000 biggest sites used the two most popular content-recommendation engines, Taboola and Outbrain.
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A hardworking, first-of-its-kind solution for small space gardening! The new “Take 2” combos from Burpee plants feature a slicer AND cherry tomato trialed together for habit and fruit timing. Gardeners will get a steady supply of tomatoes from one container all summer long! Available in three recipes for garden centers in 2017. BurpeeHomeGardens.com
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Wired
Attention all netflix users: You can now download shows and movies for offline viewing. This is not a drill. Want to binge Stranger Things or Orange Is the New Black, on an airplane or on the road heading home for the holidays? Go wild. Want to watch The Imitation Game on a two-hour subway ride? Knock yourself out.
To get offline downloads, just update your iOS, Android or Amazon FireOS app.
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Inc.
In today's increasingly digital world, businesses promote their goods and services via a variety of advertising and marketing channels, including social media, websites, blogs and more. While these channels may provide a quick and easy way to widen your customer base, they are difficult to control and can increase your risk of being accused of trade libel.
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Lifehacker
When you're writing, adjectives give you the most flexibility to create a vivid picture. It's also easy to slip into a cliche series of mundane, familiar adjectives. Describing Words helps inspire you with something different.
Head to Describing Words and enter the noun you want to write about. The site then gives you a list of descriptors. The list comes from an analysis of hundreds of books and authors over the last century.
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The Atlantic
Language is the hallmark of humanity — it allows us to form deep relationships and complex societies. But we also use it when we're all alone; it shapes even our silent relationships with ourselves. In his book, The Voices Within, Charles Fernyhough gives a historical overview of "inner speech" — the more scientific term for "talking to yourself in your head."
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Lonicera Honey Baby® the unique bush, sweet scented honeysuckle! Place in the garden as a specimen, hedge or container planting to enjoy the wonderful perfume and beauty from dawn until dusk!
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Innovation and education make the Worm Factory 360 the #1 vermicomposter in the U.S. The patented Worm Ladder and thermosiphon airflow system improve efficiency and ease of operation. A 72-page manual, instructional DVD, and information packed web site make experts out of novices.
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Greenhouse Grower
According to widespread news reports, a Texas judge has halted a federal rule that would have expanded overtime pay to millions of workers.
One article from the Washington Post says the rule from the Department of Labor that was supposed to take effect on Dec. 1 would have made overtime pay available to full-time salaried employees earning up to $47,476 a year, more than doubling the current threshold of $23,660 a year.
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Inside Philanthropy
Around the time Virginia Clarke came on board at the funder affinity group Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems Funders in 2003, food safety and sustainability issues were starting to heat up in the United States, she recalls. The 2002 farm bill included some environmental wins, the first cases of mad cow disease hit the U.S. in 2003, and there was increasing talk about national obesity rates.
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American Nurseryman
Some of us like winter. There's nothing wrong with us; we simply embrace the change of season and the bracing, frigid air. We appreciate the overlooked aspects of plants once they've gone dormant, because many of them offer a different kind of ornamental interest. Think of it this way: It's said that you can't appreciate bounty without loss; you can't appreciate joy without sorrow. Or something like that.
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GWA
The GWA Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable partner of the GWA: The Association for Garden Communicators, continues our commitment to provide financial assistance to deserving students who wish to pursue or further a career in horticultural communications! This year's scholarship awards will range from $500 or $2,000 per student and includes a complimentary full-year membership to GWA.
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GWA
The 2017 GWA Annual Conference & Expo is an inclusive opportunity for all current and future GWA members to engage in exceptional formal and informal learning experiences that support career development, increase individual productivity, and provide innovative insights and solutions to industry challenges.
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GWA
In this issue...
- Lois de Vries with a recap of GWA's first AASHE Conference
- GWA President Kirk Brown's message, "Spirits Invigorated in Atlanta"
- Executive Director Maria Ungaro's message, "Branding initiatives at work in Atlanta"
- #GWA2016 exhibitor perspective with Anthony Tesselaar
- Preview of #GWA2017 in Buffalo with Sally Cunningham
- More!
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GWA
Join GWA at the LB Tavern in the Lord Baltimore Hotel on Wednesday, Jan. 11 for an intimate Connect Meeting, 5:30–7:30 p.m. Connect with old friends and meet new ones, all while registration is free and non-members and visitors are welcome to attend! Dinner options will be available on-site, but all food and drink is the responsibility of attendees.
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GWA
Check out all the job postings at the GWA Job Center.
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GWA
Every garden story includes a bit of history. For some gardens, the link to the past is just more evident than others. As you write about a garden, why not make the history connection more explicit?
When you dig into history and write about a garden, you enter a world of endless ideas, with many resources to help you along the way. You could write about the history of a plant, an old garden book, and even a place.
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