By Gordon G. Chang, Contributor “Based on our overall measuring results in past years, water quality not only remained normal, but in some cases has even improved,” said Li Lei, deputy environmental bureau chief of Lanzhou, last week. …read more
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ReapSo Is A Michigan Based Startup That Makes QR Codes Fun To Use
Based in Farmington Hills, Michigan, ReapSo has developed a mobile application that offers loyal customers with rewards. ReapSo’s mobile application went live in January and they hit 500 customers in 3 weeks since launching. The ReapSo mobile application lets you scan unique QR codes placed on the website or physical location of a business to unlock a reward. …read more
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Can Social Media Be Killing Brands?
By Don Schultz, Contributor Based on preliminary results of a new ten year, longitudinal study of social media and social media users, (1,100,000+ online questionnaire responses , covering 73 fmcg categories and 1,500+ individual brands) a new research study conducted by professors in the Integrated Marketing Communication Department at Northwestern University’s Medill School, found that heavy users of social media (primarily Facebook) when asked for brand preferences in various product categories, showed higher levels of specific “No Brand Preference” as a brand category choice, than those who used less social media. Also, as social media usage increased (primarily Facebook) over time by respondents, there was a measurable decline in specific product brand preferences in a majority of the product brand categories covered in the study.
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Apple TV Refresh Chip Clues Reinforce Retina iPad Mini Rumors For October
By Anthony Wing Kosner, Contributor Based on reports from iLounge, that I covered recently, a second generation iPad Mini is expected in October. It has widely been predicted to have a retina screen (Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge also says it will be IGZO) and a new bit of compelling, though circumstantial, evidence adds credence to that enticing rumor.
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2013 Flu Season: How to Protect Yourself
By Robert Glatter, MD, Contributor Based on recent reports from the CDC, the flu has arrived nearly 5 weeks early this year, with activity reported in over 41 states with18 deaths reported in children thus far. The predominant current flu strain that is being reported with widespread activity, H3N2 (Influenza A), appears to have good […]
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