#Netflix: A zebra among horses

“#Netflix: A zebra among horses” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Netflix is often criticized as a Hollywood-style entertainment behemoth crushing all competition and diminishing local content but a QUT academic says that’s a simplistic view. Media studies expert Professor Amanda Lotz, from QUT’s Digital Media Research Center, said there is a lot of misunderstanding about the…

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#Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities

“#Community land trusts could help heal segregated cities” This decommissioned fire station in central Seattle is slated to be turned over to a community land trust to benefit people of African descent in the area. Credit: Joe Mabel/City of Seattle American cities represent part of the nation’s long and grim history of discrimination and oppression…

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#Study provides insights on bouncing back from job loss

“#Study provides insights on bouncing back from job loss” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Stress associated with job loss can have a host of negative effects on individuals that may hinder their ability to become re-employed. A new study published in the Journal of Employment Counseling examines the importance of self-regulation for enabling people to effectively…

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#Rethinking business: Disruptions like the corona crisis also create new opportunities

“#Rethinking business: Disruptions like the corona crisis also create new opportunities” Credit: Karen Arnold/public domain Changes in the external environment always affect the success of companies and may even tilt previously valid laws of business off balance. In a new study, Jan Recker, Chair for Information Systems and Systems Development at the University of Cologne’s…

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#Virtual tourism could offer new opportunities for travel industry, travelers

“#Virtual tourism could offer new opportunities for travel industry, travelers” Dr. Arni S.R. Srinivasa Rao. Credit: Phil Jones, Senior Photographer, Augusta University A new proposal for virtual travel, using advanced mathematical techniques and combining livestream video with existing photos and videos of travel hotspots, could help revitalize an industry that has been devastated by the…

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#Rise in labor earnings inequality during pandemic reversed by stimulus, unemployment checks

“#Rise in labor earnings inequality during pandemic reversed by stimulus, unemployment checks” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Job losses during the pandemic were substantially worse among workers in low-paying jobs, leading to a dramatic increase in wage inequality during the early months of the COVID-19 recession, says new research co-written by a University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign…

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