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Something Very Big Is Coming: Our Most Important Technology Project Yet—Wolfram|Alpha Blog. November 13, 2013 Computational knowledge. Symbolic programming. Algorithm automation. Dynamic interactivity. But recently something amazing has happened. At some level it’s a vast unified web of technology that builds on what we’ve created over the past quarter century. I have to admit I didn’t entirely see it coming. I’m not going to be able to explain everything in this blog post (let’s hope it doesn’t ultimately take something as long as A New Kind of Science to do so!).

It’s hard to foresee the ultimate consequences of what we’re doing. A crucial building block of all this is what we’re calling the Wolfram Language. In a sense, the Wolfram Language has been incubating inside Mathematica for more than 25 years. We call it the Wolfram Language because it is a language. There are plenty of existing general-purpose computer languages. Over the years, I’ve put immense effort into the design of the language. But now there’s even more.

There are so many pieces. It can be an array of data. Content Marketing Network - Licensed Content, Freelance Content, Original Content - NewsCred. Source quality content, at scale. 90% of consumers find custom content useful. But, 64% of content marketers say their biggest challenge is producing enough content. With NewsCred, you will never be at a loss for words.

Licensed ContentAccess millions of full-text articles, images and videos from 4,000+ award-winning publishers. Custom ContentCommission the world’s best writers, photographers and digital artists through our exclusive freelance network. The WireLicensed content from over 4,000 of the world’s best sources Over the past five years, we’ve built exclusive relationships with over 4,000 leading publishers. Why License Content? Publish more. Legal & compliant. The NewsRoomCustom content from the world’s best. We’re about quality over quantity. Articles Commission anything from 500 word blog posts to fully-researched whitepapers, written by experienced journalists across all major verticals. Content First - Shift for Marketers. 3 Must-Have Traits of a Content Marketing Leader. It takes a unique set of skills to lead your team in content marketing. Here are the three must-have character traits of a strong leader.

April 05, 2013 Many B2B organizations devote nearly a quarter of their marketing budgets to content marketing initiatives, including articles, social media, blogs, newsletters, case studies and in-person events, according to a recent survey by the Content Marketing Institute and MarketingProfs. "It's the online business equivalent of jeans that don't make your butt look big," wrote Sonia Simone and Sean Jackson for Copyblogger.

"Social media ROI is everyone's holy grail of the moment. " Now more than ever, it's important for marketers to have a strong voice at the executive table. If you're a business owner seeking to hire a content marketing expert or to become a content marketing consultant yourself, consider these three must-have leadership traits: Agile, But Focused "A content strategist is a unicorn," Baran says. A Collaborative Mastermind A Path Finder. What Is Inbound Marketing? | HubSpot. The proven methodology for the digital age Since 2006, inbound marketing has been the most effective marketing method for doing business online. Instead of the old outbound marketing methods of buying ads, buying email lists, and praying for leads, inbound marketing focuses on creating quality content that pulls people toward your company and product, where they naturally want to be.

By aligning the content you publish with your customer’s interests, you naturally attract inbound traffic that you can then convert, close, and delight over time. How to interpret the graphic Along the top are the four actions (Attract, Convert, Close, Delight) inbound companies must take in order to obtain visitors, leads, customers, and promoters. Along the bottom are the tools companies use to accomplish these actions. Inbound marketing is about using marketing to bring potential customers to you, rather than having your marketing efforts fight for their attention.

Major themes: Make marketing people love. Death by Powerpoint | Einstein's Cloakroom. Many senior US Military figures are concerned that the, sometimes daily, Powerpoint presentations that all levels of the service are forced to sit through, are curbing discussion, critical thinking and informed decision-making.Photo Credit: Bryan Denton for The New York Times When Marshall McLuhan, famously declared that “the medium is the message”, he was not simply referring to the fact that the medium in which information is presented often affects it’s meaning, he was also making the far more radical point, that the medium in itself, is often far more meaningful and significant than the message it appears to convey.

For McLuhan, the very act of reading a newspaper is ultimately of greater significance than the information contained within that newspaper. When it comes to understanding the real meaning of Powerpoint, perhaps the obvious clue is in the name. As a sales tool, Powerpoint, gives the presenter the “power” to make their “points”, in the form of bullet points. Brig. Gen. H. We Put PowerPoint On Trial | The Communications Network. Is PowerPoint guilty of numbing minds, wasting countless hours, and generally degrading communication in our sector (not to mention the wider world)? Or has an innocent software been unfairly accused simply because the people who use it don’t know how?

Members of the Communications Network were invited to sit in judgment on PowerPoint in a special “trial” held recently. Our jury was asked to decide: Whether PowerPoint has changed the way we communicate for the worse.Whether PowerPoint by its very nature forces presenters to create bad presentations.And finally whether PowerPoint should be banned from use by all doers-of-good. The Attorney for the Prosecution was Colin Rowan, widely considered the finest legal mind ever to graduate from Tijuana Law School. The Attorney for the Defense was Andy Goodman, who is no stranger to defending unpopular causes.

Munks movies, including “The Squeakquel”. To view the webinar and see how the jury decided, click here. Custom Content Research Impacts CMOs and Consumers. Wp-content/uploads/2013/10/B2B_Research_2014_CMI.pdf.