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Massive Facebook Outage Reveals Bigger Issue For Social Media Giant
Today, Facebook officials reported the technical issue that triggered a widespread outage earlier this week had been fixed. The interruption also impacted Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, and is believed to be the biggest interruption ever for the massive social media…
More States Likely to Embrace Blockchain Technology, Cryptocurrency
This week, Ohio became the first U.S. state to accept bitcoin for tax payments from businesses. Eventually, the payment form will be open to individual filers as well. Could more states follow suit in embracing the cryptocurrency as a legitimate…
What the Trump Administration Gets Wrong on Trade
The following essay was written by Jason Dedrick, a professor with Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies, Kenneth L. Kraemer with the University of California, Irvine and Greg Linden with the University of California, Berkeley. The Trump administration’s tariffs on China have…
Whole Foods Discount for Amazon Customers is Logical Next Step in ‘Cyber-Physical Strategy’
This week Whole Foods launched a loyalty program for Amazon Prime members, offering them special discounts at their grocery stores. The specials are available now in Florida and will roll out to all other stores starting this summer. Associate professor…
Impending Trade War Unlikely to Hike Gadget, Phone Prices
China and the U.S. have announced tariffs on more than $100 billion of combined goods. So how will this escalating feud impact the tech industry? Jason Dedrick is a professor in Syracuse University’s School of Information Studies. He says it’s…
Without Legal Norms to Keep Up with Technology, Self-Driving Vehicles Are Accidents Waiting to Happen
Today, the National Transportation Safety Board will continue its investigation into a fatal crash involving a self-driving Uber vehicle that hit and killed an Arizona woman in Tempe, Arizona over the weekend. A test driver from Uber was behind the…
Schramm’s Keys to Becoming a Solo Financial Advisor
What’s the best route to becoming a solo financial advisor? Not a business plan, argues iSchool professor Carl Schramm in a recent Financial Times article, but rather living off savings, studying, and a firm understanding of the task. “If you’re…
Expert Hemsley Details Russian Troll Farms
In the Special Counsel investigation over Russian collusion, one of the major features is over Russian troll farms. While these farms are often discussed, many don’t know exactly what they are. USA Today recently wrote an article explaining this term,…
Carl Schramm Interviewed About New Book
Carl Schramm, a University Professor at the iSchool, recently joined Westwood Radio’s Jim Bohannon Show to discuss his new book “Burn the Business Plan: What Great Entrepreneurs Really Do.” They discussed the book and entrepreneurs in general, with Schramm explaining…
Innovation Orange: Jeff Hemsley
Jeff Hemsley, assistant professor in the School of Information Studies (iSchool), conducts research on viral events on social media as they relate to politics, as well as information visualization as a means to better understand and view large amounts of…