Is it a Fad, or is it Effective? Marketing Trends That are Here to Stay

AI Artificial IntelligenceEvery industry has its fads. From things like sauna suits in the exercise industry to 90s haircuts like “The Rachel” in the fashion industry, there have been plenty of fads that have run their course. And the marketing industry is no exception.

With so many different industries and mediums, there are plenty of marketing techniques that have picked up over the years, but despite how popular they may have been at one point, there are many that are fading away.

Unlike banners, which remain very popular, pop-up ads are a great example of a dying digital marketing trend. It seems that nearly every site you would visit had a pop-up ad of some sort until recently. The trend was popular and widely spread, but a pain for site visitors that caused a lot of friction and frustration. As search engines have been shifting their focus more towards user experience and placing the priority on mobile-first, the pop-up ad fad, (although still limping along), is starting to die out. Continue reading

Are Some AI’s “Slightly Conscious?”

AI artificial intelJoseph P Farrell – Most regular readers of this site – and certainly our members because we talk about such things alot in our vidchats – are aware that one of my high octane speculation scenarios is that super-computers, or even artificial intelligences, may be gaming out complex scenarios for the “elites” with access to them, and that the “elites,” being the technocratic twits that they are, are blindly following along whatever scripts the computers are writing for them.

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Industries to Invest In Now

If you’re selecting your own stocks for your portfolio you know that research takes a lot of time. You can maximize your efforts by focusing on great industries before narrowing down your search to companies within those industries. We know that selecting stocks can be frustrating so we’ve highlighted five booming industries to help you make the most of your time and your investments.

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most exciting topics in tech right now. AI applications are proliferating throughout a number of industries, from search engines such as Google to wealth management.

Artificial intelligence gives companies a competitive edge, which means that more and more developments will be made in that field.  AI capabilities help ensure success, not only for the other industries that apply it, but for investors as well. Investors who ignore AI will likely kick themselves for missing such an opportunity. Continue reading

The “Art” Of Artificial Intelligence

artsJoseph P Farrell – It has been quite some time since I blogged about an article from our friends at The Daily Bell, not because I do not find their commentary to be intriguing or even oftentimes thought-provoking, but rather because, as regular readers here know, the blogs on this site are to some extent community-driven.

I blog about the articles people have sent me that they have found interesting, and I invest some time each week going through the week’s accumulation of articles, looking through them, trying to notice patterns. Sometimes such patterns result, which makes my “sorting” job easy, as I tend to blog about stories that several people have noticed and passed along. Other times, the story is so significant, that I have to blog about it, and this very brief, but thought provoking article from The Daily Bell shared by Mr. V.T. and Ms. K.M. is precisely one of those articles, and it concerns modern “art”, and artificial intelligence.

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