Digital Media Strategies: Content, Ethics & Sustainability

Introduction to Digital Media

Digital media refers to any form of content that is created, shared, or consumed using digital technology. Examples and platforms include: Starbucks, ISB, Instagram, Facebook, IKEA, and Spotify.

Content Marketing

Content marketing involves creating and sharing online material (such as videos, blogs, and social media posts) that does not explicitly promote a brand but is intended to stimulate interest in its products and services. Because content marketing is all about

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Factotum Characters: Henry Chinaski, Jan, Laura & Key Figures

Characters

Henry Chinaski

  • Role: The narrator and chief character in Factotum. Henry Chinaski is a classic antihero.

  • He is green-eyed and the son of a workaholic World War I veteran who is critical of his son’s 4-F draft status during World War II for psychological reasons. Henry is addicted to alcohol and sex, and he has drunk his way through two years at Los Angeles City College while studying journalism.

  • He works when he must, flops in the cheapest places he can find, eats when he can, and drinks

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Key 20th-Century Avant-Garde Art Movements

Futurism

Futurism was founded by the Italian Marinetti, who published his first manifesto in Paris in 1909. It expressed a total rupture with the past, showing admiration for mechanical civilization and technical progress: machines, speed, and great inventions like the train and the airplane. A consequence of this was the disregard for human subjects and fundamentals. To achieve the ideal of “free words,” the text does not use punctuation, and adjectives are deleted.

Cubism

Cubism: was created

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Machine Learning Concepts: Supervised, Unsupervised & Models

Unit 4: Machine Learning

1. Supervised Learning

Supervised learning is a machine learning approach in which the model is trained using labeled data. Each training example has an input and a corresponding correct output. The goal of the model is to learn a relationship or mapping between input features and the target output, so that it can predict outcomes for new unseen data.

Important Points

  • Involves classification (output is a category) and regression (output is a number).
  • The learning process is guided
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Library Management Principles: HR, Finance, and Operations

Human Resources and Management (HRM)

Human Resources

Human Resources: Total manpower, categorized as Top, Middle, and Lower levels. These are living, dynamic, and skill-upgradable resources.

HRM Definition

HRM – Definition: Strategic and coherent management of people to achieve organizational goals.

Unit 13 – HRM Fundamentals

Need for HRM

  • Learning and adaptability
  • Organizational culture
  • Innovation and growth

Purpose of HRM

  • Survival and stability
  • Quality services
  • Competitive advantage

HRM Planning

  • Strategic:
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आधुनिक भारतीय संगीत की नींव: भातखंडे, पालुस्कर, सितार और गिटार

आधुनिक हिन्दुस्तानी संगीत के निर्माता

दोनों व्यक्तित्वों (पंडित वी.एन. भातखंडे और पंडित वी.डी. पालुस्कर) ने आधुनिक हिन्दुस्तानी संगीत को “शास्त्र” और “संस्था” देने में निर्णायक भूमिका निभाई।

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Fostering Business Innovation and Legal Structures

Organizational Actions That Enhance or Hinder Creativity

The environment an organization cultivates significantly impacts its capacity for innovation. The following table contrasts actions that promote creativity with those that stifle it:

Enhancing ActionsHindering Actions
Encouraging Risk-Taking: Accepting that failure is a necessary part of learning and experimentation.Punishing Failure: Creating a climate of fear where employees hide mistakes and avoid trying new things.
Providing Resources/Time:
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Software Quality Assurance: Defect Management and Metrics

Steps in Defect Management Process

  1. Defect Prevention

    Defects are prevented in the early stages of development. The main goal is to find and fix issues before they appear in later stages. Root cause analysis is done to stop similar defects from happening again.

  2. Deliverable Baseline

    When a software version is stable and ready for testing, it becomes the “baseline.” Future changes and tests are done based on this baseline.

  3. Defect Discovery

    Defects are found during testing. Steps:

    • Find defect – Identify
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Market Segmentation: Requirements, Methods, and Positioning Strategy

Understanding Market Segmentation

Market segmentation is defined as the process of dividing a heterogeneous market into homogeneous groups based on several common characteristics. This division allows for the application of a differentiated commercial strategy tailored to each group. The final aim of segmentation is to identify homogeneous groups within a large, heterogeneous market.

Key Dimensions of Segmentation

  • A Process: It develops through a series of sequenced tasks and actions.
  • Division into
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Project Management Fundamentals: PMBOK Processes & Roles

PMBOK: Definition and Core Components

The Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) is a document published by PMI (Project Management Institute) that includes traditional and emerging good practices. Organizations use it to build policies, procedures, rules, and Tools & Techniques (T&T) for managing projects. It describes the knowledge within the Project Manager profession, who must tailor the application of PMBOK knowledge to each specific project.

PMBOK Components

  • Project Life Cycle

    Project

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