Gizmodo: “Next year, Google will get rid of third-party cookies, the tracking tool marketers and data hogs have used to follow you around the web since 1994. To replace the cookie, Google has an offering for the world. It’s called “Privacy Sandbox,” a set of proposed changes to Chrome and Android which—according to the company—will establish a targeted advertising system that’s much better for your privacy. This could fundamentally transform how any company makes money on the internet, and just about everyone, whether they love privacy or love targeted ads, has complaints…Privacy Sandbox is that alternative. It’s complicated, but the easiest way to explain it is that it turns Chrome and Android into tracking tools. Browsers and phones running on Google infrastructure will collect data about what you do, and advertising companies can use that information without learning your identity. However, no one gets to use the underlying data for advertising purposes, not even Google, according to Wong. Google swears this change won’t hurt its competition either, because the technology is compatible with outside advertising systems and because it’s free to use.”
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strategy+business: “To deliver an optimal employee experience (EX), we recommend focusing on four principles that we call the Four Fs. They are a set of heuristics inspired by the user-centric, iterative practice of design thinking, and they rest on the idea that your business goals, experiences, and technology are inseparable from one another and must be addressed in a unified, cross-company way. We refer to this approach as BXT (for business, experience, and technology). When applied to EX, the Four Fs unlock productivity and cut down on energy-sapping frustration stemming from internal systems and tools. They are the form, flow, feeling, and function of an employee’s work life.”
Hindu: “The Indian comics market has been fairly skewed towards content for young audiences. The continued success of Amar Chitra Katha and Champak, which have been book store staples since the 70s, is indicative of an avid comics readership, albeit in a niche market: educational and mythological stories for children. Homegrown superheroes like Nagraj, created by Raj Comics, have struggled to excite audiences as much as their Marvel and DC counterparts because of a combination of uninspired storylines and increasingly derivative artwork. Still, a privileged few who had access to western literature were watching as artists abroad employed the medium to tell nuanced, compelling and very political stories.”
