The Internet Marketing Newsletter: September 2019

Mattel just gave the Uno card game a braille upgrade

<p>Now everyone in the family can play.</p><br /><p>If you’ve ever been on vacation at the beach on a rainy day, you probably have ransacked the game stash and decided to play Uno. But if you are blind or have low vision, playing card games like Uno isn’t really an option.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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That cringe-worthy rap on ‘Succession’ must be a reference to James Murdoch, erstwhile hip-hop mogul

<p>If you made it through Kendall’s painful rap tribute to his dad, you might recall that a certain son of Rupert Murdoch once owned Rawkus Records and signed Mos Def.</p><br /><p>James Murdoch says he doesn’t watch HBO’s viperish boardroom drama <em>Succession.</em> (“Not even a peek,” he told the <em>New Yorker</em>. “Why would I?”) But if Rupert Murdoch’s younger son did somehow catch last night’s episode, he might have experienced an odd feeling of familiarity.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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A majority of voters approve of the Trump impeachment inquiry, new poll says

<p>A majority of voters (53%) disapprove of the way President Trump is doing his job.</p><br /><p>Support for the House impeachment inquiry of President Trump ticked up a notch to 52%, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll. That includes half of voters who are registered independents, who are split 50%-45% on the inquiry.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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Why we should stop feeling guilty about doing things that we enjoy

<p>Many of us have ‘guilty pleasures’ that we wouldn’t give up but would rather keep secret. According to this cultural anthropologist, indulging in them can be good for us. </p><br /><p>TV. Movies. Baked Goods. Financial services. Shopping. Comic books. Soft drinks. Pizza. Video games. Wine. Fast food. Technology. Candy. Gambling. These are just a few of the topics I’ve studied over the past 18 years in which the concept of “guilty pleasure” proved central. As an anthropologist working in consumer and audience research, I’d ask people, “Why do you eat it? Drink it? Watch it? Do it?” Again and again, the response would (often sheepishly) be, “Well . . . it’s a guilty pleasure.”</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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Elon Musk makes 40,668 times more than a median Tesla employee

<p>Workers at 50 U.S.-based corporations would need to work 1,000 years to make what their CEOs earn in one year. New legislation aims to close these pay gaps.</p><br /><p>Walmart’s CEO makes 1,076 times what some of the company’s workers make in a year. The discount giant is not alone. Workers at 50 U.S.-based corporations would have to work at least 1,000 years to make what their CEOs did in just one year in 2018.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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This new gel prevents plants from burning to stop wildfires

<p>Scientists have found that most fires start on the side of highways or near power lines. What if the vegetation in those places was impervious to fire?</p><br /><p>It’s the middle of the fire season in California, and this week, firefighters will begin testing a new way to prevent wildfires from starting—a fire-retardant gel that can be spread on high-risk areas next to freeways.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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Are you a CEO obsessed with tracking your sleep? There’s a ring for that

<p>Tech leaders in pursuit of self-optimization are turning to the Oura ring—a sleep tracker endorsed by Jack Dorsey.</p><br /><p>Last December, Jack Dorsey infamously went off the grid. For 10 days, he meditated in silence at a vipassana retreat in Myanmar, where he reported being deprived of devices and even eye contact. During that period, the Twitter and Square CEO unplugged by using his Apple Watch in airplane mode—<span style="color: #000000">to record the spikes in his heart rate as he meditated in a cave, at the mercy of hungry mosquitoes.</span></p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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Do you take Zantac? Here’s what you need to know

<p>Talk to your doctor.</p><br /><p>Zantac may cure heartburn, but there is growing concern that its active ingredient—ranitidine—also causes cancer.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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4 Simple Web-Design Tips to Boost Conversions

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Returning to work after a career break? Here are some tips for tackling self-doubt

<p>It’s normal to feel a little nervous when you return to work after taking a career break. But there are things you can do to push past those doubts. </p><br /><p>A 2013 British study from the Association of Accounting Technicians found that women on maternity leave begin to lose confidence in their ability to return to the working world just 11 months after giving birth (keep in mind the average maternity leave in the United Kingdom is one year). The report said: “Experts found millions of new moms cope admirably with the dramatic change in focus that comes with caring for a new arrival. But around the 11-month mark they are struck by a confidence crisis sparked by the feeling they are no longer capable of cutting it in the professional world. Fifty-seven percent say they no longer have the confidence or feel capable enough to re-join the industry and take up the same level of responsibility as before they had children.”</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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These redesigned airplane amenities could change how we fly

<p>The average passenger on a long-haul flight creates three pounds of waste. PriestmanGoode wants airlines to rethink how they serve meals, drinks, and other items. </p><br /><br /><br /><p>Last year, a record 45 million airline flights took place worldwide, shuttling roughly 4.5 billion travelers. The amount of plastic waste generated with each takeoff is enormous; meal trays, earphones, and amenity kits all contribute to the 5.7 million tons of cabin waste produced on passenger flights each year.</p><p>Read Full Story</p><div class="feedflare"><br /> <br /></div>

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