Opinion

Workplace injuries are bound to happen from time to time, even in the most controlled of circumstances. The problem caused by these injuries can be seen from many different perspectives, yet, it always ends up unfavorably for the employee. First of all, it causes physical harm that’s hard to compensate materially, it may prevent one from performing their duties, which further puts one in a bad spot. Finally, it may cause some emotional trauma, which shouldn’t be downplayed in significance. Nevertheless, the repercussions for an employer may be quite bad, as well.

Employees are the lifeblood of any company. They are more important than any IP or equipment you have in your possession. Investing in your employees is a must if you want your company to develop and expand. And not only will you become more profitable and efficient, but you will get people who will respect you, and who will stay loyal. Investing in your staff will also get the cream of the crop to fight over getting a job at your business.

Social media platforms have drastically evolved in the past few years. Nowadays, these networks accommodate over 2.8 billion people. For modern businesses that are looking to build their presence and promote themselves to their target audience, social media is the best place to accomplish that. The main reason is that social media allows various companies to actively engage with their potential customers and build relationships with them over time, by publishing content, engaging in meaningful conversations, offering personalized offers and so on.

Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, just announced that they are looking to block in-page popups (also known as overlays). These are the kind of things that commonly interrupt you to ask you to sign up to newsletters or to 'Like on Facebook'. In-page popups are very different to the traditional (and much more intrusive) popups which all popular browsers now all block, something that isn't at all controversial.

Social media is the perfect platform for turning important discussions into shallow memes. A place where we all live in echo chambers, the cliquiest of all cliques.

In November 2017 Sean Parker, co-founder of Facebook, admitted:

...we need to sort of give you a little dopamine hit every once in a while. It's a social-validation feedback loop...exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you're exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology

It's no secret that I am a science fiction fan. When dating my wife, one of our first kisses was from me becoming overjoyed after I found out she stayed up too late the previous night watching a "dumb movie" on the SciFi channel. In my book, a girl willing to lose some sleep watching science fiction on TV was a girl worth dating.