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Since its debut E-commerce has been centered on the transaction, which represents less than one percent of the time we spend online. Now, we are entering the era of Pre-Commerce where customers make their own decision to buy or support a brand before the transaction. Pre-Commerce explains how the exploding use of social media channels has fundamentally changed the way customers go about making their purchasing decisions, how they educate themselves and why they choose to support certain brands above others.

In AI ChatGPT Side Hustles 2025, you'll discover 12 proven systems that real people have used to transform their financial lives in weeks, not years. Forget the overwhelming complexity of traditional business building–these AI-enhanced strategies eliminate 90% of the trial-and-error that destroys most new ventures.

In Empowered, Forrester’s Josh Bernoff - coauthor of the pioneering book Groundswell - and Ted Schadler explain how to transform your company by unleashing the force of HEROes: highly empowered and resourceful operatives. Your company needs them because, in the age of twitter, iPhones, Facebook, YouTube, your customers now step up to the counter armed with more data and access than ever before - often overmatching your team.

A social media expert with global experience with many of the world's biggest brands - including Nike, Toyota, and Motorola - Simon Mainwaring offers a visionary new practice in which brands leverage social media to earn consumer goodwill, loyalty, and profit, while creating a third pillar of sustainable social change through conscious contributions from customer purchases. These innovative private sector partnerships answer perhaps the most pressing issue facing business and thought leaders today: how to practice capitalism in a way that satisfies all needs.

Avez-vous remarqué que l’intelligence artificielle est le sujet de l’heure? Pourtant, depuis plus d’une décennie, cette réalité a changé radicalement nos vies, bien dissimulée dans notre nouvelle réalité virtuellement numérique. Après avoir partagé sa vision de la « Présence » avec un 1er livre dans le contexte des affaires et du marketing afin d'améliorer les relations clients et employés dans la réalité numérique, ce 2e livre exprime la même volonté de préserver la qualité relationnelle entre nous.

Just like the meteor that likely precipitated the end of the dinosaurs, social media is having a monumental impact on the world's economy; a change so dramatic that it has created a new business era. Welcome... to the Social Age. What does the Social Age mean for your business? Containing stories, analysis of real-world scenarios, and indispensable guidance, A World Gone Social gives you the tools and information you need to survive - and thrive - in a business climate in which customers hold all the cards...

Your reputation defines how people see you and what they will do for you. It determines whether your bank will lend you money to buy a house or car; whether your landlord will accept you as a tenant; which employers will hire you and how much they will pay you. It can even affect your marriage prospects.

The vast US network of natural gas, crude oil, and refined product pipelines is integral to US energy supply and also has vital links to other critical infrastructure such as power plants and airports. This network is vulnerable to cyberattacks. Pipeline companies employ technologies which enable them to achieve business and operational efficiencies, but these technologies are susceptible to cybersecurity risks - and these risks have been growing. The May 2021 ransomware attack against the Colonial Pipeline, which disrupted gasoline supplies throughout the East Coast.

The Tech Nerds’ Guide to Career Success: Seven proven lessons to unlock your growth in an IT service, shares a business parable that is searing, humorous, and filled with wise guidance. The hero Marty is like you: a very capable tech nerd, with a high work ethic and strong desire to contribute. But his career is stalled and he’s frustrated. By chance, Marty meets an industry veteran who agrees to guide him. The seven lessons allow Marty to remove career limiting mistakes—and turn them into advantages.

Electricity is essentially the lifeblood of the modern, technological society that we enjoy, for without it, the devices and machinery that enable our economy would not be able to function. The US grid is aging, and one of the tools for modernizing the system is the incorporation of computerized systems that allow for the rapid monitoring and control of the equipment used in the grid. Connecting these systems to the internet has increased the ability to remotely control aspects of the grid, but this has come with increasing concern for the grid’s cybersecurity.

Why GAO did this study. The internet is a global system of interconnected networks used by billions of people across the world to perform personal, educational, commercial, and governmental tasks. The US Government over time has relinquished its oversight role of the internet. A global, multistakeholder community made up of many organizations shapes internet policy, operations, and security. But the ongoing and increasing reliance on the internet underscores the need to understand the risks to its underlying architecture.

Discover the transformative power of artificial intelligence in the world of advertising with ‘The AI Edge in Advertising’. This comprehensive guide features 20 actionable prompts designed to help professionals accelerate and personalize customer service, optimizing their workflow and deepening client connections. With over 15 years in the advertising industry, author Stephanie Fischer shares valuable insights and practical strategies to revolutionize the way you engage with clients.

Since the public release of Open AI’s ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, and other similar systems, some Members of Congress have expressed interest in the risks associated with “generative artificial intelligence (AI).” Although exact definitions vary, generative AI is a type of AI that can generate new content—such as text, images, and videos—through learning patterns from pre-existing data.