scholarly journals DESIGN OF LATVIAN METAL MUSIC ALBUM COVERS IN 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 661
Author(s):  
Ingars Gusans
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Visual Design ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Visual Context ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Metal Music ◽  
Heavy Metal Music ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many

Latvian metal music has a small but stable place on the map of the metal music world. Each year several music albums of this genre are issued in Latvia. With the decrease in demand for physical data storage devices, brochures and well designed back covers are no longer popular; however the only remaining album cover has gained even more importance – the image, photograph, picture that represents the musical material and acts either as a reflection of the content or as an element for attracting attention and is published on the Internet as well as in printed press as a concrete symbol of the album. The research aim is to describe the design of Latvian metal music album covers in 2019 in the visual context of the albums issued in the world. The research was conducted using the comparative method, looking for the local and global, the typical and different in the visualisation of album covers on the basis of not only theoretical literature but also the many years of experience of the author as a musician and a collector of music records. In general, the visual look of album covers issued in Latvia is typical for heavy metal music and fits in with the visual design of metal band albums in the rest of the world. However, there have been attempts to include eye-catching accents using national or pseudo-national elements or colours. 

The implications of reading en writing language preference with regard to internet access for users in South Africa

2006 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pieter Blignaut ◽  
Theo Mcdonald
Keyword(s):  
Internet Access ◽  
Home Language ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Language Preference ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
African Languages ◽  
Website Development ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many ◽  
A Site

For historical reasons, English is the language of the internet. Currently, e-commerce attracts customers from all over the world. In order to do good business, websites must be accessible to clients from a variety of cultures and languages. To achieve usability for a global audience, websites must be internationalized as well as localized. Given the many cultures and idiosyncrasies of those cultures, both of these tasks are extremely complex and it is virtually impossible to do both at the same time. It could be helpful if some cultures do not object to the fact that the language of the internet is not the same as their home language. In this study the preferred language of reading and writing of various groupings of African users was determined. It was found that, whereas the Afrikaans-speaking subjects preferred to have written material in their home language, speakers of other African languages preferred English. This has enormous implications for website development as developers can focus on the usability and functionality of a site without having to spend time translating the content into a variety of languages.

A Three-Tiered Approach to Global E-Commerce

2011 ◽  
pp. 48-69
Author(s):  
David Paper ◽  
Kenneth B. Tingey
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Model ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Heuristic Rules ◽  
Global Business ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Central Concern ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many ◽  
Business Requirements

Access to the world enabled by the Internet facilitates internationalization as never before. However, lack of a coherent global Internet strategy can relegate any company to a strictly provincial “neighborhood” status. Globalization strategies and tactics should therefore be of central concern to all enterprises. To research the strategic issues involved in Internet-based globalization, we embarked on a case study. Our goal is to explore how the Internet and its related technologies can serve to help organizations better deal with the challenges of conducting global business. Our research enabled us to identify a set of heuristic “rules of thumb” that might be used to support Internet-based globalization efforts. In our study we discuss the many challenges to establishing successful global enterprises. We then introduce a model for understanding global business requirements in the e-commerce age. We conclude by analyzing a case study to initially validate our theoretical model and summarize our findings.

scholarly journals Commercial Use of the Internet: Some Pros and Cons

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Saunders
Keyword(s):  
Web Site ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Local Network ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The World ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
The Many ◽  
Year 2000 ◽  
A Company

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0.5in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt;">The U.S. Department of Defense originally designed the Internet to increase the productivity of government workers and it has now become an enormous opportunity for businesses to advertise, correspond with clients, order from suppliers, and conduct many other business functions at minimal cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The Internet has achieved faster acceptance by Americans than any other previous technologies and businesses are already discovering that the Web is having a profound impact on how they conduct business.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Conservative estimates are for Internet retail sales to reach $7 billion by the year 2000, and some respected analysts predict it to grow to $100 billion over the next five to eight years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>As with any new initiative, there are costs, benefits, and risks associated with the undertaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Anyone who wishes to maintain a Web site on the Internet can do so at a modest cost, or in some cases at no cost.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>One of the many benefits to be gained from placing a company on the Internet such as gaining access to the World Wide Web (WWW).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The WWW gives anyone who is connected the ability to communicate with distant computers all over the world and provides the benefit of being able to send and receive electronic mail (E-mail).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>While there are a number of different risks incurred when a company establishes a Web site and goes on the Internet the biggest concern, by far, is security.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>When a company installs a Web server at their site, they open a window into their local network that the entire Internet can peer through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>These substantial risks notwithstanding, the Internet provides an opportunity that business cannot afford to pass up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The number of companies that have already taken advantage of the Internet and the rapid increase in the number of Internet users has fueled a phenomenal growth in electronic commerce.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The Internet provides an excellent opportunity to increase sales at a lower marginal cost than was possible before.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Companies that pass up this tremendous opportunity will probably<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>not survive in the 21<sup>st</sup> century competitive climate.</span></p>

Cloud Computing Security: An Investigation into the Security Issues and Challenges Associated with Cloud Computing, for both Data Storage and Virtual Applications

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Hamisu Alhaji Ali
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Cloud Computing ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
World Economy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cloud Environment ◽  
Cloud Computing Security ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
On Demand ◽  
The World

In recent years, cloud computing has developed from the promising business concept that it used to be, to one of Information Technology (IT) industry's most developing section. Now that the world economy was hit by recession, the victims of this tragedy continually understand that by just outsourcing or tapping the cloud  resources, a package of virtualise, elastic, instant on-demand provision, and scalable; infrastructure, platform, and software can be access fast and easy inform of services at a negligible amount via the internet. However, as individuals and organizations embarked on the course of deploying their information and data into the cloud, anxieties are beginning to develop on whether the cloud environment is safe. This research provides an overview of the cloud deployment model, the services they offer and discusses the security issues and challenges of cloud computing in both data storage and virtual applications/servers.

scholarly journals Participatory Sensing: Building Empowering Surveillance

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Shilton
Keyword(s):  
Data Storage ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Participatory Sensing ◽  
Ethical Challenges ◽  
Surveillance Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Wide Scale ◽  
The Many ◽  
Definition Of

Mobile phones could become the largest surveillance system on the planet. These ubiquitous, networked devices can currently sense and upload data such as images, sound, location, and motion using on-board cameras, microphones, GPS, and accelerometers. And they can be triggered and controlled by billions of individuals around the world. But the emergent, wide-scale sensing systems that phones support pose a number of questions. Who will control the necessary infrastructure for data storage, analysis, sharing, and retention? And to what purposes will such systems be deployed? This paper explores whether these questions can be answered in ways that promote empowering surveillance: large-scale data collection used by individuals and communities to improve their quality of life and increase their power relative to corporations and governments. Researchers in academic and industry laboratories around the world are currently coordinating mobile phone networks for purposes that expand the definition of surveillance. Technology movements, variously called personal sensing, urban sensing or participatory sensing, have emerged within the areas of social computing and urban computing. These research programs endeavor to make ubiquitous devices such as phones a platform for coordinated investigation of human activity. Researchers are exploring ways to introduce these technologies into the public realm, a move that anticipates sensing by people across the world. This paper uses ethnographic data collected in a sensing development laboratory to illuminate possibilities that participatory sensing holds for equitable use, meaningful community participation, and empowerment. Analyzing the motivations and values embedded within the design process and resulting technologies reveals ways in which participatory sensing builds tools for empowering surveillance and responds to the many ethical challenges these new technologies raise.

scholarly journals Business Models based Technology for Startups

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhanar Intan Surya Saputra ◽  
Kuat Indartono ◽  
Sitaresmi Wahyu Handani
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Business Models ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
The Many ◽  
The Right ◽  
The Impact ◽  
User Trust

The many and existence of startups in Indonesia and the world continue to increase, along with the increasing use of technology and the internet. This encourages startups, newcomers to compete and survive to attract the attention of consumers. One of the determinants of startups' success is the business models, especially those related to technology. The use of the right business model will bring the impact of consumer or user trust on the startup. In this article, the author presents a theoretical reviews related to some technology-based business models trends that can be used by a startup in starting his business as well as how to determine the right business model for startups.

Dawn of artificial intelligence -Enable digital Pathology in Pakistan-A paradigm shift

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Talat Zehra ◽  
Asma Shaikh ◽  
Maheen Shams
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Data Storage ◽  
Digital Pathology ◽  
Whole Slide Imaging ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
Novel Technology ◽  
The World ◽  
Slide Image ◽  
Computational Pathology

Pathology particularly histopathology is considered to be a busy and challenging field. It is considered as gold standard for the diagnosis and management of patient particularly in cases of tumor. It has been more than twenty years since the introduction of whole slide imaging (WSI) in the developed part of the world. Various whole slide image (WSI) devices and use of artificial intelligence (AI) based softwares have transformed the field of Pathology1. Digital pathology is a novel technology and currently being implemented in most of the developed part of the world.2 Once the patient’s data becomes digital, it is easily stored, reproducible on a single click and quality remains same. This data can be used to make disease models, disease trends and predict the outcome of a particular disease through data mining which will open new horizons of precise medicine. The use of WSI with computational pathology and data storage devices have revolutionized the working in histopathology. The world witnessed an exponential rise in its adoption particularly after Covid-19 pandemic1. However, in the developing world either it is not being implemented or its use is still sub-optimal. By realizing the potential of digital and computational pathology along with the use of artificial intelligence software, we can bring a drastic change in the field of personalized medicine in the developing part of the world 3. Numerous validation studies have been published indicating that WSI is a reliable tool for routine diagnosis in surgical pathology 4   Continuous...

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