Top 10 things you’re not allowed to do in stores

We have already told you about what merchants have, or not, the right to do. The law is nice, but it does not only apply to professionals! We too, as consumers, have rules to follow. Yes, SURPRISEEEEEEE: the customer is not king. Get that out of your head. It’s not because you put your hand in your wallet that everything …

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Social Media Surge Fails to Benefit Facebook and Twitter

Social media has served up massive terabytes of useful information and commentary during the virus outbreak, offering a lifeline to millions of anxious users. It’s also the biggest test of the digital venue since the World Wide Web came online in the 1990s because it’s the first pandemic that can be tracked and discussed in real time. That power has …

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Top 18 Funny Tweets About Group Projects Worst Graduate Stuff

The nice thing about end-of-year exams and the dissertation is that if you mess up, you can only blame yourself, because you’re alone in this great adventure. While for group work, you have to beat each other’s egos, their shitty ideas and especially their laziness to work if there are other people to do the job for them. Beautiful moments …

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How Microtransactions Impact the Economics of Gaming

Video games used to operate like big-budget films. The games underwent years of development with rigorous testing and debugging before the final product was released. Then the industry was revolutionized by the concept of online connectivity. Additions such as downloadable content (DLC) proved to be instrumental in getting gamers to pay for products after the game had already been released. DLC …

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Top 10 French people better known abroad than in France

France is a country that shines internationally thanks to the Eiffel Tower, the traditional baguette and all the beautiful kids who become known abroad. There are a host of celebrities that the whole world knows and admires, but some French people are much more famous beyond the borders than within their own country. 1. Dominique Ansel, New York’s most famous …

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Why Amazon May Emerge From Coronacrisis More Dominant Than Ever

Amazon to deliver home-testing coronavirus kits Grocery delivery expands as Americans are shut-in AMZN shares are outperforming the S&P500 through downturn As American cities are shut-in amid the coronavirus pandemic, Amazon.com has made its services indispensable across its multiple business channels. Prime shoppers are ordering household essentials, groceries, TV shows and movies and more at rising levels. With over 150 …

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