Jon Festinger
Netflix. Pandemic-Recession Proof?
On March 16, Netflix Stock closed at $298.84. The same day the S&P500 Index closed at 2,368.13 – down almost 400 from the previous day close. Tough day for the economy. But, if we look today – a different story is painted. Netflix opened at $376; the S&P at a meager $2,498.08. Markets up ~5%; […]
News of the Week; April 1, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Video Streaming to TVs Soared 85% in U.S. in First Three Weeks of March, Nielsen Says Broadband speeds fall in dozens of big US cities during pandemic Alarm, Denial, Blame: The Pro-Trump Media’s Coronavirus Distortion – Hannity, Limbaugh & other commentators turned a pandemic into a battle of us vs. them – the battle President […]
Freedom of Speech During the Covid-19 Pandemic
The rise of the Internet and the advent of social media has highlighted the need to regulate these open forums whilst balancing the right of freedom of speech. As evidenced by the 2016 US election, although social media can provide an excellent platform for the dissemination of a plurality of ideas and information, it can […]
Blockchain Smart Contracts
Anyone who has taken Contract law will remember the struggles that can arise in interpreting contractual provisions, or keeping on top of 100 pages documents. To address these complexities, many law firms and organisations are looking to enabling contracts through blockchain, allowing these documents to operate through data and logic. This article provides an interesting […]
Why we aren’t ready for the ‘remote’ revolution
As I found myself on Saturday night in a Google Hangouts with friends from Allard, quarantine delivered beer in hand. With a game of PokerStars on one screen, google hangouts on another, and a guide on how to play poker pulled up on my phone I noticed something that I hadn’t really experienced since moving […]
News of the Week; March 25, 2020
COMMUNICATIONS Comcast wins Supreme Court case over interpretation of civil rights law: Black-owned TV network alleged racism in Comcast decision not to carry channels. Comcast aggressively moves to work-from-home during pandemic Charter employees beg for work-from-home rights during pandemic Charter grudgingly lets up to 40% of call-center employees work from home Charter Spectrum Under Fire […]
Discussion Post: DRONES
I was reviewing some articles from the CBA and thought it would be interesting to share the following information since people are starting to stay home a little more and drones might be a way of getting out and about! The first thing to highlight is that as drones become more popular and more capable, […]
But Like, Why Zoom Though?
I don’t know about you, but I had no idea that Zoom even existed until shortly before we all went into quarantine a few weeks ago. So imagine my surprise when I found out that this company was founded in 2011, reached “unicorn” status in 2017, and went public last year! It currently sits as […]
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