Myths articles
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The World's Economic Myths Are Hitting Their Limits
The World's Economic Myths Are Hitting Their Limits Authored by Gail Tverberg via Our Finite World blog, There are many myths about energy and the economy. In this post I explore the situation surrounding some of these myths. My analysis strongly suggests that the transition to a new Green Economy is not progressing as well as hoped. Green energy planners have missed the point that our physics-based economy favors low-cost producers. In fact, the US and EU may not be far from an...
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Reddit’s CMO Busts Platform Myths
After debuting on the stock market with a pop in March, Reddit chief marketing and consumer experience officer Roxy Young joined ADWEEK’s Social Media Week event in New York this week to bust some myths for advertisers still leery about appearing on the community-driven platform. Young outlined the platform’s performance prowess and how the community appreciates conversations from brands. “Our role is to help you connect with our communities,” said Young, adding that there are over...
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What People Are Getting Wrong This Week: Eclipse Myths
This week America witnessed a total solar eclipse. While most of us were like, “hey, that’s kind of cool I guess,” some Americans were expecting something more than just the shadow of the moon blotting out the sun and day turning into night. People wanted action. So in the days leading up to the solar eclipse, some people frantically spread eclipse predictions to all their friends on social media. Now that the dust has settled, let’s take a look at whether their predictions came true, and...