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• Is Ecommerce The Future For The UK's FMCG Market? - ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine

  15-01-2017 19:30 via esmmagazine.com
  
  ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine
  Is Ecommerce The Future For The UK's FMCG Market?
  ESM - The European Supermarket Magazine
  Is eCommerce the future for the UK's FMCG market? Tim Reay, head of grocery at eCommerce consultancy Salmon writes for ESM. Mobile and online services are becoming increasingly dominant in the retail sector, and, unsurprisingly, global sales through ...
  
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• UK gov to assemble media to create fake news action plan

  15-01-2017 13:41
  
  The government has called upon UK newspapers to attend a roundtable on how to tackle fake news.
  Earlier this week, BBC News revealed that it has formed a taskforce to combat online untruths, after the EU referendum and US election underlined the effects on unchallenged falsehoods online.
  Matt Hancock, the minister of state for digital and culture policy called the meeting in response to Buzzfeed's decision to publish a document claiming that Russia has intel on president-elect Donald Trump that
  
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• Voice, activity levels and body language can be tracked by workplace wearable tech

  15-01-2017 13:06
  
  Businesses are utilising workplace wearables to gather rich data about the habits and processes of staff.
  Everything from fitness levels, body language and tone of voice can come under scrutiny from employers. The Times reports that a company named Humanyze has created 'Sociometric Badges' that can track a plethora of staff behaviours.
  The company says its identity badge-like wearables can track team communication patterns, physical activity, and how they make use of the office space.
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• Scientists uncover 350,000-strong Star Wars bot army on Twitter

  15-01-2017 12:33
  
  University College London computer scientists have unveiled a dark force hidden below the surface of Twitter, a short-lived Star Wars themed bot army.
  Researchers found evidence of a Twitter botnet that boasts as many of 350,000 accounts, each seemingly dedicated to posting assorted quotes from Star Wars novels, researcher Shi Zhou told New Scientist.
  He said the accounts shared many similar traits, like utilising 'Twitter for Windows Phone' and being located in unlikely to be inhabited areas la
  
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• BBC urges Sherlock fans not to watch leaked final episode

  15-01-2017 12:07
  
  A yet-to-be-released episode of the BBC's Sherlock has been leaked onto file-sharing sites - and the broadcaster is issuing a plea to fans not to share the footage or any spoilers that will arise from it.
  BBC News reports that a Russian version of the episode called 'The Final Problem' almost a day before it is broadcast at 21:00 on Sunday 15 January. The show's official account urged fans to not share the file in order to #KeepMeSpoilerFree.
  We are aware that #Sherlock episode 3 has been upload
  
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• Ad of the Day: McDonald's 'The Lift' shows sharing's caring, except with chicken selects

  15-01-2017 11:35
  
  McDonald's is showing the darker behaviours its chicken selects can inspire in a cutesy ad about two women trapped in a lift. 
  With little else to do, the pair became friends, sharing stories, clothes and doing what it takes to pass the time - until a McDonald's meal is delivered through a gap in the lift doors.
  The warm atmosphere breaks down however as the pair become territorial over their chicken selects.
  Leo Burnett London: McDonald's 'McDonald's The Lift'Agency: Leo Burnett London
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• Sector watch: FMCG stocks set to outperform markets - The ... - Economic Times

  15-01-2017 08:41 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  Sector watch: FMCG stocks set to outperform markets - The ...
  Economic Times
  The weekly MACD is moving towards reporting a positive crossover in the coming days. The FCMG Index is likely to outperform over the coming days.and more »
  
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• Sector watch: FMCG stocks set to outperform markets - Economic Times

  15-01-2017 08:41 via economictimes.indiatimes.com
  
  Economic Times
  Sector watch: FMCG stocks set to outperform markets
  Economic Times
  By Milan Vaishnav Compared with Nifty, the Nifty FMCG Sector Index has been showing an upward momentum on the daily and weekly charts. The index is likely to show relative outperformance against the Nifty. After retracing from the 23,000-odd level, the ...and more »
  
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• Going the distance: Leveraging big brands and understanding startups

  15-01-2017 07:00
  
  What was once a relationship fraught with unfamiliarity between global businesses and startups is increasingly collaborative, with both parties far more self-aware of what they need to do to make it work.
  Proof of this shift was evident at CES, where executives from Amazon, Ford, Motorola and Universal Music were among a flurry at the conference who were just as interested in meeting entrepreneurs as they were their peers at the big agencies and technology firms. But rather than just wax lyrical
  
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