The professional network LinkedIn, which has 150 million members worldwide, finally gets an iPad application, which allows users to check the news, keep up-to-date with groups, get business intelligence and insights, links and job offers now from their Apple tablet as well. The company upgraded their iPhone, Android and Mobile Web products last August, and now it was time to provide iPad users with a dedicated app. “Imagine having one place where you can get all the info you need about who you’re meeting with that day, trending and timely news that is impacting your industry, who’s changed jobs and what your coworkers are sharing, liking, and commenting on. We’ve pulled all this for you, all in one place,” says the official LinkedIn blog.
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There are no bad experiences since we always can leverage the lessons that life provides us to avoid mistakes in the future. Growing violent extremism is one of the scariest phenomena of today’s society and this became the theme of the Against Violent Extremism (AVE) new digital project, brought by Google Ideas, the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), the Gen Next Foundation and Rehabstudio. The idea behind the platform, which was seeded and launched by Google Ideas at the 2011 Summit Against Violent Extremism in Dublin, is to connect former extremists (‘formers’) and survivors, who will be sharing their theme-related experiences to help youth at risk to avoid joining extremist gangs and organizations. The new digital hub seems like a Facebook for extremists, but in fact works rather as a preventive tool, which teaches kids teh truth and urges youngsters think hard before they take the wrong turn.
When you eat out, the environment of the space and cooking service is as much important as the quality of food. Nestlé Professional, the Nestlé business that supplies the food and beverage service out-of-home industry, has committed to help younger generation of chiefs learn more about nutrition through the new interactive programme ‘Toque d’Or NHW,’ which is available for the United Kingdom and Ireland aspiring professionals.
Schick Intuition brand discovered from the ‘2012 Simplicity Survey,’ created by Schick Intuitionand Wakefield Research, that women need to simplify their lives. Since then, the brand has set out to make women’s lives easier with the launch of The Simplicity Project program that will last now until the end of summer. Consumers can go online at www.Facebook.com/schickintuition to receive simplicity tips & tools, savings and more.
The long-awaited could platform Google Drive has been finally launched. Now, Google users can store up to 5 GB of data online totally free of charge and can get even five times more by paying a modest price (or receive even more space for more money). The new storage space allows users to upload data in various formats (PDF, images, Google Docs, video files and many more), get instant access to their ‘treasure box’ whenever they need it and also share the data with friends and open documents, spreadsheets, presentations, etc. to colleagues when collaborating on a project. People who view the files can edit or leave a comment on the shared item, and the user can reply to them as well.
Dove is determined to help every women feel confident and satisfied with her look, and has launched numerous initiatives to achieve this goal. Now the brand is expanding its ‘Real Beauty’ campaign, giving Facebook users an opportunity to replace offensive ads about ‘jelly rolls,’ ‘love handles’ or ‘muffin tops’ with positive beauty messaging using Dove’s ‘The Ad Makeover’ app in Australia.
For generations, Olay has helped women of all ages look and feel their most beautiful. Many of these women have told us that the person who represents true beauty to them is not a model or celebrity, but their moms. So, in celebration of moms everywhere, Olay is working to give special recognition to one million moms by Mother’s Day. Beginning April 13, women are invited to log on to www.facebook.com/Olay, and sign our online declaration to acknowledge their moms as their ‘Beauty By Example’ women who are beautiful inside and out, and have inspired them in so many ways. As part of our effort to recognize amazing women everywhere, moms and daughters alike, Olay is contributing up to one million ounces of product to look good feel better, a national public service program dedicated to improving the self-esteem and quality of life of women undergoing treatment for cancer. Consider it ‘Beauty By Example’ in action.
Following in the footsteps of L’Oréal and UNESCO, which are celebrating female leaders in a range of scientific industries with their Women in Science award and International Fellowships, GODIVA Chocolatier is presenting is debut project of this kind dubbed the Lady GODIVA Program to pay tribute to social advocates in communities across the globe. Chocolate has been associated with something nice and calming, which helps to overcome problems, making the life a bit brighter. The new program is seeking people who do the same to their communities and embody the Lady Godiva nature “through selflessness, generosity, leadership and the spirit of giving-back to the community, support the causes that matter to women, both globally and locally, and inspire others to give back as well.”