The basic idea of ROI coding is that certain parts of the image that are of higher importance than others are encoded at higher quality than the background (BG) and are transmitted first or at a higher priority [1]-[5].New region of interest image coding using general layered bitplane shift for medical image compressionThe better ROI…
I was never a fan of the cocktail party-variety networking scene. I will never be one to dart around a room shoving business cards into people’s hands. I prefer meaningful conversations with people, getting to know them and vice versa.But social media networking? That’s something different altogether. Done right, it’s never a hit-and-run. Rather, it…
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In this guest post, Craig Robinson of Qwaya.com explains the risks brands face when developing a social media marketing strategy and how you can guide your way to smooth social media sailing.No matter the path you decide to follow in business, you’re always at risk of running into some road blocks, legal troubles, PR crises, and…
Digital marketing is made up of a lot of moving parts. You can increase visibility and organic traffic through SEO, and build a brand with your social media presence. Marketing automation can save you time and provide more personalized engagement. Managing PPC can mean “jumping the line” on search engine result pages. These moving parts,…
Vans hired its first global executive creative director, Erwin Federizo, in January. The former agency executive is focused on improving Vans’ consistency on social media.The streetwear brand is on a high, swept up in a flurry of celebrity endorsements, street-style sightings and high-end collaborators, but it’s trying to stay grounded. Federizo, for example, believes the…
Structural equation modeling can be defined as a class of methodologies that seeks to represent hypotheses about the means, variances, and covariances of observed data in terms of a smaller number of ‘structural’ parameters defined by a hypothesized underlying conceptual or theoretical model.From: International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001Related terms:D. Kaplan, in…
What are the guiding principles?The C3 is driven by the following shared principles about high quality social studies education:Social studies prepares the nation’s young people for college, careers, and civic life. Inquiry is at the heart of social studies. Social studies involves interdisciplinary applications and welcomes integration of the arts and humanities. Social studies is…
Exclusive: IPL & Vivo set to part ways, fresh deal in the offingVivo India, the local arm of the Chinese mobile manufacturing giant, has been in the middle of a social-media storm in the last 48 hours after the IPL Governing Council, on Sunday, said that it would be retaining all its sponsors for the…
Since the advent of social media in popular culture, with major players such as LinkedIn and Facebook providing a great platform for businesses to engage with new audiences, businesses have been afforded a great opportunity to gain a great Return on Investment (ROI) by adding social media to their marketing campaigns. Despite this, 34% of…