This famous line written by J.R.R. Tolkien, which appears in the first novel in the Lord of The Ring series, has been a way of encapsulating the idea of surrendering to your wanderlust. However, it can be argued that the true meaning of the line is that all who wander without an aim are lost. Wanderlust aside, I can definitely identify myself in the latter. It’s easy to just go…
Dagens gästbloggare: Alumn Rick Aller, Tradenom 2010, vd 720 Degrees Det var ett dumt beslut, såhär i efterhand sett, att utveckla världens första analysverktyg för inneklimat som använder sig av artificiell intelligens. Vi utvecklade en lösning som analyserar och hjälper styra inneklimatet i hundratals fastigheter, och som under de närmaste åren kommer finnas i tusentals fastigheter i ett tiotal länder. Vår lösning minskar energiförbrukningen och förbättrar kvaliteten i inomhusmiljön, vilket…
Peter Björkroth The popularity of podcasts is growing. A growing number of podcasts, easy access, and constantly available technology for listening, including 4G connection basically anywhere in Finland, all add to ever increasing numbers of listeners. Many podcasts are educational. History, science and social sciences, medicine, media, business and economy, as well as crime, sex, sports and many more, are all represented in the vast variety of themes covered by…
Dagens gästbloggare: Alumn Ellen Ahlström, Förstavårdare 2018, Master of Healthcare 2021 Visst är förstavårdare egentligen ett underligt yrke, för att inte tala om människorna som väljer att jobba på ambulansen? Oavsett tid på dygnet är vi redo att hjälpa just dig när nöden slår till. Många tror att vårt arbete dagligen innehåller blodstänk, amputationer och återupplivning. Och det är inte sällan frågan: “Vad är det värsta du har varit med…
Hösten är i full gång och Arcadahuset sjuder igen av liv med studenter och personal på plats. Arcadas jubileumskampanj Arcada 25 är nästan halvvägs och redan nu har de nya inlärningsmiljöerna börjat ta form. Detta tack vare de donationer, på strax över 842 000 euro, som hittills samlats in. Mia-Maja Wägar, Arcadas fundraisingmanager, vilka nyheter ser vi i huset redan idag, tack vare insamlade medel? – Det vi kan se fysiskt på…
Expectations for the man and the role of the man have undergone a drastic change in recent decades. Simultaneously the role and influence of the consumer has become increasingly influential as the Internet enabling two-way communication. As well-being has increased, ethical values have been emphasized in terms of consumers behavior adding new kinds of pressure on companies to respond to consumers’ changing behavior. All of these changes together resulted in…
The impact of social media marketing and platform-based economies on the Finnish food industry was the focus of my research paper. This issue appealed to me because I’ve worked in the restaurant industry in Finland on several occasions. In the last several years, I’ve noticed a substantial increase in restaurants’ use of social media marketing and platform-based meal delivery services. The vast majority of internet customers utilize social media daily…
Since the early days of animation, creators have been seeking ways to build bridges between the fictional worlds of animated characters and the real world through interaction with the audience. New technologies and social media allow for narratives which cartoon characters can use to have a multi-platform interaction with broad audiences, and create strong emotional bonds with them as the phenomenon that this research classifies as “Cartoon Influencers”. The goal…
The study explores the challenges and opportunities that have arisen during Covid as higher education moved to distance learning. This is done by conducting a holistic literature review on the subject. The choice of the thesis topic was natural because I am interested in the development possibilities of technologies related to education. In particular, the numerous technologies of the future, such as virtual reality, augmented reality and have long been…
Social media is on everybody’s mind nowadays. Social media had a lot of impact on our everyday life, and it has changed, for example, the way we buy products, search for information, or stay in touch with colleagues. Instagram can be seen as one of the effective platforms for marketers to do social media. Instagram is a worldwide photo-sharing platform, with an enormous 1.074 billion users in 2021. Instagram’s huge…