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Could body cameras stop rhino poaching?
May 1, 2015 was the day the Obama administration announced the Department of Justice (DOJ) would provide $20 million in grants to local police departments to buy body cameras for officers. Demand for police body cameras rose due to the outcry of civil rights activists over a series of violent and, in some cases, deadly ...
Snapchat: The next big thing in social ads or proof of a bubble?
This week, Digital Trends reported that Snapchat, Inc. has 75 percent of all messaging traffic in the United Kingdom–beating Facebook, WhatsApp and Google. But that statistic may not be as impressive as it sounds. Since the Snapchat app is built to share images and videos, it is bandwidth intensive when compared to its primarily text and emoji competitors. This ...