LONG READS → TECH WIRE Issue 871 · July 28, 2021

Tech Wire: In Memoriam

John McAfee created the ubiquitous antivirus software that pops up in the corner of your screen letting you know that it’s expired and your computer is at risk

Tech Wire: In Memoriam

 

New(ish) App Alert 

I know we’re all Zoomed-out and nobody wants to hear about it anymore, but even with pandemic restrictions lifting, remote work and Zoom meetings are likely here to stay. If you’ve ever missed a presentation and got the replay or wanted to review a meeting, you know how tedious it is to go through the file (even if you’re like me and play it on fast-forward). Ziotag, newly available on Zoom marketplace, makes this all a lot easier. Using AI and NLP (natural language processing) it transcribes meetings, creates tables of contents, and lists keywords so it’s way easier to navigate and find the information you need. Presenters can even consider reverse engineering their presentation, throwing what they have out there, and seeing what organization structure the program assigns to it.

Take or Create a Course with KnowTheTerrain.io

You know what they say — the minute you stop learning is the minute you stop growing. And that’s especially true in business. KnowTheTerrain.io is a fairly new platform that’s trying to provide high-quality business courses while eliminating the marketing aspect for course creators.

Many popular business courses are marketed well, but contain little actionable content. KnowTheTerrain offers several free half-hour masterclasses, so I took one (watched at 2x speed) to see if they deliver on value. My verdict: Yes, and now I know how to run Facebook ads. The quality of the video wasn’t very high, but the quality of the content was excellent.

The current offerings on KnowTheTerrain are not robust yet (the marketing world is heavily represented), but it looks like they’ve built a platform for growth and community. The courses are priced at an average $147 (if you know pricing, that 7 is key. Yes, I’m being a little facetious) but it’s a wide range from $52 for “Project Planner for Freelancers” to $1,395 for “The Digital Media VA Crash Course.”

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