Instagram Stories launched just a few weeks ago and already influencers are flocking to the platform. Like Snapchat, Instagram Stories allows users to post photos and videos that disappear after 24 hours. Influencers love Snapchat because they can foster a personal connection with followers by sharing irreverent, un-staged, behind-the-scenes content.

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Golfers don’t typically think of autumn as the best time of year to buy new golf clubs. After all, golf season is already starting to wrap up in certain parts. Yet several companies have just unveiled new iron models. And these particular clubs are loaded with the latest and greatest technology, materials and weighting schemes. That collectively enhances your ability to launch the ball higher, while getting maximum distance and forgiveness. The shafts on these are also fresh, high-end models that essentially improve launch conditions and feel. So if your irons are more than a few years old, you may want to consider heading to your local golf shop to at least give these a test on the driving range. Who knows? One of them may rev up your game this fall and keep you optimistic all winter.

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With Europe’s most senior Olympic official being arrested in Rio, on charges of ticket scalping, for her this is a sign of an Olympic movement which has lost its way, with Olympic officials seduced by big money.

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Introducing and embracing a new data-driven paradigm often requires difficult changes to mindsets, skills, and behaviors. Strong executive sponsorship is almost always needed to overcome the organizational inertia that may resist and derail a transformation effort to become more data-driven. This article will review what qualities an executive sponsor for a data initiative should have and what the role’s core responsibilities are.

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Although the PC market has been considered stagnant and lacking in innovation, the gaming segment has mostly been an outlier, showing the most growth outside of new form factors like convertibles. In the boutique gaming space, a small crop of unique players provide their own take on the highest-end of the high-end PC space. Companies like Falcon Northwest, Maingear and Origin PC have carried the flag of the boutique builder since companies like Alienware, Hypersonic and Voodoo PC were acquired by Dell, OCZ and Hewlett-Packard (HP) respectively. Alienware had been the only surviving brand, until HP resurrected the OMEN brand, once a line of Voodoo PC. This is where HP is starting to show that they are an innovative company once again.

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