Weekly News 3/4

"Mark Zuckerberg calls for universal internet access to combat poverty"

Facebook founder launches connectivity campaign to bring the internet to the some 4 billion people who now do not have access

This is an article from the telegraph talking and informing audiences about Mark Zuckerberg's intentions with a new campaign that is being launched. Mark Zuckerberg is the founder of Facebook. Mark has launched a campaign attempting to make internet accessible to everyone worldwide by 2020. Mark believes that the internet is a useful tool that will help poor countries overcome poverty with knowledge and power.

Personally I understand the aims and intentions of Mark however I do not completely agree with this statement and campaign. Mark states that providing children worldwide with internet will help overcome poverty and lift communities. I agree with this to an extent because I believe that instead providing them with the internet which a controversial tool in terms of negative images. I believe that providing education to children in poverty is more likely to lift communities and overcome poverty providing children with knowledge and the power to become. 

"Netflix knows which episodes get you hooked to a series"

Netflix has been very successful recently and its revenues has reflected this. This is an article that I read from the Guardian about Netflix's methods of getting the viewers attached or hooked to a series or Netflix show such as Orange is the new black. This has helped them gain many Netflix viewers that constantly pay their monthly Netflix bill to ensure they are able to watch new episodes of the show they are attached to and also an easy way to  catch up to anything they have missed.