Loknath Das, Author at Pinfaves

Your Home Is Not An Investment

November 30, 2018 Loknath Dasan, Home, investment, Is, Not, Your

New Orleans, USA – April 22, 2018: Old Dauphine street historic district in Louisiana famous town, city, purple painted house wall colorful entrance, building nobodyGetty We are incredibly lucky. We bought our first home in December 2012 for $163,500 and sold it in July of 2016 for $232,000. In 42 months, our home appreciated by $68,500, an increase of nearly 42% in three and a half years. Our home went up by nearly 12% annually, and despite this, our home was not a good “investment.” To be clear: I am…

Closing Bell: Sensex closes 373 points higher, Nifty above 10,600; FMCG leads rally

November 26, 2018 Loknath Das10', 373, 600, above, Bell:, Closes, Closing, FMCG, higher, Leads, Nifty, Points, Rally, Sensex

Market at Close Shares were off to a flying start on Monday, thanks to a sharp rally among consumption names in the last couple of hours Among sectors, financials, automobiles, consumption, and IT names were in the green, while investors sold metals and pharmaceuticals segments. In the broader markets, Nifty Midcap index underperformed benchmarks, but closed with gains of around 0.2 percent. At the close of market hours, the Sensex was up 373.06 points or 1.07% at 35354.08, while the Nifty ended higher by 101.80 points or 0.97% at 10628.60.…

Blue Jays: How social media affects Major League Baseball

November 25, 2018 Loknath DasAffects, Baseball, blue, How, Jays:, League, major, Media, Social

How has the introduction of social media changed the landscape in Major League Baseball and teams like the Toronto Blue Jays? The Introduction of a new Digital landscape for Baseball In the late 1990s, the introduction of The Internet created a new platform that utilized a digital landscape for the promotion of almost anything, professional sports included. Baseball was quick to jump onto the bandwagon once the potential of the medium revealed itself. What did the move to digitization initially offer Major League baseball? To be perfectly honest, a headache. …

If Social Media Algorithms Control Our Lives Why Can’t They Eliminate Hate Speech?

November 24, 2018 Loknath DasAlgorithms, Can't, Control, Eliminate, Hate, if, lives, Media, Our, Social, speech, they, Why

Getty ImagesGetty It has become accepted fact in our modern digital world that the algorithms powering the online revolution, especially those of the major social media platforms, have so much control over us that they can actually nudge us against our conscious will towards actions we would not otherwise take. The addictive nature of social media is driven in part by an army of behavioral engineers tasked with building algorithms, interfaces and experiences that tap deeply into the flaws and nuances of human psychology, turning us into mindless remote-control zombies…

The colossal guide to social media terms for 2019

November 23, 2018 Loknath Das2019, colossal, for, guide, Media, Social, terms, The, to

2019 is fast approaching, and it won’t be without its fair share of new trends, new technology and new social media terms. So to make sure you’re prepared for whatever it has to offer, we’ve compiled a colossal list of 100 basic definitions that you’ll need to know. media update’s Jenna Cook takes a look at terms you need to add to your social media vocabulary – if you haven’t already. Here’s a list of 100 social media terms you’ll need to know: 1. Algorithm An ‘algorithm’ is a programmatic…

Social media sadness can be avoided

November 21, 2018 Loknath Dasavoided, be, Can, Media, sadness, Social

A recent study published in the Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology would seem to confirm what common sense and conventional wisdom have already told us: social media is making us sadder. The study, titled No More FOMO: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and Depression, studied the effect of Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat usage on the levels of subjective well-being experienced by young adults. Researchers measured social support, FOMO (fear of missing out), loneliness, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, autonomy and self-acceptance in 143 undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania. The subjects…