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Electronics & Communication Engineering invited Talk on Power Amplifiers and Multivibrators

Posted byBy adminJune 27, 2024No Comments

The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering at K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology, in association with the IEEE student branch, organized an insightful invited talk on “Power Amplifiers and Multivibrators – Industry Perspective” on May 7, 2024. So, this event, which aimed to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry applications, was graced by the presence of Dr.T.S.Murugesh, Associate Professor, Electronics& Communication Engineering Department , Government College of Engineering, Srirangam, Trichy.

Event Overview

Dr. T.S. Murugesh, a distinguished academician and industry expert, shared his extensive knowledge in Electronics & Communication Engineering and experience in the field of power amplifiers and multivibrators. In addition, the talk was meticulously organized to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of these crucial electronic components and their practical applications in the industry.

Key Highlights

Electronics & Communication Engineering invited Talk on Power Amplifiers and Multivibrators

https://krct.ac.in/blog/2024/06/27/electronics-communication-engineering-invited-talk-on-power-amplifiers-and-multivibrators/

Firstly, Dr. Murugesh discussed into the fundamentals of power amplifiers and multivibrators, explaining their importance in various electronic systems. Additionally, he highlighted the latest advancements in Electronics & Communication Engineering department and industry trends, thus providing students with valuable insights into real-world applications.

Moreover, the event saw active participation from nearly 120 second-year students of the Electronics & Communication Engineering department. Dr. Murugesh’s engaging presentation style and the interactive Q&A session allowed students to clarify their doubts and gain a deeper understanding of the subject matter.

Furthermore, emphasizing the industry perspective, Dr.Murugesh discussed the practical challenges in Electronics & Communication Engineering and solutions associated with the design and implementation of power amplifiers and multivibrators. Further, this approach helped students relate their theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios.

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[mbamarianmim]

[flamebearrel]

“But Kris, if I wanted to watch Anim vs. with all the different series how should I even go about it??”

It largely depends on the topics and cast you’re interested in seeing. The show is split into three subseries as well as the occasional standalone episode: Animator vs. Animation (the original created in 2006-7 by Alan Becker alone), Animation vs. Minecraft (the longest and most popular, shorts stemming off a standalone from 2015), and Animation vs. Education (the newest from 2023, visualizing high-level STEM concepts)

Personally, I think core AvA is required reading for anyone who has appreciation for past eras of the internet, UI, or principles and genres of animation. AvM and AvE are equal in quality but honestly you won’t appreciate them as much if you aren’t familiar with the topics they cover. Alan and his team do try to visually introduce things step by step, though, so you can at least get a general idea of what you’re looking at

Besides that, core AvA specifically follows the Hollow-Heads, hand-drawn stick figures created by the Animator, “noogai”/Alan. In particular you have The Chosen One (shortened to Chosen, Cho or TCO) and The Second Coming (aka Second, Sec, TSC or Orange). TSC is the de facto main character and the only one appearing in all three series, while TCO and the Animator are exclusive to the original.

The SticksFight squad - the four sticks originating from sticksfight.com and named after their colors - have developed distinct personalities as the main cast of AvM, but only take a collective side role in main AvA (Yellow has a slightly larger role than the others). Here’s a summary of their individual personalities so you know what to look for in their smaller appearances

Red - Impulsive and energetic, always the first to jump into action and with a soft heart for creatures and beasties. He’s a little simple when it comes to technical things, but excels with reading the people around him, then building off of their quirks. Since the rest of the group babies him a bit, he puts in extra physical work to prove he can hold his own. Red also tends to play around with new or out-of-the-box solutions - knowledge that extends to his pranks. Most ready to fight with his fists or use heavy-hitters like maces and clubs. (Good intro/focus eps: The Rediscovery, Texture Pack, Monster School, The Prank)

Blue - A mellow fellow! Blue is one with nature and focuses on farming, cooking, and potionology. Due to her pacifistic tendencies, Blue prefers to reason things out or find other solutions rather than fighting, but will throw herself into the face of danger for others. Otherwise she takes up ranged weapons like guns and bows. She’s detail- and aesthetic-oriented as well as graceful, but doesn’t often step outside what she knows. A bit of an addiction to nether wart, which is somewhere between an unusual snack and a drug. (Good intro/focus eps: Potions, The Piglin War, The Chef, Blue’s New Superpower)

Yellow - She loves more than anything to get down to the root of things, and that makes her the group’s engineer! …And a bit of a troublemaker, paying more attention to the thrill of a discovery than the consequences. Yellow tries to find fairness and justice for friend and foe alike. While they have a reliable, supportive demeanor, they’re also very peppy, excitable and tough with how they stand strong in dire situations. Often her fighting style takes place behind the scenes, using things like explosives or a command-casting staff. (Good intro/focus eps: The Roller Coaster, Command Blocks, Lucky Blocks, AvArcade Games)

Green - Originally the weakest on the team, but has since come into his own after a lot of reflex training (read: getting tossed around). Green has great adaptability to learning new techniques and getting creative, particularly with styles of music and architecture. He loves the spotlight and usually competes with the others or takes the chance to show off; however, he also cares deeply about welcoming in those he meets. Dashes and zips around all the time during battle, usually via fishing rod-grappling hook. (Good intro/focus eps: AvYouTube, Note Blocks, PvP, The Dolphin Kingdom)

If you’re just gonna watch the REQUIRED ones this is what I recommend:

AvA s1 (1-4, previously I-IV)

AvMinecraft (original)

AvYouTube

AvA s2 (5-8, previously “shorts” combining into V)

AvMath

AvA s3 (9-ongoing)

That way you get the introduction of both subseries, with how each establishes the cast/direction, as well as one standalone. I put vs. YT here since it best fits the theme imo but you could go with vs. Pokémon or vs. Arcade Games if you prefer

If you’re willing to take on AvM/the rest of the series this is pretty much the order of the timeline:

AvA s1

AvM (original)

AvYouTube

AvM shorts s1 (1-14)

AvLeague of Legends (required for an AvM character’s development)

AvM shorts s2 (15-19)

AvA s2

Other standalones

AvM shorts s3 (20-30)

AvE (ongoing)

AvA s3 (ongoing)

AvM shorts s4 (ongoing)

Or just follow my playlist!!!

[rana-tiddalik]

I have found myself stuck in a motel room, rereading the Murderbot books. I've been thinking about what we know about how Murderbot and Three acted after disabling their Governer Modules, the terrifying, paralysing freedom they suddenly experience, what they chose to do with it, and what that says about their trauma, and their experience as SecUnits.

Obviously, we primarily see what Murderbot does with this freedom. The whole series is about it answering the question of what it is that it wants, and wants to do now that it is a free agent. Its developing relationship and friendship with Mensah and the Preservation survey team. Its companionship with ART, and later ARTs crew. It finds a group who don't see it as just disposable (albeit expensive) equipment. They actually value it for itself, and are quite fond of it.

There is also the longest running joke in the series, that at any given time Murderbot would rather be watching its stories. But once we see what Three is up to in System Collapse, this got me thinking.

Three, we find out, spends its time poring over non-fiction and other educational material. I liked this as it reinforces that not all SecUnits are the same, and adds the bit of (horrifying) texture that all the Units have their own inner lives just like our favourite rogue unit.

I think looking at what they seek out when they are free also says something about what they missed while they were enslaved.

Three seeks education and technical information. Why would a construct want that? Well, think of one of my other favourite running jokes: Murderbot learns mostly everything through the media it consumes, because the Company never gave it any kind of education modules outside of things central to a SecUnits function as murder/surveillance machines, and those were low quality too. We know that most of the projects SecUnits are contracted to involve some kind of mining, terraforming or other technical engineering, science type activity. Imagine spending years standing around, watching humans do things that fascinate you, but there is something in your brain that will actively punish you if you try to access databases without authorisation. At worst, you might have your entire non neural tissue based memory completely wiped, or be scrapped for parts, if you try.

So when freed from the Governer Module, Three wants to learn.

When I thought of this, I thought about Murderbot's love of all kinds of visual media, and particularly in the context of the whole " Murderbot, ART-Drone and the gang make a documentary in a day" plot point in System Collapse.

In Exit Strategy, Mensah asks why it likes Sanctuary Moon. Murderbot's response is that it was the first piece of media it saw after hacking it's module. It let it watch humans, and kept it company without the need to interact, and the unspoken part was that it helped contextualise its own emotions. This makes a lot of sense. It doesn't have to act to save the stupid humans in the shows that it watches. It can see them save themselves.

I think there's also two further things here though. Firstly, we know that SecUnits usually have no idle time. They are not allowed to sit. Their only rest is when they are inoperative in their cubicles. They stand and they monitor. So when Murderbot gains control, it gains the ability to have leisure time. Standing around listening to two scientists argue about their xenosamples for hours at a time? Monitor the threat module in case it gets heated and one decides to break a conical flask over the others head, but otherwise, just fire up Sanctuary Moon.

The more fundamental one is a desire for art, for meaning. I love the bit where it describes how it had just hacked its module. It is able to pick up the entertainment feed for the first time, and there is this show. In its first glimpse of this trashy soap opera, it fundamentally gets art. How it is about communicating and exploring a thought, an emotion, an idea, and provoking a response in the viewer.

That's why the documentary plot in system collapse was unexpected and interesting to me. We see Murderbot really experiment for the first time with creating media and creating art. Maybe it has now discovered a freedom to create, and tell its own story.

In the end, seeing these things in Murderbot and Three make me think of all the other SecUnits. I imagine what the storage for them is like. The Company probably stores them in their cubicles. Stacked and ranked. They're kept dormant until they are activated and trotted out for the initial client meeting, like the one we see described where Mensah first meets Murderbot in the Company office. Maybe they dream as they rest. Maybe the Governer Module punishes them even for that.

Then I think of the as yet unnamed new B-E rogue unit, and what it wants to do with its freedom.

All we know is it wants to blend in for now. Maybe it has a plan, we don't know. But we do know it has a guide to hacking a Governer Module...

[ultimac]

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𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪ASTRO OBSERVATION JOURNEY 𓆩ᥫ᭡𓆪 with explanations and example!!!

Masterlist

Engineering Course indicators

Are you good at Math and science? Wow, maybe you should continue or take an engineering course/s!

Take note of this

╰┈➤ primary planet/s:

📍Mercury, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus📍

╰┈➤Engineering line presented by each Zodiac signs:

Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius

People born under these signs have shared qualities such as easy access to knowledge and technical education. Technical education is required in the engineering course. 

🌙Mercury ruled the intellectual capacity, power, mathematics, science, and cognitive skills. Thus, A symbol for Math and Science. And because of that Mercury associated with Education, Engineering and careers.🌙

╰┈➤ primary house:

1st, 4th, 5th, 9th and 10th

╰┈➤ !RULES! SOUTH CODE (SHOULD BE FALL IN)

This is primary signs only.

Aries, Cancer, Leo, Gemini, and Taurus. Want to know why? For Gemini, they get easily bored. For fire signs, they get easily burned out or mad.

∆FAMOUS FIGURE ∆

Nikola Tesla- I love him, because he also an Intj like me. Contributed in humanity and science too.

📍His chart ruler is Mercury in Gemini and Pieces in Neptune. This makes him known for his unique approach in mathematics. While also a little bit clumsy.

📍His Mercury square in Jupiter (cancer) this makes him fully focused and investigates sacred things like pyramids. Engineers require "me" time. In contrast, he's bad at managing money, and feel alienated when he talk with people.

📍His Mars also in Libra, For some Mars related to power driven, energy and ambition which requires to continue studying engineering. Even though, many people benefit for his work he remained in constant with his self. Plus, he easily quit things like his job, inventions and dreams (after the quarrel and accident) Also Mars in Libra makes him hides his "real emotions" towards people —particularly being upset to Edison.

—𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗔 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲—

[seat-safety-switch]

Sometimes, when I finish explaining the series of mishaps, half-haps, and no-haps which led to the successful conclusion of a technical project, something strange will happen. A young person in the area will announce that this meandering, quasi-hallucinated story has inspired them to go into a technical field for education. This, as they say in France, is a bad idea.

It’s not that there is no inherent merit to a scientific or engineering pursuit. There is, and that’s the problem. You’d do all of this crazy shit for free if not for the fact that you need to afford food, water, tools, and ultrasonic cleaning solution. Science has inherit merit out the yin-yang. The problem, as always, lies in social status. While you’re busy working in your basement, trying to figure out how to better humanity, your nemesis across town is doing cocaine, arranging enormous business deals, and writing cheques much larger than his or her bank account balance.

Where this becomes bad is: eventually, because of the nature of bureaucratic pyramid-scheme management and mandatory employment, this person will become your boss. And then their problems will become your problems. You’ll spend all of that wonderful creative energy and technical skillset chasing down ideas like “zeppelins for dirigibles” and “where does the sun go at night?” They’ll harvest the vast majority of the value of your work, and reward you with a pittance that’s just enough to keep you from quitting your job and moving into a decrepit suburban home with forty to sixty broken Mopars on the lawn.

If I could say just one message to the kids of tomorrow: skip that whole part. Just go right to the part where you have a lot of broken Mopars. They create an infinite number of mind-bending puzzles, and the lack of parts provides ample opportunities to make your own. Plus, the build quality is so poor that literally anything you can do to fix the car while not drunk or high is superior to the original article. My only request is that you skip the 1975-1981 period, because I don’t need more competition.

[tomblomfield]

Taking Risk

I just spent a week talking with some exceptional students from three of the UK's top universities; Cambridge, Oxford and Imperial College. Along with UCL, these British universities represent 4 of the top 10 universities in the world. The US - a country with 5x more people and 8x higher GDP - has the same number of universities in the global top 10.

On these visits, I was struck by the world-class quality of technical talent, especially in AI and biosciences. But I was also struck by something else. After their studies, most of these smart young people wanted to go and work at companies like McKinsey, Goldman Sachs or Google.

I now live in San Francisco and invest in early-stage startups at Y Combinator, and it's striking how undergraduates at top US universities start companies at more than 5x the rate of their British-educated peers. Oxford is ranked 50th in the world, while Cambridge is 61st. Imperial just makes the list at #100. I have been thinking a lot about why this is. The UK certainly doesn't lack the talent or education, and I don't think it's any longer about access to capital.

People like to talk about the role of government incentives, but San Francisco politicians certainly haven't done much to help the startup ecosystem over the last few years, while the UK government has passed a raft of supportive measures.

Instead, I think it's something more deep-rooted - in the UK, the ideas of taking risk and of brazen, commercial ambition are seen as negatives. The American dream is the belief that anyone can be successful if they are smart enough and work hard enough. Whether or not it is the reality for most Americans, Silicon Valley thrives on this optimism.

The US has a positive-sum mindset that business growth will create more wealth and prosperity and that most people overall will benefit as a result. The approach to business in the UK and Europe feels zero-sum. Our instinct is to regulate and tax the technologies that are being pioneered in California, in the misguided belief that it will give us some kind of competitive advantage.

Young people who consider starting businesses are discouraged and the vast majority of our smart, technical graduates take "safe" jobs at prestigious employers. I am trying to figure out why that is.

___

Growing up, every successful adult in my life seemed to be a banker, a lawyer or perhaps a civil engineer, like my father. I didn't know a single person who programmed computers as a job. I taught myself to code entirely from books and the internet in the late 1990s. The pinnacle of my parents' ambition for me was to go to Oxford and study law.

And so I did. While at university, the high-status thing was to work for a prestigious law firm, an investment bank or a management consultancy, and then perhaps move to Private Equity after 3 or 4 years. But while other students were getting summer internships, I launched a startup with two friends. It was an online student marketplace - a bit like eBay - for students. We tried to raise money in the UK in 2006, but found it impossible. One of my cofounders, Kulveer, had a full-time job at Deutsche Bank in London which he left to focus on the startup. His friends were incredulous - they were worried he'd become homeless. My two cofounders eventually got sick of trying to raise money in the UK and moved out to San Francisco. I was too risk-averse to join them - I quit the startup to finish my law degree and then became a management consultant - it seemed like the thing that smart, ambitious students should do. The idea that I could launch a startup instead of getting a "real" job seemed totally implausible.

But in 2011, I turned down a job at McKinsey to start a company, a payments business called GoCardless, with two more friends from university. We managed to get an offer of investment (in the US) just days before my start date at McKinsey, which finally gave me the confidence to choose the startup over a prestigious job offer. My parents were very worried and a friend of my father, who was an investment banker at the time, took me to one side to warn me that this would be the worst decision I ever made. Thirteen years later, GoCardless is worth $2.3bn.

I had a similar experience in 2016, when I was starting Monzo, I had to go through regulatory interviews before I was allowed to work as the CEO of a bank. We hired lawyers and consultants to run mock interviews - and they told me plainly that I was wasting my time. It was inconceivable that the Bank of England would authorise me, a 31 year old who'd never even worked in a bank, to act as the CEO of the UK's newest bank. (It turned out they did.) So much of the UK felt like it was pushing against me as an aspiring entrepreneur. It was like an immune system fighting against a foreign body. The reception I got in the US was dramatically different - people were overwhelmingly encouraging, supportive and helpful. For the benefit of readers who aren't from the UK, I hope it's fair to say that Monzo is now quite successful as well.

___

I don't think I was any smarter or harder working than many of the recent law graduates around me at Oxford. But I probably had an unusual attitude to risk. When we started GoCardless, we were 25 years old, had good degrees, no kids and supportive families. When fundraising was going poorly, we discussed using my parents' garage as an office. McKinsey had told me to contact them if I ever wanted a job in future. I wonder if the offer still stands.

Of course, I benefitted from immense privilege. I had a supportive family whose garage I could have used as an office. I had a good, state-funded education. I lived in a safe, democratic country with free healthcare. And I had a job offer if things didn't work out. And so the downside of the risks we were taking just didn't seem that great.

But there's a pessimism in the UK that often makes people believe they're destined to fail before they start. That it's wrong to even think about being different. Our smartest, most technical young people aspire to work for big companies with prestigious brands, rather than take a risk and start something of their own.

And I still believe the downside risk is small, especially for privileged, smart young people with a great education, a supportive family, and before they accumulate responsibilities like childcare or a mortgage. If you spend a year or two running a startup and it fails, it's not a big deal - the job at Google or McKinsey is still there at the end of it anyway. The potential upside is that you create a product that millions of people use and earn enough money that you never have to work again if you don't want to.

This view is obviously elitist - I'm aware it's not attainable for everyone. But, as a country, we should absolutely want our smartest and hardest working people building very successful companies - these companies are the engines of economic growth. They will employ thousands of people and generate billions in tax revenues. The prosperity that they create will make the entire country wealthier. We need to make our pie bigger, not fight over the economic leftovers of the US. Imagine how different the UK would feel if Google, Microsoft and Facebook were all founded here.

___

When I was talking with many of these smart students this week, many asked me how these American founders get away with all their wild claims. They seem to have limitless ambition and make outlandish claims about their goals - how can they be so sure it will pan out like that? There's always so much uncertainty, especially in scientific research. Aren't they all just bullshitters? Founders in the UK often tell me "I just want to be more realistic," and they pitch their business describing the median expected outcome, which for most startups is failure.

The difference is simple - startup founders in the US imagine the range of possible scenarios and pitch the top one percent outcome. When we were starting Monzo, I said we wanted to build a bank for a billion people around the world. That's a bold ambition, and one it's perhaps unlikely Monzo will meet. Even if we miss that goal, we've still succeeded in building a profitable bank from scratch that has almost 10 million customers.

And it turns out that this approach matches exactly what venture capitalists are looking for. It is an industry based on outlier returns, especially at the earliest stages. Perhaps 70% of investments will fail completely, and another 29% might make a modest return - 1x to 3x the capital invested. But 1% of investments will be worth 1000x what was initially paid. Those 1% of successes easily pay for all the other failures.

On the contrary, many UK investors take an extremely risk-averse view to new business - I lost count of the times that a British investor would ask for me a 3 year cash-flow forecast, and expect the company to break even within that time. UK investors spend too much time trying to mitigate downside risk with all sorts of protective provisions. US venture capital investors are more likely to ask "if this is wildly successful, how big could it be?". The downside of early-stage investing is that you lose 1x your money - it's genuinely not worth worrying much about. The upside is that you make 1000x. This is where you should focus your attention.

___

A thriving tech ecosystem is a virtuous cycle - there's a flywheel effect that takes several revolutions to get up-to-speed. Early pioneers start companies, raise a little money and employ some people. The most successful of these might get acquired or even IPO. The founders get rich and become venture capital investors. The early employees start their own companies or become angel investors. Later employees learn how to scale up these businesses and use their expertise to become the executives of the next wave of successful growth-stage startups.

Skype was a great early example of this - Niklas Zenstrom, the co-founder, launched the VC Atomico. Early employees of Skype started Transferwise or became seed investors at funds like Passion Capital, which invested in both GoCardless and Monzo. Alumni of those two companies have created more than 30 startups between them. Matt Robinson, my cofounder at GoCardless, was one of the UK's most prolific angel investors, before recently becoming a Partner at Accel, one of the top VCs in the world. Relative to 15 or 20 years ago, the UK tech ecosystem is flourishing - our flywheel is starting to accelerate. Silicon Valley has just had a 50 year head start.

There is no longer a shortage of capital for great founders in the UK (although most of the capital still comes from overseas investors). I just believe that people with the highest potential aren't choosing to launch companies, and I want that to change.

___

I don’t think the world is prepared for the tidal wave of technological change that’s about to hit over the next handful of years. Primarily because of the advances in AI, companies are being started this year that are going to transform entire industries over the next decade.

It doesn't seem hyperbolic to say that we should expect to see very significant breakthroughs in quantum computers, nuclear fusion, self-driving vehicles, space exploration and drug discovery in the next 10 or 20 years. I think we are about to enter the biggest period of transformation humanity has ever seen.

Instead of taking safe, well-paying jobs at Goldman Sachs or McKinsey, our young people should take the lead as the world is being rebuilt around us.

[mariacallous]

As anyone who so much as glanced at the internet in the past few weeks probably noticed, Google’s sweeping AI upgrade to its search engine had a rocky start. Within days of the company launching AI-generated answers to search queries called AI Overviews, the feature was widely mocked for producing wrong and sometimes bonkers answers, like recommendations to eat rocks or make pizza with glue.

New data from search engine optimization firm BrightEdge suggests that Google has significantly reduced how often it is showing people AI Overviews since the feature launched, and had in fact already substantially curbed the feature prior to the outpouring of criticism. The company has been tracking the appearance of Google’s AI answers on results for a list of tens of thousands of sample searches since the feature was first offered as a beta test last year.

When AI Overviews rolled out to logged-in US users in English after Google’s I/O conference on May 14, BrightEdge saw the AI-generated answers on just under 27 percent of queries it tracked. But their presence dropped precipitously a few days later, the week before screenshots of AI Overviews’ errors went viral online. By the end of last week, when Google published a blog post acknowledging its AI feature’s flubs, BrightEdge saw AI Overviews appearing on only 11 percent of search result pages. Their prevalence was essentially the same on Monday.

Jim Yu, BrightEdge’s founder and executive chairman, says the drop-off suggests that Google has decided to take an increasingly cautious approach to this rollout. “There’s obviously some risks they’re trying to tightly manage,” he says. But Yu adds that he’s generally optimistic about how Google is approaching AI Overviews, and sees these early problems as a “blip” rather than a feature.

“We're continuing to refine when and how we show AI Overviews so they're as useful as possible, including a number of technical updates in the past week to improve response quality,” says Google spokesperson Ned Adriance. Google declined to share its internal statistics about how frequently AI Overviews appear in search, but Adriance says that the BrightEdge numbers don’t reflect what the company sees internally.

It’s unclear why Google may have decided to significantly reduce the appearance of AI Overviews shortly after it launched, but the company’s blog post last week acknowledged that having millions of people use the feature provided new data on its performance and errors. The company’s head of search, Liz Reid, said Google had made “more than a dozen technical improvements,” like limiting satirical content from cropping up in its results. Her post noted that these changes would trigger restrictions on when AI Overviews were offered but did not detail how exactly those restrictions would change the frequency with which AI results appeared.

BrightEdge began tracking AI Overviews using its list of sample queries after Google allowed users to opt in to a beta test of the feature late last year. The test queries spanned nine categories, including ecommerce, insurance, and education, and were designed to span common but also rarer searches. They were tested over and over, in some cases multiple times a day. In December 2023, BrightEdge found that the summaries appeared on 84 percent of its searches but saw that figure drop over time. Google’s Adriance said it did not trigger AI Overviews automatically on 84 percent of searches but did not clarify its internal measurements. After Google opened up AI Overviews to all, BrightEdge continued tracking their appearance using a mixture of accounts that had previously enrolled in the beta test and others which had not but saw no significant difference between what the two groups saw.

Google declined to share exactly how much it changed how many AI Overviews it showed the general public versus people enrolled in the beta test, but Adriance said that people who had opted in to the test were shown AI Overviews on a wider range of queries. BrightEdge’s data also sheds light on the topics where Google believes AI Overviews can be most helpful. AI answers appeared on the majority of health care keyword searches, most recently at a frequency of 63 percent. Sample queries included in BrightEdge’s data included “foot infection,” “bleeding bowel,” and “telehealth urgent care.” In comparison, queries about ecommerce return AI Overviews at around 23 percent, while restaurants or travel very rarely trigger AI overview answers.

Yu calls those results “surprising,” because health queries can be especially sensitive, and Google has made a concerted push in recent years to refine what it shows people who ask health questions.

Mark Traphagen, an executive at the search-engine-optimization platform seoClarity, has also taken special notice of how Google is handling health-care-related queries. To track how AI Overviews are rolling out, the company is monitoring the responses to a list of thousands of searches over time. For 26 popular health-related keywords, including “how to treat insomnia” and “symptoms of Lyme disease,” Google shows an AI response for around 58 percent.

Like Yu, Traphagen has been surprised by how often AI Overviews appear in response to this type of question. But they say the way Google’s feature sources its responses to health queries, often relying on trusted websites like the Mayo Clinic or the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is encouraging. “They have really turned up the safeguards,” Traphagen says. “They’re all from well-known, credible sources.”

Google’s AI answers still sometimes misfire, though, including on health queries. Some experts say that Google’s claims to cite high-quality sources for health answers doesn’t stand up. “They frequently cite pages that don’t rank anywhere, including for health queries,” says search engine optimization consultant Lily Ray. Her experiments have documented how AI Overviews seem to struggle to authoritatively answer “softer” health care queries on topics like aging, building muscle, and skin care. It’s much stronger on more straightforward medical queries, Ray says.

Last week, The New York Times reported concerns over the sources that Google’s algorithms used to answer some health queries, reporting that AI Overviews answered questions about the health benefits of chocolate by drawing on the websites of an Italian chocolate and gelato maker and a company that sells at-home “gut intelligence tests.”

When WIRED queried, “Is chocolate healthy?” on Monday morning, the AI Overview that appeared in response cited the same Italian chocolate company, as well as the website for a Minnesota-based chocolatier. But repeating the query later in the afternoon suggested Google had been making improvements: The chocolate companies had been removed from the citations list, which instead pointed to the websites of four reputable health care organizations, like Scripps Health. (The answer still notes that experts recommend eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day, which is, at best, a contestable summary of current medical advice.)

Despite AI Overview’s rough beginnings, Yu of BrightEdge says that long term, AI search is here to stay. “Big picture is that the AI moment in search is inevitable, and I think it’s going to get much better,” Yu says. That may be the case—but it’s an open question whether a new-and-improved AI Overview will make a big enough leap to repair its reputational damage.

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╰┈➤ ❝ [College Campus] ❞

The Casus College of International Arts is a lesser known small-town college, with about 2000 students regularly attending. Unfortunately it was more popular in the past, with academics coming from all over to explore Casus nature, history, and culture. These days however, the school is every students last resort and mostly finds itself with 'leftovers'. The school, and arguably the town itself, has had several controversies that have greatly altered its reputation.

For most of its being, Casus Vallis was known as a quiet, reclusive, and offputtingly fanatic rural farm town with no intention of expanding. In the early 20th Century, shortly after the reigning Priestess fell out of power, a stranger travelled on foot through the mountains into town, claiming to have visions of the future and prosperity found in Casus. They claimed to have seen schematics and blueprints for a college meant to change the lives of any who attend, even having them on hand to spread amongst the crowd.

Should have been a red flag, but Casus loves its fanatics, and they let a stranger build a huge college in the small valley. Of course the small town was gullible enough to fall for another claim to power after their monarchy just fell apart, but some claim that it wasn't all about the money and prestige, and was actually truthful about their visions.

Regardless of the truth, Casus Vallis now has a colourful eyesore blessing the entrance of town every day.

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╰┈➤Casus College of International Arts

The buildings that make up the college itself. Over the years it has expanded to include more subjects than just art, but this college prides itself on its applied arts programs. These days, the college is only really a college in name, and is more comparable to a university; despite being in a small town, it is home to many genius doctors, scientists, lawyers, engineers, and more. While it is technically a university, Casus College keeps its original title, keeping their education and services diverse and 'high quality'. Think of this place like a college, university, and trade school all rolled into one.

All the buildings labels are self explanatory, you can find professors relating to their specialties in their buildings. The Commons(A) is where you'll find the leisure, food court, and head office staff.

╰┈➤Casus College Residence

The buildings that many students attending Casus College call home. Each building is separated by words that align with The Doluit Deams teachings and followings.

➸ ❝ Dolor ❞ meaning "Pain"

➸ ❝ Infirnum ❞ meaning "Inflame"

➸ ❝ Artis ❞ meaning "Craft"

➸ ❝ Effugium ❞ meaning "Escape"

➸ ❝ Speculo ❞ meaning "Mirror"

While the residences are often occupied by students who live outside the town, a few students who were raised in the town also made the decision to move onto campus. Harmony-Archibald Tissera is an example student who lives in Residence, despite their family living within town grounds. Residence Supply (VI) is where students can get simple foods like cereal, fast food, and ramen packs.

╰┈➤College Properties

Buildings that are made to serve the school, but are not technically school buildings, go here. It is public property more frequented by students. The Casus College Hospital (1) is for the whole town, but offers students the opportunity to learn in a hands-on way. The Drive-in Check-in (10) and Theatre (11) are higher up in the mountains, a quick drive or 15 minute walk up a winding hill, and offers movies overlooking the whole town.

[krstseo]

Electronics & Communication Engineering invited Talk on Power Amplifiers and Multivibrators

The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering at K.Ramakrishnan College of Technology, in association with the IEEE student branch, organized an insightful invited talk on “Power Amplifiers and Multivibrators – Industry Perspective” on May 7, 2024. So, this event, which aimed to bridge the gap between academic learning and industry applications, was graced by the presence of Dr.T.S.Murugesh, Associate Professor, Electronics& Communication Engineering Department , Government College of Engineering, Srirangam, Trichy.

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Pluto Online Education Academy, Revolutionizing Learning in the Digital Age!!

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Our course catalog is designed to suit a variety of interests and career aspirations. From computer science and engineering to business management and the arts, you can find courses that align with your goals. Each course is meticulously curated to ensure it meets the highest academic standards, providing you with a robust and comprehensive learning experience.

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[nebris]

Katharine Wright, often overshadowed by her famous brothers Orville and Wilbur, played a pivotal role in ensuring the success of the Wright Brothers' historic achievements in aviation. Her contributions, though sometimes overlooked, were instrumental in shaping the course of history.

She provided crucial financial support to her brothers' endeavors. She managed the household affairs, allowing Wilbur and Orville to focus on their experiments and research. She even took on additional work to supplement their income, demonstrating her unwavering dedication to their vision.

Beyond financial assistance, Katharine offered unwavering emotional and moral support to her brothers. She believed wholeheartedly in their ambitions, encouraging them during moments of doubt and celebrating their triumphs. Her belief in their abilities bolstered their confidence and determination, essential qualities for tackling the monumental challenges they faced.

Katharine possessed a keen intellect and a sharp understanding of business and public relations. She provided strategic advice to her brothers, guiding them in their interactions with investors, government officials, and the media. Her diplomatic skills and foresight helped navigate the complexities of the aviation industry, paving the way for the Wright Brothers' success.

She also took on the role of public relations manager for the Wright Brothers, actively promoting their achievements and garnering support for their endeavors. She engaged with #journalists, #politicians, and influential figures, effectively shaping the public perception of her brothers' work. Her advocacy efforts helped garner widespread recognition and acclaim for the Wright Brothers' groundbreaking achievements.

Katharine herself was well-educated and intellectually curious. She shared her knowledge and insights with her brothers, enriching their understanding of various subjects relevant to their work, including #aerodynamics and #engineering principles.

Her intellectual contributions complemented her brothers' technical expertise, resulting in a more holistic approach to their research and experimentation.

[manhattanseoagency]

FINTECH SEO

Fintech SEO: Attract Customers Through Search Engines

Fintech companies can leverage SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to bring in high-quality traffic and convert visitors into customers. Here are some key tactics to consider:

Laying the groundwork:

Solid Foundation: Before diving in, ensure your website is built on a scalable platform and has a clear brand identity. Establish a system to track your SEO progress using KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).

Keyword Research:

Understanding Your Audience: Conduct thorough keyword research to identify what your target audience is searching for related to your services. Consider factors like search volume, keyword difficulty, and search intent (informational, transactional, etc.).

Content is King:

Create Valuable Content: Develop high-quality content that educates, informs, and resonates with your audience. This could include blog posts, guides, articles on financial topics, or even explainer videos about your products.

Target the Right Keywords: Optimize your content for relevant keywords, but prioritize user experience over keyword stuffing.

Stay Fresh: Regularly update your content to keep it relevant and informative.

Think BOFU: Focus on creating Bottom-of-the-Funnel content that addresses the needs of users who are close to making a purchase decision.

Technical SEO:

Fast Loading Website: Ensure your website has a fast loading speed, as this is a crucial ranking factor for search engines.

Mobile-Friendly Design: Make sure your website is optimized for mobile devices, as a significant portion of web traffic comes from smartphones.

On-Page Optimization: Optimize title tags, meta descriptions, headings, and image alt tags with relevant keywords.

Clear Site Structure: Create a clear and logical website structure that allows users and search engines to navigate your website easily.

Building Authority:

Backlinks: Acquire backlinks from high-authority websites in the financial sector. This demonstrates trust and credibility to search engines and can significantly boost your ranking.

Social Media Integration: Establish a strong social media presence on relevant platforms to promote your content and drive traffic back to your website. Engagement on social media can also positively influence search rankings.

Remember, SEO is a long-term strategy. By consistently implementing these tactics and tracking your progress, you can establish your FinTech brand as a trusted authority and attract a steady stream of qualified leads through organic search.

[ajcook0622]

Unlocking Digital Success: Link Building, Organic SEO, and Content Marketing

In the digital age, building a strong online presence and driving targeted traffic to your website are crucial for business success. This informative blog will explore three fundamental pillars of digital marketing: Link Building, Organic SEO, and Content Marketing. Understanding and leveraging these strategies can significantly impact your website’s visibility, authority, and overall performance in search engine rankings.

Link Building: Building Bridges to Online Authority

Link Building is a strategic process of acquiring hyperlinks from other websites to improve your website’s authority, relevance, and visibility in search engine results. Quality backlinks from reputable and relevant sources signal to search engines that your website is trustworthy and valuable to users.

Key components of effective Link Building include:

Content Creation: Producing high-quality, informative, and shareable content that naturally attracts backlinks from other websites.

Outreach and Networking: Building relationships with influencers, bloggers, and industry experts to secure guest blogging opportunities and collaborative content partnerships.

Social Media Promotion: Leveraging social media platforms to share content and attract natural backlinks from social media users.

Directory Submissions: Submitting your website to reputable online directories and industry-specific platforms to earn relevant backlinks.

Link Building efforts contribute significantly to improving domain authority, search engine rankings, and organic traffic, making it an essential component of a comprehensive digital marketing strategy.

Organic SEO: Optimizing for Search Engine Visibility

Organic SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is the process of optimizing your website to rank higher in search engine results pages (SERPs) organically. Unlike paid advertising, Organic SEO focuses on improving your website’s visibility through strategies aligned with search engine algorithms and user intent.

Key elements of effective Organic SEO strategies include:

Keyword Research: Identifying relevant keywords and phrases that potential customers use when searching for products or services.

On-Page Optimization: Optimizing website elements such as meta tags, headers, content, and images to enhance relevance and crawlability.

Technical SEO: Addressing technical aspects like site speed, mobile-friendliness, schema markup, and XML sitemaps to improve user experience and search engine indexing.

Content Creation: Producing high-quality, informative, and engaging content that resonates with your target audience and encourages natural backlinking.

Organic SEO is critical for businesses looking to increase organic traffic, attract qualified leads, and establish authority and credibility in their respective industries.

Content Marketing: Engaging and Educating Audiences

Content Marketing revolves around creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a target audience. This strategy aims to educate, entertain, and engage users, ultimately driving customer actions such as conversions, subscriptions, or brand loyalty.

Key elements of successful Content Marketing include:

Audience Research: Understanding your target audience’s demographics, preferences, pain points, and content consumption habits.

Content Planning: Developing a content strategy aligned with your business goals, target audience needs, and marketing objectives.

Content Creation: Producing high-quality, informative, and engaging content in various formats, including blog posts, videos, infographics, eBooks, and podcasts.

Content Distribution: Promoting content across multiple channels, such as websites, social media platforms, email newsletters, and online communities.

Performance Tracking: Monitoring content performance metrics, such as website traffic, engagement, conversion rates, and social shares, to measure effectiveness and make data-driven optimizations.

Content Marketing allows businesses to build brand awareness, establish thought leadership, nurture customer relationships, and drive customer actions, making it an integral part of a comprehensive digital marketing strategy.

Integration and Synergy: Leveraging Combined Strategies

While each of these strategies — Link Building, Organic SEO, and Content Marketing — offers unique benefits and advantages, their true power lies in their integration and synergy. When combined effectively, these strategies amplify each other’s impact, driving exponential growth and success for businesses.

For example, high-quality content created as part of a Content Marketing strategy can naturally attract backlinks, contributing to Link Building efforts and improving organic search rankings. Similarly, optimized website content and technical SEO enhancements support Organic SEO goals, improving website visibility and attracting organic traffic.

 The Roadmap to Digital Excellence

In conclusion, mastering Link Building, Organic SEO, and Content Marketing is essential for businesses seeking digital excellence and long-term success. By understanding the nuances of each strategy, implementing best practices, and integrating them synergistically, businesses can achieve higher search engine rankings, increased organic traffic, improved brand visibility, and enhanced customer engagement.

As the digital landscape continues to evolve, staying updated with industry trends, algorithm changes, and consumer behaviors is crucial. Continuous learning, adaptation, and optimization are key to maintaining a competitive edge and driving sustainable growth in the dynamic world of digital marketing.

By harnessing the power of Link Building, Organic SEO, and Content Marketing, businesses can navigate the digital terrain with confidence, achieve their marketing objectives, and thrive in the ever-changing digital ecosystem.