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Online Dating Sites: The Size of the Potential Dating Pool Makes all the Difference
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BALTIMORE, MD, September 11, 2024 – Online dating sites have become one of the more popular means for people to meet each other and explore the potential for a romantic relationship. But did you know that it’s the size of the online dating pool that could make or break your own quest for love?

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Presidential election chaos drives early holiday shopping
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Blame the presidential election for extra early Christmas shopping this year.

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Sheldon H. Jacobson: Is artificial intelligence for the birds? More than you may think.
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The test for any breakthrough technology is often where you least expect it, but once it “conquers” that application, even more possibilities may emerge.

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TEDx Talks: The power and perils of algorithms

TEDx Talks: The power and perils of algorithms

TEDx Talks, June 12, 2019

INFORMS member Gah-Yi Ban has recently published a TEDx Talk on “The power and perils of algorithms” in which she discusses the role of algorithms in our lives and how we can shape their role in the future.

This isn’t how it was supposed to work: Has PreCheck become unchecked?

This isn’t how it was supposed to work: Has PreCheck become unchecked?

Real Clear Defense, June 20, 2019

The increasing number of travelers choosing to fly, especially during the travel heavy summer season, has lead to longer lines at airport security, even for TSA PreCheck passengers. Sheldon Jacobson, INFORMS Fellow and Founder Professor in Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, discusses how the TSA can better utilize the guidelines and procedures established by the PreCheck, and encourage more travelers to enroll, to accommodate new changes in airport security and increase screening effectiveness.

Gender pay gap shrinking for some female university presidents

Gender pay gap shrinking for some female university presidents

News Release, June 17, 2019

CATONSVILLE, MD, June 17, 2019 – While serious economic and societal issues continue to swirl around the gender pay gap, new research published in the INFORMS journal Organization Science shows one area where this inequality is starting to disappear—higher education. Researchers have found that the gender pay gap disappears at more prestigious universities.

Coordinated, prominent product placement most effective: study

Coordinated, prominent product placement most effective: study

Luxury Daily, June 4, 2019

As the amount of content and advertising exponentially increases, product placement can still be an effective way to reach consumers. According to new research from the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, verbal product placements have the most success at driving online engagement around a brand. Luxury brands including BMW, Land Rover and Shangri-La have previously used product placement in television and film to get consumers' attention.

How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

How Airbnb threatens to disrupt traditional hotel pricing strategies

Phocus Wire, June 4, 2019

Since the introduction of sharing-economy services such as Airbnb, hotels have struggled with how to compete against the alternative accommodations market. Among hotels’ concerns is how Airbnb impacts their pricing and distribution strategies, which, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Marketing Science, might be more dramatic than hoteliers may think.

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