The Millennial Disruption: what it means for fusty old finance
Iona Bain Recently, I had the pleasure of attending the premiere of a new documentary: The Millennial Disruption at the Curzon in Soho. Another jam-packed one in Young Money world.…
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I DID #deletefacebook (and took a Twitterbattical). Here’s why
Iona Bain This week, Facebook got its own “Times Up” moment. Amid accusations that the social media giant had allowed the data of 150 million users to be surreptitiously exploited…
24.03.2015., Zagreb,Croatia - Yuval Noah Harari, Israeli historian and the author of the international bestseller Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. He lectures at the Department of History of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.Photo: Sanjin Strukic/PIXSELL [ Rechtehinweis: picture alliance ]
Harari: Facebook is “new government” of western world
Tech giants like Facebook are becoming the new global centres of power with the current political elite barely aware of the dangers posed by private data ownership, according to one…
Banning the “m” word – why millennial has had its day
We're a diverse, complex bunch of people - so why oh why are we lumbered with the reductive "millennial" moniker? In this blog, Iona explores the flawed origins of the term, why…
CRYPTO UPDATE: Is social media turning against Bitcoin?
Iona Bain FACEBOOK has banned advertising for Bitcoin following a wave of complaints about the number of crypto-currency scams being promoted through the site. The world’s most popular social networking…
The seven deadly sins of money & how to keep them in check
Iona Bain We're not necessarily the righteous or censorious kind here on the Young Money Blog. But as we approach Halloween, we thought "hey, why don't we jump on the ridiculous…
What is young today? The REAL guide to “millennials”
Iona Bain As you may or not be aware, the Young Money Blog is a respectable but rosy-cheeked 6 and a half years old. That half year is very important,…
Nail social-shaming: how to complain on social media
Iona Bain Yesterday, we explored the phenomenon of social shaming as a means of getting results for consumers. Today, we're looking more closely at how YOU can benefit from the…
Social shaming: the young consumer’s very modern weapon
Iona Bain All publicity is good publicity, right? Wrong. The United Airlines controversy earlier this year showed just how quickly poor crisis management can decimate company shares. And we financial…
