Self Improvement Site
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
On The Internet! Take the Self Improvement Tour
Articles from Peter Banks | Selfgrowth.com
- Everything You Need To Know About Investing in NFT - by Submitted on May 20, 2022 from Peter BanksNon-fungible tokens have become popular recently as a way of selling and purchasing digital assets, so it was only a matter of time until those who are interested in making money from them turn it into a lucrative field. Today we have many former traditional investors or individuals who are ...
Views: 399 - In what ways do NFTs empower the fashion space? - by Submitted on May 19, 2022 from Peter BanksIn the modern world, the fashion industry has progressed at a fast pace. It follows the trends and norms of this digital world. Generation Z is a major contributor to the fashion sector. With all of their choices, preferences, and trends, Gen Z makes up most of the fashion space. This is also ...
Views: 342 - What makes NFTs the best economic innovations? - by Submitted on May 18, 2022 from Peter BanksThe second decade of the twenty-first century will be remembered for the innovations related to the metaverse. The years 2020 and onwards have brought a great change to the global economy and technology because of the development of the idea of decentralization and tokenization. One of ...
Views: 324 - What New Real Estate Opportunities Does Metaverse Create? - by Submitted on May 17, 2022 from Peter BanksThe development of the metaverse has brought new opportunities to investors, and one of them is virtual 'real estate’. The mentioned concept is something different from the conventional meaning related to it. Instead, it is real estate in the digital world that the users will be able to utilize ...
Views: 347 - Most Relevant Metaverse Use Cases & Benefits - by Submitted on May 16, 2022 from Peter BanksThroughout the years, we’ve seen internet technology transforming and bringing us impressive opportunities. From being introduced to the Web 2.0 experiences and making the most of digital evolution to the metaverse, this dynamic is pushing society forward and pressuring organizations into ...
Views: 321 - Metaverse Explained - by Submitted on May 14, 2022 from Peter BanksMost of us have heard of the metaverse when Mark Zuckerberg, the owner of Facebook, announced that Facebook will become a part of the Metaverse, the virtual reality that is managed only by technology. However, the term metaverse was already in use decades ago, and its meaning surpasses ...
Views: 344 - The Usage of Blockchain Technology Across Different Industries - by Submitted on May 13, 2022 from Peter BanksBlockchain still remains one of the buzzwords not only in the tech world but also in the mass media. We’re constantly hearing about breakthroughs related to blockchain technology, but not everyone knows what blockchain technology actually is. Simply put, it is a distributed ledger technology ...
Views: 303 - Most Common Blockchain Mistakes Organizations Make - by Submitted on May 11, 2022 from Peter BanksAs much as we’re hearing everyone talking about blockchain, most companies are still being quite cautious when it comes to implementing it into their operations. Not to say that they’re staying away from it, because there are already so many use cases of blockchain technology, but the way they ...
Views: 311 - The Biggest Cybersecurity Risks in 2022 - by Submitted on May 10, 2022 from Peter BanksAs technology is evolving, the risk of having everything stored online being tampered with in any way is growing as well. Even recent events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have increased the number of cyber-attacks across the globe. We’re moving the majority of our lives online, which ...
Views: 320 - Ways Blockchain Is Being Used In Software Development - by Submitted on May 06, 2022 from Peter BanksAs blockchain technology continues evolving, we’re seeing how it penetrates different business areas and industries and completely revolutionizes them. Undoubtedly, this technology is proving to be a disruptive and powerful solution that goes beyond the crypto world. As the number of blockchain ...
Views: 406 - How Blockchain will Revolutionize the Asteroid Mining Market - by Submitted on May 05, 2022 from Peter BanksAstrophysics and economy tend to go hand in hand, whether it is budgeting for rocket launches, or sending humans into space, and asteroid mining is no different. The amount of money, in the form of valuable resources, that is just floating around the solar system is immense. As of late, ...
Views: 235 - Democratization and commercialization of space exploration - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2022 from Peter BanksThe democratization and commercialization of space exploration and of space as an enterprise is finally seeming to be within the grasp of independent organizations across our planet. May 30, 2020 was a tremendously historic day for the number of important events which occurred during the SpaceX ...
Views: 293 - Internet of Things in Medical Applications - by Submitted on Apr 22, 2022 from Peter BanksThe concept of the Internet of Things is becoming more common in everyday society, from controlling household lights and appliances to having 24-hour security access. The Internet of Things is also starting to make its way into the medical field. At this time, society is limited to external ...
Views: 292 - AI Use in Marine Sciences - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2022 from Peter BanksThe use of AI is increasingly popular and accessible in today’s world. From facial recognition to self-driving cars, artificial intelligence can be used to help improve efficiency and function. This technology is becoming common in technological and medical fields but can also be used in many ...
Views: 288 - About Blockchain Technology - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2022 from Peter BanksBlockchain technology can be simply put as a computerized ledger of transactions that is shared across the systems of the blockchain. Blockchain has been in the public eye for a while now and has gotten a whole lot of hype for its use. So, many companies have continuously expressed their will to ...
Views: 308 - Blockchain in the voting system - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2022 from Peter BanksBlockchain was created in 2008 to aid in the transaction of bitcoin. Blockchain is a method of digital record keeping that has no centralized system. It relies on many seperate computers to act as nodes to oversee records. When a transaction is made the node responsible creates a unique hash. ...
Views: 329 - Blockchain in the banking industry - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2022 from Peter BanksBlockchain technology is a potentially revolutionizing technology that many industries are looking to take advantage of. Blockchain technology is a decentralized ledger that records transactions in the form of digital assets. This provides many benefits to businesses such as reduced cost, ...
Views: 346 - Blockchain in the sports industry - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2022 from Peter BanksBlockchain is a digital platform that can increase the engagement of products, content, and money for almost any company. Many people would think this kind of technology use would be useless to the sports industry but it actually does the complete opposite. With our world now converting and ...
Views: 363 - Blockchain revolutionizing the energy industry - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2022 from Peter BanksThis essay will describe how blockchain has the potential to revolutionize the energy industry by changing the way electricity consumers and generators can trade. A current problem is that consumers are limited in their choice of who they get their energy from, and while they are able to choose ...
Views: 346 - How Blockchain will Revolutionize the Music Industry - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2022 from Peter BanksWhat is blockchain? How will it affect industries throughout the world? Blockchain is a system that shares information between many computers, also called nodes. Because the information stored in the blockchain is decentralized, blockchain allows information to be stored securely and immutably. ...
Views: 339 - Essential Elements of a Well Developed Cryptocurrency Exchange - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2021 from Peter BanksBefore forming a team of developers or finding a partner for cryptocurrency exchange platform development, you must understand the features and qualities all well-developed cryptocurrency platforms share. Whether you intend to develop a Centralized cryptocurrency exchange where a central ...
Views: 326 - Why Is Everyone Suddenly Minting NFTs? - by Submitted on May 20, 2021 from Peter BanksNFTs, NFTs, NFTs everywhere! Makes you wonder, doesn't it? Just why are non-fungible tokens a big thing? Non-Fungible Tokens or NFTs, are the new Barbie doll of the DeFi sector of the Blockchain market, and all energies are directed towards developing new use cases for the NFTs of the ...
Views: 336 - NFT Galore: Understanding the How and Why - by Submitted on May 17, 2021 from Peter BanksWhere did the Tokenization of Tangible Assets Began? You must have heard of that Art piece by the digital artist known as Beeple that sold for a record $69 million. I bet that was the first you heard of NFTs and wished you owned one or could create one. Let's get you up to ...
Views: 415 - Monumental Effects of Blockchain - by Submitted on May 14, 2021 from Peter BanksBlockchain is here and it's not going anywhere for a long time. The innovation in technology has allowed for us as a society to analyze what we consider currency and to reevaluate our viewpoint of value in a globalized economy. The main way in which this will occur will be through the eventual ...
Views: 341 - Blockchain Will Boom - by Submitted on May 14, 2021 from Peter BanksThere will be a new technology that will soon eliminate banking as we know it altogether. Thirty years ago we had movies showcasing flying cars, hoverboards, and communication devices implanted in our brains as predictions for the future. Those predictions were pretty far off, but today we have ...
Views: 312 - 4 Top Mobile App Development Trends in 2021 - by Submitted on Mar 10, 2021 from Peter BanksMobile devices are major contributors to internet traffic leading at 52%. The mobile app development trends are constantly evolving. Consumer needs and technology advancement accelerate these changes. The industry is a huge revenue generator, and data predicts growth to $935 billion by ...
Views: 414 - Quality Web Accessibility Consultant for ADA Compliance - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2021 from Peter BanksPeople spend a lot of time on the internet. Considering this fact, businesses and organizations have moved online. Having a website for your business despite its size is very crucial. The greatest mistake many businesses are doing is the failure to involve a web accessibility consultant when ...
Views: 343 - Blockchain In Academia - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2021 from Peter BanksIntroduction Blockchain is a relatively new technology with world-changing potential. It was first implemented in Bitcoin in 2009. At the most basic level, a blockchain is a ledger that is maintained by many separate computers, which are called nodes. Information, such as a Bitcoin ...
Views: 396 - A Few Quick Tips about ADA Web Design - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2021 from Peter BanksIn recent years, design thinking took a shift, and web developers, designers, and business people are starting to embrace ADA-compliant web design. You could be asking what is ADA, or how its compliance is achieved? ADA is the civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. ...
Views: 376 - Most Effective ADA Website Compliance Checklist Guide - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2021 from Peter BanksAll websites and apps must grant unrestricted access to people with disabilities. To achieve this all websites must meet the ADA website compliance checklist. ADA Website Compliance Explained In Detail In the recent past, people with disabilities were deprived of the opportunity to use ...
Views: 377 - Future of Artificial Intelligence - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2021 from Peter BanksThe artificial intelligence in our lives has circulated and is still a developing innovation. They help complete tasks for humans in jobs that we see as dangerous or too complex to complete on our own. Also, the purpose is to help save us time, so we don’t have to complete them ourselves. We ...
Views: 348 - The Consumer Monitor Database: No More Searching - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2021 from Peter BanksArtificial Intelligence: a term that is foreign to most, but for all, it is the future of our society. Here is a sight that many can relate to in our unique time: it has been ten months since the start of the coronavirus, but it has felt like a millennium. You have been cooped up in your home, ...
Views: 365 - Blockchain Technology - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2021 from Peter BanksIn the scope of humanity, blockchain technology is an extremely new concept with a lot of revolutionary characteristics. It’s complexity and ability to transform our society equate its magnitude to the internet explosion of the early 1990s. It’s popularity and support are growing exponentially ...
Views: 472 - Artificial Intelligence’s Role In Curing Humanity - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2021 from Peter BanksIn years past, it seemed that much of the medicinal world in modern society was beyond advanced - we were well past understanding much of the common ailments. After the grandiose hit of the Covid-19 pandemic, however, a rude awakening was bestowed upon humanity. Many countries have been put in ...
Views: 378 - Enhancing Education with Virtual Reality - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2021 from Peter BanksEducation has to constantly be updated as discoveries are made, new techniques are developed, and questions about the past are answered. However, the content of our education is not the only thing that has to be kept modern. The methods that teachers use to teach also determines how well ...
Views: 381 - The Benefits of Artificial Intelligence - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2021 from Peter BanksWhat do you think of when someone refers to artificial intelligence? The goal of artificial intelligence (AI) is to “replicate or simulate human intelligence in machines” (“What Is Artificial Intelligence? How Does AI Work?”). In regards to artificial intelligence, there are numerous different ...
Views: 387 - The Universe is a Hologram - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2021 from Peter BanksHave you ever wanted to experience a scene from your favorite movie or maybe interact with the environment of a scenic video game such as Minecraft? Well, virtual reality is the answer to such curiosity. As the technology behind televisions and video games continued advancing, virtual reality ...
Views: 378 - How Artificial Intelligence will Change Within the Next 5 Years - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2021 from Peter BanksArtificial intelligence is a mind-boggling idea. Someone one day woke up and wanted to create something that would further the creation of an AI, and they started to do research to make an extraordinary discovery that changed our world. Norbert Wiener and John McCarthy are two amazing men that ...
Views: 397 - What the Future Holds: Driverless Vehicles - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2021 from Peter BanksFrom the invention of the wheel to the first car invented by Karl Benz, leaping all the way to the invention of autonomous vehicles in the 21st century... “Who woulda’ thunk it”!? In recent years, there has been a dramatic insurgence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and if you ...
Views: 560 - How AI is Granting Us a Better Future - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2021 from Peter BanksThe day starts like most others. A glass of orange juice pairs nicely with some peanut butter and a banana on toast. With the advent of AI, this is where the story begins to diverge. You may be able to say, “Have a good day at work, Dad” or you may have to leave a slightly emptier house. If Dad ...
Views: 369 - Outlook on Artificial Intelligence Capabilities - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2021 from Peter BanksThe future capabilities of AI encompass a large pool of possibilities and are advancing quickly. If developed correctly and safely, AI has the potential to reshape the human experience in a multitude of positive ways. This includes new technology like autonomous cars, advanced prosthetics, ...
Views: 385 - What Narrow AI Can Do? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2021 from Peter BanksWe’re not going to get the AI we dream of or the one that we fear, but the one we plan for. – Stephan Talty Climate change is one of the largest challenges facing our planet. Scientific evidence proves the recent drastic variation in our Earth’s climate. Its cause is man-made CO2 in our ...
Views: 458 - Two Sides of Artificial Intelligence - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2021 from Peter BanksThe 1950s saw the birth of the first rudimentary artificial intelligence systems, only capable of completing singular, straightforward tasks. “The Logic Theorist”, created in 1955, solved math theorems just as fluently as mathematicians at the time. Since then, AI systems have advanced at a ...
Views: 400 - What You Need to Know about Security Tokens - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2021 from Peter BanksA security token is viewed as a portable device that is able to verify a person’s identity electronically by storing some personal information. The owner normally connects a token to a system so as to provide access to a network service. There are also the so-called Security Token Services (STS) ...
Views: 450 - How to Use Arbitrage Software for Conducting Trades - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2021 from Peter BanksBlockchain cannot cease amazing us: from comprehensive anti-counterfeit solutions to elaborate arbitrage trading bots. As far as trading itself is concerned, it should be pointed out that traders use special software programs to discern arbitrage trading opportunities that they can benefit ...
Views: 475 - Artificial Intelligence Changing the Medical, Gaming and Automotive Industries - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2021 from Peter BanksTechnology has affected our daily life to the point that we can’t live without them. They are essential in communication, industry, and even in our households. Technology has evolved to the point that we have made programs and applications that learn and grow as time goes on. However before we ...
Views: 395 - Blockchain's Main Applications - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2021 from Peter BanksBlockchain technology has the potential to radically transform various sectors of society. Economics and business, as well as healthcare relies on sensitive information of consumers. Blockchain is an innovative way to store and share data in a more organized way which is less vulnerable to ...
Views: 523 - Blockchain Effect on the Way We See the World - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2021 from Peter BanksFirst conceptualized in 1991 by Stuart Haber and W. Scott Stornetta, Blockchain technology has since evolved into a viable option for transmitting, storing and securing data. Its strength lies in its decentralized nature, upgradability, and network customizability and overall security. Although ...
Views: 501 - What You Need to Know about Mining Pools - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2021 from Peter BanksCryptocurrency mining is the process during which transactions are validated and added to a blockchain public ledger. The concept of mining lies at the core of cryptocurrencies, which means that cryptocurrencies are not even able to exist without mining. Mining pool allows miners to connect to ...
Views: 522