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Blake Dowling
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Freelance Columnist, Freelance
Tallahassee
Beats
Sailing , Food , Adventure , History , Travel
children, weight loss, parenting
Content
By Blake Dowling| Florida Politics Verified Who remembers their first text? Mine is a bit hazy; it involved bands from the late 1990s. I recall worrying about exceeding my minutes and how that would add to my bill. Texting has become integral to our society since the old Nokia phones sparked the texting revolution in the late 1990s. Today, an estimated 23 billion texts are sent daily. We use texts for everything — from asking a co-worker to lunch to sending a grocery list to a spouse.
By Blake Dowling| Florida Politics Verified I recently gave a cyber security presentation about staying safe online. Given all the tools we have to protect ourselves, it’s still difficult to explain why hackers remain a problem. Here’s how I see it:We’ve shared a lot: For over 20 years, we’ve been putting our personal stuff on the internet. Hackers are sneaky: At the same time, hackers have turned our phones and emails into ways to trick us. They use texts and emails to send harmful programs (malware), scams, and other online crimes.
Company Info
Freelance
Freelancer.com is the largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace in the world, connecting over 81 million employers and freelancers across more than 247 countries. Founded in 2009 and based in Sydney, Australia, the platform allows employers to post jobs while freelancers can bid on these projects. It is publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN. The platform supports a variety of work categories, including software development, writing, design, and marketing. Freelancer.com also offers contests for creative work, where employers can award prize money to winning entries. Users can choose from different membership plans, including free and paid subscriptions, which provide various benefits. The mobile app enhances project management and communication for users on the go. With a diverse customer base that includes individuals, small businesses, and large enterprises, Freelancer.com plays a significant role in the global online economy.
De Pere, Wisconsin, United States