@ChrisCoInfoPro

Principal, Cochran Information Services | Puzzle Solver | Business Information Research Specialist | Know Your Customer/Reputational Due Diligence Specialist.

 Palm Springs, CA
Joined November 2014
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Well, who is surprised about that? Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto #HamasMassacre #HamasAttacks wsj.com/world/middle-east/mi…

Hamas Militants Behind Israel Attack Raised Millions in Crypto

The digital currency transactions highlight how the U.S. and Israel have struggled to sever the access of Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah to foreign funding.

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I explore ways to find free or "almost" free company information in my latest blog post. cochraninfoservices.wordpres…

Five Simple Ways to Get Free (or “Almost” Free) Company Information

By Chris Cochran Finding information about publicly traded companies in the US has never been easier. For the most part, companies want to share information about themselves as both a marketing too…

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Five Tips for Getting Strategic on LinkedIn cochraninfoservices.wordpres…
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AI content detectors to the (sort of) rescue... hongkiat.com/blog/ai-content…

5 Free AI Content Detectors (GPT / ChatGPT)

Here's a list of AI-powered content detectors that can help identify and prevent plagiarism, ensuring originality and authenticity in your work.

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Some good, practical advice for organizing my ever growing professional reading files. Thanks to @missautumnbea makeuseof.com/keep-track-of-…

How to Keep Track of Your Reading List With Google Sheets

You've probably heard of a to-do list. But what about a “to-read” list? Here's how to keep track of your reading list using Google Sheets.

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So many biz books, so little time. Came across Jon Acuff's "Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking." Puts overthinking in a new light, w/practical steps for using energy wasted on overthinking in more productive ways, to help you succeed. acuff.me/soundtracks-2/
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The Devil in Due Diligence Details cochraninfoservices.wordpres…
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Like a lot of us, I’ve established a daily routine for reviewing news and information sources that I trust – those that give me the best overview of areas in which I want or need to stay informed. My list regularly evolves. cochraninfoservices.wordpres…

My Top 10 Morning Briefing Resources

By Chris Cochran I’ve been a current affairs and news junkie for most of my life. Since I was about 10 years old, I found myself driven to know what’s going on in the world daily or weekly. It was …

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What do they do with all that money? #oxfam #OxfamReport oxfam.org/en/press-releases/…
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Seems like an obvious symbiotic relationship, but Elna Cain breaks it down in case you're a writer who needs reasons to read more. @ecainwrites contentpropulse.com/edition/…
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Flexibility and resilience are two personal attributes that won’t go out of style. Whether applied to your personal or professional life, these two characteristics are basic to any level of success, let alone survival. #resilience #flexibility cochraninfoservices.wordpres…
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Happy #LibrariesWeek everyone, and especially to all the amazing libraries and library staff across the world. 🎉 #lovelibraries #libraries 📚🌍
A quote from Andrew Carnegie. A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

ALT A quote from Andrew Carnegie. A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

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The Fyre Festival creator is the "Elizabeth Holmes of party promoters," to quote the reporter. Filed in my "What Were They Thinking" folder. #fraud #duediligence nytimes.com/2022/09/10/fashi…

Billy McFarland Is Out of Jail and Ready for His Next Move (Published 2022)

Five years after the Fyre Festival, the convicted fraudster is planning a comeback.

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Recent article in HBR offers an interesting look at due diligence that practitioners will appreciate. Research examines lifestyle behaviors of CEOs, specifically “materialism” and a propensity for rule breaking, as harbingers of risky business activities. hbr.org/2022/07/when-hiring-…

When Hiring CEOs, Focus on Character

The author, an associate professor at Harvard Business School, has studied the ways in which the lifestyle behaviors of CEOs—in particular, materialism and a propensity for rule breaking—may spell...

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Google runs into some pushback from news content providers in the U.S. for its Showcase product. wsj.com/articles/googles-new…

WSJ News Exclusive | Google’s ‘News Showcase’ Stalls in U.S. as Media Outlets Balk at Terms

The program, which pays publishers to feature their content, is almost a year behind its intended launch timeline in the U.S.

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Just registered at the early bird rate. Looking forward to another great conference! #AIIP22
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Apropos to today's #AIIP21 discussion on information security. zdnet.com/article/better-tha…

Why multi-factor authentication is absolutely essential in 2025 - ZDNET

Want to avoid having your online accounts hacked? Two-factor authentication is a crucial security measure that requires an extra step for signing in to high-value services. Here's how to set up 2FA...

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#AIIP21 has started. Looking forward to all of the great programming over the next few days.
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