Readers of the Low-Down: Starting tomorrow, March 12, I will be in Cuba where there is limited wifi, internet access and mobile coverage. Be back online Saturday, March 19th. In the meantime, I left some links for you to peruse at your leisure. Thanks for your support and be back to you soon

Jon Low comments:

Links to some articles you might enjoy until I return. If you can't click on the link, transfer it to your own device
Marketers Let Emojis Say It With Pictures;http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/business/media/picture-this-marketers-let-emojis-do-the-talking.html?_r=0

Things That Happen To You After a Year in Space;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-04/six-things-that-happen-to-you-after-a-year-in-space

How Google Is Transforming Cities Into R+D Labs;http://www.fastcompany.com/3057731/sxsw/new-tool-aims-to-make-3d-apartment-floorplans-easy-and-inexpensive

The Secret World of Gamblers Betting Millions on the 2016 Election;http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/03/05/the-secret-world-of-gamblers-betting-millions-on-the-2016-election.html

Online Finance's Use of Geography Is a Gray Area;http://www.wsj.com/articles/online-finance-draws-on-geographical-data-raising-questions-1457482366

Ikea Plans Mushroom-Based Packaging As An Eco-Friendy Replacement For Polystyrene;http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/businessandecology/recycling/12172439/Ikea-plans-mushroom-based-packaging-as-eco-friendly-replacement-for-polystyrene.html

Public Schools' New Public Enemy: Netflix's CEO Reed Hastings;http://www.salon.com/2016/03/04/public_schools_new_public_enemy_inside_a_netflix_billionaires_charter_crusade/

Hong Kong Home Sales Tumble 70%;http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-03-07/hong-kong-residential-sales-plunge-70-as-slowdown-intensifies

Silicon Valley Millionaires Who Want To Be Billionaires Now Have Their Own Print Magazine;http://recode.net/2016/03/02/silicon-valleys-millionaires-who-want-to-be-billionaires-finally-have-their-own-print-magazine/

Why Apple Is Leasing a Former Pepsi Bottling Plant; http://mashable.com/2016/03/02/apple-lease-pepsi-plant/#RaXLqZDkygq8;

Why So Many Rich Kids Eat Healthier Foods; http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2016/01/rich-kids-healthier-foods/431646/