Millennials are fleeing traditional agency life with fewer years under their belts than ever before. Data from our global survey of more than 10,000 freelance designers from 42 countries released this week shows that the majority of designers under 30 (52%) are now ditching their agency jobs after just two years. That’s significantly less time…
Vox Media and New York Media Are Officially One Big Merged Family
Vox Media and New York Media were given the green light to merge, its respective executives told staff in a memo on Wednesday. It’s the latest media merger to come to fruition, two days after Vice Media and Refinery29 officially merged, and weeks after Group Nine Media and PopSugar said they intended to as well….
How Airbnb’s Fight to Overturn a New Jersey Law Imploded
The company spent more than $4 million opposing new rules that crack down on short-term rentals, echoing its tactics in other cities.
Alaska Airlines Passengers Toting Starbucks Holiday Cups Will Get Priority Boarding
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.–Alaska Airlines is in the holiday spirit. Travelers waiting to board any of its flights between Nov. 7 and Nov. 10 who happen to be holding Starbucks’ signature holiday cups will get priority boarding, though they’ll still have to wait behind Alaska’s first-class passengers. The offer is an extension of Alaska’s marketing approach…
Airbnb CEO Pledges to Verify 100% of Listings by 2020
After a week of (particularly) bad press, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has announced the home-sharing service will be taking the “most significant steps towards designing trust on our platform” since launching in 2008. Chesky, who is also Airbnb’s co-founder, said the brand will roll out a more stringent verification process across all 7 million of…
Trolling Is Now Mainstream Political Discourse
Opinion: Our new study on Islamophobia, xenophobia, and racism during the 2018 midterms confirms we’re on a path of digital dystopia.
Cars.com Adds Hyundai CMO Dean Evans to Its C-Suite
Former Hyundai and Subaru of America CMO Dean Evans has joined Cars.com as executive vice president. The automotive website added Evans to its roster in late October, reporting to president and CEO Alex Vetter. According to a press release, Evans will help the site “develop and bring cutting-edge marketing solutions to dealers and automakers to…
Facebook Messenger Adds a Privacy and Safety Hub to Its Website
Facebook Messenger added a new section on privacy to its website this week to give users one place to find information on the messaging application’s privacy, safety and security features. The app’s new privacy and safety hub will provide details on privacy settings and features such as Secret Conversations, which are end-to-end encrypted messages. Facebook…
Coinbase Wants to Pay Interest on Crypto Coins, Sort Of
By holding particular cryptocurrencies in a Coinbase account, the exchange says you’ll receive set returns independent of the market’s spikes.
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