Month: November 2019

When it comes to the challenges that people of diverse backgrounds face in the workplace, I’ve seen a lot. Not only have my accent and skin color stood out, but I’m also a woman working in a male-dominated field. Needless to say, I’m familiar with feeling uncomfortable. This discomfort has made me very aware of…

Former senior Turner TV Network ad exec Donna Speciale has been appointed to the board of directors of National CineMedia, the in-theater ad network.

Nine months after breaking up with Mailchimp, Shopify is moving on and saying hello to a new love: Shopify Email. The ecommerce platform giant, which just reached 1 million merchants, is rolling out Shopify Email, its own email service provider (ESP) to select merchants; it will be more widely available next year. It’s yet another…

Rock the Vote, the nonpartisan nonprofit effort to energize young people to register to vote (and then actually go out and vote) is expanding its mandate to workplaces with a new cause called Brands for Democracy. The initiative launches on Nov. 5, almost exactly one year from when the next president of the United States…

Executives of the top corporations in America have grown more cognizant of the online profiles of themselves and others, and they actively research those of colleagues and industry thought leaders,
according to findings of an annual study reported exclusively by Research Intelligencer. The study, the third annual corporate reputation report from online reputation management firm Qnary, also
found that LinkedIn has emerged as the go-to platform for staying on top of corporate reputations, by a margin of nearly two-to-one, over the next most used platforms: Google and Twitter.

Turner and NBA Digital say they are launching the first sports league direct-to-consumer platform to feature live games — NBA TV. It will include more than 100 exclusive, nationally televised games
as well as other original programming and on-demand content.

Did you know that the Reddit mobile application allows you to clear your local history at any time? Our guide will show you how this works. Note: These screenshots were captured in the Reddit app on iOS. Step 1: Tap your profile picture in the top-left corner of the screen. Step 2: Tap “Settings.” Step…

The holiday season is in full swing on Pinterest, as the company said searches for Christmas inspiration begin on its site as early as June and are up 220% thus far in 2019 compared with last year. Pinterest said 61 million Pinners in the U.S. engaged with holiday content in 2018, adding that 54% of…

Need a good small talk conversation starter? Look no further than soliciting opinions on the new trend of plant-based protein. “Have you tried the Impossible Burger yet?” “Would you ever eat that Beyond Meat stuff?” “I was a vegan once for two weeks.” Nearly seven in 10 Americans are trying to increase plant protein consumption….

Over the last year and a half, Facebook has been embroiled in so many controversial issues, it’s hard to keep track: privacy problems, the spread of misinformation, election interference, improperly secured data, antitrust concerns and, most recently, Facebook’s policy on paid political advertising, which is rubbing nearly everyone, including some of Facebook’s own employees, the… Continue reading »

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