What used to be a promising domain for growth and creativity has degraded beyond repair. Juan Mendoza on March 5, 2024 In 2024, going viral on the web can spell almost certain disaster. The worst place for that to happen? On X, in what’s known as the “main character effect.” Ryan Broderick, the author of … Continue reading The zero-sum game of social media: When going viral spells disaster
By Brian Honigman January 06, 2024 You’re not taught in school that being a freelancer is even an option to consider. As a result, it’s a less clearly defined career trajectory. A common misconception with freelance is that it’s primarily a stopgap for professionals to leverage in between full-time roles or a side hustle … Continue reading Going freelance full time in 2024? Here’s how to make it work
Meta is going to fact-check content on the Threads app The program will roll out next year, according to executives. Malak Saleh Wed, Dec 13, 2023 Anadolu via Getty Images Threads is going to make an effort to moderate more of the user-generated content on the platform. Head of Instagram, Adam Mosseri, posted that … Continue reading Threads is going to fact-check content on its app
By Clint Rainey November 16, 2023 Is the beloved American fast-food-franchise model facing a reckoning? In the past year, and more frequently in recent months, franchisees that were once big moneymakers for such brands as Burger King, McDonald’s, Popeyes, and Hardee’s have started to file for bankruptcy. On Tuesday, a major Wendy’s franchisee—Florida-based Starboard … Continue reading Wendy’s, Burger King franchise empires are going bankrupt. Is the fast-food model broken?
By Jared Lindzon Forecasters are warning that it’s going to be a chilly 2024, at least when it comes to employee experience investments, sometimes abbreviated to “EX.” According to a new report from Forrester, organizations are likely to freeze or reduce their EX budgets next year—which can include employee perks; training; workplace flexibility; and … Continue reading Companies are likely going to invest less in employee experiences in 2024
By Yasmin Gagne November 05, 2023 After John Furner, president and CEO of Walmart U.S., told Bloomberg in October that GLP-1s, a class of medications prescribed for weight loss—which include Ozempic, Mounjaro, and Wegovy—are changing how shoppers behave, resulting in their buying slightly less food, shares for Mondelez (maker of Oreo), PepsiCo, and Hershey’s … Continue reading Ozempic is not going to slim down your stock portfolio (yet)
By Grace Snelling September 25, 2023 An interview last week with actor, producer, and director Halle Berry took a turn into unexpected territory: literal shit talk. The discussion began at a panel for the Fast Company Innovation Festival exploring Berry’s partnership with gut microbiome startup Pendulum Therapeutics. Joined by Cofounder and CEO Colleen Cutcliffe, … Continue reading Halle Berry’s number one tip for going number two
By Jared Lindzon Andy Wood never loved big city life, though he accepted it as a career necessity. The native of Carleton Place, Ontario—a town of about 12,000, roughly half an hour southwest of Ottawa—had been living in Toronto for 13 years, spending the previous 6 working for e-commerce giant Shopify, where he currently … Continue reading How Shopify’s anti-meeting, anti-mandatory-office experiment is going
By Associated Press September 08, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS announced on Friday it is launching an effort to aggressively pursue 1,600 millionaires and 75 large business partnerships that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past due taxes. IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel said that with a boost in federal funding and the … Continue reading The IRS is going after tax-dodging millionaires—with help from AI
Success with an RMN depends on the quality of consumer engagement, not the size of the organization. Constantine von Hoffman on July 10, 2023 Retail media networks (RMNs) are bringing in big money for big companies. They are responsible for 68% of Amazon’s global profits and 12% of Walmart’s, according to a BCG report which … Continue reading How a small chain is going big with a retail media network
