By Michael Grothaus October 18, 2023 If you’re the average smartphone user in America, you likely spend over four hours a day in the apps on your iPhone or Android device. That’s according to the latest Market Pulse Ranking report from mobile market trends firm Data.ai. Specifically, the report says Americans spend 4.33 hours … Continue reading We now spend over 4 hours a day in apps, with Threads and ChatGPT leading download growth
73% of U.S. households now stream, up from 69% in 2022. Streaming trends from Comscore’s State of Streaming report. Chris Wood on September 6, 2023 Hours of connected TV viewing increased 21% in May 2023 compared to May 2022, according to Comscore’s latest State of Streaming report. The percentage of TV watchers who stream has … Continue reading CTV viewing hours rise 21%
By Michael Grothaus July 26, 2023 The McKinsey Global Institute has just released a report in which it explores, among other things, how generative AI technologies like ChatGPT may affect employment and work in America by 2030. The report will be a relief to many as it suggests that generative AI will likely not … Continue reading Generative AI could free up 1/3 of your working hours. These 13 sectors will be most impacted
By Michael Grothaus July 06, 2023 While it’s too early to call Threads—Meta’s new microblogging platform—a bona fide “Twitter killer,” Mark Zuckerberg’s answer to Elon Musk’s flailing social network is off to a good start. Zuckerberg took to the new platform to announce that within the first four hours of its launch, five million … Continue reading 10 million users joined Meta’s Threads in just 7 hours. It took Twitter 780 days to do that
By Chris Morris June 22, 2022 Even by Elon Musk’s exaggerated definition of weird, the past 24 hours or so have been more than a bit peculiar. On Tuesday alone, Musk stoked investor fears at an economic forum; both dissed cryptocurrency and pumped it up; swung the ax at his flagship company while … Continue reading Elon Musk’s wild 24 hours: Twitter deal setbacks, Dogecoin hype, and a Tesla employee lawsuit
By Connie Lin March 29, 2022 Popular stock trading platform Robinhood Markets revealed Tuesday it’s bumping its extended trading hours, to 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. eastern daylight time (EDT). That gives users six and a half hours beyond normal trading hours; U.S. stock markets open at 9:30 a.m. and close at 4 … Continue reading Robinhood bumps extended trading hours in its quest for 24/7 investing
By Robert Fenton January 30, 2022 When I tell other business leaders that flamenco is a part of what has enabled our all remote, global team to build strong bonds and balance work and life despite the instability of the last two pandemic years, they laugh. And rightly so—what does the Spanish art form have … Continue reading How to take your remote team building beyond Zoom happy hours
Dale Strickland November 24, 2020 Black Friday and Cyber Monday are coming up soon, which means that instances of employees shopping at work are going to skyrocket. As a manager you’re going to be faced with quite the dilemma: Should you let your employees do their holiday shopping during work hours? In this article I’ll … Continue reading Should You Let Employees Shop During Work Hours? (Black Friday 2020)
By Justin Pot—Zapier August 29, 2020 Remember your coworkers? They stopped being three-dimensional people months ago and were replaced with fuzzy moving images that you talk over constantly because of lag. Zoom burnout is a well-documented phenomenon, and we’re all feeling it. Hard. So you shouldn’t feel bad if, after a coworker proposes a group … Continue reading Sick of virtual happy hours? Try these 5 activities instead
Susmita Sarma August 14, 2020 Employers might assume that the work from home opportunity can provide their employees with a great work-life balance. However, it is not that simple, and the risk of employee burnout still prevails strong. A lot of people are telling me that the work from home fun is over. It has … Continue reading Tired of Longer Working Hours in Work From Home? Help Yourself!
