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Black Friday Sales Were Flat, Sunday Is The New Friday, Study Says

Black Friday Sales Were Flat, Sunday Is The New Friday, Study Says by Ray Schultz , December 6, 2022 Ecommerce brands sent 50% more emails during Black Friday weekend YoY — at least those working with ActiveCampaign.   However, Black Friday sales grew by only 3%, while completed order revenue decreased by 7% and revenue per … Continue reading Black Friday Sales Were Flat, Sunday Is The New Friday, Study Says →

Elon Musk says he and Tim Cook ‘resolved the misunderstanding’ about Twitter’s iOS app

Elon Musk claims Apple has ‘threatened to withhold’ Twitter from the App Store   Karissa Bell @karissabe Elon Musk has taken aim at Apple’s App Store policies amid claims that the company has “threatened to withhold” Twitter from its store. According to Musk, Apple “won’t tell us why” it has issues with Twitter. In subsequent … Continue reading Elon Musk says he and Tim Cook ‘resolved the misunderstanding’ about Twitter’s iOS app →

Twitter new user signups at an ‘all-time high,’ says Elon Musk

Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership.   Karissa Bell @karissabe After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal … Continue reading Twitter new user signups at an ‘all-time high,’ says Elon Musk →

Tax prep software companies shared customers’ private financial data with Facebook, says new report

  By Jude Cramer November 22, 2022 Popular tax filing services such as TaxAct, TaxSlayer, and H&R Block have been quietly sharing sensitive information about their users—including names, email addresses, income, filing status, refund amounts, and dependents’ college scholarship amounts—with Facebook, via a widespread code called the Meta Pixel. A new report from The Markup, … Continue reading Tax prep software companies shared customers’ private financial data with Facebook, says new report →

Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th

Twitter will soon let organizations verify related accounts The announcement comes after the recent Twitter Blue disaster. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic   Dado Ruvic / reuters Less than two days after Twitter’s first attempt to charge for account verification ended in disaster, Elon Musk announced the company is working on a new way to authenticate users. … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter Blue verification is coming back November 29th →

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says company-wide layoffs are his fault

Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe   Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey says company-wide layoffs are his fault →

Elon Musk says Twitter will form a ‘moderation council’ before it reinstates banned accounts

Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter Twitter could change dramatically under Musk’s leadership. K. Bell @karissabe   Dado Ruvic / reuters After months of legal drama, Elon Musk has begun his takeover of Twitter, according to The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. His first move was to fire CEO Parag Agrawal, Chief … Continue reading Elon Musk says Twitter will form a ‘moderation council’ before it reinstates banned accounts →

The labor movement isn’t just about wages anymore, says U.S. Labor Secretary

By Clint Rainey September 21, 2022 When the White House met this May with union organizers at Starbucks, Amazon, and other companies, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh expected this group—most of them young and barely earning $15 an hour—to be primarily upset about their pay. To his surprise, “All they talked about was work conditions, the … Continue reading The labor movement isn’t just about wages anymore, says U.S. Labor Secretary →

IRS paper backlog and horrendous phone service are top priorities with new funding, TAS says

By Christopher Zara September 14, 2022 Our long national nightmare may not be over yet for millions of Americans who are still waiting for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to process their tax returns, but at least help is on the way.   That’s the newest message from Erin Collins, the national taxpayer advocate, who … Continue reading IRS paper backlog and horrendous phone service are top priorities with new funding, TAS says →