By Grace Carroll March 15, 2023 Days after Silicon Valley Bank’s dramatic collapse, and just one day before Meta slashed another 10,000 employees, Vimeo’s chief product officer Ashraf Alkarmi, 776 partner Cristina Apple Georgoulakis, and Slack senior vice president Rob Seaman talked to Fast Company about the grim economic outlook surrounding Silicon Valley, … Continue reading Tech leaders from Vimeo, Slack, and 776 share insights on staying innovative during an economic downturn
TikTok search results are reportedly swarming with misinformation Jon Fingas @jonfingas While TikTok is no stranger to fighting misinformation, the problem might be worse than you think. As the AP reports, internet trust researchers at NewsGuard have published a report claiming that almost 20 percent of sampled search results for major news topics included … Continue reading TikTok now offers a feed dedicated to science and tech
Skinny ABM: Few Firms Have Full Tech Stacks To Support Their Programs by Ray Schultz , Columnist, March 3, 2023 B2B brands are doubling down on account-based marketing (ABM), devoting 28% of their 2022 marketing budget to it. In addition, 71% are increasing their 71% spend in 2023, with average budget growth of 13.1%. And … Continue reading Skinny ABM: Few Firms Have Full Tech Stacks To Support Their Programs
By Shalene Gupta March 02, 2023 According to a recent study by Dell, 37% of Gen Z said their education did not adequately prepare them with technology skills they would need for their job. Meanwhile, 44% said they only learned very basic computing skills. These results are particularly surprising given that Gen Z is the … Continue reading Gen Z has a tech skills gap at work. Here’s why
“Marketers should know that — for FTC enforcement purposes — false or unsubstantiated claims are our bread and butter.” Constantine von Hoffman on March 1, 2023 As artificial intelligence hype spins ever higher, the FTC is warning tech companies against making unsubstantiated claims about AI. “We’ve already warned businesses to avoid using automated tools that … Continue reading FTC warns tech companies about over-hyping AI claims
By Kim Rittberg February 28, 2023 Social media is where people are: 55% of consumers learn about new brands on social, and 93% of brands got a new customer because of a video on social media. In fact, according to Hubspot, video is the number one form of media used in content strategy, more … Continue reading The 5 tech tools you need to market your business on social media
By Michael Grothaus February 27, 2023 It’s been another brutal month for workers in the tech and media industries. The month started with Disney announcing 7,000 job cuts and News Corp. announcing 1,250 of its own. Tech company job cuts also piled on in early February with the likes of Dell, eBay, Zoom, Yahoo, … Continue reading Mass layoffs continue in tech, this time led by Ericsson and Twitter
By Jennifer Alsever February 24, 2023 Tech companies laid off more than 108,000 people in the past two months, amid an economy marked by severe labor shortages that for the past two years put employees firmly in the driver’s seat. Now some workers speculate that the job cuts could be a veiled power grab … Continue reading Tech layoffs: Are they a necessary evil or a control tactic for bosses to regain power?
By Doug Aamoth February 24, 2023 You’ve heard of remote-only work. You’ve heard of the four-day workweek. Wouldn’t it be something to have a job that involves both? The good news is that it can be done. And the challenging news is that there’s not an endless supply of positions where you get to … Continue reading 13 remote tech companies with four-day workweeks that are hiring now
The best smartphones you can buy right now Engadget @engadget Choosing the best smartphone for your needs can be challenging. With so many brands offering similar features at similar prices, it can be hard to understand what device actually has the things you want. If you’ve already determined you only want an iPhone, your … Continue reading The best President’s Day sales on tech we could find
