By Michael Grothaus March 22, 2023 Many of us got our first exposure to Magnolia Bakery when Carrie Bradshaw bit into one of its cupcakes on the iconic show Sex and the City. Since then, the bakery—first opened in 1996—has become an icon in itself, and an institution in New York City’s West Village. … Continue reading Magnolia Bakery is entering grocery stores for the first time. And it’s coming to Amazon, too
By Vishal Sunak March 17, 2023 Nobody is immune from economy-fueled anxiety, least of all leaders in a sector that’s seeing companies big and small downsize. There is little doubt the year ahead will be tough for you, your customers, and your partners. It will also test your friends and employees, plus other business … Continue reading 4 new approaches to leadership during this time of tech anxiety
It’s Time That Your Company Invests In Policies That Benefit Working Parents ValueWalk / 16 Mar 2023 Corporate America is facing a growing problem. More working parents are quitting and leaving their jobs to attend to their families, and employers are perhaps the ones to blame for the lackluster support and guidance. America’s working parents … Continue reading It’s Time That Your Company Invests In Policies That Benefit Working Parents
Twitter will now alert you if a tweet you interacted with gets a Community Note Steve Dent @stevetdent Fake news can travel fast on Twitter when amplified by likes and retweets, but now you’ll be alerted if you’ve been an accessory to one of those lies. Starting today, you’ll be notified if a tweet … Continue reading Twitter’s bookmark counter is a new way to convince yourself tweeting is worth your time
Happy Time Tech: Marketers Invest In Tools To Provide Pleasing Customer Experience by Ray Schultz , Columnist, March 15, 2023 C-level executives have wised up: More now prioritize customer satisfaction over profits, according to a new white paper from IDC, sponsored by Twilio: A Platform Approach Is Critical to Customer Engagement Success and Building Trust. … Continue reading Happy Time Tech: Marketers Invest In Tools To Provide Pleasing Customer Experience
AI facial analysis demonstrates both racial and gender bias Swapna Krishna @skrishna Researchers from MIT and Stanford University found that that three different facial analysis programs demonstrate both gender and skin color biases. The full article will be presented at the Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency later this month. Specifically, the team looked at … Continue reading Legislation to ban government use of facial recognition hits Senate for the third time
By Harry McCracken March 07, 2023 For our new oral history of LinkedIn, we talked to dozens of people and pieced together a detailed story of how the business-centric social network rose from a mere idea in 2003 to the indispensible global platform it is today. But even at 6,000-plus words, our account … Continue reading This 2004 LinkedIn pitch deck is an amazing, nostalgic time capsule
By Elizabeth Grace Saunders March 06, 2023 Email can take up a massive amount of time. Americans spend about 172 minutes checking their personal emails, and around 149 minutes checking their work emails, per day on average. By reducing how long it takes you to write an email, you could open up hours … Continue reading 6 ways to spend less time writing emails
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 Rob Walker February 24, 2023 Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. What is social media worth? Not to investors—we know the market valuations of the most familiar social media companies can reach hundreds of billions, even despite recent weakness among tech stocks—but to … Continue reading Why social media companies picked a very tricky time to start charging users
