By Jeff Beer April 02, 2022 For a certain species of candy aficionado, 2013 is a year that lives in infamy. Until then, the flavor combination inside every bag of Skittles consisted of strawberry, lemon, grape, orange, and lime—since the candy first hit North American shores in 1979. But nine years ago, the brand … Continue reading Why it’s so hard for brands to say, We’re sorry
Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren’t The company said it’s stepping back from the NFT space. M. Moon @mariella_moon February 2nd, 2022 Team17 It didn’t take long for Team17 to cancel its NFT plans after they were announced. The British video game developer and publisher has released a statement that … Continue reading Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren’t
One-Third Of Black Friday Online Shoppers Were Fake, Study Finds by Nina Lentini , Staff Writer @Nina_Lentini, December 2, 2021 Whoah! On the heels of upbeat reports about Black Friday sales come new data that reveal that a third of all online shoppers were bots and fake users. Cybersecurity company CHEQ says 35.7% of all … Continue reading One-Third Of Black Friday Online Shoppers Were Fake, Study Finds
Mark Armstrong April 26, 2021 Seen any personalized ads lately? Of course you have. Geoffrey James explains: “Unless you’ve been living under a rock on Mars, you know that your activity on (and off) the web is constantly monitored and evaluated so that applications and businesses can create a ‘personalized experience’ for you. “That’s why … Continue reading Personalized Ads: We Love ‘Em, We Hate ‘Em, We’re Conflicted
Sara Gelsheimer February 15, 2021 The business community has certainly felt the impact of the pandemic — so much so that the number of active business owners fell by 3.3 million between February and April 2020. That’s a 22% decline, the largest on record. Small businesses were hit the hardest, but nearly half have said … Continue reading If You Were to Fall Ill, Would Your Business Be Set Up for a Successful Transfer?
Stefan Palios February 14, 2021 Through the COVID-19 pandemic pushing the world into chaos, freelancing has emerged in a new way. More people than ever are considering freelancing and many are freelancing in addition to a full-time job. But what if freelancers and gig workers made up their own country? Freelancing has been happening for … Continue reading If Freelancers Were a Country
Tom Popomaronis October 23, 2020 When you’ve been fired from a job, facing an employment interview can be extremely nerve-wracking. After all, you don’t want to lie, but it’s also difficult to spin the termination positively, given the connotation that your behavior or performance was lacking. These responses to the infamous “Why were you fired?” … Continue reading 4 Savvy Responses to “Why Were You Fired?” in an Interview
David Ahn September 28, 2020 It’s the worst feeling ever, and the bigger and more high-profile the deal, the worse it feels! The stars were aligned. Your sponsor told you it was in the bag. The official decision was just a formality. You’re all set for a celebratory dinner with your family or friends. High-fives … Continue reading 3 Reasons You’re Losing Deals You Were Sure You’d Win
In today’s Soapbox, we must understand where our insights come from because we really don’t want to be making major decisions based on faulty data. Amos Budde on September 25, 2019 Think about the last statistic someone threw at you, whether that’s on the Captivate monitor in the elevator or the latest medical study you … Continue reading Soapbox: We need to be more skeptical about the insights we’re getting
A spokesperson said Facebook is working to restore the Groups mistakenly taken down. Amy Gesenhues on May 17, 2019 A Reddit thread on Wednesday called attention to many Facebook Groups’ privacy settings being changed to “secret.” The post generated more than 450 comments, with rumors that many Groups had been attacked by a spammer posting … Continue reading Turns out some groups axed by Facebook for content violations were actually hacked
