Gif: Paramount Pictures, Therese McPherson (Gizmodo)Tom Cruise is supposed to be an ally. This megawealthy superstar is supposed to, at the very least, understand how movies and television are viewed and support us nerds who want everything in widescreen with a perfectly calibrated rec.709 picture and zero motion smoothing. Why has he forsaken us?Earlier this…
Ohio StateUpdated Dec 12, 2019;Posted Dec 11, 2019 TNSOhio State receiver Jameson Williams (6) outruns Miami of Ohio defensive back Ja’don Rucker-Furlow (24) for a touchdown during the Buckeyes’ 76-5 victory at Ohio Stadium on Saturday, September 21, 2019.COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State football’s Jameson Williams is arguably the fastest player in the Buckeyes’ wide…
GLAAD said it contacted Facebook’s public policy team and reached out to five fact-checking agencies, but the social network answered by pointing to a public ad policy page explaining why ads can be removed. In response, GLAAD posted an open letter asking Facebook to remove the ads, with support coming from 50 organizations, New York…
Deliver better results than you promise. December 16, 2019 2 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Surpassing customer expectations is a powerful strategy to build loyalty and secure future sales. It helped Adrian Morrison scale his ecommerce business.At ClickFunnels’ annual Funnel Hacking Live conference, Emily Richett chats with Morrison, who teaches…
Screenshot: David MurphyI used to be a big fan of Starbucks’ wacky contests—those that reward you randomized stickers, tokens, or other trinkets on a digital playing field for completing various “buy stuff from Starbucks” challenges. And in saying that, I might as well be saying, “I’m a sucker.” It’s a lot shorter.I’d get really swept…
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China Roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. This week, we are looking at how WeWork’s largest rival in China — UCommune — is pulling ahead with its initial public offering and GitHub’s…
Great content marketing not only drives new visitors to your site, but also entices previous visitors to come back. A content strategy is key, so take advantage of these tools that can help.1. Identify areas with high potentialBefore you sit down to create any new website content, understand the interests and content consumption behavior of…
Photo: Getty ImagesWhile taking a peaceful scroll through your Facebook feed, you may have seen videos of Snoop Dogg advertising a debt relief program from something called the Debt Council.“If you owe $10,000 on your credit card, look. You can qualify for a program and get you thousands of your dollars back by making a…
The starfighter aimed to scream “Porsche” while also being instantly recognizable as a Star Wars ship. “The basic shape of the cabin, which tapers towards the rear, and a highly distinctive topography from the cockpit flyline to the turbines establish visual parallels with the iconic design of the 911 and the Taycan,” said Porsche design…
Billboard has announced that YouTube streams will be factored into the Billboard 200 albums chart starting early next year. Video streams from other platforms will also count, including Apple, Spotify, Tidal, and Vevo, and Billboard says the change will also impact genre album consumption charts, like country, Latin, and others. Billboard’s charts have historically been…
Is your marketing ready for the coming changes? Looking for expert insight to help you get your marketing plans on the right track? In this article, 12 marketing experts share their predictions to help you prepare your social media marketing plans for the coming year. #1: Facebook Ad Costs Push Advertisers Off the Platform Facebook…
Courtesy of Comparably Career site Comparably released its annual ranking of the 50 best companies for people of color.Non-white workers took an in-house survey that inquired about pay equity, support from leadership, and company culture.Major companies featured on the list include Facebook, Google, Starbucks, and Adobe.Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories.While employers still struggle…
Amid the tense debate over online political advertising, it may seem strange to worry that Facebook gives campaigns too little control over whom their ads target. Yet that’s the implication of a study released this week by a team of researchers at Northeastern University, the University of Southern California, and the progressive nonprofit Upturn. By…
Jenny Beres 2019-12-12T14:15:00Z Influencer marketing is the magic word of mouth strategy we all strive for, but on steroids — the steroids being the power of the entire internet. Shutterstock Jenny Beres is the cofounder and president of Pink Shark PR and Pink Shark Studios. Jenny helps her clients get rich, famous, or both by…
Facebook, Google Drop Out of Top 10 ‘Best Places To Work’ List (bloomberg.com) Posted by BeauHD on Wednesday December 11, 2019 @08:30PM from the top-ten-lists dept. An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Big tech companies like Facebook and Alphabet’s Google, long seen as some of the world’s most desirable workplaces offering countless perks…
Oculus headsets advertised at the Facebook developer conference in San Jose in April 2019.Photo: Tony Avelar (AP)Owners of pricey Oculus hardware could soon have their data harvested by the company’s owner, Facebook, for use in “more relevant content, including ads,” UploadVR reported on Wednesday.The move comes as Oculus is adding a bevy of Facebook-powered social…
A warehouse in an industrial park about an hour’s drive north of downtown Beijing offers a paradoxical picture of China’s much-hyped, and increasingly controversial, artificial intelligence boom.Inside the building, a handful of squat cylindrical robots scuttle about, following an intricate and invisible pattern. Occasionally, one zips beneath a stack of shelves, raises it gently off…
This story was delivered to Business Insider Intelligence Payments & Commerce subscribers earlier this morning. To get this story plus others to your inbox each day, hours before they’re published on Business Insider, click here.Amazon’s business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce marketplace, Amazon Business, is estimated to bring in $52 billion in sales and $31 billion in revenue…
