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Ford-Kavanaugh Blows Up Social Media

1.  Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing: 5 Social Takeaways 1. Across the world, people were tuning into the hearing, including passengers on airplanes. 2. According to Merriam-Webster, the top lookups on the day of the hearing were: collegial, exculpatory, sequela, sexual assault, indelible. Indelible is a reference to Ford’s response when asked to describe the assault. “Indelible in the […]

Top 10 Online Business Ideas

Top 10 Online Business Ideas When it comes to starting a new business (particularly an online business), there are so many different options for what to do. The choices might seem overwhelming. In order to help you better understand which choices might be more lucrative and profitable, we’ve put together this quick article listing and […]

Beyond the Desktop – How Online Discourse Impacts Offline Behavior

Beyond the Desktop – How Online Discourse Impacts Offline Behavior We all know that individuals are largely a product of their environment. As social media platforms have become increasingly linked with daily life over the past two decades, the ‘online environment’ is becoming an increasingly prevalent force. But how large of a role does networking […]

Musk Departs from Tesla?!

1. Musk Departs from Tesla?! On August 7th, Elon Musk tweeted: “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” This caused an uproar and general confusion around the stock. As a result, stock prices saw odd fluctuations. Yesterday, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Musk and Tesla for his actions […]

Why VCs Almost Blindly Invest in Founders with Previous Exits

Why VCs Almost Blindly Invest in Founders with Previous Exits We analyzed thousands of founders and investors to understand the importance of entrepreneurship. If you’re a founder, you probably hate raising capital. Not because you don’t want money, but because fundraising can feel like passing kidney stones… for a few months. At least that’s the […]

Data.world Supports Fortune 500 Companies

1. Data.world Supports Fortune 500 Companies The Austin-based social networking site for data projects, Data.world, announced a $12M investment raised to strengthen data usage for Fortune 500 companies. Digital-age companies have established “set data cultures,” using high-quality data to drive decision-making. However, many Fortune 500 companies are wrestling with their data. “There is a huge […]

5 Tricks to Boost YouTube Engagement

5 Tricks to Boost YouTube Engagement YouTube is one of the most popular social media platforms today. With over 1.47B users, it is the most-visited video platform worldwide. In fact, the number of YouTube viewers is expected to reach 1.86B by 2021. Videos are very effective at delivering marketing or brand messages to audiences. Good […]

Uber-Grab Merger Fined Millions

1. Uber-Grab Merger Fined Millions Back in March, Uber sold its Southeast Asian business to Grab, Singapore-based ride-hailing rival, in exchange for a 27.5% stake. Singapore, on the other hand, claimed this merger violated their anti-competition laws and slapped a $9.5M fine to both companies. After months of investigation into how this merger affected Singapore, […]

How VR is Revolutionizing Industries in Unthinkable Ways

How VR is Revolutionizing Industries in Unthinkable Ways Over the past decade, technology has given birth to striking ways that have changed the way we work, live, travel, socialize and play, and has now taken it a notch higher by introducing Virtual Reality into the mix – thus revolutionizing our experience of the immediate world […]

How to Keep Customers When You Move Your Business

How to Keep Customers When You Move Your Business Sometimes you don’t have a choice when it’s time to move your business to a new location. This can happen when you’ve outgrown your old office space, rented or leased a bigger space than needed, or because the location of your current space just isn’t right. Moving […]