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September 16, 2016
My Parents' Review of Twitter's NFL Broadcast
Twitter's live events aim to recruit new users. So I asked my favorite football-loving, Twitter non-users to review its first NFL broadcast.
Twitter's live events aim to recruit new users. So I asked my favorite football-loving, Twitter non-users to review its first NFL broadcast.
Last night, Twitter streamed the first of 10 Thursday-night football games that it has bought the rights to air this season. Hosting NFL games is part of a wider strategy to woo new users to the social network: The game, like other live events on Twitter, was broadcast next to a running stream of tweets that a new user could consume without necessarily understanding the nuances of hashtags, @ mentions, and other of Twitter's less-than-intuitive conventions.
How Music Can Make Your Office More (Or Less) Productive
New research draws attention to the role music plays in workplace productivity.
New research draws attention to the role music plays in workplace productivity.
If you want your employees to work well together and get more done as a team, it might help to pipe in some upbeat tunes. Research from Cornell University has found that employees who listen to happy music—like the Beatles's "Yellow Submarine"—are able to cooperate and make group decisions better than employees who work without a background soundtrack.
Do You Have A F*cking Problem With Swearing At Work?
Research suggests that a majority curse at work, but it still makes many uncomfortable.
Research suggests that a majority curse at work, but it still makes many uncomfortable.
Do you not give a sh*t when your coworkers swear? Or does it drive you f*cking crazy?
You Can Hire Great Interns Even If You're A Solopreneur
It isn't easy, though. Here are a few tips for competing with traditional employers' internship programs.
It isn't easy, though. Here are a few tips for competing with traditional employers' internship programs.
I remember when I was in college studying to become a TV news reporter. I loved interning. I'd visit the local ABC station two to three times a week, as a full-time student with a job. I learned so much more in that internship over the course of 10 weeks than I did attending class for years. In class, you're learning. At an internship, you're doing.
I Made Three Big Career Changes In A Row--Here's What I Learned Each Time
From marketing trash bags to selling desserts, this writer explains why making big career shifts doesn't have to mean starting over.
From marketing trash bags to selling desserts, this writer explains why making big career shifts doesn't have to mean starting over.
When you switch careers, it often feels like starting over. Sure, you're still taking what you've learned in another field and finding fresh ways to apply it, but it always takes hitting the "reset" button—now you're a novice again, navigating unfamiliar terrain. It's just not the same as getting promoted or leaving a job for a new, higher-paying one in the same industry.
From Ultra-Marathons To Landing Great Side Gigs: This Week's Top Leadership Stories
This week's top stories may help you land better-paying gig work or even inspire you to start training for an ultra-marathon.
This week's top stories may help you land better-paying gig work or even inspire you to start training for an ultra-marathon.
This week we learned how to counter a boss's morally questionable requests, why extreme sports keep the president of Hotwire grounded at work, and where the most lucrative part-time work can be found.
A New Company Aims To Edge In On WeWork With A Totally New Business Model
Former WeWork executives want to help landlords and corporations build modern office spaces themselves.
Former WeWork executives want to help landlords and corporations build modern office spaces themselves.
WeWork, a company that offers shared, flexibile-lease offices in 113 locations in 33 countries, has achieved a position in the "coworking" world similar to that of Starbucks in the coffee world. While plenty of smaller companies offer coworking in a myriad of flavors—focusing, for instance, on designers or startups—they're not a significant threat to WeWork's business. No Dunkin' Donuts has emerged. A bigger potential problem for WeWork as it strives to live up to its $16 billion valuation would be if the landlords and companies it works with build their own hip office spaces.
Newly Renovated, Bergdorf Goodman Courts The Ladies Who Instagram
The luxury New York City retailer has spiffed up its Fifth Avenue women's flagship, now optimized for social media sharing.
The luxury New York City retailer has spiffed up its Fifth Avenue women's flagship, now optimized for social media sharing.
To visit the remodeled ground floor of the Fifth Avenue department store Bergdorf Goodman is to float on a pearly cloud of luxury dreams. An ordered landscape of designer handbags rises up from the gray marble floors, backlit and aglow. Restored chandeliers, princess-worthy and heavy as diamonds, dangle from the ceiling. Gentle waves of women come and go, talking of Michelangelo. Before long you are gone for this world, lost in the embrace of cashmere and suede.
September 15, 2016
7 Surprising Facts About Creativity, According To Science
The brain's creative circuitry holds some unexpected secrets that scientists are only just beginning to understand.
The brain's creative circuitry holds some unexpected secrets that scientists are only just beginning to understand.
Daydreaming. Horsing around. Aimless wandering. A sudden, traumatic loss. So many things that seem to conjure an automatic, negative connotation can actually have an interesting—indeed, often positive—impact on our creativity. In fact, the further you dig into the inner workings of the creative side of our minds, the more surprises you're likely to uncover.
23andMe's Newest Health Research Partner: The State Of Nevada
The DNA testing company and the governor's office are aiming for learnings that might help keep Nevadans (and the rest of us) healthier.
The DNA testing company and the governor's office are aiming for learnings that might help keep Nevadans (and the rest of us) healthier.
Consumer genomics company 23andMe has seen a big spike in inbound requests from researchers that want to study its 1.2 million-strong genetics database. Now, it's collaborating with one of its biggest research partners yet: The governor's office in Nevada.
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