LinkedIn’s top companies of 2018 include Amazon, Facebook and Tesla
LinkedIn looked at actions of over 146 million users in the U.S. Its list is weighed by interest in the company, engagement with the company's employees, job demand and employee retention, according to Daniel Roth, editor in chief of LinkedIn. Analysis, which only includes companies with over 500 … Read More
Apple climbs LinkedIn’s 2018 top companies to work list, sits in sixth place
As far as some of the distinguish factors that could draw employees to Apple, LinkedIn highlights Apple's maternity leave policy (18 weeks for new moms, six weeks for dads), their willingness to freeze eggs for those who prefer to defer parenthood, and the generous 25 percent discount on the company's … …
A blogger faked an entire trip to Disneyland to prove how easy it is
You can't believe everything you see on Instagram – a point one blogger proved when she faked an entire birthday trip to Disneyland. In an effort to show just how filtered, photoshopped, and Facetuned the social media platform can be, blogger Carolyn Stritch decided to experiment. Pretending it was … Read …
Shoppable Instagram posts hit Australia: Here’s how retailers plan to use the new function
Australian retailers now have access to Instagram shopping tags, connecting potential customers to their e-commerce sites through the social media platform. Instagram first announced plans to trial a range of e-commerce focused product tags in 2016, allowing brands in the US to tag items with product … Read More
A 32-year-old Instagram star and blogger faked a trip to Disneyland to prove an important point …
"Question everything," is Instagram influencer and blogger Carolyn Stritch's latest message to her followers. And to encourage people to do just that, she conducted an experiment to show people just how easy it is to fake "perfection" on the photo sharing platform. Stritch, who is from the UK, is the … …
WhatsApp co-founder calls for everyone to delete Facebook
However, last month, along with Moxie Marlinspike, the WhatsApp co-founder unveiled the Signal Foundation, which supports rival messaging app Signal. The company announced an initial $50 million investment from Acton, who claims the foundation's goal is to create “open source privacy technology … Read More
Even WhatsApp’s co-founder says it’s time to delete Facebook
The message comes at a time when Facebook is under scrutiny for alleged personal data misuse. Facebook bought WhatsApp for $19 billion in 2014, making Acton a billionaire. Brian Acton, one of the co-founders of WhatsApp, has taken to Twitter to call for people to abandon the world's largest social … …
WhatsApp co-founder tells the world to delete Facebook
Now we have WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton taking to Twitter of all social networking platforms tweeting: "It's time. #deletefacebook". Both Acton and WhatsApp have declined to comment reports The Verge, and remember… Facebook acquired WhatsApp in 2014 for a huge $16 billion. Acton is now … Read More
Twitter top 25 most followers
In honor of the 12th anniversary of the first ever tweet, sent out by Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter, on March 21, 2006, take a look at the 25 most followed users on the social networking service, as according to TwitterCounter.com. [ + – ]. most followed Twitter …
It’s Getting Expensive to Hedge Against More Twitter Losses
The Facebook Inc. scandal that has triggered a plunge in shares of social-networking companies has led to a jump in hedging costs. Protecting against further declines has become particularly expensive for Twitter Inc., with prices of bearish versus bullish options hitting levels not seen since October … Read More