Riyana criticized a publicly offensive ad in the Snapchat app. Following the announcement, shares fell by 4%, and a little later they regained some of their value. The ad was for the mobile game “Would You Rather?” and it gave users two options: “Slap Rihanna” or “Punch Chris Brown”. Chris …

Messaging app Kik recently abandoned the Ethereum blockchain due to scalability issues. Instead, they will be building their transactions on the Stellar platform. Although the platform would currently be unable to fully support Kik's plans, Lightning could change that. Lightning Network technology would … Read More

Numerous school districts across the Chippewa Valley have referendums on the April 3 ballot, led by the $65 million request by the Chippewa Falls school district. About $22 million would go toward replacing Stillson Elementary School. The school board decided last month to buy 36 acres in the town of … …

MENOMONIE — The City Council Monday night unanimously denied claims against the city and the Police Department from a man seeking $250,000 each for injuries that occurred during UW-Stout's homecoming last year. Each claim was denied in separate votes. Brett Schulte was injured on Oct. 15 … Read More

Telegram, which is in the middle of an initial coin offering of as much as $2.55 billion, plans to appeal the ruling. The process may last into the summer, according to the company's lawyer, Ramil Akhmetgaliev. In case of non-compliance, the law implies a fine and potential blocking of Telegram's …

Earlier this month, the Washington Post shockingly posited that only the top 3% of creators are making a living off YouTube, a figure they determined via ad revenue rates. While it's true the ad revenue almost all creators receive off YouTube is abysmal, the Washington Post forgot one very important … …

In a bid to keep more eyeballs on its content, Google is testing a new feature for the YouTube desktop player that will allow you to minimize a video to a thumbnail that will keep playing while you browse. It's a feature that's already available in the YouTube apps for …

Henri, a black cat, who appears, sub-titled, in black-n-white, in French, like a cat Satre, earns a $1,000 a week just from his online store. Appearance fees can be far greater. Maru, a Japanese-owned Scottish Fold, is the most watched cat of all time, with 325m YouTube views of him …

On his LinkedIn page, Will Grote's dad wrote, “I'm an energetic and educated professional wanting to help infuse your company with a fresh new perspective and ideas that stem from strong team building, analytical, management, people and general business skills that I can effectively apply to your … Read More

Shipmanagers are well supported on LinkedIn with strong, and growing, follower numbers. Of the active companies monitored (those with a sufficiently large sample size of online activity), the average engagement rate was 0.62%. For a non-maritime comparison, of the 40 insurance companies we … Read More