The business publisher Time plans to more than double its slate of annual gatherings to north of 10 distinct events. It’s an increase that is on pace to net an eight-figure revenue, according to the publisher. Time, which turns 100 next March, began hosting its annual Time100 Gala in 2004 and held it yearly until…Read More
Emma Chamberlain is in many places all at once. The 21-year-old influencer, who has amassed 15.6 million followers on Instagram and 11.4 million on YouTube since her start in 2017, hosts the popular podcast Anything Goes and has scored deals with brands such as Levi’s and Calvin Klein. Earlier this year, she launched a speciality…Read More
Owin Pierson, a former youth pastor who still battles religious trauma, says the first place he truly felt accepted was on social media. When deciding what brand deals to pursue, he needs to feel confident that a partner will preserve the safe environment he has cultivated on his platform. Pierson, who has an Instagram audience…Read More
As we’ve begun leaving the confines of our homes, it’s not shopping we’ve craved but immersive experiences. This is evident in the experience economy: Disneyland is packed, flights are at capacity, hotels have no vacancy, and Coachella sold out in minutes. In this massive global shift from a things economy to an experience economy, the…Read More
We’ve made a mess of the Earth’s oceans. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) — which is exactly what it sounds like — is estimated to cover an area of over 1.6 million square kilometers (620,000 square miles). It contains thousands of tons of plastic waste, and more plastic flows into the oceans around the world from rivers every day. Worse, the rate of plastic discarded into the ocean seems to only be growing. Luckily, the folks at The Ocean Cleanup have been trying to mitigate some of the damage we’ve caused to the planet (you know, besides global warming).…
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A number of high-profile whistleblowers in the technology industry have stepped into the spotlight in the past few years. For the most part, they have been revealing corporate practices that thwart the public interest: Frances Haugen exposed personal data exploitation at Meta, Timnit Gebru and Rebecca Rivers challenged Google on ethics and AI issues, and Janneke Parrish raised concerns about a discriminatory work culture at Apple, among others. Many of these whistleblowers are women – far more, it appears, than the proportion of women working in the tech industry. This raises the question of whether women are more likely to…
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Smart is no longer memorization. It’s not worth much.
Smart is no longer access to information. Everyone has that.
Smart is:
• Situational awareness
• Clarity of goals
• Good taste
• Empathy for others
• The ability to make decisions that further your goals
The good news is that smart is a choice, and smart is a skill.
Fiverr is rolling out a new platform to match teams of creatives with brands in its ongoing quest to expand into upscale job markets for corporations and higher-end professionals. The new tool, Togetherr, will make use of the freelance platform’s Creative Genome machine learning software to assemble combinations of freelancers catered to the specific needs…Read More
Google announced Wednesday it’s tightening its verification process for advertisers promoting financial services in an effort to fight financial fraud and scams. The policy will roll out in Australia, Singapore and Taiwan this month. For most countries where advertisers promote financial services, Google requires information like hidden fees to a service or a minimum and…Read More
Rihanna’s Savage X Fenty lingerie and sleepwear brand has always embraced inclusivity by offering extensive options for a wide range of sizes and body types. These values made it a natural fit for creating a line themed to Pride, which it did in 2021. Now, the brand is continuing its commitment to LGBTQ+ communities with…Read More
