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The Automattic TC-1

TechCrunch

Newspaper magnates were mostly replaced by broadcast moguls, first radio and then TV and cable, and now of course, they are all fighting against the social media tycoons and streaming impresarios who want to capture our attention. Part 3: Acquisitions and future strategy “ Can social and e-commerce transform the future of the open web?

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Doom spending is a designer security blanket for young Americans

The Hustle

It’s not that they’re naive: According to a November Credit Karma survey , Americans are worried about inflation, cost of living increases, finding affordable housing, and — especially for younger generations — finding high-paying, secure jobs. They’ve just found a unique, albeit pricey, way to cope: doom spending. YoY to $964.4B.

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Product Science, which develops mobile app performance monitoring tools, lands $18M

TechCrunch

According to a survey from Dimensional Research sponsored by HP, 53% of app users who responded said they’ve uninstalled a mobile app with issues like lag, while 37% said that they hold an app responsible for performance problems. In 2005, Daniil and David co-founded Sibilant Interactive, which developed massively multiplayer RPG games.

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5 top investors in Dutch startups discuss trends, hopes and 2020 opportunities

TechCrunch

Indeed, Amsterdam’s logistical and social connectedness is ranked number one in DHL’s Global Connectedness Index. Booking.com started in 1996 and was later acquired by Priceline Group (now called Booking Holdings) in 2005. The nation’s proximity to the U.K., Stefan van Duin , partner, Borski Fund.

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Employee Volunteer Programs Make A Difference In The Community

Women on Business

Incorporating programs for social good into their culture helps companies stand out in their community, enhances recruiting opportunities and leads to greater satisfaction among employees. The investment in our software to track hours has been helpful in a lot of different ways because it breeds people wanting to do more volunteerism.

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Female Leadership on the Decline in Canada :: Women on Business

Women on Business

In April 2007, Catalyst surveyed all of the FP 500 companies in Canada, and at the time, 15.1% One more disheartening statistic shows that only 26% of those companies have at least one woman in an executive officer’s position (e.g., CEO, CMO, COO, CIO, CFO, etc.), which is down 4% from 30% in the prior year.

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Glamping As a Trend: Business and Technological Perspective

Altexsoft

Now that the whole world is obsessed with constant hand-washing and social distancing, the first, luxury-loving category would often avoid hotels with their crowded lobbies – to go where? The Grand View Research survey findings are similar in all aspects. The pandemic shifted the balance. Who chooses glamping and why.

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