NEW YORK (AP) — Meredith Corp. announced Sunday that it is buying Time Inc. for about $1.8 billion, a deal CEO Stephen Lacy called “a transformative and financially compelling growth opportunity” that joins two giant magazine companies. Meredith brings with it a magazine portfolio that […]
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Ubuntu in transition: what’s in store for the popular Linux distro?
It’s strange – even six months after founder and returning CEO of Canonical, Mark Shuttleworth, announced that the Unity project was dead – to hear Unity 8 described as a “bad investment” by a Canonical employee. Will Cooke, desktop manager at Canonical, seemed quite comfortable […]
Bringing back mouthwatering Mediterranean Delights for the South African palette
“I personally love the Mediterranean countries and the foods they offer, so I tend to travel in that part of Europe most often, both for vacations so I can … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours from
Snapchat’s latest filters recognize pets and food
Although the update sounds similar to the app’s existing, location-based geofilters, it instead relies on the object-recognition patent Snap was granted in July. Like Snapchat’s regular filters, you can bet brands will use the new graphics to crank out ads for their products. If Snap […]
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How Duolingo uses dirty gaming tricks to get you addicted to French
Riki Blanco After months spent away from the language-learning app Duolingo, my level-five French skills were in decline. The “food” category was particularly threatened, coded red (for danger) with just one “strength bar” remaining. I clicked it, and was asked to translate: Je mange un […]
5 Ways Big Data is Changing Marketing
Big data is more than just a buzzword. In fact, the huge amounts of data that we’re gathering could well change all areas of our life, from improving healthcare outcomes to helping to manage traffic levels in metropolitan areas and, of course, making our marketing […]
How to make millions on Instagram
Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic shift in the way companies execute marketing campaigns. Today, marketers are using social media platforms and influencers to spread awareness of their products and services. Instagram is one of the most popular platforms for product marketing […]
Do VC woes extend to portfolio companies? For Rothenberg, probably not
As VC brands go, Rothenberg Ventures has seen better days. The firm built up a reputation as an up-and-coming early-stage investor a few years ago, based on bold bets on virtual reality, a flashy marketing strategy and its well-connected namesake and founder, Mike Rothenberg. Between 2012 and 2016, […]
Online lenders pull out the popcorn, as the Trump administration fights to control the CFPB
There’s another battle brewing in Washington, though it may not matter all that much to the many venture-backed online lending companies that have flourished in credit markets in the wake of post-crisis regulations. At the center of this particular drama: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, […]