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Making money on YouTube just got easier, as the video-sharing platform has announced a number of new updates to reward creators financially.
At the Made on YouTube live event on September 20, the company revealed some exciting plans to help creators make more money. In addition to updating the YouTube Partner Program, the platform is going head-to-head with TikTok by allowing creators to earn ad revenue on Shorts. It’s also introducing a new way of helping video creators and music artists collaborate and get paid.
The news came as YouTube recently previewed another upcoming monetization option, a paid Courses feature, where qualified creators can earn money by offering in-depth learning experiences for viewers.
Continue reading to learn more about YouTube’s latest efforts to help creators earn money.
A revamped Partner Program
To support its growing community, including creators who are just getting started on YouTube, the platform has made some significant changes to its Partner Program. Here’s what you need to know.
What is the YouTube Partner Program?
Simply put, the YouTube Partner Program allows revenue sharing from ads being served in your videos. Eligible creators can also access other monetization features on YouTube, such as channel memberships and merch shelf.
How can I join the program?
Currently, the YouTube Partner Program requires creators to have over 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 watch hours in the last year. With the existing criteria, it can be very challenging for creators that focus on short-form videos to be accepted to the program.
But here’s the good news: YouTube is adding a second eligibility option to enter the Partner Program. Beginning early 2023, Shorts creators can apply for the program if they have 1,000 subscribers and 10 million Shorts views over 90 days. In other words, more creators will be able to reap the benefits of the program and earn money on YouTube.
Note that you’ll have to meet either eligibility options, as the public views for Shorts in the Shorts Feed won’t count towards the 4,000 public watch hours requirement.
Additionally, YouTube will be launching a new tier of the Partner Program with lower requirements in 2023. This will give creators earlier access to Fan Funding features like Super Thanks, Super Chat, Super Stickers, and channel memberships. Keeping in mind creators across different formats, the new eligibility thresholds for Fan Funding will apply to long-form video, live stream, as well as Shorts content.
Revenue sharing on YouTube Shorts
In a move to compete with TikTok, which began exploring ad revenue sharing earlier this year, YouTube will expand its revenue share program to Shorts content in early 2023.
While it’s almost impossible to insert ads into videos under 60 seconds long, YouTube has come up with a promising plan to help Shorts creators earn ad revenue.
How does ad revenue sharing work on Shorts?
According to YouTube, “in Shorts, ads run between videos in the Shorts Feed. So, every month, revenue from these ads will be added together and used to reward Shorts creators and help cover costs of music licensing.”
From the overall amount allocated to creators, they’ll get to keep 45% of the revenue. Your payout will be determined by your share of total Shorts views, and your revenue share won’t change whether or not you use music in your videos.
While results remain to be seen until next year, YouTube’s Shorts revenue sharing program seems to have the potential to benefit more creators than TikTok’s. As TechCrunch reports, only the top 4% of all TikTok videos can be monetized through TikTok Pulse, under which its revenue share program with creators lives.
Monetize videos with Creator Music
Music plays an essential role in video-making. For many creators, however, not being able to properly license music for their content often means giving up ad revenue to music license holders. YouTube is working to change that.
The platform is launching Creator Music, a new tab in YouTube Studio where creators can browse a library of music for use in their long-form videos. Currently in beta in the U.S. and hitting more countries in 2023, this feature will allow creators to use commercial music for their content, without losing out on their revenue share. On top of that, it offers a new way for music artists to make money on YouTube.
How can you use tracks from Creator Music?
When you find a track that you like in Creator Music, you can choose between two usage options: pay upfront to purchase a license for the track, or split your video revenue with the track’s artist and songwriter. If you select the former, you’ll be able to keep the same revenue share that you’d typically get from videos without music.


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As first published by Internet of Business: https://internetofbusiness.com/tibco-double-efficiency-digital-twins/ In five years’ time, it’s quite likely that devices will run much of the world through their own private Internet of Things. There could be billions of them and they’ll all have their own virtual “mini-me.” But there’s no need to worry and… Read More →
Discovering a new technology is somehow like meeting a new friend. And like friends, some technology may just pass by, some are here to last long. When Project Flogo was first announced at TIBCO NOW back in May 2016, it came with a lot of promises:
This year’s Forrester Big Data Streaming Analytics Wave for 2016, co-authored by Mike Gualtieri and Rowan Curran, is an important report that analyzes the streaming analytics market, which is projected to grow over 40% in coming years. Rowan blogged that streaming analytics will transform the Internet of Things into the Internet of Analytics. For sure, the Internet of… Read More →
When many people think of digital business as being new and different, they think of a new deployment option, the cloud, a new integration standard, APIs, a different delivery timeframe, weeks not months, and new business models and the promise of the API economy.
Every large-scale technological breakthrough is often accompanied by a data delivery breakthrough. This has been true in the past and we are living through another shift. Lets take a quick stroll through history to understand this evolution, to where we are today, and what the future holds.
It seems as though everyone is talking about the Internet of Things (IoT), but what does it mean to you as an individual? More than just a buzzword, whether we realize it or not, IoT is actually changing our lives. Previously known as the “Internet of Everything,” “machine-to-machine (M2M),” “physical… Read More →
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Smart living pioneer digitalSTROM’s triumph last week at the Internet of Things Awards (IoTA) in London calls to mind that oft-cited battle between David and Goliath. Pitted against the collective heavyweight reputation and brand power of industry colossuses—including Nest—in the Smart Home category, on paper at least, could have seemed… Read More →
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Vice president Yemi Osinbajo has said that the country is now a leading investment destination for potential investors, who are serious.
Prof Osinbajo, said this in Tuesday via his official Twitter handle – According to him, many business opportunities, are increasing in the country for anyone willing to invest.
The vice president, who was in Berlin, Germany for the Nigerian-German Investment Dialogue, on Monday, revealed that, Nigeria, alongside Egypt and South Africa accounts for more than half of that total consumer spending in Africa.
Osinbajo further stated that the world will be looking to Africa, and Nigeria in particular, as its food basket because of her huge amount of arable lands which are vastly uncultivated.
Nigeria is a leading investment destination for potential and serious investors, and the business opportunities are abundant and increasing.
Consumer spending in Africa was $1.4 trillion by 2015, with Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa accounting for more than half of that total.
With a substantial percentage of the world’s arable land and over half of that uncultivated, it is becoming clearer that the world will be looking to Africa, and Nigeria in particular, as its food basket.


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505 announce American Football title Backbreaker
505 Games has announced that they have a new American Football title in the works to rival EA's Madden series.
Backbreaker is set to follow up on the success of their iPhone American Football title Backbreaker: Tackle Alley.
Oxford-based Naturalmotion, developers of Backbreaker, are bringing a new animation system that means no two tackles will be the same in-game.
505 Games' Ralph Pitt-Stanley said: "Backbreaker truly is a groundbreaking title that 505 Games are proud to bring to the UK market. The tech demos alone have caused quite a stir when they were first released and we are pleased to add Backbreaker to the library of successful 505 Titles."
Backbreaker comes to PS3 and Xbox 360 on May 28th.
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That’s not to say there wasn’t a lot to learn and a lot of interesting impressions from the show. One thing that was interesting is that Shar VanBoskirk used anecdotal, secondary research from searches on Facebook and Twitter to support her research findings. Perhaps it’s a sign of things to come, but when reviewing the general impression left by Tropicana’s rebrand attempt she noted that the brand researchers didn’t uncover anywhere in their research how valuable and excited their core customers are about the straw in the orange. She noted that it was easy to find evidence of that from a quick search on Facebook or Twitter, and she used examples. Interesting that secondary research from a social network is now a legitimate source of material.
Another takeaway? Relevance still rules in digital marketing. Last year’s forum was dominated by language touting the need for relevance in digital marketing. This year’s show brought more of the same, but, like last year, spent little time talking to marketers about how to overcome the barriers to it. For example, especially during the new media panel, there was ample opportunity for the panelists to call out the 100 pound gorilla in the room – relevance demands additional creative, and that’s okay. Instead, the issue was really talked around. My general feeling is that this is an easy barrier to overcome provided the agencies engaged for creative step up the game – and brands are in a good position to make that happen.
Switching gears for a final thought – Twitter stamina. It was reported today that 60% of the people who sign up for Twitter fail to return in the second month. While Twitter is all the rage right now (you can follow Knotice on Twitter), does the general user have the stamina to use it long term, or will there be a great deal of attrition over time? Has the emergence of TweetDeck and some other desktop apps brought the measured return site visits down? One piece of anecdotal evidence – far more people Tweeted (are you supposed to capitalize that?) at last year’s Shop.org Annual Summit than they did at this year’s Forrester Marketing Forum. So, will Twitter last?


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Starbucks Corp. values its loyal rewards members, but even people who aren’t getting stars for stopping by are giving the company a boost.
“The company’s incremental comp accelerations appear driven more by the behaviors of non-loyalty rather than loyalty customers given less habitual demand,” wrote Bank of America analysts led by Gregory Francfort.
Bank of America analysis of the company’s sales growth indicates that customers who aren’t members of My Starbucks Rewards (MSR) were a contributor to results. Capturing more sales from these non-loyalty customers has been a goal for some time.
“Starbucks was able to unlock faster growth from non-MSR members in fiscal third quarter with strong performance in the cold beverage platform, particularly refreshers,” wrote Bank of America. “We also suspect a move to slow unit growth 18 months ago has been stabilizing comps.”
Bank of America rates Starbucks shares buy with a $103 price objective, up from $100.
BTIG called the quarter the “strongest” in recent times. Analysts talked up the impact of the company’s Nitro Cold Brew drink and, unlike Bank of America, its growing rewards program.
“After several years of anemic traffic in the Americas, guest counts accelerated on the strength of cold beverage innovation and digital engagement that drove comp growth across all dayparts for the first time in three years,” wrote analysts led by Peter Saleh. “The results indicate Starbucks has certainly regained its momentum form the trough reached in the U.S. and China one year ago with the continued rollout of Nitro Cold Brew and Starbucks Rewards adoption likely sustaining the recent gains.”
BTIG rates Starbucks shares neutral.
Starbucks executives attributed the quarter’s results to the relationships it has with customers, made possible with technology.
“We know a lot more about our customers now and it’s really fueling what we have in the pipeline for beverage innovation as well as when we need to be ready for those customers at store level,” said Rosalind Brewer, Starbucks’ chief operating officer, on the earnings call, according to a FactSet transcript.
MSR membership grew 14% to 17.2 million active members in the most recent quarter.
KeyBanc Capital Markets also thinks the company’s digital initiatives are crucial for continued growth.
“In the United States, over 20% (~17.2 million) of Starbucks’ 75 million customers are classified as ‘active’ MSR members, accounting for nearly 42% of the company’s sales and virtually all of its incremental growth,” Eric Gonzalez wrote in a note. “Thus, Starbucks’ best opportunity to drive same-store sales momentum lies in its ability to onboard new customers onto the digital ecosystem.”
KeyBanc rates Starbucks shares overweight and raised its price target to $105 from $84.
Starbucks’ price target was also lifted at Stifel (up to $90 from $86), Wedbush (up to $95 from $88), JPMorgan (up to $91 from $81), and CFRA (to $100 from $80).
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Appointment to view: The interactive tattoo
By Sarah Rowland, brandrepublic.com, Monday, 27 June 2011 09:12AM
Ballantine's whisky encouraged consumers to 'leave an impression' with a digital and experiential campaign that combines mobile phone technology and tattoo art.
The campaign by Work Club, previously featured in Campaign’s Work section, used Facebook and social media to put tattoo artist K.A.R.L in direct contact with online viewers while he tattooed a regular customer. The video above was shot from the artist’s perspective after launch.
The strategy of linking tattoo art and an alcohol brand could be seen as controversial given it is forbidden for tattoos to be applied to anyone under the influence of alcohol. The idea focussed on the interactive element between users and the artist however, rather than actively promoting tattoos.
The brand's Facebook page managed to attract thousands of viewers who tuned in to live streaming of the tattoo being created across a four hour session. They could suggest colours and slight variations on the design which was mapped out with the client, a regular customer, and artist before the event.
The featured demonstration shows a tattoo across the man’s shoulder and chest and includes a QR code that when scanned with a smartphone reveals a hidden animated image.
This article was first published on brandrepublic.com
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George Will's support for corporate inversions will bring back the robber barons
August 26, 2014 12:00 AM
I had a good laugh reading George F. Will’s column “Inversions Are Sensible: These Corporate Mergers Strengthen the U.S. Economy” (Aug. 18). He opines that corporate “inversions” (whereby U.S. corporations merge with foreign corporations to avoid paying U.S. taxes) are good for the American economy and Americans. He bases his argument on the fact that the corporations will become more profitable and this will result in increasing the “pool” of profits available for the wages of U.S. workers and by making the companies’ U.S. shareholders wealthier.
I can agree wholeheartedly that the companies’ U.S. shareholders will become wealthier, but it is laughable to assert that U.S. workers will benefit. I would suggest that the workers who benefit would be in China, India or some Third World country but not in the United States.
Apple (which is sitting on $60 billion to $70 billion of cash in offshore accounts) had approximately 430,000 workers in China based on estimates a few years old. In 2001, China’s average manufacturing wage was 58 cents an hour, although that number has risen in recent years. Almost every goods manufacturer has shifted production to countries like China where factory workers’ wages are around $4,000 or less annually.
Now U.S. corporations have located another shady method of increasing shareholder and executive profits/salaries — by denying the United States the taxes needed to maintain all the elements necessary to sustain this country.
The robber barons of the late 1800s and early 1900s were amateurs compared to today’s 21st-century robber barons.
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The number of companies going bust will reach its highest levels in five years during 2008, it has been predicted.
Research from BDO Stoy Hayward suggests failures will rise to 17,697 - the highest since 2003.
Sectors forecast to be worst hit are manufacturing, retail, property, construction and services.
Shay Bannon, business restructuring partner at BDO Stoy Hayward LLP, said: "British business faces a tough time next year with the number of business failures set to reach levels not seen for five years.
"It's a pretty gloomy picture but the good news is that business failure rates are still a way off from reaching 2002 levels which saw 20,000 companies go bust.
"There are also glimmers of hope for industries such as retail if the Bank of England slashes interest rates and the property sector which will be supported by the build-up to the Olympics."


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“The sellers purchased in to it fairly shortly,” Jeff Kommor, the automaker’s head of U.S. gross sales, advised Automotive Information. “They dedicated to the pill utilization, one for each salesperson.”
The trouble is a component of a bigger push by Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares to handle the gross sales expertise at dealerships, which had been a weak level for Fiat Chrysler Vehicles earlier than the January merger with PSA Group. Tavares advised Automotive Information in January that if the corporate cannot make prospects proud of its merchandise and repair, “we don’t need to exist.”
FCA struggled via the years on J.D. Energy’s U.S. Gross sales Satisfaction Index Research, which gauges the new-vehicle buy expertise. However the fortunes of a number of of its manufacturers, now beneath Stellantis, rose within the newest index, launched this month. Dodge leaped into the highest 5, and Jeep rated above common for mass-market manufacturers. Alfa Romeo scored above common amongst luxurious manufacturers after ending second to final in 2020. And Ram — although nonetheless beneath common — improved 14 factors on the mass-market aspect.
Kommor credited the fast rollout of the pill checklists for serving to to fulfill prospects. He additionally cited shops following up with patrons after supply and taking the time to elucidate automobile expertise as elements.
Stellantis is setting itself up for continued progress, with initiatives such because the coaching of licensed Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer ambassadors; the creation of an elite community of Dodge Energy Brokers dealerships that meet greater requirements for customer support and complete product data; and the regular rollout of Jeep-focused showrooms in addition to some standalone Jeep shops.
The J.D. Energy research was primarily based on responses from individuals who purchased or leased a brand new automobile within the spring, simply because the pill initiative was starting. It additionally measured satisfaction with manufacturers and dealerships that prospects shopped however in the end rejected.
J.D. Energy stated its purchaser satisfaction scores have six parts: supply course of, vendor personnel, figuring out the deal, paperwork completion, dealership facility and dealership web site.
“I believe what’s spectacular in regards to the Stellantis model enchancment is beneath these classes, there are these [key performance indicators], or diagnostics, that drive the rating, and so they have been in a position to enhance all of these,” stated Chris Sutton, vice chairman of automotive retail at J.D. Energy.
There’s been a tradition shift at Stellantis, stated Dave Kelleher, the automaker’s vendor council chairman. Incentive cash that was as soon as contingent solely on hitting quantity objectives, Kelleher stated, now could be doled out primarily based on buyer expertise.
Kelleher, president of David Dodge-Chrysler-Jeep-Ram in Glen Mills, Pa., stated Stellantis now desires dealerships to do a second automobile high quality inspection earlier than a sale. Merchandise already are examined upon supply and given software program updates if wanted earlier than being placed on show. Going ahead, Stellantis is anticipating shops to do that once more.
Kelleher stated it is sensible, particularly if a automobile has been sitting on the lot for a month or extra.
Stellantis additionally has agreed to reimburse dealerships for fueling autos earlier than handing them off to the shopper. That perk was a casualty of the Nice Recession, Kelleher stated, but it surely returned this yr.
Such steps are transferring the corporate away from the give attention to quantity, huge reductions and subprime prospects that Kelleher stated have been central to Chrysler’s tradition when his dealership opened in 2005. Much more just lately beneath CEOs Sergio Marchionne and Mike Manley, FCA did not talk about buyer satisfaction usually or incentivize sellers to make enhancements, he stated.
“This complete factor is Mr. Tavares and the people who got here with the Stellantis merger,” Kelleher stated. “Once they appeared on the situation of the corporate, they stated, ‘OK, we like this, we like this, we like this, we don’t like the place we’re in buyer satisfaction.’ And, to be sincere with you, it simply wasn’t a precedence.”


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In a recent development, JazzCash and CBA (Community business agent) have formed a partnership to provide Cash-In and Cash-Out services to JazzCash customers through CBA’s retail network. This collaboration is expected to have a significant impact on the digital financial services industry in Pakistan, making it more convenient and accessible for customers.
JazzCash is a leading mobile wallet and branchless banking services provider with a significant market share in mobile money activity in Pakistan.jazzcash.com.pk
Meanwhile, CBA is the country’s largest digital distribution platform, promoting micro-entrepreneurship in the country. cba.com.pk
The CEO of CBA, Ghazanfar Ali Khan, emphasized the company’s commitment to elevating micro-entrepreneurship and helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to scale upwards and achieve financial sustainability. He underscored CBA’s dedication to continuous improvement, innovation, and collaboration to play a more significant and impactful role in the industry.
This partnership is a significant step towards promoting financial inclusion in Pakistan. By joining forces, these two leading companies are making it easier for people to access and use digital financial services, which will positively impact their lives.
Mr. Murtaza Ali, the Head of JazzCash, speaking at the occasion highlighted the importance of strategic partnerships in building new verticals and avenues that will result in building an ecosystem for payments. This partnership will provide access and ease of payments for JazzCash customers, contributing significantly to digital financial inclusion in the country.
We are excited to witness the impact of this partnership on the industry and anticipate more collaborations that will bring greater financial empowerment to people across Pakistan.””


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Darrell Gallagher, head of video game studio Crystal Dynamics, took the stage during Microsoft’s event at GamesCom 2014 to make a special announcement; Rise of the Tomb Raider, sequel to 2013’s franchise reboot, Tomb Raider, will be released as an XBOX One exclusive title.
The announcement comes as a shock to many gamers who have already purchased Sony’s Playstation 4 console and had hoped to return to the Tomb Raider Universe and continue the fascinating adventures of a more experienced Lara Croft.
The Playstation 4 has been consistently outselling the XBOX One since the platforms were released last year, and this could be a way for Microsoft to make the market a bit more competitive. Of course, there is always a chance of the game being released for Sony and PC at some point down the road.
Gallagher took to the official Tomb Raider Tumblr page to explain the decision:
Dear Tomb Raider Community,
As you may have seen, we’ve just announced that Rise of the Tomb Raider, coming Holiday 2015, is exclusively on Xbox. We consider all of you to be the lifeblood of Tomb Raider and the work we do at Crystal. I’d like to give you some insight into this decision, and why we feel this is the very best thing for the Tomb Raider sequel we’re creating at the studio.
Tomb Raider in 2013 was a success due in large part to your continued support. Our goal has always been to deliver something truly special with Rise of the Tomb Raider. Today’s announcement with Microsoft is one step to help us put Tomb Raider on top of action adventure gaming. Our friends at Microsoft have always seen huge potential in Tomb Raider and have believed in our vision since our first unveil with them on their stage at E3 2011. We know they will get behind this game more than any support we have had from them in the past – we believe this will be a step to really forging the Tomb Raider brand as one of the biggest in gaming, with the help, belief and backing of a major partner like Microsoft.
This doesn’t mean that we’re walking away from our fans who only play on PlayStation or on PC. Those are great systems, with great partners, and amazing communities. We have Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris coming to those platforms this December, and Tomb Raider: The Definitive Edition is available on PS4.
We know that there are probably many more questions and concerns. Please do send them to us, and we’ll answer to the best of our ability. Meanwhile we’re going all out to try and make something truly special – the most ambitious Tomb Raider game ever built.
Crystal Dynamics Head of Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider is set to be released for the 2015 holiday season.
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Retailers are reporting sales gains for April that show a slowdown in spending from the previous month as cooler weather, an early Easter and renewed worries about the economy dampened shoppers’ enthusiasm to buy.
Teen retailer Wet Seal Inc. posted a bigger-than-expected sales drop.
The figures are based on revenue at stores open at least a year. That metric is considered a key indicator of a retail health because it measures growth at established locations while excluding results from stores recently opened or closed.
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- Bethpage Federal Credit Union installs six ATMs in Long Beach
- US stocks plunge after British vote
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text: Roz Ho, general manager of Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit, has confirmed that no future versions of Internet Explorer will be released for the Mac, according to MacUser UK. Ho said the decision was made to make way for Apple’s Safari Web browser. “Some of the key customer requests for Web browsing on the Mac require close development between the browser and the OS, something to which only Apple has access,” she said. In May, Microsoft said that it was phasing out standalone versions of IE for Windows. “As part of the OS (operating system), IE will continue to evolve, but there will be no future standalone installations. IE6 SP1 is the final standalone installation,” said IE program manager Brian Countryman in an interview posted on the software giant’s Web site.


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The day of reckoning is coming
The Transports came back off the ledge (again).
One of my good Twitter friends sent me an interesting article—from MSN Money of all places—about the trucking business. As you know, we’ve spent a lot of time recently talking about the Dow Jones Transportation Average (DJTA). Here’s the bottom line: we lose the transports and we will lose the market. Of that, there can be no doubt about it. I’m going to give you the highlights of this article called “The Trucking Business Is Delivering Chilling News About The Economy." According to this article, the $700 billion U.S. trucking industry is 69% of the nation’s freight is an early warning system to the economy.
Rates for containers carried by rail dropped on a year over year basis for the 1st quarter which had a very poor GDP. Cass Intermodal Price Index said rails were facing weaker demand and losing price power as shippers switched to trucks because diesel was cheaper than before.
Seems like a good thing, right? Think again.
Spot rates for tractor-trailers started dropping in April which is NOT the 1st quarter. Over the road shipping volumes fell 5% in March compared to the prior March. In April shipping volumes fell again, this time by 2.5%. Businesses have been building inventory at the same time sales have been slipping. People might claim it was the cold weather, but sales are going to have to start picking up or this will be the early indication.
I always joke that Union Pacific Railroad isn’t delivering to my house anytime soon while UPS or Fedex shows up all the time. If you look at a chart of UNP vs. UPS you can see an amazing divergence, this just in the transportation arena.


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AW23 / 31 Jan - 3 Feb 2023
A. Roege Hove announced as one of eight finalists for 2023 International Woolmark Prize
Today marks Black Friday, an event that rolls out aggressive sales campaigns and drives consumerism.
Iso.Poetism by Tobias Birk Nielsen wins Wesset & Vett Fashion Prize 2022
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Both American Apparel Inc, helmed by its colorful founder and chief executive officer Dov Charney, and Sears Holding Corp., led by enigmatic chairman Edward S. Lampert, have had a tough go of it in recent years -- and both registered continued losses for the first half.
Neither seem likely to end up on the right side of a Harvard Business School study and, by many accounts, their recent woes are at the very least partially self-inflicted.
But think of their less-than-obvious contributions to the retail narrative over the past few years.
Charney, of course, is a grand master of brand building and publicity, but he's also been a high-profile advocate of U.S. production. Many see that, and the reliance on basics, as American Apparel's problem.
The economics of the market means the odds are stacked against U.S. apparel manufacturers -- which cut payrolls to 152,900 in July, a drop of 3,800 from a year earlier, and the latest in a long string of declines.
But is the concept of U.S. production dying outright? Is there no hope?
Despite all of its troubles with the Feds and illegal immigrants and shaky finances, Charney's American Apparel keeps bringing the question of U.S. production to the fore. In a complete reversal of the status quo, American Apparel stitches T-shirts in Los Angeles and sells them at its own stores in Beijing and Shanghai.
Somebody out there is or should be learning from Charney, following his moves, avoiding his mistakes.
And Lampert, the hedge fund operator who combined Sears and Kmart, has held his ground when it came to spending on his stores.
In his annual letter to shareholders in February, Lampert said, "The company generates significant amounts of cash, and we have the ability and flexibility to invest that cash strategically. We will continue to make long-term investments in key areas that may adversely impact short-term results when we believe they will generate attractive long-term returns."
Lampert tapped a former IBM executive to run Sears and some think he's going to use that cash to at least try to build the next great Internet business. Others, in the words of Matt McGinley, an analyst at International Strategy & Investment, see a "zombie retailer" that invests $1.50 to $2 a square foot in its stores annually, when it should spend $6 to $8 just for maintenance expenditures.
Whatever Lampert's plans for Sears are, there's a debate to be had on how retailers spend their money and Lampert, though he rarely makes public comments, seems to be the only one talking. Before the 2008 crash, big retailers all spun the tale about how they spent so efficiently, but cost cuts during the downturn showed there was plenty of fat to trim.
I mourn, a little, for each of Charney and Lampert's retail failures.
They might not always be right or wise, but who is? And they're doing something different. In that, they're leading the way.


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LG launches Optimus 3D at LG Live in MBS. Was glad to be there at the launch. Optimus 3D is touted to be the first tri-dual architecture smartphone with Full 3D. The phone will be available in Singapore in the end August at a recommended retail price of S$938.00 inclusive of GST.
LG OPTIMUS 3D, THE WORLD’S FIRST TRI-DUAL
ARCHITECTURE SMARTPHONE WITH FULL 3D
Dual-Core / Dual-Channel / Dual-Memory Device Delivers Amazing 3D Experience
Singapore, August 11, 2011 – LG Electronics (LG) today launched the LG Optimus 3D, an innovative smartphone with second-generation dual core technology and an advanced “Tri-Dual” architecture. The LG Optimus 3D offers a full 3D experience — creating, sharing, viewing — in a smartphone form factor.
The LG Optimus 3D takes the smartphone experience into new territory with its Tri-Dual configuration – dual-core, dual-channel and dual-memory – which allows for improved performance when multi-tasking, viewing graphics-intensive websites, enjoying a movie or playing graphics-intensive games. This LG smartphone is also a major step forward in the utilization of full 3D functionality in everyday life – users can record and immediately view content in 3D without the need for special glasses.
“Tri-Dual architecture opens up a whole new world in smartphone performance,” said Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Mobile Communications Company. “As the latest offering in our Optimus line-up, we expect there will be significant interest from those who seek the very latest in smartphone technology and are excited about 3D as the next big frontier in mobile devices.”
Peak Efficiency and Performance Powered by Unique Tri-Dual Configuration
LG’s Tri-Dual architecture pushes the LG Optimus 3D’s performance well beyond simple clock speed improvements. Other smartphones – even those with higher clock speeds and dual-core technology – suffer when it comes to actual performance because of the inefficiency inherent in a single-channel configuration. With a dual-channel configuration, data transfers take place simultaneously between the dual-core and dual-memory, resulting in noticeably faster performance. As a result, the LG Optimus 3D maximizes run-time efficiency leading to noticeably smoother, faster, and longer multi-tasking, browsing, gaming and multimedia enjoyment than ever before.
Full 3D Experience: 3D Recording-Viewing-Sharing
LG’s full 3D concept transforms 3D technology from a novelty to a practical tool. 3D recording, viewing and sharing is faster and more convenient in the Optimus 3D and can be enjoyed without cumbersome glasses. LG’s latest smartphone enables owners to capture high quality 3D content with 3D video stabilization technology and real-time misalignment correction algorithm which automatically corrects for shake during recording. The smartphone’s wide viewing angle makes watching videos and movies much more convenient and comfortable.
“The Singapore consumer is big on sharing of content and information on social media. With the LG Optimus 3D, they can enjoy an unrivalled mobile 3D experience with the ability to create, share and enjoy 3D content with their friends and loved ones,” said Mr. James Park, Managing Director of LG Electronics Singapore. “This reflects LG’s commitment to enhancing user experience through the use of technological innovation.”
The 4.3-inch WVGA display offers bright and flicker-free images in HD, up to 1080p in 2D and up to 720p in 3D. Special software allows for real-time conversion of 2D to 3D for photo and video content. Free software for converting 2D games will be available for download (more details to be announced soon) enabling users to enjoy a variety of multimedia content in 3D. Captured 3D content can be shared with 3D TVs via an HDMI 1.4 connection and the phone can also send content to any DLNA Certified™ device. In addition, users can upload and stream 3D content on YouTube’s dedicated 3D channel (www.youtube.com/3D).
The phone will be available in Singapore in the end August at a recommended retail price of S$938.00 inclusive of GST.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Canadian manufacturers to improvise solutions on the go and rapidly adapt to the new disruptive circumstances.
What has this experience taught us?
If the accelerated adoption of AI-driven technologies across the sector is proof of anything, the pandemic has taught us the importance of being better digitally prepared for the future
COVID-19 has pressured manufacturers to adopt new technologies
The appetite for sophisticated solutions, such as remote service capabilities based on IoT, existed before the pandemic, according to Forrester’s Principal Analyst Paul Miller.
But many manufacturing companies didn’t expedite the adoption of these technologies until after COVID-19 hit to enable more robust remote equipment monitoring and virtual service visits.
“They’d been buying machines that could be remotely monitored and controlled for years, but they hadn’t yet switched them on until the pandemic,” Miller said.
Digitization boosts competitiveness and meets evolving customer expectations
Accounting for over 10% of Canada’s GDP, the manufacturing sector remains a significant driver of our economy.
But if manufacturers want to meet rising customer expectations and beat the global competition, they’ll have to embrace transformative technologies.
According to CME’s report Embracing Change: Industry 4.0 and Canada’s Digital Future in Manufacturing, businesses that invest in digital technologies will have a considerably better growth outlook than their counterparts who refuse to evolve
As a result, they’ll be able to
- Slash operating costs. Digitization enables data collection that can be mined to spot efficiencies in existing operations, cut downtime and monitor and guide production activity. Gartner predicts that by the end of 2024, half of global heavy asset manufacturing organizations will have succeeded in monetizing their data.
- Boost product quality. High-tech solutions can help eliminate errors and deficiencies that crop up in production, increase quality control, and improve the production process.
- Innovate more. Technologies such as 3D printing and electronic prototyping decrease innovation spending and can unlock new abilities and capacities.
- Increase customer satisfaction. Advanced technology use can delight customers in new ways by reducing response times, creating more specialization and customization and seizing customization opportunities while improving product quality.
AI-driven digital evolution is expected to facilitate the biggest growth
By 2025 the top 50 consumer goods manufacturers will have invested in a brand app using AI, embedded technology in the product, videos as digital assets and/or integrated innovation with IT and R&D teams, according to Gartner.
Furthermore, AI-based predictive maintenance solutions are among the powerful technologies that are reshaping supply chains and factory floor management.
The global predictive maintenance market size is expected to triple to $12.3 billion by 2025, according to MarketsAndMarkets, driven by emerging technologies to gain valuable insights and the growing need to reduce maintenance spending and downtime.
Total technology experience for customers and employees will raise satisfaction metrics
Gartner forecasts that manufacturers that use technology and interactions to create a total experience for enhancing, empowering and encouraging customers and employees stand to gain the most and improve their lifetime value.
Using this approach, CIOs can identify the appropriate platform to connect customers, partners and employees to create a culture where employees act as brand experts and customer service agents and answer essential questions.
Gartner estimates that, by 2024, manufacturers providing a total experience will outperform competitors by 25% in satisfaction metrics for both the customer and employee category.
Sector outlook is strong, but many manufacturers resist technological transformation
Although Canada’s manufacturing sector had staged a robust output recovery last year from the depths of the pandemic, some headwinds within the industry will remain.
Labour shortages, supply pressures and the impact of COVID-19 have contributed to the sector’s hitting a standstill since the fourth quarter of last year, according to a TD report released in July.
The good news is that the overall outlook for the industry remains strong after survey responses suggest that disruptions due to restrictions and lagging vaccinations in some economies will be temporary. The manufacturing sector south of the border is already showing signs of recovery – the industry is expected to increase by 7.2% this year, according to the Institute for Supply Management’s Spring 2021 Semiannual Economic Forecast
But not all manufacturers are “all systems go” when it comes to implementing transformative technologies.
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On May 2nd, according to foreign reports. Last Friday, lawmakers in Hawaii passed a tax parity law that applies the same tax rate to vape products as combustible cigarettes. If Governor Josh Green signs it into law, vape products will be subject to a wholesale tax of 70% – one of the highest tax rates in the state.
The bill, SB975 SD2 HD3. Defines vape as tobacco product. And negotiated in a marathon meeting between the state legislature and the Senate before the deadline for this year’s legislative session. The Legislative Council adjourned on May 4th.
It is not yet of certain when the bill will be sent to Governor Green. Or whether he has promised to sign the bill. If signed into law, the tax will take effect on January 1, 2024. Hawaii currently does not levy taxes on vape products.
Although the goal of tax parity is to prevent minors from consuming vape, research by health economists suggests that it actually encourages smoking, partly by eliminating the price advantage that motivates many smokers to try vapes. Cigarette and vape play a role as economic substitutes: when one price rises, nicotine users will switch to the other.
Earlier in this session, a separate tax bill in Hawaii failed in the committee, as did a bill prohibiting flavored vapes (and flavored tobacco). Last year, Hawaii passed a flavor ban, but it was vetoed by Governor David Eager, who agreed with anti vape and tobacco control groups that it was not strict enough.
Among the states in the United States, Minnesota has the highest vape tax rate -95% – but it only applies to nicotine containing products imported from outside the state. Vermont ranks second – accounting for 92% of wholesale prices of all products, including those that do not contain nicotine. The District of Columbia imposes a 91% tax on vapes. Massachusetts imposes a 75% wholesale tax on all products and also implements a ban on flavored vape. The tax revenue of California is close to that of Hawaii (which includes both wholesale and retail taxes). No other state has a wholesale tax of 70% or higher.
In the eariler times JSBvape world view has a report for Hawaii vape tax news about The new tax bill (S.B 975) . Click here for read the report.


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The latest in NFT artwork sales, British artist Adrian Chesterman worked to surpass its expected selling price of $160,000 and could reach over $270,000.
The British artist's work will be sold as a high-resolution file and offers his take on the parallel between traditional money and cryptocurrencies. A unique artwork that has clearly caught the attention of many potential buyers, as the price continues to soar.
During the pandemic, the art world suffered greatly. From theatre actors to painters, it was a very dark time for the industry as a whole. In stepped NFTs. The ability for artists to access potential customers through digital artworks was a revelation and one that hasn’t stopped.
NFTs skyrocketed in popularity at the start of the year, but have since plateaued somewhat. This isn’t to say there is a lack of interest outright. One of the most wealthy artists in the world Damien Hirst is currently showcasing his latest artwork “The Currency” online, auctioneering thousands of artworks at $2,000 apiece.
What’s the potential of NFTs?
Many crypto trading platforms are now offering customers the opportunity to buy and sell NFTs, as the market continues to evolve and expand. An exciting new idea in the NFT market explores the option of web3 ticketing.
NFTs function as digital collectibles encoded onto a blockchain—often using the Ethereum blockchain—showing digital rights to the specific token. NFTs are gaining traction in the fintech world and companies are developing ways to integrate the value of NFTs into mainstream markets.
Companies are recognizing the global trend of NFTs as an investment. The art industry has brought a lot of media attention to the industry, but its reach is much further than that—the most interesting work is being done under the radar, as we’re still in the early adoption stage.
One of the main criticisms of the NFT market is the fact the creator of an NFT doesn’t have to prove ownership of the original work. This kind of invalidates the potential for NFTs in the eyes of many skeptics, as the many artists and creators of the content going into NFTs are opening cases to copyright violations.
For the most part, the emerging NFT market resembles the early-stage offerings of cryptocurrency. They stand as an investment fad that doesn’t look to have any value in the real world. But, with the cryptocurrency market valued somewhere in the trillions, the skeptics are likely to be proven wrong.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia’s attorney general has asked a state judge to shut down a charter bus company saying it failed to refund nearly $18,000 for two canceled field trips.
Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says Cav’s Coach Company LLC, based in Cross Lanes, and owner Christopher Todd Cavender defaulted on refund agreements for the field trips meant to celebrate eighth-grade graduations.
Morrisey says the company has a “long history” of defaulting on its consumer obligations since it started in 2005.
He asked the court to permanently bar it from the charter bus business, order refunds for the school field trips and impose $5,000 penalties for every consumer protection law violation.
A phone number listed for the company was not in service Tuesday.
Copyright © 2021 The Washington Times, LLC.


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Impact of COVID-19 on food security and agriculture
• The ongoing civil war has led to a dire humanitarian situation and the destruction of the country’s healthcare capacity and other basic infrastructure. Agricultural production is also limited due to the country’s unconducive climate, and disruptions in oil production and exports have led to the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowing down sharply to 2.5 percent in 2019. Most land, air and sea crossing points were either limited or closed entirely prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the country continues to rely heavily on imports to meet domestic food demand (90 percent of cereals are imported).
• The effects of COVID-19-related restrictions have further exacerbated the situation and increased the vulnerability of numerous households. As of 9 July 2020, Libya has 1 268 confirmed cases of COVID-19. After the first cases were detected in March 2020, the Government of Libya took steps to control its spread including further border closures, import restrictions and restrictions on the movement of food supplies, as well as the closure of schools, markets and some businesses.
• Many areas in the country are reporting availability problems for basic food items. The cost of essential food and goods in May 2020 was 23 percent above pre-COVID levels. In addition, access to food-related commodities such as cooking gas is currently limited and costly. This is due to high inflation, exchange rate fluctuations and liquidity problems. The Import of goods into Libya has also been affected as a result of restrictions imposed by exporting countries, causing a reduction in food supply in Libya. These issues, coupled with an increase in unemployment, are reducing the capacity of households to meet their basic food needs.
• Migrants, internally displaced persons (IDPs) and refugees are among the most-affected population groups, mainly because their employment sources and opportunities have been severely reduced due to the COVID-19 containment measures. Rural Libyan farmers in the southern region of the country as well as in Benghazi have also been heavily affected. Numerous Libyans who were considered food secure before the pandemic are now facing food shortages.
• A survey conducted in May 2020 by the International Committee of the Red Cross reported that 85 percent of those interviewed had no savings with which to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while 52 percent said that their livelihoods had suffered because of COVID-19.
• A large proportion of households have already adopted negative coping mechanisms to address the lack of resources during the pandemic, such as relying on less expensive food, reducing the number or size of meals per day, withdrawing children from schools, or selling assets in order to buy food. A major concern during COVID-19 is that numerous displaced households have reduced their required health expenditures in order to cover their basic food needs.


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The Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Latte may be the most popular flavored beverage on the planet. It even has its own Twitter account. The drink heralds the coming of fall (which seems to come earlier every year in terms of pumpkin spice creep), and this year, fall is coming to Starbucks beginning next Monday, August 25th. Only seven days away. I’m counting the hours.
Check out the official tweet (with animation) after the break…
— Pumpkin Spice Latte (@TheRealPSL) August 15, 2014


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The Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) has announced its 2016 ACM A.M. Turing Award is being awarded to Sir Tim Berners-Lee. Berners-Lee, a professor at MIT and the University of Oxford, is widely known for creating the World Wide Web, first web browser, and the protocols and algorithms that brought the web to scale.
Today, the web is used by billions of people worldwide to communicate, access information, buy and sell goods and services, as well as participate in a number of different activities.
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“It is an honor to receive the Turing Award and to be included in such extraordinary company with the other winners. I’m also humbled to be connected to Alan Turing. My parents, who worked on the Manchester/Ferranti Mark I, knew Turing when they were at Manchester. He changed everything: By pointing out that computers are all equivalent, he threw down the gauntlet to all who programmed them, what was possible with computers is limited only by our imaginations,” Berners-Lee said in a statement.
Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for the World Wide Web in 1989 and launched the first website in 1991. Since then, he founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) in 1994, and established the World Wide Web Foundation in 2009.
“The first-ever World Wide Web site went online in 1991,” said Vicki L. Hanson, president of ACM. “Although this doesn’t seem that long ago, it is hard to imagine the world before Sir Tim Berners-Lee’s invention. In many ways, the colossal impact of the World Wide Web is obvious. Many people, however, may not fully appreciate the underlying technical contributions that make the Web possible. Sir Tim Berners-Lee not only developed the key components, such as URIs and web browsers that allow us to use the Web, but offered a coherent vision of how each of these elements would work together as part of an integrated whole.”
Other inventions Berners-Lee is known for include: Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), and Hypertext Markup Language (HTML).
“The Web has had an immense impact on the world; transforming every part of society: how we communicate, how we learn, how we acquire information, and how we engage in commerce. Tim’s soaring vision of what was possible in the world is anchored on breakthrough contributions to computing – which is what is recognized by the Turing Award. It is a great honor to work with Tim and to see his continuing leadership in technology, society, and commitment to the openness of the Web,” said Jeff Jaffe, CEO of W3C.
The ACM Turing Award is often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing” and comes with a $1 million prize.


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Top Takeaways from Big Tech’s Record-Breaking Quarterly Earnings
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Last week delivered a string of record-breaking earnings reports from Silicon Valley’s biggest companies as outsized profit margins demonstrated just how big Big Tech has become. This chart from Axios best illustrates the incredible surge tech companies Apple, Alphabet, Facebook, and Microsoft have seen in recent months across income and market valuation.
Chart by Axios
In today’s post, let’s zero in on the top takeaways from the earnings posted by key strategic partners Amazon, Facebook, Google, and more.
Facebook beat analysts’ expectations for earnings and revenue in its second-quarter earnings report, with the company bringing in a staggering $29.08 billion versus $27.9 billion as anticipated by analysts. Revenue grew by 56 percent YOY, the company’s fastest growth rate in years. Daily active users (DAUs) and monthly active users (MAUs) were also higher than expected, coming in at 1.91 billion DAUs and 2.90 billion MAUs. The earnings were largely driven by the rising cost of ads, as the total number of ads delivered rose six percent YOY while the average price per ad rose 47 percent YOY.
In a statement with the earnings report, Facebook said it expects “increased ad targeting headwinds in 2021 from regulatory and platform changes, notably the recent iOS update,” which will slow sales growth. Facebook’s Chief Financial Officer David Wehner said the tech company anticipated a larger impact from iOS 14.5 in the third quarter as opposed to the second quarter due to the slow opt-in rates of App Tracking Transparency (ATT).
On a conference call with analysts, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spoke to successes in key areas such as creators and e-commerce, though he spent most of the time talking about Facebook’s newest ambition: the metaverse. “In the coming years, I expect people will transition from seeing us primarily as a social media company to seeing us as a metaverse company,” said Zuckerberg on the call. Facebook is investing in building the tools and experiences to enable a metaverse experience for users, as the company expects the metaverse to be the “successor to the mobile internet.”
Similar to Facebook, Google beat Wall Street expectations as advertising growth continues to surge. Total revenue hit $61.88 billion versus the projected $56.16 billion, according to Refinitiv. During Q2, Google ad revenue reached $50.44 billion, up nearly 70 percent from last year’s numbers, with advertisers in the retail category contributing the most to Google’s bottom line. The star of Google’s earnings this week was not advertising or Google Cloud but YouTube, with revenue topping $7 billion, which drew close to Netflix’s quarterly revenue of $7.34 billion.
Notable YouTube performance trends include:
YouTube’s television viewing is growing faster than ever, with more than 120 million people watching YouTube on their TVs every month.
YouTube advertising revenue is up 83 percent from a year ago as the global shift to online video and streaming continues.
According to CNBC, Nielsen reports that more people are watching YouTube and Netflix than any other streaming service.
YouTube’s TikTok competitor YouTube Shorts is growing quickly, too, and recently surpassed 15 billion daily views, up from 6.5 billion daily views in March.
As more people cut the cord and migrate away from traditional linear, Google is at the “forefront of this shift,” with YouTube pulling in more than two billion monthly users as two billion hours of videos are watched every day on the platform.
Amazon posted $7.8 billion in profit, up 48 percent from the same period last year. Revenue increased 27 percent in the second quarter, up from $88.9 billion in 2020, though it was still the first time Amazon missed financial expectations since the beginning of the pandemic. According to The Information, Amazon reported “a major slump in sales from its online store.”
Amazon recorded $53.2 billion in online sales, which was up only 13 percent YOY. As mentioned in The Wall Street Journal, the slowdown came even as Amazon “moved up its annual Prime Day shopping event, which is usually held in the third quarter.” In contrast, Amazon’s ad business continues to surge, with ad sales growing 87 percent YOY in Q2, up from 77 percent in Q1.
Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky cited that the change was “likely due in part to changing consumer behaviors as the pandemic begins to subside, and people begin to spend slightly less time shopping online.” Looking ahead, Amazon expects sales to hit between $106 billion and $112 billion in the third quarter, and an operating profit between $2.5 and 6.2 billion. Amazon will have difficulty matching the results of 2020 as millions of shoppers shifted to online shopping amid the pandemic, though the Delta variant and new mask mandates around the country have clouded the outlook for U.S. economic growth heading into the back half of the year, which could result in more Americans retreating to their homes and shopping online.
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Twitter has refreshed its mobile website to look more like its iPhone client, with a twist: it’s upside down. Touchscreen smartphone users going to twitter.com will soon be able to access the new Web app, which resembles the official Twitter iOS client, but features the menu icons at the top instead of at the bottom of the screen.
Twitter says the new mobile Web interface is built from the ground up in HTML5 and that it should work with most modern smartphones. The Twitter Web app is not just a scaled-down client: it includes access to your timeline, mentions, direct messages (including conversation view), trending topics, lists and search. It also displays some inline media like images, but you can’t upload photos yet.
The new mobile twitter.com is not available just yet for everyone. The company says that only a small percentage of iPhone, iPod touch and Android users will be able to access it. Twitter plans to rolls out the new mobile version to other devices “in the coming weeks.” You can check whether you already have access to the new Web app by pointing your mobile browser to twitter.com. If the new version is not enabled, you will still be able to access the old mobile site.
There isn’t a shortage of Twitter clients for mobile devices, so it’s unclear whom the new Web app is targeting. There are plenty of good Twitter clients on iOS and Android, besides the official clients on the platform, so it will be interesting to see how many people will adopt the improved Web version.
Facebook also made improvements to its mobile site a few weeks back, making the experience more seamless across devices. The difference seems to be that Facebook is using its mobile Web feed to pull the news for its iPhone apps.


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It has been an interesting week at Google, from being sued by the Department of Justice for anticompetitive practices to passage indexing questions and clarity. I first talked about how Google’s new Passage Indexing is really Passage Ranking and that I got Google to publicly post something for all those who doubted my coverage. Google passage indexing is also different from featured snippets and I explain how. Google’s request indexing feature is still not working but the question is for how long. Google posted a final status update for the indexing issues saying 99% are resolved but the edge cases will be resolved in a week or so. SEOs are still waiting for the next core update, it has almost been six-months. Googlers seem way more comfortable talking about E-A-T and YMYL/health pages. Google said some slow URLs can potentially impact other URLs that are not slow. Google said links in HTML that is commented out do not pass ranking weight. Google talked about rendering, indexing, SEO/developer relations, conferences and bitcoin scams in their recent podcast. Google said there is a “stupid high” limit on the number of links it can extract from a single page. Just because Google indexes a piece of content first, it does not mean it will consider it the original source. Google still does support, unofficially, the data-vocabulary.org format. Google Search Console sent out messages for Google Discover tips. Google Local and Maps is showing health and safety information on the front end now. Google is testing showing about this result with site age, security, paid information and more. Google has added new features for advertisers and searchers around shopping and price comparison. Google AdSense launched vignette ads on wider screens. And the Department of Justice sued Google for monopolistic practices, it should be an interesting lawsuit to say the least.
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Apple Stumbles Out of the Gate as Analysts Fret iPhone Sales
Barclays analysts fear that the company’s iPhone 15 and its upcoming sequel are not going to spark new revenue growth.
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It’s been a long time since people actually camped out in front of the Apple store to be the first to buy a new iPhone, but this seems different.
Barclays downgraded Apple’s stock on Tuesday, warning of slow demand for the iPhone 15, and projecting that the iPhone 16 — slated for a September release — won’t be much of a game-changer either, Bloomberg reported.
Fell Far From the Tree
Apple’s fiscal 2023, which ended in September, was a bit of a fall from grace for Tim Cook & Co. First, the company reported four straight quarters of declining revenue, its longest slide in 22 years. Demand diminished greatly for iPads and Macs, with YoY sales falling 15% and 27%, respectively, according to Bank of America estimates.
Second, the tech titan had to briefly pull its Apple Watch from store shelves days before Christmas due to an intellectual property dispute — not the best start to the new (fiscal) year.
Despite all that, Apple’s stock surged nearly 50% in 2023, as the company’s market cap surpassed $3 trillion. However, investors were betting the iPhone 15 would spark significant revenue growth, and now they’re starting to doubt that bet:
- In a note Tuesday, Barclays analysts wrote, “Our checks remain negative on volumes and mix for iPhone 15, and we see no features or upgrades that are likely to make the iPhone 16 more compelling.”
- The financial institution cut its rating on Apple’s stock to underweight with a $160 price target, implying a 17% decline from its close on Friday. After the downgrade however, Apple shares dropped another 3.6% on Tuesday.
Big Trouble in Big China: The iPhone doubts come as Chinese telecom giant Huawei steps up the competition. Its phones are still subject to a US ban, but in October, Huawei dethroned Apple as the top phone seller in China. Plus, Beijing has begun banning iPhones and other foreign-made devices among government employees. As one of the few US companies to achieve massive success in China, Apple is seeing a reversal that doesn’t bode well for Western tech.


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Circa Publishing Enterprises LLC of Culver City, Calif., contends that it had a deal with Gehry for the exclusive rights to produce, distribute, and sell Gehry-trademarked jewelry and gift items, the AP reports.
The suit involves the Frank Gehry Collection, unveiled last year, which incorporates his trademark fish shapes and free-form aesthetics. Most of the jewelry range in price from a few hundred to thousands of dollars.
Circa, in its lawsuit, said it introduced Gehry and his Gehry Design LLC of Los Angeles to Tiffany to explore producing a jewelry line several years ago, the AP reports. Circa was supposed to receive half of the net proceeds from the sales.
The suit, filed Friday in state Superior Court, contends Gehry and his company never provided Circa with a copy of the Tiffany agreement or sales and earnings figures, and thus Circa cannot determine how much it is owed under the original contract, the AP reports.
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British online marketplace OnBuy is planning to spread wings into 142 countries, including the Gulf Cooperation Council countries, in a bid to become a global player.
Speaking to TechRadar Pro Middle East, Cas Paton, founder and CEO of OnBuy, said that UAE and Saudi Arabia are emerging markets and offer new growth opportunities for sellers and customers.
He said that the UAE and Saudi Arabia will go online in September or October and added that the markets are enormous and are set to grow further and neither of the Amazon or Noon is truly global.
Amazon focuses only on 19 countries.
“The UK is extremely saturated and when we launched the marketplace in 2016, venture capitals said that it is not a marketplace and they will not support as there were already too many players.
“But, we did a tremendous growth in the UK as we know our model is efficient and gaining traction. We plan to replicate that in the GCC and can win new customers. Winning new customers and keeping them is easy rather than shifting a customer from an existing platform,” he said.
Moreover, he said that a lot of e-commerce players do not put autonomy into the buyers’ hands and consumers don’t have a bargain of choice.
“OnBuy is ideally the global marketplace. We are not targeting directly at Amazon as a competitor. When you dissect the UK e-commerce market, 71% of the market is not for Amazon and we don’t need to take on every Amazon customer to be a successful platform and that is what we have done it in the UK,” he said.
Eyes 25,000 retailers by end of 2021
The platform is aiming to achieve 1% of the $3.46tr global e-commerce market, equating to $35b, in the next five years.
“We are well ahead of our target and aims to achieve over £2 billion in sales by 2024. We are on track to claim 3-5% of the £84b UK e-commerce market in the next three years. Our business is growing 11 times per annum. Take a look at Amazon and the growth rate of Middle East markets, there is enormous opportunity to enter the ecosystem and become a fair platform for consumers and sellers,” Paton said.
The startup has raised a total of £8m in funding, including the Series ‘A’ funding round of £5m from leading London-based VC firm Fuel Ventures and other experienced investors including Nathalie Gaveau, the co-founder of Priceminister, a premium French marketplace later acquired by Rakuten.
“We will be looking for more funding next year and plan to open our Series ‘B’ in the next 12 to 18 months,” he said.
Since the launch, he said that OnBuy has amassed over 8m customers and more than 25m products from 5,000 retailers, with monthly visitors now trending at over 4.5m along with over 400 retailers joining every month.
“We are already signed more than 100 retailers from the US to join the board and in talks with some retailers in the GCC. By the end of the year, we expect to have about 8,000 retailers on its platform. 2021 is where the real growth is going to happen after the expansion and aims to have about 25,000 retailers,” he said.


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Apple has unveiled iPhone SE, its first 4-inch smartphone since 2013. As the company says, "this light and compact phone is designed to fit comfortably in your hand."
Steve Jobs famously believed phones should match the ergonomics of your hand. In 2010, as competitors were selling larger devices, he mocked a big phone: "You can't get your hand around it... No one's going to buy that."
This philosophy continued with Tim Cook, who launched iPhone 5. It's illustrated by the Thumb commercial, which claimed that matching screen size to your thumb's reach was a "dazzling display of common sense."
But in 2014 Apple changed its mind and released devices with 4.7 and 5.5-inch screens: iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. This suggested the company believed 4 inches was too small.
Now Apple has made another U-turn with a new 4-inch phone. So was Steve Jobs right after all?
'Bigger is better' may be relevant to screens that serve as dedicated displays, but the popular mantra isn't true for touchscreens, where users need to tap icons or perform gestures such as swiping.
"Smaller is better," says Professor Jack Dennerlein, an expert in ergonomics and safety at Northeastern University and Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health in Boston. "The reach of the thumb when you're holding something is limited."
Such approaches use pseudo-scientific methods, however, and wrongly assume that the perfect phone size is mainly determined by the distance between the base and tip of your thumb. This oversimplifies the ergonomic factors. Reaching areas toward the bottom corner of the screen requires bending your thumb, for instance, and extension and flex determine how easily it moves.
In a 2012 study published in the Journal of Biomechanics, Dennerlein and colleagues looked at thumb performance – measured by speed and accuracy of tapping – across a 3.5-inch iPhone screen, and found that motor performance was poorest when test participants reached for areas at the base of the thumb. For good performance, the researchers suggested that virtual icons – keys on a virtual keyboard, say – shouldn't be placed where they're usually located, at the bottom of the screen, but near the center.
The most reachable screen area covers an arc under the thumb resting in a natural position. "That sweet spot is where all the joints are not fully extended or fully flexed," Dennerlein explains. "It's the Goldilocks kind of thing, it's really in the middle."
While the sweet spot is obviously influenced by hand size, it's also affected by other physical factors, like dexterity.
Researchers at Kyushu University in Japan recently compared how people use a 3.5-inch iPhone 4 with a 5-inch Samsung Galaxy S4, which revealed that elderly users and those with long thumbs leave more unreachable space in the bottom-right corner of a screen. This is shown by a quadrilateral shape representing the area you can comfortably access – the 'reach envelope'.
The Japanese study suggests that people who are less dexterous or have larger hands should use bigger phones (but there are diminishing returns to that relationship).
Although there's no perfect phone size for everyone, there is an optimal width for gripping. "It's about 50mm," says Dennerlein. "That's where you're the strongest for holding onto something." iPhone SE is 59mm (2.3 inches) wide.
So as well as making screens easier to access, small phones offer the benefit of better grip. "It's advantageous for the thumb because it means it's going to be easier to hold," says Dennerlein. A bigger device is more likely to fall out of your hands when finding a comfortable posture. "Every time you re-adjust your grip is an opportunity to drop it."
But while Steve Jobs might well have been right about the ergonomics, using one hand to both hold and control a phone – as shown in Apple's Thumb ad – is not ideal.
NEXT: Why you should use a phone with both hands.
How you hold and control a phone is influenced physical posture, which in turn depends on your location.
Researchers at the National Taiwan University recently observed the behavior of 1230 people on public transport in Taipei, where more than 500 travellers used a phone – 93% in portrait orientation. The most common posture (46%) while standing was to grip and operate the phone with the same hand, as you might expect given that people standing on a train or bus need to grab a pole or hand-strap. While sitting, the preferred posture (46%) was to use different hands to hold and operate the phone.
One benefit of a small phone is being able to hold and control it with the same hand, but research shows that using two hands is better. In a 2016 study in Applied Ergonomics, Jack Dennerlein's team compared one- and two-handed grips, and found that using both hands meant greater performance when tapping with thumbs.
By pressing a phone between your hands, the holding task is shared, and this division of labor frees-up both thumbs. Videos of test participants suggest the higher performance is thanks to less hand movement, probably due to greater stability, which increases the reach envelope.
"It's a little bit more stable because you're not re-adjusting your grip to reach the far ends of the envelope with the single hand," says Dennerlein.
For small phones, greater thumb performance is useful in landscape mode for typing messages or playing games. For tablets like iPad and big phones (phablets), two hands are useful for a variety of other tasks too.
And while you can control a device through thumbs alone, that doesn't mean you should. Health experts recommend regularly changing your posture while using an object over a long time period to help reduce the risk of problems like repetitive strain injury.
"Mix it up, keep moving around, take advantage of mobility and don't get stuck in any one posture," says Dennerlein. "Think about how you're going to use the device, and do what fits for you."
To find your perfect phone size, there are obviously factors to consider besides ergonomics of your hand, like whether it fits in your pocket or handbag.
More importantly, there's also a trade-off between two competing design considerations: visual access and reach. A modern smartphone isn't simply an input device, but a display for watching videos on YouTube and Netflix, for example. Phones aren't just telephones anymore.
"In the old days of just calling people, smaller was better because you needed your thumb to dial the number and then use menus," says Dennerlein, who points out that voice recognition even takes a phone out of your hands. "You don't have to hold on to it all the time."


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Japan's industrial production has dipped far more than expected by analysts. The strong national currency and a territorial dispute with China are still weighing heavily on the world's third-largest economy.
Japanese production dipped to a seasonally adjusted 1.7 percent in November, fresh data from the new conservative government in Tokyo showed on Friday. The decline was much worse than the 0.5-percent decrease predicted by analysts.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a statement the marked slowing of industrial output was mainly due to lower production levels in the general machinery, fabricated metals and electronics equipment sectors.
The November tumble which followed a 1.6-percent uptick in the previous month hinted to the daunting task the new government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was confronted with. But according to Masamichi Adachi from JPMorgan Securities Japan, domestic production would turn positive again in the first quarter of 2013.
"And that will probably lead to positive growth in the gross domestic product as well," Adachi told Dow Jones Newswires.
So far, though, Japan's economy keeps feeling the impact of a strong yen, turmoil in the eurozone and the global economic slowdown. A territorial dispute with Beijing has also been affecting exports due to a consumer boycott in China.
Tokyo's shipments to China dropped by 38 percent in November from the same month a year earlier. That pushed exports to the US ahead of those to China for the first time in nearly a year.
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The move comes as the US car giant retreats from more markets as it focuses on more profitable countries
Environmentalists win a temporary injunction against forest clearance for a new "Gigafactory".
Plans to build the world's biggest potash mine are at risk because of a significant funding gap.
Campaigners say some councils in England are thwarting a law designed to make it easier to build your own home ...
The coronavirus outbreak will have a severe impact on the fashion industry in the first half of 2020.
Sterling is close to its highest level against the euro since the immediate aftermath of the EU referendum.
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If your greatest problem with your silk clothes is that they don't look impressive enough under black light, you're in luck. Researchers in Japan have genetically engineered silkworms that spin silk that glows under fluorescent light.
Top photo by 白石崖.
The researchers, led by Tetsuya Iizuka and Toshiki Tamura of the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences in Ibaraki, Japan, transplanted genes that produce fluorescent proteins into the silkworms' DNA. The silkworm genome contains a site that codes for the silk fiber protein fibroin, and the researchers transplanted genes into that site from Fungia concinna coral—to create silk that glows orange under fluorescent light—Discoma coral—for silk that grows red—or jellyfish—for silk that glows green. Unmodified silkworms can produce colored silk if fed certain dyes, but these modified silkworms produce their fluorescent colors on a normal diet.
Image from Advanced Functional Materials.
The glowing silk has to be processed in a different way from normal silk. Typically, silkworm cocoons are heated to 100 degrees C, but the heat kills the fluorescent proteins. Instead, the fluorescent cocoons need to be softened in a weak alkaline solution and heated to a lower temperature in a vacuum.
The colors are less visible under non-fluorescent light, but remain vibrant for more than two years under fluorescent light. More than 20,000 genetically engineered silkworms have been pumping out this glowing silk, which is already appearing in clothes. Tamura hopes to find medical uses for the material as well.
The findings appear in Advanced Functional Materials.


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The Fed looks to supervise banks' involvement in crypto and fintech. Innovation is the focus but their approach will determine if successful.
Colorado passed a law this week that could have a dramatic effect on the ability of fintech lenders to do business in the state.
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Macy's will open on Thanksgiving Day at 5 p.m., one hour earlier than last year, according to BestBlackFriday.com.
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Macy's holiday hours this year
The website tells us that it has confirmed the holiday hours with the following five Macy’s stores nationwide, and an associate with the Christiana Mall location verified the hours with Clark.com as well.
- Ala Moana Center (Honolulu, HI) – 5 p.m. Thanksgiving to 10 p.m. Black Friday
- Scottsdale Fashion Square (Scottsdale, AZ) – 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thanksgiving and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Black Friday
- Cherry Hill Mall (Cherry Hill, NJ) – 5 p.m. Thanksgiving to 10 p.m. Black Friday
- Moorestown Mall (Moorestown, NJ) – 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Thanksgiving and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Black Friday
- Christiana Mall (Newark, DE) – 5 p.m. Thanksgiving to 10 p.m. Black Friday
Macy’s hasn't officially announced its holiday hours and didn’t immediately reply to our email.
Major retailers have opened on Thanksgiving for the past several years to get a jump on Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. But amid consumer backlash, many retailers have decided to remain closed on the holiday this year. BestBlackFriday.com previously reported that stores like Costco, Home Depot, Marshalls, Nordstrom and Staples will take the day off.
Meanwhile, mall operator CBL & Associates announced that 73 shopping malls nationwide will also remain closed so that employees can spend time with their families. Mall of America, the nation’s largest shopping mall, announced the same move a week earlier.
Macy’s decision to open on Thanksgiving comes a couple of months after the retailer announced it will close 100 of its 728 stores by early 2017.
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Google introduced a dramatic shake-up of its Gmail service earlier this summer time – bringing collectively Chat, Google Meet and Rooms right into a single one-stop-shop app. That is rolling out to enterprise G Swimsuit clients proper now, whereas private Google Account homeowners can already use the devoted Meet tab to launch a video name from the favored electronic mail consumer.
That is a variety of new performance thrown into Gmail. And now, it appears Google is planning a facelift to make all of those new experiences a little bit extra cohesive and to make the app look, properly, prettier. How do we all know that Google is wanting right into a contemporary new search for Gmail?
Properly, the Mountain View-based firm has shared an early have a look at a brand new brand for the service. Google-obsessive weblog 9To5Google has shared the preview, which appears to suit alongside quite a lot of different design refreshes from Google.
Again in February, Google fully overhauled the Google Maps brand – dropping the intersection and the “G” in favour of a small pin with the enduring 4 colors included. After which in June, Google Photographs reimagined its pinwheel design with no shadows, simplistic semi-circle shapes and the identical 4 model colors. Spot the sample but?
With the newest teaser picture for the brand new Gmail, we are able to nonetheless see the “M”, nonetheless, the envelope (which has shaped a part of the Gmail icon since its launch again in 2004) seems to have been phased out. That form is now solely implied – with not one of the daring traces discovered on the present icon, which has served to symbolize the e-mail consumer since 2013.
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Like different latest icon updates from Google, we count on to see its model colors (blue, inexperienced, yellow, and pink) make a distinguished look within the new brand. Nonetheless, that is not confirmed by the picture presently circulating.
As talked about above, with regards to Google, new logos normally arrive alongside redesigns to the app. So, it is extremely seemingly we’ll see a brand new design rolling out to iOS and Android customers within the coming weeks and months.
Precisely what that redesign will entail is anybody’s guess. Nonetheless, with the entire new performance being poured into Gmail – Google not too long ago added the power to collaborate on Google Docs inside Gmail, in addition to launch Google Meet calls and ship texts in Google Chat – it appears fairly seemingly that there is going to be a brand new push in the direction of streamlining and simplifying the expertise.


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It can also plan ambushes
Ford has developed a patent for a police car that issues tickets without even pulling you over and an use AI to find good hiding spots to catch traffic violators.
Looking for thugs
It what is a little scary for the concept of privacy, UK coppers are scanning the faces of football fans who are turning up at the UEFA Champions League on 3 June.
Sat nav based system
UK coppers might get a satnav-style system which will predict where a fugitive will head before they have worked it out themselves.
What could possibly go wrong?
The Chinese National Defense University has been showing off its first police robot which looks a lot like one of Dr Who’s Daleks with its plunger taken away.
It is just not what you think
The Fruity cargo cult Apple is getting a pat on the back from privacy people for its stand against helping the US cops with their inquiries, however what is being missed from the story is that outfit already allows coppers access to its iOS operating system.
We know what you are thinking
UK coppers have hit on a novel idea of scaring the bejesus out of hackers by popping around for a nice cup of tea and a chocky biscuit.
Lizard on Board
Fruity cargo cult Apple is apparently part of the Lizard inspired illuminati cover-up of the 9/11 terrorist plot.
Only one hacker a month arrested
Despite 100,000 cyber crimes being committed every year UK coppers only caught 12 hackers.
We will arrest you on the basis of our software
Bugs Bunny said to be the culprit