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Facebook’s news feed algorithm is an ever-changing entity that is not without its controversies.
In 2018, Facebook released that the news feed would be prioritizing "meaningful interactions" from friends and family. Mark Zuckerberg explicitly stated that users could expect to see "less public content like posts from businesses, brands, and media."
What does Facebook count as a "meaningful interaction"? How can brands navigate this change?
If you're asking yourself these questions, you're not alone.
Social media marketers everywhere are constantly trying to keep up with social media algorithms and push the boundaries with content that their audiences enjoy.
What Happened to Organic Reach on Facebook?
In 2012, businesses first started noticing this decline in organic reach, and that trend has continued ever since.
In 2014, Facebook released an explanation, and attributed the decline to a number of different factors, including an increase in business pages and thus, a more competitive landscape, Facebook's prioritization of high-quality content, and an effort to clean up news feed spam.
However, many businesses were not satisfied with this explanation, and claimed that Facebook was hindering organic reach in order to encourage brands to spend more on paid promotion. Facebook flat out denied this.
In 2014, Social@Ogilvy published a report on the state of organic reach and how it was approaching zero.
Their analysis found organic reach for pages had dropped to as low as 2%, depending on the size of the page's following. For some brands, organic reach was cut in half in only six months.
It's been a few years since this rapid decline in 2014, however things aren't looking much better for brands. According to Hootsuite, "As of the end of 2020, organic reach is still on the decline. The average reach for an organic Facebook post is down to 5.2%."
And for the record, at the end of 2019 it was 5.5%, and in 2018 it was 7.7%.
Throughout Facebook's news feed algorithm updates over the last decade or so, one theme has remained consistent: at its core, Facebook’s aim is to offer relevant, engaging, and tailored content in the news feed.
But even if you create authentic, relevant content, why is organic reach declining? And what does it mean for your Facebook page?
The Reason Behind A Declining Organic Reach
Currently, Facebook has over 2.8 Billion monthly active users, and in 2019 there were more than 60 million active Facebook pages, which means there’s more content being published at any particular time than a user can absorb.
The rise in smartphone usage has only contributed to the content explosion. Moreover, the number of pages an average user likes on Facebook has increased significantly over the years.
As a result, there’s a surge in the supply of content, but less real estate available to share content.
Hence, to gain exposure in news feeds organically, brands and businesses compete on more than 100,000 signals identified by Facebook.
What Does This Mean For Your Facebook Page?
As content generation speeds up, organic reach is soon going to be a thing of the past.
Does this mean your current page fans will become irrelevant to your business? No.
As noted by Brian Boland, Facebook's VP of Publisher Solutions, fans of your Facebook page have a lot of value because they can make your ads more effective, efficient and provide credibility for your business.
Check out Brian’s article to learn more.
So, what can you do to maintain your organic reach?
1. Use Facebook Live
Live video streaming is alive and kicking, and a great way for brands to engage with followers.
In fact, in 2019, there were over 2 billion video views for Facebook Live videos, according to research by 99 Firms.
Facebook placed a big bet on live-streaming when they first launched it in 2016.
According to WSJ, Facebook signed around 140 contracts with video creators — paying them a total more than $50 Million right around the time of the launch.
Since its launch, Facebook Live videos have had a greater organic reach compared to other forms of content.
Facebook live is an interactive form of content, and it aligns with Facebook's mission to prioritize content that promoted meaningful engagement.
Since viewers can ask questions in real time, Facebook Live offers an opportunity for brands to converse with their fans.
As a result, this content performs well in the news feed.
2. Put a Greater Focus on Facebook Videos
If there’s one type of content that’s on every marketer’s radar, it is videos.
Native Facebook videos have up to 89% higher organic reach when compared to other forms of video content.
Video content receives more engagement on the platform. If you think about it, you're going to spend more time with a video post, since it takes longer to watch than to read. In fact, most people spend about five times as long with videos then they do with other types of posts.
Videos receive higher engagement, and thus more prominence in the news feed.
One thing to remember if you're creating more native Facebook videos: many people watch them with sound off.
So include closed captions or other visuals that make it clear what you're sharing.
3. Quality over Quantity
How many posts should you do in a day?
It depends on your industry and how your audience engages with your content.
Publishers, for example, post anywhere between 10 and 40 posts per day because they’re constantly updating their followers with editorial content.
But, your business shouldn’t necessarily do the same.
Your Facebook page’s organic reach will be healthier if your content is contextual and relevant to your audience.
If you publish 7 posts a day that don’t receive any engagement, you will hurt your organic reach over time. Facebook considers posting frequency as a factor in their algorithm to gauge how meaningful the content is.
4. Pay Attention to Trending Topics
Social media monitoring is an essential part of a lead generating social media strategy.
What is your audience talking about? What are they engaging with?
Knowing answers to these questions and preparing content around them will help your audience connect and engage with you better.
Keep a close watch on Facebook’s trending topics. Use services such as Buzzsumo to identify which content pieces under your chosen topic are getting more shares.
5. Avoid Clickbait
While this won’t necessarily increase your organic reach, it will help prevent it from declining.
If you create posts that explicitly ask users to like, comment, or share, Facebook will identify the content as spammy.
Here are some key clickbait best practices from Facebook:
- Share headlines that inform
- Post headlines that set appropriate expectations
- When curating content as a Page, share links that have clear, accurate headlines
Overly promotional posts, spammy links, fake news, clickbait tactics, like-bait tactics, etc. get identified as spam and hurt your organic reach in the long run.
6. Curate Conversation
We know now that Facebook prioritizes content that evokes genuine interactions and conversations between business pages and their followers. Create content with this in mind!
Post something that asks your audience to contribute in the comments. Ask them a question that's relevant to them, and when they respond make sure you reply.
You can even create a Facebook Group if it's a good fit for your brand. Facebook Groups are a natural place to have conversations, and Facebook will prioritize this type of content in the news feed.
7. Feature Your Fans And Make Use Of User Generated Content
On social media, being overly promotional is not the best idea.
People want to consume content that offers them something in return. If you’re only promoting your products and services, you will fall short of establishing a connection and trust with your audience.
Try creating content your fans can interact with such as giveaways with a dedicated hashtag or quizzes.
You can also acknowledge your fans by featuring a testimonial from them or asking them for feedback about your business. The goal is to make your fans feel valued and look forward to your updates.
Facebook's Declining Organic Reach: Final Thoughts
As the number of daily active users increases, Facebook’s organic reach is set to decline further, and brands will begin to rely even more on paid content.
However, by using relevant, contextual, and timely content along with emerging content types, you can drive engagement and results for your business.
- Video content performs well on Facebook, especially Facebook Live content. Invest in a video strategy if you want to keep your organic reach strong.
- Don't post more frequently than your audience can handle. Too many posts may lead to lower engagement and therefore, lower organic reach for future posts.
- Curate content from other relevant sources. You don't need to create everything yourself, especially when the conversation is being had elsewhere. This opens the door for increased engagement, less investment in content creation, and potential partnerships with other creators who share the same values and interests that your business represents.
- Enlist the help of a social media marketing agency if you are continuing to see decreases in your organic reach. They might have a few tactics that you haven't thought of to test on your behalf.


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The domestic Korean market is big business for Western brands like Chanel and Vetements — Vetements said last year in W Magazine that Korea was its second-biggest market after the U.S. Now Korean brands, in turn, are working hard to boost their visibility in the states.
W Concept, a Korean e-commerce company dedicated to selling and promoting Korean fashion brands to U.S. customers, just added a new brand to its roster: the buzzy streetwear brand System. System is one of many Korean fashion brands that has recently set its sights on a global market. The U.S., overtaken by China last year, is the second-largest fashion consuming market in the world, and for many fashion brands selling in America and New York especially is a rite of passage.
“One area where a lot of Korean brands have limitations is that they are small brands and don’t have as robust production capabilities,” said Yoona Park, marketing manager at W Concept. “Some of the clothing only comes in one or a few sizes, and that can be difficult to sell.”
On its Korean site, W Concept sells more than 2,000 brands. But that group has been curated down to around 300 for the U.S. online store, which launched in 2016. Park said Korean fashion, along with other elements of Korean culture, like K-pop, are slowly gaining more influence in other parts of the world.
While W Concept does not normally advise the brands it works with on design, the company does have an in-house brand through which it often collaborates with Korean brands in order to make something a little more approachable for American audiences. W Concept works with influencers in the U.S., like Korean-American influencer Michella Choi, and hosts pop-up shops in trendy neighborhoods like NYC’s SoHo to promote its brands. Park said it’s hard getting Americans to notice a brand with little name recognition.
“It’s hard to get that initial interest,” Park said. “A lot of these brands are unknown, and their price points are typically not under $100. Our marketing strategy of using influencers brings in a lot of traffic — that’s the best way, we’ve found. Getting someone who already has that credibility, whether it’s influencers or a celebrity, to wear our brands is really helpful.”
The South Korean fashion market grew to around $38 billion last year, up from $33 billion in 2016, making it a significant market in Asia, though far behind the more than $300 billion Chinese fashion market. Still, the two countries have much in common. For both, the presence of foreign brands within their country far exceeds that of their own brands in outside countries.
Chinese brands are in the same boat in terms of pushing for a larger American audience. At this past New York Fashion Week, a significant number of Chinese brands were present in an attempt to garner more U.S. customers.
“The U.S. fashion retail market is crowded with all the major global brands competing for mindshare and market share,” said David Naumann, vp of marketing at Boston Retail Partners. “Korean fashion brands expanding to the U.S. need to cut through the clutter to get noticed by doing something unique, such as an event that gains media attention or collaborating with a celebrity endorser.”
Necessary, a Canadian company (not to be confused with Necessary Clothing), has done much the same for Canadian fashion as W Concept has for Korean fashion, in terms of bringing American awareness.
“Today’s consumer is thinking globally,” said Katrina Lainsbury, founder of Necessary, in a prior interview. “So we’re trying to fill a gap in a market lacking support for Canadian designers and talent by curating this community so that Canadian designers can have their voices heard. My goal is to bring global recognition for the designers and talent through an e-commerce platform, community events and installations across the [U.S.]”
Park predicts Korean fashion will continue to become more mainstream in the U.S. and around the globe. Recently, the success of Seoul Fashion Week, which has seen its trade shows and runway shows grow in size and scope over the last few years, has helped things along.
“Seoul Fashion Week has generated a lot of exposure for some of our brands,” said Park. “In general, Korean culture is becoming more popularized, which is great for us.”

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Agreement signed with IBM to boost student mobile computing
The U of S has entered into a five-year “technology alliance” with IBM aimed at making the University a leader in student mobile computing.
The agreement, signed Feb. 11, will mean developments in a number of areas including more wireless network computing and increasing support for students’ own devices like laptops, notebooks, palmtops and PDAs (personal digital assistants).
It runs from Jan. 1, 2004 to Dec. 31, 2008.
Rick Bunt, U of S Associate Vice-President of Information & Communications Technology, says the agreement leverages the fairly high volume of purchasing the U of S already does with IBM and will provide the University with preferential pricing and also with greater access to IBM expertise.
“Improving the student computing environment has been a high priority for us. We’ve already begun a number of initiatives like wireless networking, new computer labs and a student-centred web portal (PAWS) – and now we’ll do more,” Bunt says. (See related story, Page 6.)
“This will provide better ways for us to support those students who bring their own devices to campus.”
IBM General Manager for the Education Industry John Kutcy says “Both students and faculty will benefit from this agreement as the university continues to make improvements to its technology infrastructure.”
Over the past two years IBM, the world’s biggest information technology company, has worked closely with the U of S on a number of projects, such as the campus-wide USR-net, the Learning Commons, the Bioinformatics Research Laboratory in computer science, and several college-based student computer labs.
Bunt says the campus community currently spends close to $3 million per year with IBM. This agreement recognizes that and provides incentives for increasing it, and it will add additional value to what IBM is offering to the U of S. He stresses it is not an exclusive agreement and will not preclude campus units from buying computer hardware or software from other suppliers.
IBM Account Manager Brian Cowan says the company has similar alliance agreements with about 11 other Canadian universities. He says the U of S is well-known for its approach to “e-learning”, with an “ubiquitous computing philosophy”.
Beyond simply selling products to the U of S, IBM hopes to work with the University to develop leading-edge applications for student mobile computing. It would then hope to be able to profile the U of S as a showcase of best-practices, Cowan says.
The agreement includes the possibility of expanding e-learning initiatives, sharing research in e-learning and mobile computing and offering professional development to faculty.
The aim is to integrate the technology into teaching and learning, so students can access networks, databases and the web whenever they want and from wherever they are.
Bunt says, “I want people to recognize us as a leader, with best practices in student mobile computing.”
The new alliance will be announced formally at a ceremony in the Main Library’s Learning Commons at 3:00 p.m. on March 17, with a reception to follow. It is open to everyone.


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Skytours | December 10, 2020
RocketFuel Blockchain, Inc., a developer of blockchain-based payment registration technologies, today declared that Skytours and Militaryfares, two significant travel organizations, have picked RocketFuel's troublesome blockchain-based payment technology for usage of its one-click check-out payment solution.
The first segment of the usage will empower Skytours and Militaryfares to acknowledge digital currencies from its clients, consistently and frictionless. Their customers will profit by an advantageous registration in a 100% secure environment.
The second part of the implementation will, other than the blockchain based payment infrastructure, include everything from booking passes to preparing bank payments. The implementation of RocketFuel's services will help abbreviate exchange time and reduce the measure of paperwork, all while guaranteeing transaction security.
Stasher | July 09, 2021
Traveling is one of the most rewarding but also one of the most difficult activities. One challenge is storing things while traveling, but an English startup called Stasher is attempting to change the way people store their luggage.
Stasher links travelers with hotels and shops that can keep luggage secure while users enjoy their time in a city.
Wedderburn-Day developed Stasher as a happy accident when one of his pals wanted to store items with another friend. The friend jokingly suggested charging people for this service. An idea was conceived. They created a platform where people could store items in their homes. The model has subsequently developed, but the fundamental concept has not changed.
“Storage in cities is a real issue,” Wedderburn-Day said. “If you remember, and this is still the case, Airbnb had gone from an interesting concept to a household brand at the time, and everyone was beginning to do it. It was also generating a larger potential in this space.”
What started as a joke is now in over 250 towns worldwide, but they took a hit during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Hotels and businesses advertise their storage space on the site, and tourists can store their things in a safe place. Dandashy, a former concierge, recognized the need for tourists to keep stuff while on the travel.
“The idea has a sort of simplicity to it that makes it great,” Wedderburn-Day said. “It is not reinventing anything, and it is using the sharing-economy concept that has proven to be so successful with taxis and rentals. It is simply making use of existing space.”
MakeMyTrip | October 18, 2021
MakeMyTrip Limited, India’s leading online travel company, today announced its partnership with Hopper, one of the top travel booking apps for flights, hotels and car rentals, to help travelers save money with personalized recommendations and flexible booking capabilities. Through this partnership, MakeMyTrip aims to further enhance the flight booking experience by boosting its recently launched Price Lock feature. Hopper's Price Freeze technology will power MakeMyTrip’s Price Lock feature and enable customers to lock in flight fares for up to seven days while they are in the process of firming up their travel plans.
Since its launch this year, the feature has seen increased adoption amongst flyers as the need for flexible travel has risen sharply post-pandemic. As travel bounces back, the company hopes to see travelers across India actively opting for and benefitting from Price Lock feature. By partnering with Hopper, MakeMyTrip plans to leverage its Price Freeze technology that has proven to drive conversions and increase revenue while offering transparency and flexibility to its customers.
“Flexibility is the future of travel – it is how we want to build back demand and put consumer confidence back in booking travel freely, just as they did before the pandemic. As we double down in our efforts to enrich the flight booking experience on the MakeMyTrip platform, we are partnering with Hopper to make use of its innovative technology and pass on the benefits of smart and prudent flight booking to travelers. We are thrilled to extend valuable benefits and bring home best global practices of predictive pricing through Hopper’s data-driven capabilities and AI-rich airfare forecasting tools for our customers.”
Rajesh Magow, Co-founder & Group CEO, MakeMyTrip
Expressing excitement at joining hands with MakeMyTrip, Frederic Lalonde, CEO and Co-Founder of Hopper, said, “Consumer expectations have changed over the past year and a half, and flexibility is a make-it or break-it factor for travelers. Hopper’s Price Freeze technology will empower MakeMyTrip customers to plan and book their trips with peace-of-mind. As travel continues to rebound, and even enters a travel supercycle, Hopper Cloud is providing the fintech solutions that drive conversions and revenue.”
With the addition of Hopper’s predictive algorithms and AI-enabled dynamic pricing tools, MakeMyTrip will be able to protect travelers against airfare volatility. By offering an opportunity for users to lock in low fares before they rise, Hopper's Price Freeze algorithms also help solve one of the major dilemmas of travelers – when is the best time to book my trip? Hopper is powering this partnership as part of its B2B initiative, Hopper Cloud.
MakeMyTrip Limited is India's leading online travel company. We own and operate well-recognized online brands, including MakeMyTrip, Goibibo and redBus. Through our primary websites, www.makemytrip.com, www.goibibo.com, www.redbus.in, and mobile platforms, travellers can research, plan and book a wide range of travel services and products in India as well as overseas. Our services and products include air ticketing, hotel and alternative accommodations bookings, holiday planning and packaging, rail ticketing, bus ticketing, car hire and ancillary travel requirements such as facilitating access to third-party travel insurance and visa processing.
Hopper is the world’s fastest-growing mobile-first travel marketplace. By leveraging massive amounts of data and machine learning, the company has developed several unique fintech solutions that help customers save money and travel better. Through its B2B initiative, Hopper Cloud, the company is syndicating its fintech solutions, infrastructure, and agency content. Whether it’s pricing volatility or trip disruptions, Hopper’s proprietary suite of fintech solutions address every pain point in the customer journey while driving conversion, repeat purchases, and profitability.


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New Delhi: Google Monday launched in India the first smartphones under its Android One project priced at Rs.6,399, an official said here.
The first set of Android One smartphone devices are Micromax Canvas A1, Spice Dream UNO and Karbonn Sparkle V. The phones, which aim to capture the low-cost segment of the world's fastest growing smartphone market, are available online through Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal from Monday in India and will be available in retail stores from early October, Sundar Pichai, senior vice president of Android, Chrome & Apps, said.
The phones have features like front and rear-facing cameras, 1GB of memory, fast quad-core MediaTek processor, long battery life as well as features particularly important to Indians, including dual SIM slots, an FM radio tuner, and a microSD card slot for additional storage.
"If we look at how people are getting online and accessing information today, increasingly it's through a smartphone. While 1.75 billion people around the world already have a smartphone, the vast majority of the world's population - over five billion more - do not.
"By working closely with phone and silicon chip makers to share reference designs and select components, we're making it easier for our partners to build phones that are not just great to use, but also affordable. With Android One, we not only want to help people get online, we want to make sure that when they get there, they can tap into the wealth of information and knowledge the web holds for everyone," Pichai said.
He said, India is the third largest user of the internet globally. "Still there are 1 billion people in the country who do not have to access to Internet."
Bharti Airtel is offering a promotion to reduce data costs for those who buy Android One phones. With an Airtel SIM card, Android One users will get free over-the-air (OTA) updates, and 200MB per month worth of app downloads from Google Play for the first six months.
"As telecommunication transforms itself into essential services across entertainment, healthcare, education, banking (around) $100 smartphones are critical for enabling masses to access these services at ease. Android One is a step towards this segment that will further augment the proliferation of smartphones in the country and empower public at large," Anand Chandrasekaran, chief product officer, Bharti Airtel said.
Following its launch in India Android One will be launched in Indonesia, the Philippines, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Asked about the timing of the launches, Caesar Sengupta, vice president of product management at Google said: "It will happen over the next few months."
Through Google Play, Android One phones have access to over one million apps that allow people to message friends, make video calls, socialize, check news and weather, and play games. Google apps such as Gmail, Google Maps, YouTube, Google Search, and Google Translate will come pre-loaded on the phones.
Google also announced that in the coming weeks much of YouTube will be available offline in India.
Pichai also announced an expanded set of hardware partners for the Android One initiative, including Acer, Alcatel Onetouch, ASUS, HTC, Intex, Lava, Lenovo, Panasonic, and Xolo, as well as chipmaker Qualcomm.


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The recent Facebook leaked documents show that algorithms matter. They can harm people psychologically and socially. Specifically younger people. What is the public’s role in this issue?
The Wall Street Journal recently ran a series of articles entitled The Facebook Files. In them, it shows that Facebook knows, in acute detail, that its platforms are riddled with flaws that cause harm, and it appears the company knows it full well. The internal documents that WSJ acquired included research reports and internal presentations to senior management. All of them show repeatedly that Facebook and Instagram have ill effects on users. Specifically younger users.
Researchers inside Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, have been studying for years how its photo-sharing app affects millions of young users. What they have found over and over is that Instagram is bad for mental health. For instance, one presentation that was leaked stated, 32% of teenage girls surveyed said that when they felt bad about their bodies, Instagram made them feel worse.
The same goes for Facebook itself too. While Mark Zuckerberg has acknowledged that Facebook can cause harm in some ways (for instance, by making people feel lonely), he argues that “there is a certain cynical element” or pessimistic take about social media’s effects which overlooks all of its benefits. But Facebook’s own research suggests that Facebook does cause harm to its users. In one presentation, Facebook engineers discussed how they conducted a “mood experiment” on nearly 700,000 unwitting Facebook users in 2012 and 2013 by manipulating the content of their newsfeeds (which were already automatically filtered according to what Facebook thought each user might like).
So how can responsible individuals push for change? How can you or I make a difference in the digital world? First, we can push for more transparency from Facebook/Instagram about how their algorithm works so it is clear how they are filtering our feeds.
We can also push for Facebook to use psychology rather than tech as the foundation of their product development. The current algorithms have been created with one thing in mind- engagement and time on the platform. But how could the world change for the better if the psychological health of the user was the logic that was driving the algorithm while also remaining engaging?
Lastly, Facebook should be more transparent about what Facebook is doing with our data. Facebook has the power of knowledge over all of their users, which makes it terrifying that they can refuse to let us know exactly what information they are collecting and using for profit.
As consumers, we have an active role in pushing these companies towards creating better products by choosing not to use Facebook or Instagram if they continue down this road. And as voters, the government can also play a key role in making sure technology advances people rather than harms them psychologically/socially. It was effective with big tobacco companies, it can be done again with large social media companies. People can still smoke if they choose, but they do so now with full knowledge and transparency of the effects.
As it stands, Facebook does not provide enough information to its users about how exactly the company uses its data and who they sell it to (and Facebook has admitted as such). It is up to us as consumers of Facebook products and voters to push them towards becoming a better, more transparent company. We can do so by using our power: we vote with our dollars every time we make a purchase or choose which social media platform we will use.
So while Facebook might not have your best interests at heart with regards to protecting you from negative psychological effects or selling your data without transparency — ultimately these things do matter, and we can speak up and be advocates for change.


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On this episode of NoSugarCoat, Pooja talks to India’s power couple of bread. Aditi Handa and Sneh Jain not only found a way to make sourdough a hit in India, but also figured out how to make the whole operation their bread and butter. Their artisan bakery The Baker’s Dozen, which started out as a bootstrapped venture, is now expected to generate 20 crores of revenue this year. They discuss how consumer demand increased and evolved during the pandemic, and how consistent hard work and innovation are the ingredients for success, and a perfectly baked loaf of bread!
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Dan Frommer has worked at some of the best-known publications in tech and business journalism — he was editor in chief of Recode, an editor at Business Insider and he’s even done some writing and chart-making for TechCrunch. But he’s also started his own things, including the tech news site SplatF and the mobile travel guide startup City Notes.
Now, five months after leaving Recode, Frommer is launching a new publication, The New Consumer — an umbrella term he’s using to describe the changing landscape in e-commerce, online advertising and direct-to-consumer brands.
The goal, he said, is to become the first thing that industry executives read in the morning, whether they’re CMOs at Fortune 500 companies or the founders of direct-to-consumer startups or “anyone who’s in the professional world [trying to figure out] what’s next, how are people using technology differently, how is technology influencing how people spend money differently.”
These are all topics covered by the major tech news sites and general-interest publications, but Frommer said he will focus less on “covering the day-to-day moves at tech companies” and more on “the messy lines between the announcements,” and on what is and isn’t working.
“That thing that this company announced a few weeks ago, is it actually working?” he said. “Are people actually using it, is it successful or not and why? What are we learning from it?”
The core product at The New Consumer will be the Executive Briefing, a newsletter that Frommer plans to put out twice a week, and that you’ll need to pay a $200 annual subscription fee to read. He said that this month will be a “paid beta,” where you’ll need to subscribe to read the newsletters, but you’ll get 13 months of access for your money, rather than 12.
Frommer also plans to publish non-paywalled feature articles (like this piece about cookware startup Great Jones), and to organize events such as industry dinners, as well.
He added that he’s hopeful that the subscription model can allow him to build a sustainable operation that he can spend all or most of his time on.
“I’m committed to this for the long term,” he said. “This is a job I’d love to be doing for 10 years, 20 years. But I also recognize that I have to iterate a little bit to meet the market where it is.”
The New Consumer is starting out as a one-man operation, with Frommer citing Ben Thompson’s Stratechery as one of his inspirations to build an “individual news agency” that’s focused on newsletters and supported by subscriptions. At the same time, he’s interested in expanding the team if things go well.
“Consumer spending represents the majority of all money around the world,” he said. “This is something that could eventually stretch to all kinds of verticals, from sports to entertainment to personal finance.”
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Minda Industries zooms 9% despite fall in Q4 PAT; here's why
Minda Industries said its board has recommended a 50 per cent final dividend at the rate of Re 1 per equity share of the face value of Rs 2 each, along with an issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1.The company’s share price rose to a high of Rs 906.45 as against Rs 835.10 at the previous close on the BSE.
Bayer CropScience zooms 7% as Q4 PAT surges over two-fold
In the fourth quarter of 2021-22, the company's revenue from operations witnessed a growth of 31.29 per cent to Rs 963.3 crore compared with Rs 733.7 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous year, PTI reported. The company's profit grew by 30.86 per cent to Rs 645.3 crore in FY2021-22 compared to Rs 493.1 crore in the previous fiscal, the report said.
Indians’ overseas spend on equity, debt zooms 73% in March amid plunge in US stocks
Data on outward remittances for resident individuals under the RBI’s liberalised remittance scheme showed that investment in equity and debt was at $104.51 million in March, 2022, up 73 per cent from $60.39 million a month ago, data in the central bank’s May 2021 Bulletin showed.
Sensex rallies 1,534 pts; Nifty tops 16,250; RIL zooms 6%
Closing Bell: Bulls return to D-St after 2-day break; Sensex rallies 1,534 pts; Nifty tops 16,250; RIL zooms 6%Sensex rallies 1,534 pts; Nifty tops 16,250; RIL zooms 6%
ITC zooms 5%, hits 52-week high as FMCG major posts stellar Q4 results
The board of the company recommended a final dividend of Rs 6.25 per share for the financial year ended March 2022. It will be paid between July 22-26, 2022. This is in addition to the interim dividend of Rs 5.25 per share declared in February.
Raymond zooms 6% as Q4 net profit jumps over four foldRaymond recorded the "highest-ever revenue and profitability during the quarter", the company said in an earnings statement.
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Cardano, Solana, Bitcoin, Avalanche zoom up to 19%The global cryptocurrency market cap was trading sharply higher at the $1.31 trillion mark, rising close to 3 per cent in the last 24 hours. However, the total cryptocurrency trading volume dropped about 10 per cent to $78.40 billion.
If 5G is on time, ad spends of telcos may zoom in FY23This is subject to the auctions taking place as proposed in June-July, and the telcos rolling out their services by the end of the calendar, experts said.
Tata Motors zooms 8% after March quarter resultsTata Motors on Thursday reported narrowing of consolidated loss to Rs 1,032.84 crore for the March 2022 quarter compared with Rs 1,516.14 crore in the December quarter and Rs 7,605.40 crore in the same quarter last year.
Gujarat Narmada Valley Fert zooms 9% as Q4 profit more than doublesThe company’s share price climbed to a high of Rs 824.40 as against Rs 757.20 at previous close on the BSE.
PVR shares zoom 4% as Q4 net loss narrowsThe multiplex chain is planning to open 125 new screens across India in the current financial year as it kick-starts an ambitious growth plan after the Covid-19 disruption.
DCB Bank defies market mood, zooms 7% on robust Q4 earningsTotal income in the March quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22 increased to Rs 1,035 crore, as against Rs 967 crore in the same quarter of 2020-21, DCB Bank said in a regulatory filing.
Britannia zooms 10% post solid show in March quarter“In this quarter, we delivered a robust top-line growth of 15 per cent and a mid-single-digit volume growth which demonstrates the resilience of our brands and a reflection of our execution strengths across divisions and channels,” said Varun Berry, Managing Director, Britannia Industries.
JSW Energy zooms 5% on blockbuster Q4 earningsJSW Energy’s scrip rose to a high of Rs 320.60 as against Rs 305.35 at previous close on the BSE.
Salasar Techno zooms 4% after board approves stock splitShares of Salasar Techno Engineering jumped 4 per cent to Rs 285.95 after the announcement. However, it pared up some gains to trade at Rs 284.65 at 10.10 am. The scrip had settled at Rs 276.05 on Friday.
GHCL zooms 9% on blockbuster Q4 earnings performanceFor the period under review, GHCL registered a rise of 76.63 per cent to Rs 1,273.27 crore as against Rs 720.88 crore during the previous quarter ended March 2021, reports said.
Tata Chemicals zoom 8% after solid Q4 earningsFollowing the Q4 results, Tata Chemicals zoomed 8.4 per cent to Rs 1,019.80, before trading at Rs 1,017.75 at 9.30 am. Shares of the company on Friday closed at RS 940.75, down 1.90 per cent on BSE.
Skoda sales zoom over five-fold to 5,152 units in AprilThe company and its partners have been doubling efforts in expanding the network, increasing customer touchpoints, and penetrating new markets to be closer and more accessible to customers, he added.
Gold rallies Rs 605; silver zooms Rs 1,596In the international market, gold jumped to USD 1,916 per ounce and silver was trading flat at USD 23.49 per ounce.
Dan Stevens says Watergate drama 'Gaslit' shifts focus from Nixon, zooms into the lives of those impacted by the scandalLed by Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, the show focuses on several untold stories related to the scandal.
Netflix set to wipe out $46 billion in market value as shares tank 30%Netflix traded as low as $244.95 at the open in New York, extending its plunge this year to 60% -- making the worst performing stock in the broad S&P 500 and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 indexes.
Observe.ai raises $125 million from SoftBank Vision Fund, Zoom, others as it prepares for IPOThe funds will be deployed towards scaling the company’s go-to-market motion and driving geographical expansion into international markets as well as accelerating its timeframe to IPO readiness, the company said in a prepared statement.
Digital-adoption fuels new global capability centres in IndiaLast month, US retailer Lowe’s announced its second centre in Bengaluru to meet growing demand, as its online sales have more than doubled over the last two years. The company’s India associate count has grown 60% during the Covid-19 pandemic to more than 3,600.
Collaboration apps: Why it takes more than two to tangoHere's a look at how the new-age workplace tools, which are part of our vocab now, help in improving productivity
Zoom exploring new features as people get back to workLast week, Zoom introduced the avatars feature, which will replace a user's appearance with a virtual animal that mirrors his or her head movements and facial expressions.
Show up as a dog or cat, inject fun into your meetings: Zoom rolls out virtual avatarsThe new exciting feature is available with the Zoom 5.10 update.
Vishal Garg's return as CEO shakes Better.com; many resign, company rolls in NDA, 'no phone' rule for meetingsSeems like the air of tension hasn't yet left the company as several employees of Better.com are resigning in 'droves'.Load More
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Panini has detailed the launch of the official Elena of Avalor magazine, a new title based on the hit Disney Junior and Disney Channel series.
Aimed at kids aged four to seven, the new monthly, 36-page title is scheduled to hit shelves on March 30th.
The magazine will boast a strong presence in all sales channels from launch, having secured promotional space in all major retail groups and independents.
Each issue will feature a variety of content including stories, puzzles, crafts, competitions and fun learning activities.
The first issue will introduce readers to the world of Elena of Avalor and her family. The launch issue includes over 70 stickers to be used in the magazine and is cover mounted with a Tiara, bracelet and clip on earrings.
The issue is priced at £3.99.
Cheryl Davenport-Thomas, product marketing manager at Panini, said: “We are delighted to be working with Disney on the new Elena of Avalor magazine which is jam-packed with engaging creative that will both educate and entertain.
“The strong editorial and retail marketing support makes a great launch platform for the magazine.”


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Video from the Basis Launch at Health 2.0 San Francisco 2011
Revisiting the Health 2.0 Fall Conference this past September, here’s a video of Basis CEO Jef Holove launching the company’s new health monitor watch. Basis developed a lightweight device that tracks and records health data including heart rate, calories burned, elevated physical activity and sleep. “We’re seeing new ways of visualizing data, we’re seeing powerful ways of sorting through data, but I’ll argue that none of that matters until we solve the first problem which is getting that data to begin with,” Holove said at the conference. The band is designed to be worn 24/7 so personal data is continuously collected. Then it’s wirelessly sent to a personal cloud-based dashboard. Basis was one of ten companies to introduce its product at the conference, and audience members voted it their favorite. So far the device has only been available in a private beta program, but it is expected to be released to the public by the end of the year.


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Aldi ditches artificial colourings
Discount chain Aldi has been praised for removing all artificial colourings from its product range.
Coles and Woolworths say they will do the same with their home brand products, but not in all items on their shelves.
Campaigner Sue Dengate says it is a step towards improving the health of Australian children.
"There hasn't been any Government push at all; the Government has not been protecting Australian children," she said.
"The manufacturers and retailers are taking the lead here because surveys show that's what consumers want."


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Netflix’s commitment to growing its original content collection will see the company again returning to debt markets to raise more financing, the company announced today. According a release published to its investors site, Netflix says it plans to raise $2 billion to help fund new content,
European governments have been bringing the hammer down on tech in recent months, slapping record fines and stiff regulations on the largest imports out of Silicon Valley. Despite pleas from the world’s leading companies and Europe’s eroding trust in government,
Meet the startups that raised venture capital, or got acquired, before Demo Day.
One of the hottest Y Combinator startups just raised a big seed round to clean up the mess created by Uber, Postmates, and the gig economy. Catch sells health insurance, retirement savings plans, and tax withholding directly to freelancers, contractors, or anyone uncovered.
Facebook has given another update on measures it took and what more it’s doing in the wake of the livestreamed video of a gun massacre by a far right terrorist who killed 50 people in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The company, which is more than doubling its valuation, is expected to do $450 million in ARR in 2019, TechCrunch has confirmed.
[Editor’s note: This is the first of a series of articles that we’re writing about branding for startups. It’s part of our latest initiative to find the best brand designers and agencies in the world who work with early-stage companies — nominate a talented brand designer you’ve worked with.
Yesterday, renowned investor Fred WIlson of Union Square Ventures observed in blog post that fewer founders in today’s go-go market have been honoring what are called pro rata rights,
The Trump administration has a major ask to make of big tech companies. In a meeting at the White House today, officials will ask Amazon, Microsoft, Google and IBM, among others, to make it easier for employees to do stints in the government. It’s a heavy lift, of course,
Pair Eyewear, the customizable glasses brand for kids, has today announced the close of a $1 million Seed round, with investors including Corigin Ventures, Outbound Ventures, Precursor Ventures, and Bolt Ventures. The company has a simple premise: Pair sells affordable glasses to children.
Gjemeni, pronounced Gemini, is a new furniture-on-demand service from founder Sean Pathiratne. The company offers decidedly tech-forward furniture that comes in a single box and can be assembled by anyone in a few minutes.
没有任何提前的警告，运行OS X 10.5 Leopard和之前版本的苹果电脑用户被踢出了Skype网络。许多苹果用户到Skype社区论坛投诉，一位公司代表回应称，他们现在没有构建OS X 10.5用户能使用的版本。
R2-D2 may be known for his many gadgets and skills, but we don't give the droid enough credit.Sure, he's loud and clunky, but Artoo's communication skills have been overshadowed by C-3PO's ability to speak fluently in so many forms.
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Despite a backdrop of inflation and rising living costs, new research reveals a strong performance in the gift card and voucher industry through the second half of 2022.
The latest analysis by the Gift Card and Voucher Association (GCVA) and KPMG UK found that retail continues to dominate the market (accounting for 90%), with GCVA retail members experiencing a median 10.4% increase in sales.
Grocery was the highest retail growth area with 11.8% like-for-like growth overall – potentially the impact of consumers seeking discounts through gift cards to help combat the cost of living.
In contrast, fashion appeared to be a tightening market for discretionary spend, seeing a 7.8% like-for-like decline.
However, it was the leisure market that led the way for the third period running, experiencing like-for-like growth of 7.6% and showing a continued appetite for experience-led gifting, as Brits prioritise leisure and entertainment activities when money is tight. Leisure gift card sales grew by 28% in 2022, compared to the previous year, as the nation continued to pull away from the effects of pandemic restrictions.
The findings demonstrate robust consumer confidence despite the economic climate, with B2C sales growing by 13% through 2022. Sales increased across every channel, with in-store accounting for over 58%, and gift card malls experiencing 20.5% like-for-like growth, showing the continued strong role of the high street in driving the gift card and voucher market.
Within B2B, rewards and incentives grew by 44.6%, reflecting a shift in how businesses are using gift cards to reward their staff. Employee benefits retained the biggest market share (55%) but showed a small decline from the previous period as the pandemic-induced staff benefit boost begins to moderate.
Digital products have contributed significantly, showing 19.3% growth on the previous year. The shift away from physical cards and paper voucher continues as people look to digital as a quick, easy and more sustainable method to purchase.


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Still integrating the Procter & Gamble beauty acquisition, Coty Inc. reported a $437.8 million loss for the fiscal year ended June 30.
That number includes a net increase of $466.7 million in restructuring and acquisition costs, and a $195.6 million net increase in amortization expense due to acquisitions, the company said.
For the year, net sales were almost $7.7 billion, up 76 percent. That figure includes the acquisitions Coty’s made in the past year, including 41 beauty brands from P&G, Ghd and Younique. Combined company net revenues declined 1 percent. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 63 cents.
For the fourth quarter, Coty’s net revenues were $2.2 billion, up more than 100 percent because of acquisitions, or 4 percent as a combined company. The business reported a $279 million loss for the quarter, including $190.2 million in restructuring and acquisition-related costs. Adjusted diluted earnings per share were 0 cents. Excluding positive revenues from Ghd and Younique, Coty’s fourth quarter revenue would have declined 3 percent at constant currency, the company said.
“Fiscal 2017 was a transformational year for Coty,” said chief executive officer Camillo Pane. “We completed the incredibly complex acquisition of the P&G Beauty Business, fully reorganized into a product and customer focused organizational structure, successfully reached significant milestones in our integration efforts, and boosted our brand portfolio through the additions of Younique, Ghd, and the agreement to acquire the Burberry Beauty license. Equally important, we believe the strategy we outlined earlier in the year which focuses on strengthening our global brands, shifting more resources to fuel the growth of the brands with higher growth potential, stabilizing the remaining brands, and continuing to expand the geographic reach of our portfolio, is beginning to bear fruit as demonstrated by the improvement in net revenue trends in the second half of the fiscal year.”
He noted sales were drive by the company’s professional and luxury divisions, particularly by Wella, improvements at OPI, Hugo Boss, Gucci, Chloe and Philosophy. The consumer division is still struggling.
For the year, the luxury division had $2.57 billion in sales, up 40 percent from the prior year and down 3 percent in combined-company year-over-year numbers. Consumer beauty had $3.69 billion in sales, up 63 percent from the prior year but down 3 percent in combined company year-over-year figures, and the professional division had $1.4 billion in sales, up more than 100 percent from 2016, and up 8 percent in combined company year-over-year.


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The oldest engine builder in the world presents its new strategy program. In addition to investments in climate-neutral technologies, the classic combustion engine division is to be strengthened.
Düsseldorf When Sebastian Schulte thanks his employees for the “strong year 2022”, applause breaks out in the company canteen. The CEO of Deutz AG presented the “Dual+” strategy program on Thursday. The turnover of the oldest engine manufacturer in the world is to be increased to 500 million euros.
Schulte wants to achieve this with a worldwide expansion of the service business as well as through acquisitions and consolidations. In addition, more than 100 million euros are to be invested in the “Green” segment over the next three years, with which alternative drives such as electric motors, the use of hydrogen and synthetic fuels are to be developed.
The day before, Schulte’s Management Board mandate was prematurely extended by five years. Under his leadership, the Cologne-based group successfully launched the “Powering Progress” strategy program last year, according to the company. The company aims to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Above all, Deutz engines drive machines that cause significant CO2 emissions. But Schulte does not want to say goodbye to combustion engine technology just yet: “We will continue to need the combustion engine.”
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The drives are still necessary, especially in agriculture and in the heavy-duty sector, and the transformation towards climate-neutral products is only slowly starting in these areas. Engine production is to be increased to 200,000 units per year – in 2022 Deutz AG had built and sold around 180,000 units.
“Will not build electric motors in Germany”
Deutz AG plans to strengthen and expand its locations internationally. Although Schulte does not share his predecessor’s plans for strong expansion in China, he does not want to completely decouple the company from the People’s Republic. “The Chinese market is indispensable,” says the manager.
“One thing is certain: We will not build any electric motors or cells ourselves in Germany, but will buy these components.” Above all, the company’s suppliers are often tied to the Chinese market with regard to electrification. Nevertheless, he does not want to make the company too dependent on China. “The European market is by far the largest for us, followed by the USA.”
Above all, Schulte wants to expand the European and US American locations, but in the coming decade markets such as India, South America and Africa should also come into focus. The goal: By 2030, Deutz AG wants to be one of the top three independent engine manufacturers worldwide and increase the EBIT margin to eight percent – currently it is six.
The transformation of mobility is an enormous task for the industry and at the same time an economic opportunity, says Schulte. “The industries we serve are in the midst of a fundamental transformation towards more climate neutrality.”
>> Also read: Bosch invests three billion euros in semiconductor business
Schulte has been at the helm of Deutz AG for about a year. The entire board was reorganized last year. Because in the spring of 2022, the management of the engine manufacturer fell out because of the appointment of a woman to the board. It is required by law that listed and co-determined companies with more than three board members have at least one female board member.
Last November, Petra Mayer, a woman, became a member of the Management Board and is responsible for the newly created production department. “I feel like I’ve been working here for ten years,” Mayer explained when the strategy was announced. The previous CEO Frank Hiller and supervisory board chairman Bernd Bohr were replaced. In addition to CFO Timo Krutoff, Markus Müller is now also a member of the Management Board as Chief Technology Officer.
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Penn Station East Coast Subs to open three Nashville-area locations in 2020
Penn Station East Coast Subs is ramping up its presence in Middle Tennessee, with three new locations slated to open before the end of the year. It's the first step in a larger expansion into the region, and investors hope to open one new location each quarter in 2021.
"We're going to keep finding locations and building as quick as we can to bring brand recognition to the area," said Jason Day, managing owner of the Middle Tennessee stores. "We really want to fill in every nook and cranny that we can in the Middle Tennessee area that looks like it can hold a Penn Station."
Louisville-based NV Ventures purchased Penn Station restaurants in Murfreesboro, Hendersonville, Clarksville, as well as Hermitage and Bellevue neighborhoods in Nashville back in March. The group's first expansion restaurant opened in Tullahoma on Oct. 8, and a Shelbyville restaurant is scheduled to open on Nov. 5. Dickson and Madison will see locations open in December, bringing a total of 10 restaurants to the Nashville area.
While the pandemic has forced restaurants to shift to outdoor seating, carryout and app-based delivery orders, Day said that Penn Station's business model has helped it thrive since the COVID-19 pandemic began in March. The NV Ventures-owned stores have seen a 24 percent increase in sales from September 2019 to September 2020, according to spokesperson Caitlin Thompson.
"Penn Station as a concept has pretty much thrived through the situation because we serve a high-quality product that's good on-the-go," Day said. "Where you weren't going to a steakhouse to eat or something like that, we became a place that you would go for quality food that you could take home."
He also said that the uncertain economic picture of March may have actually helped accelerate NV Ventures' plans for growth since they were one of few businesses actively looking to expand.
"When times got a little tougher, some people weren't looking to grow, and we were," he said. "We were able to get better deals on certain properties and areas by capitalizing on the fact that people were worried about what was happening."
NV Ventures plans to keep opening Penn Stations in Middle Tennessee until there are 30-40 stores in the area. The Cincinnati-based chain has more than 310 stores nationwide, and Day said that the existing Middle Tennessee locations employ about 140 people in all.
"The hope and plan is (to open) about one a quarter going forward until we look around and go, 'Well, we're getting too close to the other stores,'" Day said.


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May Roundup: Sales tax laws you need to know
While you focus on your business, we stay on top of legislative and policy changes that can affect your sales tax compliance.
States are continuing to monitor and respond to the new coronavirus (COVID-19), but they're also taking care of other business. Some of it involves sales and other transaction taxes. Read on to learn more.
COVID-19 sales tax relief winding down.
Sales tax relief in several states expired during the month of May. Yet a few states, including Michigan, have extended it. Learn more.
Five states step closer to making marketplaces responsible for sales tax.
Only five states with a general sales tax don’t require marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales tax on behalf of third-party sellers. All are looking to change that. Learn more.
How to tax a virtual haircut.
Unable to give in-person haircuts because of COVID-19, some stylists have started virtually “cutting” hair. Do they have to tax those sales? Learn more.
Louisiana considers suspending taxation because of COVID-19.
Some lawmakers in the Pelican State are calling for the suspension of certain taxes to ease the burden on businesses. Learn more.
Louisiana may make marketplaces responsible for more than sales tax.
In addition to holding marketplace facilitators liable for the tax on marketplace sales, Louisiana may require them to do more to stop sales of counterfeit products. Learn more.
Louisiana to start enforcing economic nexus.
More news out of Louisiana: An economic nexus law has been on the books for more than two years, but it’s never been enforced. That will change July 1, 2020. Learn more.
Puerto Rico holds marketplaces liable for tax on marketplace sales.
Like most states, Puerto Rico is requiring marketplace facilitators to collect and remit sales tax on behalf of third-party sellers. Learn more.
Sales tax rate changes.
On June 1, 2020, local sales tax rate changes take effect in several states. Learn more.
Washington exempts feminine hygiene products.
Just before adjourning on March 12, the Washington Legislature approved a measure “providing tax relief for females.” Learn more.
Virtual B2B events could create new sales tax obligations.
New tax obligations could be created when in-person events transition to online events. Learn more.
Our free sales tax risk assessment tool helps businesses uncover potential sales tax collection obligations.
Beyond sales tax
Communications and streaming taxes could apply to online and virtual activities.
Streaming taxes can apply to more than just movies and other entertainment. Interactive home exercise equipment, telehealth services, and virtual yoga classes could have communications tax implications. Learn more.
Communications tax implications of remote work technology.
Collaboration platforms and video conferencing services have helped companies conduct business as (mostly) usual during the pandemic. Are they also creating new tax obligations? Learn more.
New guidelines for virtual tasting samples.
California has issued new guidance regarding the virtual wine tastings that have replaced in-person tasting in recent months. Learn more.
New York may authorize direct intrastate and interstate liquor shipments.
A bill under consideration in New York would allow distilleries to ship up to 36 cases a year directly to consumers. Learn more.
Working from home could impact income tax nexus.
Businesses with employees working from home in other cities and states may develop new income tax obligations. Learn more.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 release date Latest update
Mobile phone giant Samsung has enthralled audiences worldwide with the super successful Galaxy S4, which is presently one of the coolest phones in the market today. Naturally, android lovers have high expectations from its future flagship devices, ie the
Galaxy S5 and S6. although no word of confirmation has been provided by the company on either of the two phones, it is natural to expect these phones especially after the Galaxy S4 has created waves worldwide.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 can be expected to hit markets worldwide by February or March 2014. Yes, that’s right, you could easily expect Samsung to provide a similar release date for the S5 pretty soon. This estimate has been made based on previous release dates of earlier Samsung flagship smartphones, which indicate the same.
For some android and Samsung phone fanatics, the wait till March 2014 might be too long, while some may have the patience to wait for it. We don’t blame either section, because the hype behind the Galaxy S5 is so high, that makes it a very desirable phone.
Contrasting this to the release date of the Galaxy S6, the wit for the S5 doesn’t seem too long- the expected release date for the Samsung Galaxy S6 is sometime around summer 2015, ie approximately a year after the S5 release. The hype behind the S6 too is staggering, judging by the response to our website.
Though the Galaxy S5 will release before the S6, it will be a tough choice for users, which to buy- S5, S6 or both. But one thing is for certain, both these phones will be great phones, and are eagerly awaited by phone fanatics round the globe.


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|Ambassador Chen Chuandong Attends China-Jordan Olive Oil Matchmaking Meeting|
China’s envoy to Jordan, Ambassador Chen Chuandong, spoke at China-Jordan Olive Oil Matchmaking Meeting held online on January 28, expressing optimism about prospect of bilateral trade in Jordan’s important agricultural product.
Ambassador Chen highlighted the huge impact of Covid-19 outbreak on international trade and investment and lauded businesses and trade associations of both countries for their active participation in the event and their sincere desire to promote olive oil trade.
Jordan’s olive oil enjoys world reputation and is popular in many markets. China has a strong demand for olive oil and mainly depends on import. China-Jordan cooperation in the olive oil sector holds out great potential and can contribute to economic recovery in wake of the pandemic, said Ambassador Chen.
Rong Weidong, Vice President of China Chamber of Commerce of I/E Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-products, Alberto Mendes, Representative and Country Director of World Food Programme, Fayyad Al Zyoid , Chairman of Jordan Olive Products Exporters Association, and Halim F. Abu Rahmeh, CEO of Jordan Exporters Association also made remarks, expressing support for trade cooperation.
Over twenty suppliers and trading companies from China and Jordan participated in the match-making event.


text: Andy Trott will take over responsibility for the brands of the Soundcraft Group of Harman International. Trott becomes managing director for the group. Among the lines he will oversee are Soundcraft, Amek, BSS and DAR. The company described Trott as a skilled engineer and technologist. He has worked as director of technology and strategic development for PACE Micro Technology and was CEO of PACE’s Networks and Connected Devices Division. Trott replaces John Carpanini, now executive vice president of JBL Professional.


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BT will move six million co-branded email accounts to its own system in the coming months.
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The European Commission is pursuing privacy-infringement proceedings against the government, saying UK privacy law does not comply with European legislation
In the wake of BT's secret trials of Phorm's ad-serving technology, the European Commission has formally called on the UK to toughen up and enforce its data-protection laws
Tech on the cusp of becoming reality...
The Communications Management Association's David Harrington argues there's a case for using government funds to roll out fibre to the home across the UK
Spam protector causes mischief
The Internet telephony market is hotting up, with BT claiming that its Communicator product beats Skype hands-down in the functionality stakes. But can eight million Skype users be wrong?
A partnership with Yahoo will let BT users make phone calls from their PC, but with no price advantage over existing UK tariffs
The companies jump on the Internet-calling bandwagon with a service in the United Kingdom that will let users make calls from an instant-messaging client to any telephone in the world.
The latest figures show that ADSL take-up is going well but BT, which provides most of these lines on a wholesale basis, may not be doing so well at selling its own product in the retail world
Yahoo's European division announced Tuesday that it has acquired British Telecommunications' Dotmusic and Games Domain sites for an undisclosed amount. The acquisitions follow on the heels of a February agreement under which Yahoo agreed to bundle its content and services with BT's broadband product in the United Kingdom.
BT will rename its Openworld broadband service to reflect its alliance with Internet portal Yahoo
Openworld brand ditched in bid to take on AOL…
Openworld is to be rebranded yet again
The Openworld brand is set for retirement, as BT puts its faith in Yahoo's Web content and services
We don't know when it'll be available or how much it'll cost, however
British Telecommunications said Wednesday that its cut-price broadband product will carry a monthly fee of $39 (27 pounds) per month. The BT Broadband service will give customers a high-speed Web connection but will not offer any of the additional services normally offered by Internet service providers. The service will go on sale in the fall after a summer trial period. Customers will also have to buy an ADSL modem, which will cost about $116. BT also said it has agreed to content deals with several organizations including Clara.net, UKonline, MSN, Yahoo and Google. At $39 a month BT Broadband will be about $4 per month cheaper than broadband products from ISPs Freeserve and BTopenworld. However, it will still be more expensive than the high-speed Internet products that are available from some ISPs. For example, Pipex is charging around $34 per month for its broadband package. ZDNet U.K.'s Graeme Wearden reported from London. To read the full story, visit ZDNet U.K.
Genie, the mobile Internet portal of BT Wireless, has appointed former Yahoo Singapore country manager Christina Teo as the managing director of its Hong Kong operations.
Inktomi, the company that provides search muscle behind Yahoo!, Goto and Hotbot, is launching Europe-specific search engines with partners including LineOne and BT.
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The stock … Class B shares are owned by Brin, Page, Schmidt, and some other directors. A legal battle could drag on for years, though.In the June quarter, Google bought $6.9 billion of its own stock, vs. $8.5 billion in the first quarter.
Follow stocks Go to google.com. Before the coronavirus pandemic, it hit a then all-time high of 1,530.74 on Feb. 19.During the coronavirus-driven market sell-off, Google stock fell to 1,008.87 on March 23, down 34% from its high. Waymo in early March raised $2.25 billion in funding from outside investors including private equity firm Silver Lake, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala investment arm. The outlook for Google's digital advertising business remains an issue amid the coronavirus pandemic. Authors may own the stocks they discuss. You can get real-time stock quotes, charts, and financial news with Google Finance. The restructuring move separated Google's core internet advertising business from so-called moonshots, such as autonomous vehicles.Under new Alphabet Chief Executive Sundar Pichai, the transparency issue bugging Google stock for years could be going away.Google stock's strength in artificial intelligence, though, spans digital advertising, the Google Cloud Platform, YouTube and consumer hardware products as well as a line item it calls "Other Bets," like Waymo self-driving cars and the Verily Life Sciences unit. Alphabet, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the business of acquisition and operation of different companies. At the same time, the Nasdaq Composite hit record highs amid giant advances by Apple and Google stock trades well above its 1,415.63 entry point and is Some argue that Google stock is long past the glory days when it gained nearly 800% in little more than three years after its initial public offering. They wanted to try and avoid what was happening at Yahoo in 2014, where an activist shareholder got upset and tried to install its own board members and influence strategy.So on April 2, 2014 Google created an entirely new class of share and issued them to shareholders as a type of stock dividend.
GOOGL stock is just one With Amazon gaining ground in digital advertising, Google recently made a big change in how it On Dec. 3 Google said co-founder Larry Page will step down as Alphabet's chief executive, with Pichai, the CEO of the Google unit, replacing him. . YouTube advertising revenue rose 6% to $3.81 billion vs. 33% growth in the first quarter.
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The other half are Class A which do get voting rights. However it rebounded and slowly grew again until the next major milestone in the history of Google’s stock price happened.The three people who ran Google -- cofounder and CEO Larry Page, cofounder Sergey Brin, and chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt -- wanted to make sure they would have control of the company for a long time. The Google segment includes its main Internet products such as ads, Android, Chrome, hardware, Google Cloud, Google Maps, Google Play, Search, and YouTube. The Justice Department, though, could force Google to restructure if it wins in court. Start HereGet Off Zero: The case for Bitcoin and Why a Portfolio Allocation of 1-6% Should Be Considered Google co-founder Sergey Brin stepped down as Alphabet's president.Google stock climbed on the shake-up. Google’s stock price performed positively after the IPO.
The street viewed Pichai's new pay package positively because it increases ties to shareholder returns.Google's profit margins remain an issue amid high investments in data centers for The government's antitrust probe may focus on Google's advertising business, some analysts say.
TAC has been going up as Google relies more on partner sites and third-party apps to gain traffic and generate mobile advertising revenue.A key question for investors is how much should self-driving-car project Waymo and Other Bets figure into valuation.In early 2018, some analysts projected Waymo's long-term valuation in a range of anywhere from $75 billion to $125 billion.
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Is Lammily the new Barbie doll?
Lammily’s motto: “Average is beautiful.”
“Average is beautiful” is the motto for Lammily, the new alternative to the Barbie doll. Her body looks more realistic and healthy, and her measurements are actually those of an average 19-year-old American woman. She has a waist, hips, and she’s attempting to elbow her way into the cultural consciousness.
Creator Nickolay Lamm, a Pittsburgh-based artist and researcher, spent the last year working on various body image projects. He wanted to know what Barbie would look like as an average woman, which led to his “Normal Barbie” campaign. He created a 3D model based on measurements of an average adult woman, using data from the Center for Disease Control, then used a 3D printer to create the mold, and added clothes and packaging.
After his images went viral, parents began asking where they could find this doll. So he set out to make her a reality. Lamm recently set up a crowdfunding site to produce 5,000 Lammily dolls, and the goal of $95,000 was quickly reached, with a month still left in the funding cycle. You can pre-order a doll on the site.
This is coming just after Barbie was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated’s 50th anniversary Swimsuit Issue, as part of an “unapologetic” campaign, a move many saw as bad marketing for both Sports Illustrated and Mattel. Lammily isn’t the first Barbie alternative, of course. Fast Company has a good history of the “anti-Barbies.”
It’s hard to tell just how much of a direct effect Barbie’s body has had on girls over the years, but earlier this year, Apple pulled a controversial “Barbie” plastic surgery app aimed at kids, which asked users to help sculpt her body via liposuction into something “slim and beautiful.”
Lamm told Fast Company that if those unrealistic dolls affect young girls’ body image at all, then changing the conversation is important:
“If there’s a very good chance like that, and if the average sized doll can actually look good, like Lammily does, let’s make it then. If there’s even a 10% chance that those dolls affect [body image], let’s make it.”
After 50 years, Barbie still has the same unrealistic body. Perhaps Lammily will finally break that mold.
H/T Fast Company | Screengrab via Nickolay Lamm/YouTube
Audra Schroeder is the Daily Dot’s senior entertainment writer, and she focuses on streaming, comedy, and music. Her work has previously appeared in the Austin Chronicle, the Dallas Observer, NPR, ESPN, Bitch, and the Village Voice. She is based in Austin, Texas.


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The dolls, called ‘Look Thep’ in Thai, are believed to hold children’s spirits and bring good luck to those who care for them.
The Privileged World of Thailand’s Supernatural Dolls
A craze for eerily lifelike supernatural dolls has swept Thailand in recent months.
Their name, “luk thep”, literally translates as “child angels” and people believe they bring good fortune and they are pampered by their owners as if they were children.
But the privileges lavished upon them have also drawn a backlash and warnings from Thai authorities.
They get blessings from Buddhist monks
After purchasing a doll, the owner brings it to a monk who conducts a prayer and an anointing ceremony known as “plook sek”.
Such prayers are normally used to bless lucky amulets, which are also popular in Thailand, where ancient beliefs in magic are still prevalent.
In the case of “luk thep”, it is often seen as a way of animating the doll, where a wandering spirit is invited to inhabit it and give it a soul.
The Bua Kwan temple in Nonthaburi is known for its “luk thep” ceremonies.
They can get airline seats – sort of
Thai Smile Airways made news this week when it said passengers could purchase tickets for the dolls who would get their own seats, snacks and drinks. But officials have since stepped in:
“Based on international aviation rules, passengers are people. So airlines aren’t allowed to sell tickets for dolls,” a spokesman for the Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand was quoted as saying in The Bangkok Post.
Passengers can buy a second seat under their names and place their “luk theps” there, he added.
They get to eat in fancy restaurants
At least one eatery in Bangkok has cashed in on the trend. Neta Grill said earlier this week it is offering meals for “luk theps” at child rates, adding that the restaurant is “open to all worshippers”.
They get love and affection – and sometimes bling
Several owners told BBC Thai that the doll was more than just a talisman, they treat them like their own children.
“My daughter wants a sister and friend. In her school, her friends also have luk thep… so my daughter wants to have one like other people,” one buyer said.
The dolls can be treated like family members.
Doting owners have been known to splash out on expensive accessories and jewellery for their dolls.
Anthropologist Asama Mungkornchai from Pattani’s Prince of Songkla University said the dolls appear to be particularly popular with middle-class women, and could “fulfill the need for motherhood” among such owners.
But the fact that many say they need it for good luck and wealth also highlights “a current sense of insecurity among the Thai middle class, especially when it comes to the economy”, she added.
Blessed dolls can be bought in shops in Bangkok.
But there are critics
On Monday, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha urged Thais not to get carried away with the trend and not to buy the dolls if they cannot afford them, reported broadcaster Thai PBS.
The price of a doll can range from 1,500 baht (£29, $42) to tens of thousands of baht.
The police have also expressed concern that doll sellers have been evading import taxes, and that the dolls could be used to smuggle drugs if they were allowed on planes.
Earlier this week, police in Chiang Mai intercepted a doll loaded with 200 tablets of the popular recreational drug “yaba”.
Police have arrested at least three vendors and confiscated hundreds of dolls this week.
Even religious questions have been raised about the appropriateness of conducting Buddhist rituals on the dolls. The trend has sparked a backlash online, with some criticising owners as being superstitious.
But the National Office of Buddhism told Thai PBS the “plook sek” ritual was no different from blessings given by monks for other objects such as cars, a practice that is already widely accepted.
Pra Acharn Winai Thitapanyo, a monk at Bua Kwan temple which is known for its doll blessings, told BBC Thai: “As it does not violate our monkhood discipline, monk can recite incantations to please people.”
Doting “luk thep” owners often dress them lavishly.
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Wo-He-Lo president Yvette Murphy, life member Louise Bell and member Norah Henry show some of the high quality, gently used items that will be up for grabs at the Fall Wo-He-Lo Quality Used Clothing Sale at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown Oct. 24-25.
A super sale
Some things are sure signs that fall is here.
The forested landscape turns into brilliant swatches of vibrant colour.
The great outdoors becomes a seasonal mix of warm days and nippy nights.
And then there’s the atmosphere at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in Charlottetown, which becomes super charged with the approaching annual Fall Wo-He-Lo Quality Used Clothing.
“I am always amazed at how many things we get. . . ,” Wo-He-Lo life member Louise Bell says of the sale, which takes place at the hospital this year on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 24 and 25.
Wo-He-Lo Club, which is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, raises funds to purchase needed medical equipment for the QEH nursery and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
It started out in 1933 when the new P.E.I. Hospital opened in Charlottetown.
Mothers had to provide their own layettes at that time, so the inaugural 11 club members banded together to buy material and made thousands of diapers, layettes and more for the babies.
These sewing sessions ended in 1959 when the hospital began to supply infant clothing.
This is when Wo-He-Lo turned its full attention toward supplying equipment for the hospital nursery.
The used clothing sale began in 1977 in the basement of Ella MacLeod, who was director of nursing for the P.E.I. Hospital at the time.
It started out as a way for young nurses, who did not have a lot of extra funds, to have access to quality clothing.
The sale, which is now held at the QEH, generates more than $40,000 annually for the nursery and NICU.
The total giving tally for Wo-He-Lo, which also has other fundraising initiatives, has topped $630,000.
Twice a year — spring and fall — this group of just 23 members manages to collect, sort and present an astounding array of quality used clothing in a massive two-day sale that has reached legendary proportions.
“Really we get a lot of stuff that’s never worn, or worn maybe once for a special occasion or a wedding and never put on again,” Bell says.
“I find that most of the people who donate, they know they’re going to twice a year. They pretty well (have it set to donate spring/summer or fall/winter clothing).”
The preparation for the sale begins long before the actual two-day event.
“By that time we have all the clothes organized. We know exactly what we’re going to keep for the sale, which means that we’ve gone through them all individually — each piece — and have eliminated a lot of clothes that are off-season and kept ones that are going to be there for the sale,” says Wo-He-Lo president Yvette Murphy.
The sale has expanded from a single room at the QEH to its present location on the third floor in Classrooms A and B.
“(We start to set up) two days before. That’s why we have to be so organized in our homes so that what comes out of our houses is put in bags in sizes and categories, so when we landed (at the QEH) we know what to do with it,” Murphy says.
“It opens at 8 (a.m.) and they’re lined up at 7:30.”
The unsold items do not go to waste. Friday afternoon when the sale is done, Wo-He-Lo invites representatives from three or four local community groups, such as the Adventure Group, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul and the P.E.I. Association for Newcomers to Canada, for a no-cost shopping spree.
“They come in and they take what they need for free,” Murphy says.
The remaining items are picked up by the Garment District in Charlottetown, which donates a percentage of its sales to the Alzheimer Society of P.E.I.
“You never think it’s going to come together and then it’s all lined up on opening day,” Bell says.
“And everything is a bargain.”
JUST THE FACTS
If you are going
- The Fall Wo-He-Lo Quality Used Clothing Sale takes place at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown Oct. 24-25 on the third floor in Classroom A and B.
- This sale offers high quality, gentled used fall and winter clothing for women, men, children and babies, as well as hats, purses, jewelry and books. The sale begins on Thursday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and continues Friday, from 8 am to 3 p.m.


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2012 Yamaha YZ450F Announced
Yamaha gave its YZ450F a major update for 2010 with its reversed engine layout so it should be no surprised the motocrosser received just a few updates for 2012.
Besides the usual graphical updates, the 2012 Yamaha YZ450F receives a new exhaust system to meet 94dB competition requirements. Fuel injection settings have also been tweaked for smoother response at low to mid revs.
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Analysts are maintaining their predictions that Apple will launch a cheaper iPhone with a plastic casing and non-Retina display later this year, alongside a new model of its flagship smartphone, dubbed iPhone 5S or iPhone 6.
RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani said in a note to investors on Friday that he has spoken to sources from inside Apple's supply chain who say that the company is preparing to launch "multiple new phones" in June or July, which will include an 'iPhone 5S' and a cheaper iPhone, dubbed iPhone mini.
"The low-end iPhone will have the same 4in form factor as the iPhone 5, but will have a plastic casing and a non-Retina display," he wrote. "With a lower price point, AAPL will be able to target a growing and important part of the smartphone market (sub-$400 price band)."
Daryanani expects that, while Apple's cheaper iPhone will carry lower gross margins than Apple's flagship handsets, it could bring Apple an additional $22 billion in revenue and more than $5 in earnings per share in 2014, adding a value of $50 to Apple's stock price. He thinks that Apple could sell about 500 million low-cost iPhones in 2014.
Meanwhile, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has again been forecasting Apple's product launch plans in an investors note released today, suggesting that a new iPhone will arrive in late June, and will sell four million units before the month is over.
Munster predicts Apple will sell 30 million iPhones in total during the June quarter, which would represent a 15 per cent increase compared to the year ago quarter.
Munster thinks the new iPhone will have a more powerful processor and an improved camera, as well as iOS 7 with some new features. He also thinks that there is an "outside chance" that we'll see the introduction of near field communications (NFC) capabilities too.
As for the rumoured fingerprint sensor, Munster predicts that Apple is planning to wait until the following iPhone before introducing such feature. Apple's acquisition of security technology maker AuthenTec in 2012 sparked speculation that Apple is working on integrating a fingerprint sensor into its iPhone to help make mobile payments via NFC more secure.
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For the fourth month in a row, Xbox One outsold PS4 as Microsoft revealed that Xbox One was once again the best-selling console in US in October.
The data obtained by NPD Group, a market research company showed that Xbox One outsold PS4 in US once again, thanks primarily to the brilliant Xbox One S.
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Microsoft celebrated their September’s success with a platform montage last month, highlighting some of the best features of the new Xbox One S.
Considering the ongoing sale on the classic Xbox One, more Backwards Compatible games, Deals with Gold, November’s Games with Gold as well as the inevitable bundle discounts during Black Friday sales, it wouldn’t be too farfetched to imagine Xbox One once again becoming the top selling console in November.
While PS4 Pro’s launch might make it difficult, unlike Sony’s 4K capable console, the Xbox One S also serves as a blu-ray player for home entertainment systems.


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In this clip from "The Future of Fintech" on Motley Fool Live, recorded on Feb. 10, Motley Fool contributors Matt Frankel, Jason Hall, and Will Healy debate whether the U.S. government will create its own cryptocurrency and discuss the upside of the digital dollar for business owners due to the instantaneous transaction and better managing of cash flows.
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Matt Frankel: Do you think there will be a U.S. government digital dollar? I say no, but they could do that and squash Bitcoin (BTC -0.04%) in a minute if they wanted to.
Jason Hall: I think it's 50/50. Will, go ahead.
Will Healy: We have a digital dollar because almost every transaction happens electronically now. There's very few cash transactions anymore.
Hall: The difference you've got with the digital dollar is you don't have to have an intermediary. The transaction happens within moments. Now it's a digital transaction, but it goes over Visa (V 0.73%) or MasterCard's (MA 1.17%) rails or one of the other in between and the money floats around for a little while. It takes a while before the merchant gets it, like days or weeks sometimes. Then you return an item, you return a product, you want your money back, that's going to be a couple of weeks before you get that money back. The idea of a digital dollar, those things happen very close to instantaneously. I think when you're a small business owner, you're a restaurant, like managing your cash and your margins are so tight, being able to get that cash flow, moving it from weeks to days can be a huge difference in your chance to be a successful business. I think it could be really big for those businesses that aren't interested in crypto, but they're interested in whatever can help them maximize managing their cash in and out.