Muji has a fancy new shop, and with it, new ways of experiencing Muji products.
The latest Muji store just opened around the corner from NYC’s Times Square, and carries the distinction of being the flagship for the entire U.S. The two-story location has everything you’d expect from Muji: stationery, bags, luggage, clothes, furniture, and housewares, but where as other locations may only have some of those things, you’ll find most Muji products you can think of here.
Spatial distance plays a critical role in office ethics. Time to redesign that open office?
Unethical behavior is bad for business, whether you’re talking about massive scandals a la Enron and Fannie Mae, or just a boss treating employees unfairly. Even worse, research has shown that misbehavior in the office is contagious—people often unintentionally copy their coworkers’ misconduct, especially their bosses.’ Companies have come up with ways to address the problem, such as giving employees ethics training, but now researchers may have found another way to stop bosses’ bad behavior from trickling down to their employees: physical distance.
More millennials are hosting Thanksgiving. With technology, they’re making planning and executing the holiday as easy as (pumpkin) pie.
Nobody really knows the origins of the word “friendsgiving.” Some speculate that it began in the days when Friends was still on the air; fans of the sitcom would look forward to the annual episode where the six main characters would celebrate Thanksgiving together, rather than with their families. But wherever the term came from, 29-year-old Kate Ciurej has always been a massive fan of the concept.
The CEO of Polyvore trains her employees to run a business, then inspires them to start up on their own. Here’s why.
Jess Lee, the CEO of the socially powered fashion and shopping platform Polyvore, provides her staff with immersive training so that they can go off and found their own companies—and some of them do just that.
Weed? Groceries? Pizza? Nope.
‘Tis the time of year when the primary function of the Internet switches from being a communication or information gathering tool to being a shopping tool. And this year we’ll be shopping online–and spending more–than ever before, according to Adobe’s holiday shopping forecast. Starting with Black Friday and continuing until Christmas Eve it’s projected we’ll spend $83 billion buying online goods this holiday season, with $3 billion alone spent on Cyber Monday.
Sure, you may know that you should be thankful, but did you know that a lack of gratitude could be hurting your health and career?
Not feeling very thankful? If so, it’s your loss, says science.
State Department officials received notifications from Facebook saying their accounts had been the target of state-sponsored hackers.
A security measure put into place by Facebook last month has proven more effective than expected. The New York Times reports that State Department officials were tipped off by Facebook’s new notifications when Iranian hackers compromised their Facebook accounts. The cyberattacks had targeted the email addresses and social media accounts of staffers who focused on Iran and the Middle East.
As of next year, fast-loading AMP pages—Google’s version of Facebook’s Instant Articles—will be viewable through Google Search.
Google is wasting no time in gearing up its open-source competitor to Facebook’s Instant Articles. The Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) project, which launched last month, will be integrated into Google Search starting “early next year,” according to a company blog post. The service has also signed up a number of content creators, advertising partners, and analytics platforms.
Who needs a front bumper? Not New Jersey residents, apparently.
Did you know you can drink and drive in Mississippi? Literally drive your car with a beer in your hand, and not get cited as long as you’re under the legal limit? That’s just one of the surprising facts in this new mini-site from Just Park, dedicated to the inconsistencies in U.S. driving laws.
StyleHaul CEO Stephanie Horbaczewski has made social storytelling a pillar of her business. Here’s how you can, too.
When we talked to her nearly three years ago, StyleHaul CEO Stephanie Horbaczewski was banking on a big investment: her own shoppable video player.
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