Resort in Gaylord is out of Chapter 11, but still feeling the effects of Sigma Alpha Mu rampage last January
Read More Periscope Users Watch 40 Years’ Worth Of Video Per Day
The live streaming app says it has also crossed 10 million users.
Periscope has released its first company report since launching in March, and the numbers are impressive: The streaming video service boasts more than 10 million accounts, and says its users watch the equivalent of 40 years’ worth of video every day. Back in April, Twitter shared that Periscope had reached 1 million users just 10 days after launch.
No More “Girls’ Building Sets”: Target To Phase Out Gender-Based Signage
A social media campaign questioning aisle signs like “girls’ building sets” prompted the change.
To the girls of the world who love Lego and the boys who love Frozen: Target is now a friendlier place to shop. The Minnesota-based retailer announced last week, in response to ongoing social media complaints, that it would eliminate gendered signage in sections devoted to toys, home, and entertainment.
Twitter Removes 140 Character Limit For Direct Messages
The social network is rolling out longer direct messages in a bid to keep users on its app for longer periods of time.
Twitter is formally lifting its 140 character limit for direct messages, after informing developers of the update in June.
Apple Pay Rival CurrentC Puts Brakes On Year-End Launch
The retail-backed payment platform may be delaying its rollout till next year.
CurrentC, the Apple Pay and Google Wallet competitor backed by some of America’s largest retailers, may hold off on debuting its app this year, Re/code reports. Initially scheduled to go public in the summer of 2015, the product is now beginning a limited public beta in Ohio instead. According to Re/code, the company “will not rush a wider rollout if the product is not ready.”
The Questions That All First-Time Managers Should Ask Themselves
If you’ve stumbled into a management position, ask yourself these questions to become the type of boss you’ve always wanted to be.
Many of us become managers somewhat accidentally. We need someone to help with work, make a hire, and all of a sudden, we’re managers. Sound familiar?
How To Talk About Unimpressive Work Experience In An Interview
Employment gaps and unrelated jobs don’t have to be a big deal. What matters is how you used them to get to where you are now.
The Great Recession threw a wrench into many people’s career plans, forcing detours into lower-status or unrelated jobs and periods of unemployment. Explaining those periods of career diversions is a new challenge—but, like any other part of the interview process, it’s all about how you sell yourself.
Is This Weird Vegetable Part Going To Be The Next Kale?
Introducing the BroccoLeaf, a waste part of broccoli repackaged for your superfood consuming convenience.
People started predicting peak kale in 2012. The number of farms growing the leafy green had more than doubled; Bon Appetit named it the Year of Kale. But we keep eating more. Sales went up another 31% last year. Peak Kale is nowhere in sight. But Big Produce is not resting on its kale laurels. Instead, it’s on a quest: Creating the next kale.
How Two Designers Are Revolutionizing “Asian Fit” Sunglasses
With Covry Sunwear, Athina Wang and Florence Shin have designed stylish sunglasses that actually fit.
When it comes to the basic design, sunglasses offer very limited options. For all of their variety in aesthetics—mirrored lens vs. no mirrored lenses, tortoise-shell vs. black, Wayfarer vs. Jackie O.—most sunglasses come in a standard fit that favors low cheekbones and high nose bridges. For designers Athina Wang and Florence Shin, this one-size-fits-all structure wasn’t cutting it, so they decided to design for a more diverse range of face structures with Covry Sunwear.
See The Shrinking Of The Arctic Through Years Of Redrawn National Geographic Maps
In one incredibly dooming GIF.
Last week, the Obama administration released the final draft of its controversial Clean Power Plan, which calls for sweeping cuts in carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants. In his speech, the President illustrated the need for such a plan with a reference to how dramatically the National Geographic has had to alter its atlas to reflect the effects of global warming.
