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Want To Actually Change Someone’s Mind On Social Media? Do This

Countering your uncle’s political rants on Facebook may seem like a lost cause, but don’t be so sure.

Election season is heating up, have you noticed? Your Twitter feed sure has, and so have all your relatives on Facebook. Chances are you don’t have to look far to find social media posts you disagree with—strongly. But you’ve probably held yourself back more than once from jumping in and sharing your own two cents.

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These Are The Traits Job Candidates Commonly Lack

New analysis of more than 10,000 references for a variety of jobs shows the traits most commonly lacking in job seekers.

When a job seeker offers a prospective employer access to a reference, there’s a good chance that person will give the hiring manager an earful of helpful information. Yet Cynthia Hedricks, chief analytics officer of SkillSurvey, a reference checking technology firm, says not many studies have been done on the impact this feedback has on hiring decisions or how it might predict a candidate’s job performance.

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Asia’s Grab Wants To Expand Beyond Taxi Hailing To A Whole Universe Of Services

CEO Anthony Tan shares his big dreams for the ride-hailing service—and explains how the Confucian way is helping him get there.

A curious thing has happened in the last 12 months: Companies in the automotive business, once an innovation sinkhole, have become part of the race for technological supremacy. Case in point: *Singapore’s Grab, which launched four years ago as a simple taxi-hailing app that promised riders in Malaysia safe transit home. (Tales of venal cab drivers robbing passengers scared both tourists and local residents.) Grab now also operates in Singapore, the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Thailand.* It offers carpooling, ride-sharing, and motorbike transit, as well as delivery services in certain areas.

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How Copa90 Is Using Snapchat, WhatsApp, And More To Be A Next-Gen Sports Media Brand

The “Vice of soccer” is using the Euro 2016 tournament to show brands and fans just what it’s capable of.

No matter what hour of the day, day of the week, week of the month, or month of the year, there is someone in the world talking about soccer. It’s not just talking, though. It’s arguing, shouting, singing, writing, and every other form of human expression, all surrounding the game, even if the actual game is long over or yet to begin.

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