Monthly Archives: February 2020
Why more young Americans are cyber-bullying themselves
As adolescents’ social lives have migrated online, so too has a digital manifestation of self-harm. On a friday night in 2016, Natalie Natividad, a 15-year-old in Hebbronville, Texas, took a fatal overdose of pills after enduring months of cyber-bullying. Most of the alleged taunts—that she was ugly, that she should kill herself—came on After School, […]
Shopify revenue grew 47% in Q4 as merchants take advantage of new marketing capabilities
The e-commerce provider reported annual revenues of $1.57 billion and continues to invest in new technology. E-commerce provider Shopify reported [PDF] $505.2 million in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 on Wednesday, an increase of 47% compared to the fourth quarter of 2018. Annual revenues topped $1.57 billion in 2019, up 47% from 2018. […]
The Iceberg Illusion
The Iceberg Illusion: the hidden logic of success. Success is an iceberg — what people see is very different from reality. Most people don’t count all the costs successful people have paid overtime (below the surface) to get to what they see (above the surface). People only see the end goal, the glory, the monumental […]
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids
Facebook revamps Messenger Kids with new parental controls and children’s guidelines. In December 2017, Facebook launched Messenger Kids, a child-friendly alternative to the main Messenger app that allows parents or guardians to review the people with whom a kid connects. It targets users aged 6 to 12 and complies with the Children’s Online Privacy and […]
With the state’s help, Chinese technology is booming
But it will not be a smooth road to global dominance, says Hal Hodson. For most of human history, China was the world’s most advanced technological power. The blast furnace originated there, and thus so, too, did cast iron. Other breakthroughs included porcelain and paper. Its gunpowder propelled the first military rockets farther than javelin […]
3 ways startups can avoid costly data breaches
In 2019, companies like French beauty chain Sephora and Malaysian airline Malindo Air were hit by data breaches, which compromised their customers’ personal information. In a world where businesses use personal data to provide consumers with better and more targeted services, the prospect of this information falling into the wrong hands is an alarming one. […]
Top-Earning Video Gamers
The Ten Highest-Paid Players Pocketed More Than $120 Million In 2019. In the world of professional video games, winning isn’t everything. Fortnite phenom Tyler “Ninja” Blevins made $17 million last year, enough for first place on Forbes’ inaugural ranking of top-earning gamers, but the 28-year-old pro won less than $100,000 competing. In fact, Ninja didn’t […]
Amazon Music passes 55M customers, still lags behind Spotify and Apple
Amazon Music, the streaming music service from the e-commerce and cloud giant that competes against the likes of Spotify and Apple Music, announced a milestone in its growth today: it has passed 55 million customers across the six different pricing tiers that it offers for the service, ranging from $15 per month through to a […]
The Top 10 Facebook Stats for 2020
These venture bets on startups that “returned the fund,” making firms and careers, were the result of research, strong convictions, and patient follow-through. Here are the stories behind the biggest VC home runs of all time. While other social platforms rise and fall, Facebook, seemingly despite various controversies, has continued to add more daily and […]
ByteDance Readying Assault on Tencent’s Mobile Gaming Kingdom
ByteDance Inc. is preparing a major push into the mobile arena’s most lucrative market – a realm Tencent Holdings Ltd has dominated for over a decade. The world’s most valuable startup has rapidly built a full-fledged gaming division to spearhead its maiden foray into hardcore or non-casual games, according to people familiar with the matter. […]