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Teal acquires OwnTrail, a life-and-career social platform launched in Seattle in 2020

GeekWire

(LinkedIn Photo) OwnTrail , a Seattle-based life-and-career social startup, is being acquired by Miami-based job search-and-apply platform Teal. The company will not take on OwnTrail’s three other full-time employees. Customers come from companies like Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, CNN, Zillow and Squarespace.

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Why avatar-based social gaming app Rec Room doesn’t consider itself a ‘metaverse’ company

GeekWire

They can then use those avatars to travel into one of a few million player-created “rooms,” where they can play games, create custom experiences, and socialize with other users. The company subsequently rode that wave of interest to a $3.5 billion valuation by December 2021. That’s really important to us.”

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60 Minutes shows Amazon’s virus-killing robot; says company uses AI to enforce social distancing

GeekWire

The company provided “60 Minutes” with video of a prototype of the robot for a report Sunday night about Amazon’s response to the COVID-19 crisis, and the backlash from workers who want the company to close down distribution centers for cleaning and disinfection when employees test positive.

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Happy CX Day 2020!

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CX Day celebrates the professionals and companies that make great customer experiences happen. We would love to hear about the initiatives and campaigns you are running to celebrate CX Day 2020. Be sure to tag Spearline across our social media channels - Twitter , LinkedIn and Facebook - adding the hashtag #SpearlineCXDay2020.

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Role of Social-Emotional Learning in 2022

Kitaboo

Our ability to think, show empathy, manage emotions, and balanced social behavior. Emotional intelligence and social adaptability are key factors that contribute to a balanced and happy life. Emotional intelligence and social adaptability are key factors that contribute to a balanced and happy life.

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Facebook has banned nearly 1,000 ‘militarized social movements,’ documents reveal

The Verge

Facebook has placed at least 986 groups on a private list of banned “militarized social movements,” according to internal Facebook documents published by The Intercept. The documents hint at the scale of militia organizing on Facebook — something the company cracked down on in August of 2020.

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Black players on England football team bombarded with racist abuse on social media

The Verge

Bukayo Saka of England in a penalty shoot out during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Final between Italy and England on Sunday. After the game ended, the players’ social media accounts, including Facebook-owned Instagram and Twitter, were filled with racist comments and messages. Photo by Shaun Botterill / UEFA via Getty Images.

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