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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. As of this month, Rec Room reports 640% year-over-year growth on mobile, with 29 million active users across all platforms in Q1 2022.

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Amazon closing its ‘Style’ physical clothing stores, will continue investing in grocery

GeekWire

Shoppers looking for women’s and men’s apparel, shoes and accessories used the Amazon Shopping mobile app to scan QR codes to see sizes, colors, overall customer ratings, and additional product details. It also has a sizable private label clothing line. In third quarter earnings last week, Amazon reported physical stores revenue of $4.9

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Melinda Gates’ Pivotal Ventures and Techstars unveil cohort for ‘Future of Longevity’ Accelerator

GeekWire

Braze Mobility : Braze Mobility has developed the world’s first blind spot sensor system that can be attached to any motorized wheelchair, transforming it into a “smart” wheelchair. Naborforce : Naborforce connects a network of community members, “Nabors,” to older adults for assistance with basic tasks and social engagement.

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10 Steps To Start An Ecommerce Business

Galido

social media marketing, content marketing, email marketing, video marketing, and so on)? Social Media Marketing. Social media marketing is related to content marketing because it also requires you to write content. Gregory is passionate about researching new technologies in both mobile, web, and WordPress. Final Thoughts.

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How Seattle sock startup Strideline pivoted to masks — and dealt with an unfortunate misstep

GeekWire

The code was shared on a Facebook deals page and spread from there to major couponing sites and social pages. Like many apparel companies looking to stay afloat or help people stay safe, it transferred its know-how to masks. “As a result of that mistake, over 1 million visitors ordered $120 million of free masks.”

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Expat CIOs: IT leaders broaden horizons with global experiences

CIO Business Intelligence

As a foreigner, building trust with the IT team is extremely important, an aspect that proved to be “the most important and challenging issue” for David Berry, CIO of apparel and accessories manufacturer Boardriders, when he shifted from Häagen-Dazs in the US to become VP of IT at Grand Metropolitan Foods Europe in France.

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Facebook research reveals AI tools for improving online clothes shopping

Venture Beast

A trio of Facebook papers show that the company continues to make progress toward an AI fashion assistant for its billions of users. Read More.

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