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Twitter is the latest social media network to combine shopping and livestreams

The Verge

Twitter is hosting its first shopping livestream on November 28th at 7PM ET, the company announced today as it becomes the latest social media platform to embrace the trend. Twitter’s livestream shopping interface. Image: Twitter. Image: Twitter. The components of the shopping interface.

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

GeekWire

Naborforce : Naborforce connects a network of community members, “Nabors,” to older adults for assistance with basic tasks and social engagement. Authored : Authored creates apparel that is thoughtfully engineered with discreet openings that adapt to body needs and limitations. m : UpsideH?

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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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The ever-changing pressures of running an Instagram business

Vox

Reichenbach, who is also a full-time college student in California, began selling keychains, pins, plushies, apparel, and other paraphernalia of her amphibian sketches in 2019, and as her Instagram audience grew, so did her sales. If you’re reliant on social media for the bulk of your income, it’s harder to quit like I did,” Barks said. “I

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Data mining for B2B churn and loyalty management in India and South Asia

TM Forum

Does this person like to buy only after having interacted on social media with his/her friends? Whereas postpaid customers may be characterized by their affordability, high propensity to call ‘on-net’, i.e., to their family or friends from within their network of provider, a rich residential location, etc.

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Big Tech pledged a billion to racial justice, but it was pocket change

The Verge

AT&T reportedly spent $73 million on a single campaign to advertise its fake 5G network, which is more than three times its commitment to Black lives. We pulled their dollar figures from publicly available statements, blogs, social media posts, and conversations with the companies. million.

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Content moderation issues are taking center stage in the presidential election campaign

The Verge

I spent the weekend watching three stories unfold at the intersection of social networks and politics. During the initial George Floyd protests earlier this month, a big question was whether the social networks would take action against President Trump for one of his bad posts. Let’s take them in turn. Brian Fung / CNN).