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Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias

GeekWire

The Wall Street Journal pegged Airbnb’s valuation at $100.7 By comparison, Expedia Group posted revenue of $4.2 Expedia has a formidable and well-funded rival knocking on the door after Airbnb’s stock more than doubled in a blockbuster initial public offering Thursday. billion for first nine months of 2020, down from $9.3

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Why Should Associations Invest In Technology?

Kitaboo

However, the non-profit sector seems to be rather slow in catching up to IT, in comparison with other sectors. This decision to repeatedly under budget for technology and staff training prevents non-profit associations from reaching their full potential. Advantages of Technology. A Few Things to Keep in Mind.

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The Elizabeth Holmes saga is far from over

Vox

Often dressing in a uniform black turtleneck and embracing her status as a college dropout-turned-founder, Holmes also welcomed comparison to Silicon Valley royalty, like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Big-budget streaming series and feature films are next. Welcome to Theranos. Amanda Seyfried is Elizabeth Holmes.

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Fountainhead: A Marketing Lesson For IT

Fountainhead

This isnt about internal politics (validating their annual budget) but rather about driving awareness, demand, and preference for their services. Competitive comparison : In particular, I like the fact that the internal private-cloud based service full-up cost was compared to that of popular public cloud providers. Peter Cochrane.

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Reddit to double employees after raising $250 million

The Verge

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman tells The Wall Street Journal that the company isn’t planning on “materially changing” its strategy as a result of the funding round. On Sunday, Reddit said that it spent its entire marketing budget on a single 5-second Super Bowl ad celebrating its role in the GameStop stocks saga.

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Why advertisers aren’t coming back to Twitter

Vox

That affects Twitter’s bottom line: The company’s revenue was down by 40 percent, according to a December report by the Wall Street Journal. All of this, insiders say, has resulted in weaker trust in Twitter among a relatively small group of people who control major ad budgets.

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How you (yes, you!) can actually use AI to make your work better

Vox

The bank UBS estimates that it took two months for the software to gain 100 million monthly active users ; for comparison, TikTok took nine months, and Facebook took four and a half years. Our jobs might be threatened by low ad revenue or state budget cuts, and the compensation was somewhat lacking, but those jobs were literally high-minded.

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