Jelani Memory, Founder and CEO of A Kids Company About, with the book that started it all. (A child company via photo) There are the traditional ways to start, fund, and run a business and then there is the Jelani Memory approach. The CEO of A Kids Company About founded his Portland, Oregon-based company in … Read more
Researchers at the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public are examining the science behind social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and others. (Jeremy Zero Photo via Unsplash) As misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines grows, the University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public (CIP) is stepping up efforts to document, understand, and combat … Read more
“I like to think of successful branding as creating a company where customers would be annoyed to part with their identity,” growth marketing expert Julian Shapiro told us earlier this week. “For example, they would stop being the man with Slack stickers on his laptop. Or the woman who no longer wears Nike shoes every … Read more
He already has the tuxedo, now Jeff Bezos has Bond too. (GeekWire File Photo / Kevin Lisota) Bezos. Jeff Bezos. Doesn’t quite sound like the introduction of a certain British secret agent. But that’s not something that $ 8.5 billion can’t fix, is it? No sooner had Amazon announced its multi-billion dollar bid to acquire … Read more
Startups used to be obsessed with billboards. It was the first thing I noticed when I moved to San Francisco: venture-backed companies like Eaze, Airbnb, and notoriously Brex, were posting large billboard advertisements across the city to get attention and attention. As I got into it more, I learned this kind of old school. Outdoor … Read more
An Israeli military official has defended the country’s air strike on a Gaza City skyscraper that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets. (May 15th)
Limit is a social media app for people between the ages of 18 and 25. You start the app at the age of 26. (Limit App Images) Scott Avy is not an ageist. He’s just trying to limit the age range for people who can use his new social media product, which is aptly called … Read more
The team behind Songclip believe that social media could use more music. Yes, music is a big part of the experience with a handful of apps like TikTok and Triller, but Songclip co-founder and COO John vanSuchtelen told me, “This is not the end as music is going to be a feature a beginning.” He … Read more