• S&P Global Market Intelligence U.S. Bank Market Report Finds Earnings are Expected to Fall 2.8% year-over-year in 2024, but Rebound Strongly in 2025

    /PRNewswire/ -- Higher credit costs are expected to serve as a modest headwind to U.S. bank earnings this year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence's

  • The Kate Paye era arrives

    While Kate Paye steps into a new role with Stanford women's basketball, she comes to the role with extensive personal and professional ties to Stanford.

  • AI Influencers: Boon or Bane for Marketing?

    Social media influencers are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to elevate their content. However, they are now challenged by a new wave of competitors: AI-powered Instagrammers, TikTokers, and YouTubers.A recent Morning Consult poll revealed that over half of Gen Z aspires to become full-time influencers. This career choice shouldn't be a shock, considering they've grown up surrounded by YouTube peers creating makeup tutorials, narrating "Fortnite" gameplay, and demystifying personal...

  • Researcher finds first arrival of Shakespeare's plays in Portugal

    John Stone, a professor at the University of Barcelona, has found the request for two copies of Shakespeare's Othello to be sent to Lisbon in 1765, in the correspondence of the English scholar John Preston, a professor at the English College in Lisbon, addressed to the college's London agent, John Sheppard. Stone found this reference in the Ushaw College, in Durham (United Kingdom), where all the documents from the English College in Lisbon are now kept, after it closed its doors in 1973, after...

  • Iran's drone strike on Israel influences cryptocurrency markets.

    Iran attack tanks crypto markets (Third column, 2nd story, link) Related stories:NYPD deploying resources to houses of worship, sensitive locations in cityInvestors Bet On Further Rise In US Gasoline Prices Drudge Report Feed needs your support!   Become a Patron

  • AI in Sales and Marketing: A New Era for Sales Teams

    AI in sales is revolutionizing sales tasks, enhancing customer engagement, and giving small businesses solutions they can easily afford.

  • nubia Flip arrives for sale as the cheapest foldable on the market

    The foldable nubia Flip debuted at MWC 2024, where it was revealed it will be the cheapest foldable phone in international markets. Today, the smartphone launched in China, where it commands an even more attractive starting price - CNY2,999, which is about $415. nubia Flip 5G The nubia Flip is a carbon copy of the ZTE Libero Flip, launched in Japan for JPY 63,000 ($420). It has a Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 chipset, a 50 MP main camera and a 6.9” OLED foldable screen. The price in Japan is for a...

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    LinkedIn betting it can take on TikTok and Instagram in influencer marketing

    With LinkedIn facing a slowdown in growth, the company is jumping into influencer marketing, trying to compete with TikTok and Instagram.

  • Nearly half of B2B startups choose not to market themselves, researchers find

    Marketing is one of the most effective ways for an early-stage business-to-business (B2B) startup firm to grow, yet nearly half of such firms that would benefit from it choose not to do any marketing, according to the findings of a paper co-authored by a Smeal College of Business professor and published in the journal Industrial Marketing Management.

  • Microsoft finds Russian influence operations targeting US election have begun

    Microsoft said on Wednesday that Russian online campaigns to influence the upcoming U.S. presidential election kicked into gear over the past 45 days, but at a slower pace than in past elections. Russia-linked accounts are disseminating divisive content aimed at U.S. audiences, including criticising American support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, researchers at the tech giant said in a report. The Russian embassy in Washington did not respond to a request for comment, but the Kremlin said...

  • LinkedIn jumps into influencer marketing like TikTok with Thought Leader Ads

    LinkedIn is entering the influencer marketing space with the launch of Thought Leader Ads. This new advertising format allows brands to amplify posts from established LinkedIn users, including industry experts and thought leaders, to capture a larger share of the influencer marketing market. Traditionally, LinkedIn has focused on business-to-business (B2B) advertising, capitalizing on its user […]

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    NIL-era college athletes navigate new realm of financial literacy

    "All of the issues that pro athletes have dealt with for years are now going downstream," said former NFL player Brandon Copeland.