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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
Cameo is a fascinating company. Chicago mag also published a longread on the company earlier this year if anyone is going down a rabbit hole: http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2020/Came...
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
It's also worth noting how many people get most of their local news (for better or worse) from Facebook these days, like social accounts of the decimated small town papers and some superficial TV news stations, and community groups. If
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
Ever since learned that owls are mostly made up of feathers, I haven't been the same.
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
Especially eye opening given the wave of recent media layoffs due to a lack of ad revenue.
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CNBC reporter shows how easy it is for stolen journalism to get ad $(cnbc.com)
3 points by und3rth3iP 6y ago|1 comments
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
In my experience in the field, media companies are typically super slow to upgrade tech, so I'd guess at least half of these laptops are refurbished, at least three years old and only half functional from constant overuse (if you work
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
This week has been brutal one for media layoffs. Also: Conde Nast, Quartz and BuzzFeed. And for the bulk of these laid off folks, this will likely mean their time in journalism is done. The odds of there being many opportunities in the indu
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
100%. As a manager when we were still in a physical office, I encouraged small group lunches, coffee outings, walks to a nearby dog park, etc. Way too much company socializing still centers on alcohol. I actually had to push back on our in-
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
If you need to rely on this sort of technology to feel confident your team is being productive and meeting their goals, you're not doing a very good job managing your team and/or you're simply not a great manager. Full stop.
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Uber managers wanted pay cuts to save jobs, CEO said no(theinformation.com)
7 points by und3rth3iP 6y ago|2 comments
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
I'm in a suburban/semi-rural setting and have found Uber Eats to be more reliable than Grubhub in most cases. It seems like UE might open up GH to more of these markets where restaurants have been slower to warm up to working with
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
I've worked with one of these people. Never attended a single off-site work event, even when it took place during work hours. And then he was shocked when he went for a promotion and it didn't happen. It was a topic of discussion
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
Not in LA county but another urban center and I'm personally beginning to mentally prepare for a virtual holiday season and just hoping I'm wrong. :/
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
I wonder what this trend -- if it takes -- will mean for all these giant office buildings in downtown areas. How many companies simply won't be returning? I've also seen the takes re: social distancing requiring larger office spac
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by und3rth3iP 6y ago
Love Bookshop. the UX is great, shipping is fast, and indie bookstores are benefiting. much better than Amazon all around.