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The Department of Parks and Recreation has extended the bid deadline for the lease to operate a restaurant concession at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course (“Hilo Muni”) to Sept. 14, 2021. The corresponding Intent to Bid document, required of all entities wishing to bid on the lease, is now due Sept. 9, 2021. The lease is for an initial period of six years, beginning Jan. 1, 2022, through Dec. 31, 2027, with future options for two additional two-year extensions. In addition, the lease affords the winning bidder the exclusive right to provide food and beverage services at the Hilo Municipal Golf Course. “We encourage all interested parties to visit the Hilo Muni’s clubhouse and get a feel for themselves of the great potential this business opportunity has for the right restaurant operation to thrive in Hilo,” said Maurice Messina, the Director of Parks and Recreation. “We cannot stress enough how critical it is that interested bidders go online to view and download the bid documents and then submit their intent to bid far in advance of the September 9 deadline.  » Read More

Some apps track a whole lot of your data. shapecharge / Getty Images How many times a day do you pull out your phone and click on an app? Facebook? Your budgeting app? Twitter? Your credit card? More often than you realize. Helpful: 23% of Americans Were Victims of Credit Card Fraud Last Year: How To Protect Yourself Find Out: 7 Bank Security Features That Protect Your Money  App Annie, a provider of mobile data and analytics, reported that in the first quarter of 2021, Americans spent just over four hours a day interacting with their apps. And while some could argue you're wasting a lot of time, no one can argue that just by using your apps, companies are tapping into your personal and financial information. In fact, cybersecurity company Surfshark identified 32 types of data that the Apple Store flags through its “nutrition label” initiative -- this includes tracking your contact information, personal information,  » Read More

Editor’s Note: FII’s #MoodOfTheMonth for August, 2021 is Digital Realities. We invite submissions on the many layers of experiences from the virtual world throughout the month. If you’d like to contribute, kindly email your articles to sukanya@feminisminindia.com Clubhouse, a social audio app launched in March, 2020 has gained increasing popularity among users. Clubhouse began as a social media start up and was originally envisioned to be an app for podcasts under the name “Talk Show”. It was then rebranded as Clubhouse and launched for the iOS operating system last year. In May 2021, Clubhouse was made available to Android users. Initially, joining Clubhouse was only permitted by invitation, but since July 2021, the app is accessible to everyone. Clubhouse allows users to participate in real time, live chat rooms via audio. The pandemic induced cut down of social interactions led to the rapid use and popularity of Clubhouse. People and organisations from all backgrounds were quick to tap in to the potential of the app to conduct debates and discussions of various kinds.  » Read More

Social audio app Clubhouse has joined other social platforms in taking steps to protect the privacy and safety of its users in Afghanistan. Earlier this week, the platform reset tens of thousands of its Afghan users’ bios and photos, and made their accounts more difficult to discover in search. A spokesperson for Clubhouse said the actions didn’t affect the users’ followers, and all of the changes can be reversed if a user prefers. Clubhouse has also been reminding its Afghan users that it does allow pseudonyms for human rights or safety purposes. The company consulted with free expression and violent extremism experts to help craft its approach, the spokesperson said. As the Taliban have regained control of the country, many people in Afghanistan have tried to delete photos from their social media accounts and phones that could show a connection to the West, or the former Afghan government. And despite bans on many social platforms, the Taliban has been able to push its messaging on social media, becoming as The Washington Post wrote,  » Read More

Events: Looking for something to do? Check out these events. Clothing, masks, supplies neededCastle Rock resident Bill Ammons once again is collecting coats, hats, socks and school supplies for local students who need them. In addition, he is collecting face masks for students.People who would like to donate are encouraged to call Ammons at 360-274-7811 to make arrangements to either drop off the items or have them picked up. He also will provide additional details on items needed.In addition, Fibre Federal Credit Union has joined with Ammons. People are welcome to bring items to any Fibre branch during regular business hours through Sept. 15.Order fresh berries nowThe deadline is approaching to order fresh local blueberries and strawberries from Kelso Lions Club members. The berries are cleaned and individually quick frozen in 10-pound boxes. The berries will be available for pickup between 9 a.m. and noon Aug. 28 in the Kelso-Longview Elks parking lot, 900 Ash St., Kelso.The berries must be ordered and paid for in advance before Aug.  » Read More

The influencer marketing report 2021 by Influencer.in and Social Beat gives an insight into how influencer marketing has become an integral part of digital marketing and how it has grown to be one of the most important channels that big brands now leverage. The report is based on survey responses from April-June 2021, that was conducted among 500+ content creators across all social media platforms in India. While beauty, fashion and lifestyle continue to dominate the influencer world, travel influencers are finding it tricky to create fresh content with lockdown and travel bans. The report states that brands have started using influencer marketing more seriously with 54% of the influencers claiming that they have collaborated with up to five brands in a month. 82% of the influencers said that Instagram is the platform with the most engagement and the most successful format of content on it is reels. While Instagram was seen as the most active platform to engage audiences, Facebook was close on the heels followed by YouTube. Twitter has also seen a 28% increase in popularity among influencers.  » Read More

Earlier this week, Wack 100 was open to a sit-down with Minister Louis Farrakhan and one of his enemies, Meek Mill. But now he is insulting the leader of the Nation Of Islam! Wait a minute … Did Wack 100 say he didn’t give a f### about Farrakhan? In the continuous soap opera surrounding Tekashi 69, Meek Mill, Jim Jones, 21 Savage, and just about any rapper that dares to speak on the rainbow-haired rapper’s reputation as a snitch, Wack 100 may have disrespected one of the most respected African American leaders in the world: The Honorable Louis Farrakhan. On Clubhouse recently, Wack 100 hopped on the conversation-based app and dissed Meek Mill. As Tekashi and his supporters amped him up about the beef, he got a little excited when talking about the leader of the Nation of Islam, using an expletive when speaking about a proposed peace talk between the Philly rapper and the West Coast OG that would be mediated by Farrakhan. Tuesday night, while 6ix9ine was dissing Meek Mill for going to jail for popping a wheeling,  » Read More

Spotify will be the exclusive home for WWE podcasts under a new pact — including a new original audio content developed by WWE and Spotify’s The Ringer division.The Ringer, the digital media and podcast company founded by ex-ESPN exec Bill Simmons that Spotify bought in 2020, plans to launch an exclusive audio network as part of a multi-year audio content partnership with WWE. In addition, existing WWE audio programming will become available exclusively on Spotify starting later in 2021.As part of the pact, The Ringer’s current feed for “The Masked Man Show” hosted by David Shoemaker and Kaz will be renamed “The Ringer Wrestling Show” and will continue on that feed, alongside new programming from WWE personalities. In addition, using Spotify Greenroom (the streamer’s Clubhouse-like app for live audio chats), the companies will launch live sessions after every major WWE pay-per-view event with the final rooms to be converted into podcasts for “The Ringer Wrestling Show.”New podcasts from The Ringer and WWE are set to include a series from WWE personality Evan Mack called “MackMania” and a narrative series produced by Bill Simmons.  » Read More

Spotify will be the exclusive home for WWE podcasts under a new pact — including a new original audio content developed by WWE and Spotify’s The Ringer division.The Ringer, the digital media and podcast company founded by ex-ESPN exec Bill Simmons that Spotify bought in 2020, plans to launch an exclusive audio network as part of a multi-year audio content partnership with WWE. In addition, existing WWE audio programming will become available exclusively on Spotify starting later in 2021.More from VarietyMeghan McCain 'Bad Republican' Audio Memoir to Premiere on Audible This FallFormer Fox Business Journalist Jennifer Eckhart to Launch 'Reinvented' Interview PodcastJohn Lennon Historical-Fiction Podcast Looks at His Tumultuous Post-Beatles Life (Podcast News Roundup)As part of the pact, The Ringer’s current feed for “The Masked Man Show” hosted by David Shoemaker and Kaz will be renamed “The Ringer Wrestling Show” and will continue on that feed,  » Read More

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later.We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time.More infoResidents who say they are already enduring ‘sleepless nights’ have objected to a campsite’s plans for a clubhouse bar. The Willow Fields campsite in Haxey has applied for a licence to sell alcohol in the building up to 11pm. Neighbours who live near to the site say this will make noise problems worse. Read more - 'There are dead birds in it' - disgust at state of River Ancholme Police have also asked for more stringent restrictions on the licence to prevent crime and disorder or the sale of alcohol to under 18s. The club house would be allowed to sell alcohol from 5pm to 11pm Monday to Friday and 12pm to 11pm on weekends under the application.  » Read More