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Stat: On October 7, TSA officers screened 2.06 million people at airport security checkpoints. On the same day, ridership on New York City subways was 3.19 million. That means 1.13 million more people rode on the NYC subway that day than flew in the US. Quote: “Go out there and enjoy Halloween.”Dr. Fauci gave the green light to go trick-or-treating this year, given widespread vaccine availability and most Halloween activities taking place outdoors. He also said you gotta give out full-sized candy bars this year to uhh...make up for last year.Read: Where the suburbs end. (New York Times)

Did we all watch the same Squid Game??? If you've been online for even a second in the last couple of weeks, you know about Squid Game. Netflix / Via giphy.com If you haven't watched yet, it's a Korean drama on Netflix that centers on a group of people drowning in debt who are lured into playing a deadly game in hopes of becoming wealthy. It's well made, timely, and seriously suspenseful — and also super-duper dark and disturbing. Well, it has come to my attention that Squid Game fever has even reached the professional networking site LinkedIn, where my feed is now filled to the brim with posts about business and career lessons in the show. Netflix / Via giphy.com Finding lessons in pop culture is nothing new (we've recently posted about money lessons in Animal Crossing for example), but what's striking about these Squid Game posts is the fact that so many professionals are openly taking business and career tips from a murderous game inspired by the very worst that capitalism has to offer. Not exactly the kind of inspo that you'd hope to see your boss smashing the like button on, right? So here's a taste of…

I saw an interesting post by Tesla on its LinkedIn page about the story of Neville and Linda Hicks, who are part of South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant. Tesla shared a snippet of their story and a news article by ABC 7.30 on how rewiring Australian households could save them up to $6,000 per year. This is great news for those wanting to switch to renewables and save money. The article led with the federal government’s climate change goals along with new research that could help people and the country as a whole to reduce emissions — and save a household $6,000 per year. Dr. Saul Griffith, an American-Australian engineer, mapped out the American energy system for the U.S. Department of Energy and is now focused on “Rewiring Australia.” His new work, co-authored by The Australia Institute, is a project that encourages households to switch from gas to solar-powered electricity. The couple that Tesla mentioned in its post on LinkedIn are retirees living on a pension. They’ve lived in their home for 27 years and the home has recently been modernized to be a virtual power plant (VPP). Tesla recently opened up this VPP option to its customers in California…

It's been a tough week for Facebook. Whistleblower Frances Haugen testified to Congress that the company is aware that its platforms are used to spread hate and misinformation but has failed to take action to prevent it. The social media giant and several of its services were also hit with widespread outages. Facebook's leaders have come under fire for choosing profit over health, drawing comparisons to Big Tobacco. On "Reliable Sources" Sunday, CNN chief media correspondent Brian Stelter asked if this scandal is different from others the tech company has faced. "Is it prudent to have one person in his 30s have so much unquestioned influence over an institution like this?" James Fallows, author of "Breaking the News" and contributor to the Atlantic asked on "Reliable Sources" Sunday. "Their top policy executive is blanketing Sunday shows," Axios media reporter Sara Fischer said of multiple interviews with Facebook's head of global communications, Nick Clegg. "That never happens." Facebook's stock has dropped more than 12% since early September, signaling a "reputational change" for the company.  » Read More

Ms Carter said Snap welcomed a conversation around safety as it had “really provided us with the opportunity to share what has been our purpose since day one”.“I’m personally really proud to work at a company like Snap, where since inception we have designed the app to be really thoughtful about that impact that we have on our community, and I feel like we’re increasingly finding the friends and advertisers and agencies want to ensure that their budgets are aligned with companies that also share their values,” she said.“It’s becoming increasingly important that privacy is a part of those core values. Since inception, ephemeral photos and videos, what we were first known for, have helped people live in the moment as regular conversations, so the notion of privacy has been incredibly precious to us since launch.”Snap Inc has been attempting to draw a line between itself and the rest of the tech industry for a number of years now, with founder and chief executive Evan Spiegel saying back in 2019 “on Snapchat, you’re free to be you, with your real friends. As we use the internet more and more in our daily lives, we need a way to make it…

By Nicholas Johnson Saying that it found no evidence, the state Public Disclosure Commission (PDC) dismissed allegations Friday that an anonymous “non-political group of concerned citizens” violated campaign finance and disclosure laws by using emails, a Facebook page and “homemade” videos to promote a slate of four Burien City Council candidates ahead of the August primary. In a July 22 complaint, a campaign strategist working for Position No. 1 candidate Hugo Garcia alleged that Burien United had failed to register as a political committee, include proper sponsor-identification language on political advertising, and disclose contribution and expenditure activity, stating that the anonymous group “clearly spent time and money. “This flies directly in the face of Washington State Campaign Finance Law and as such they need to either file with the PDC or cease their spending,” Michael Fertakis wrote in his complaint. “We have raised no money, given no money, received no money and spent no money,” the anonymous group wrote in its Sept. 17 response. “We are a small group of Burien residents who made a Facebook page.” PDC staff also asked Burien United whether it had spent money producing candidate videos. Those videos, which were published to Vimeo as well…

Gentleman farmers and founders of Beekman 1802 Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Dr. Brent Ridge Courtesy of Beekman 1802 Indie-beauty Beekman 1802 has always been a special brand. Founded by married partners Brent Ridge M.D. and advertising executive Josh Kilmer-Purcell, it came about by accident. After buying an upstate farm in Sharon Springs, NY as a weekend getaway in 2007, they simultaneously found themselves out of high-paying city jobs due to the recession. Retreating to the farm to ponder next steps, they were called on by neighbor John Hall whose herd of 80 goats lost their home. As an act of neighborly kindness, they invited Farmer John and his goats in and the rest is history. Kindness as a corporate mission “We always say we started with that single act of kindness. That set the course for our whole company,” Dr. Ridge shares. “We never set out to become a large beauty company, but it’s just the way it took us.” They didn’t even know beauty would be their next calling, but with a herd of goats on hand, they started there. “We just googled what can we make with goat milk,” Dr. Ridge says. They discovered goat milk is a healing…

There’s never a dearth of new features being added to Facebook to improve the user experience. The company has added various features, including new prompts before sharing articles, sound-based emojis, and Clubhouse-like Live Audio Rooms earlier this year. And now, Facebook has added a new ‘Add photos from your mobile device’ button to its desktop platform. It lets users select photos from their smartphone to upload them via the website. This new Facebook feature is a nifty addition to the web platform. It enables you to draft a post on the desktop, giving you a bigger canvas, while letting you quickly add photos from your smartphone. So, here is how you can upload photos to the Facebook web platform from your mobile device: How to Add Photos From Mobile on Facebook Web (2021) Before getting to the steps to uploading photos from your mobile device on the desktop, it is worth mentioning that the Facebook app on your mobile device needs to be up to date.  » Read More

(Image credit: Shutterstock/Postmodern Studio) Top domain registrar GoDaddy and web hosting provider GoDaddy has expanded its relationship with the video hosting company Vimeo which allows customers to upload and share high-quality videos in just a few minutes. With the latest platform integration specifically designed for small business owners, the two have created 700 free video templates, which can be personalized with colors, fonts and music for customers. The video templates are made to allow SMBs to easily add their own logos, images and videos easily. Take a look at our list of the top video editing software currently available We've also included the best Video editing tools for free available there Marketing via video A survey conducted by Wyzowl discovered the following: 84% customers were convinced to purchase an item and/or service following a video as well as 86% marketers who used video claimed that video ads increase the number of visitors to their sites. "However, for many small businesses, the biggest barrier to video content is often the amount of time and technical savvy required to make professional-quality videos," GoDaddy explained. "With the new platform integration, customers can create and share brilliant, professional quality videos, in less time than…

Screaming and swearing while playing video games is a sign of your success and earning half a million dollars in two years. Unexpected figures emerge from the big twitch leak. Among the stolen data is the salary of a thousand “streamers”, including Italians. Note that the data is unofficial, but Twitch has confirmed that it was attacked. Ranking Well, in the first Italian place (by followers) we see Pow3rtv, $ 778,962.76 and 1.7 million followers. Second, in fact, Ilmasio, known as the “House”: $ 540,864.81, with 1.4 million followers. Third, ZanoXVII has a revenue of $ 1 million 310,925 with 1.3 million followers. Revenue refers to the period between July 2019 and August 2021. And they Twitch received for their fame (which contributes to the company’s revenue) from advertising and subscriptions). The most popular streamers earn in addition to sponsorships and inventory. XQcow, the world’s leading gamer pro, has raised $ 10 million from Twitch in two years. He’s a champion of video games, but you don’t have to be good to make money on Twitz: Be as famous as Ilmasio teaches. Implications for tax authorities So far there have been only a few estimates like the SavingSpot review last…