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Issaquah-based footwear, apparel, and accessory maker Combat Flip Flops is among 20 small businesses YouTube has chosen to showcase popular summer gifts as part of the first YouTube Small Business Day,  which is occurring in conjunction with Google’s second annual International Small Business Week. YouTube, with more than 2 billion users, is part of Google Services. “It’s like winning the lottery,” Combat Flip Flops co-founder and CEO Matthew “Griff” Griffin said of being selected to appear on the YouTube shopping livestream Thursday, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Viewers can purchase items directly from the livestream via links to the businesses. The AK-47 flip flops. (All photos courtesy of Combat Flip Flops) “It really means a lot to us because we are a small family-owned business,” Griffin said of the five-person company that includes his brother-in-law, a close friend whom he calls a brother-in-arms, and a mother-son combination. “To be highlighted as a company nationally and globally on behalf of YouTube for small businesses, we’re really honored.” Griffin served as an Army Ranger in four Iraq and Afghanistan combat tours and founded the business in 2012 with fellow Ranger Donald Lee, and Andy Sewrey. The company employs people in Afghanistan, Laos,…

By Annabel RackhamNewsbeat reporterimage copyrightAmanda Akokhiaimage captionDemi Rose moved to Ibiza during the pandemic so she could continue workingDemi Rose Mawby is someone you've probably seen pop up when scrolling through certain tabloid sidebars, but don't know much about.The 26-year-old from Birmingham has been modelling for eight years and has racked up over 16 million Instagram followers.Her bikini photos are shared daily online and are often met with hundreds of comments from people wondering how she seemingly became so famous out of nowhere."I never expected this when I was younger, but it's something that I've had to learn to live with," she tells Radio 1 Newsbeat."I always wanted to get into modelling and when I eventually got there I classed it as a blessing because I grew up being bullied and didn't have many friends at all."The majority of her online content is fashion-based, showing off editorial shoots she's been involved with and collections with brands, but she's also used her platform to talk about bereavement.'A time of reflection' In 2019 both of Demi Rose's parents died, just seven months apart."I use to uplift people because after what I've been through, I want people to have a more…

Like it or not, LinkedIn has become a valuable networking tool. We spoke to Sharon McCooey, head of LinkedIn Ireland, and Brian McFadden, founder and client services director at the Recruiters agency about how graduates can make the most of social media to get their careers going. What are the main social media tools for graduates? Brian McFadden: It’s more important for some graduates to have a digital footprint, particularly if it is in an outward facing role such as sales or marketing. In other roles, it may be less important but it does help employers to know if you are digital savvy, if you have accolades and recommendations and if you are an active online user. If you’re doing a more backroom role such as software engineering, Github and StackOverflow may be more important ways of showing your work. Why is LinkedIn an important tool now? Sharon McCooey: LinkedIn passed the milestone of one million members in 2013, doubled to two million members in 2019 and has continued to grow since. Our growth has been driven by multiple factors, not simply people finding job opportunities. Over the past year we’ve seen an increase in conversations on the platform and…

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Facebook’s efforts to bring advertising to the Oculus virtual reality platform it has spent billions of dollars building out doesn’t seem to be off to a great start. The company announced last week that they were planning to roll out their first in-game ads inside the title “Blaston” from the prolific VR game developer Resolution Games, and just days later the game studio has shared that after hearing an earful from users they’ve decided to abandon the ad rollout. “After listening to player feedback, we realize that Blaston isn’t the best fit for this type of advertising test,” a tweet from the Blaston account read. “Therefore, we no longer plan to implement the test. We look forward to seeing you in the arena and hope you try the Crackdown Update that went live today!” This potential ad rollout had been particularly noteworthy because the ads were being tested inside a title from a third-party developer. Facebook has purchased a handful of VR studios in recent months and owns a number of the most popular Quest titles inside its marketplace,  » Read More

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, has sent a letter to Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of being "out to get conservatives." The letter from Jordan comes as the House Judiciary Committee prepares to consider a series of antitrust bills that could force Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook to overhaul their business practices, according to CNBC. In his letter to Microsoft President Brad Smith, Jordan openly wondered why House Democrats did not include Microsoft in the list of companies for reform.  “Big Tech, including Microsoft, Inc., is out to get conservatives. Despite Microsoft’s size and market dominance, House Democrats curiously did not significantly examine Microsoft’s conduct during their investigation of competition in digital markets. Democrats also seem to have excluded Microsoft from scrutiny in their large package of bills to radically rewrite American antitrust law," Jordan wrote to Smith. Jordan accused Microsoft of taking "increasing aggressive editorial control over content on its platforms," citing that the company's Bing search engine has censored "Tank Man" results on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests 'on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party." Jordan also believes Microsoft's LinkedIn is muzzling both Chinese…

This season, the writers have outdone themselves with even more sex, mystery, murder, class commentary, and more. We've rounded up the best reactions to arguably the wildest season yet. EliteNetflix @EliteNetflix ✨hoy toca fiesta ✨ it’s party time ✨ #Elite4 ya disponible. 01:00 PM - 18 Jun 2021 Reply Retweet Favorite Elite Netflix (I know there are detractors to this, and, no, I shan't engage with them!)

Clubhouse — which inadvertently sent every other tech platform from Spotify to Facebook scrambling to build out copycat functionality — seems to be taking its first steps away from pure live audio experiences. How do we know this? The company appears to have accidentally leaked a messaging feature, called Backchannel, to some users late last week.Based on several tweets circulating on Friday (including the below screen recording), Backchannel is an apparent means for users to chat via text instead of audio. Apparently the feature was not referenced whatsoever in the app’s release notes of the version, and what was rolled out looks blatantly unfinished. It’s not clear how long this version of Backchannel existed out in the wild, but Clubhouse seemingly removed it in a hurry.Reached for comment, a company spokesperson would only tell The Sports Grind Entertainment that, “as part of our product building process, Clubhouse regularly explores and tests potential features. These functions sometimes become part of the app, sometimes they don’t. We do not comment on potential features.” They said Clubhouse founders sometimes discuss the product roadmap during weekly Sunday Town Halls.  » Read More

Clubhouse — which inadvertently sent every other tech platform from Spotify to Facebook scrambling to build out copycat functionality — seems to be taking its first steps away from pure live audio experiences. How do we know this? The company appears to have accidentally leaked a messaging feature, called Backchannel, to some users late last week.Based on several tweets circulating on Friday (including the below screen recording), Backchannel is an apparent means for users to chat via text instead of audio. Apparently the feature was not referenced whatsoever in the app’s release notes of the version, and what was rolled out looks blatantly unfinished. It’s not clear how long this version of Backchannel existed out in the wild, but Clubhouse seemingly removed it in a hurry.Reached for comment, a company spokesperson would only tell The Verge that, “as part of our product building process, Clubhouse regularly explores and tests potential features. These functions sometimes become part of the app, sometimes they don’t. We do not comment on potential features.” They said Clubhouse founders sometimes discuss the product roadmap during weekly Sunday Town Halls.  » Read More

As you know, there’s a vast array of sexual orientations that an individual may identify with or feel a particular connection to. While those who are not immersed in LGBTQ+ culture and the community will only recognise a select few due to the lack of representation in mainstream media and news – such as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender – more and more terms have emerged over the years to better represent the experiences and emotions of queer individuals, such as pansexual, asexual, polysexual, and demisexual, among others. There will be some you’re aware of, whether that’s through a friend, your own experiences, or researching online, and others you might not be familiar with. Here, we break down the meaning behind abrosexuality and its (rumoured) origins, as well as its gorgeous accompanying five-stripe flag. What does abrosexual mean? Abrosexuality refers to an individual whose sexuality is fluid or changing. An abrosexual person may be a specific sexuality one day and another the next. It’s important to note that it could be hours, days, weeks, months or years before an abrosexual individual identifies as another sexuality. However, there isn’t a specific timeframe for an abrosexual person’s sexual orientation to change. It…