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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Stitch Fix Inc. (NASDAQ: SFIX) , the leading online personal styling service, announced that Neal Mohan has joined Stitch Fix's Board of Directors, effective October 21, 2020. Neal Mohan is Chief Product Officer at YouTube. He is responsible for YouTube products, user experience, and trust and safety on all platforms and devices globally. This includes YouTube on mobile, desktop and TV devices, experiences like YouTube Music, Kids, and VR, and YouTube's two subscription services, YouTube Premium and YouTube TV.  Previously, Neal was Senior Vice President of Display and Video Ads at Google. In that role, he was responsible for the company's advertising offerings on YouTube, the Google Display Network, AdSense, AdMob, and the DoubleClick family of programmatic ad platform products. He focused on growing the overall digital media industry by building innovative solutions for millions of Google's advertising and media partners around the world. "I'm excited to welcome Neal to our Board of Directors," said Katrina Lake, founder and CEO of Stitch Fix. "He brings tremendous digital product leadership and outstanding operational experience.  As we continue to revolutionize the consumer shopping experience and help our clients find what they love, Neal's insight and expertise will be invaluable." Mohan is the ninth member of Stitch Fix's Board of Directors, which is a majority female. Board members include: Steve Anderson, founder of Baseline Ventures; Bill Gurley, general partner of Benchmark Capital; Marka Hansen, former president of Gap North America and Banana Republic; Kirsten Lynch, chief marketing officer and executive vice president at Vail Resorts, Inc.; Sharon McCollam, former CFO of Best Buy Co. Inc.; Liz Williams, CEO of Drybar; Mikkel Svane, founder and CEO of Zendesk and Stitch Fix founder and CEO, Katrina Lake. "Katrina and team have built a powerful platform that delivers highly personal digital product experiences that...

There are some features that are delayed to arrive despite the heavy demand of users. There are many features expected for YouTube, users express their requests both in forums and community pages. The resolution preference feature, which YouTube users have been waiting for a long time, has finally been released in beta. YouTube brings resolution preference feature When you go to YouTube and start watching a video, the resolution of the video is determined according to your internet connection. Although you can manually change the resolution, it can be annoying to adjust this setting every time. While video streaming platforms such as Netflix allow fixing the resolution, it was a drawback that YouTube did not. Users must have heard that this feature has been added to the beta version of the YouTube mobile app. You can see how the newly added menu looks from the image above. The options in the menu are: automatic, high quality, data saving and advanced. If you choose the advanced setting, you can choose a resolution from 144p to 1080p. The resolution you chose will remain the same unless you change it. To experience the resolution preference feature, you must sign up for the YouTube beta program. If you do not want to be a beta user, you have to wait for this feature to be released publicly. This means waiting a few days or a few weeks. Do you find this feature necessary? Read More

President of Global Marketing Solutions for Facebook, Carolyn Everson attends the forum titled "Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development" within the One Young World Summit 2017 at Agora Conference & Special Events Center in Bogota, Colombia on October 05, 2017. (Photo by Lokman Ilhan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)Lokman Ilhan | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesFacebook global ads chief Carolyn Everson said the summer of 2020 was the most difficult summer she's had in her professional career, but that she's thankful for way the the advertiser boycott in July has forced the company to address hate speech more aggressively."It was a very rough summer, the most difficult summer I've ever had professionally for sure, but sometimes through those most difficult moments you understand what really matters, and actions matter," she said. "I'm thankful for the push we got because I think it's making us better." More than 1,000 advertisers paused their social media advertising budgets in June, after a campaign called "#StopHateForProfit" called on advertisers to pressure Facebook to stop the spread of hate speech and misinformation on its platform.  » Read More

CLOSE Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden says the allegations involving Ukraine and his son Hunter Biden are actually a desperate attempt by President Trump's campaign to smear Biden and his family. (Oct. 21) AP DomesticWhen President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden take the debate stage Thursday night, Facebook and Twitter may be the ones in the hot seat over charges of anti-conservative bias.“I am not just running against Biden, I am running against the Corrupt Media, the Big Tech Giants, and the Washington Swamp,” Trump tweeted late Wednesday.Trump and other top Republican officials have for years alleged that Facebook, Google and Twitter target the political speech of right-leaning users to limit their online reach.Tech companies deny any partisanship, saying their policies strike a balance between users' rights to freely express themselves and keeping hate, abuse and misinformation off their platforms, though they concede they've made missteps in moderating content.  There is no clear evidence to support claims of systemic censorship or suppression, but controversy over social media's handling of a disputed New York Post article have again thrust GOP grievances into the national spotlight.Trump vs. Big Tech: Everything you need to know about Section 230 and why everyone hates itDorsey, Zuckerberg compelled to testify: Senate Judiciary Committee issues subpoenas to Facebook, Twitter CEOs over Hunter BidenTensions came to a head last week when the New York Post published an article alleging ties between Biden and his son Hunter’s business dealings with Ukraine. The article cited unverified emails that were reportedly discovered by Trump’s allies. USA TODAY has not been able to confirm the authenticity of the emails.With the presidential election just weeks away, social media companies are on high alert for misinformation that could sway voters or tip the election in one candidate’s favor. National intelligence officials warned Americans on...

In One Chart Published: Oct. 22, 2020 at 2:12 p.m. ET But Democratic challenger is roughly even with Trump over the last 60 days in outlays for these key digital ads “Both campaigns are spending heavily on platforms like Facebook and Google to reach their voters with their closing arguments,” says a representative for a group that’s tracking the outlays. MarketWatch photo illustration/Getty Images, iStockphoto President Donald Trump’s campaign has an overall advantage in spending on Facebook and Google ads, but Joe Biden’s campaign has roughly matched Trump in Facebook and Google ads over the last 60 days. The Republican incumbent’s greater spending on these key platforms since the midterm elections in November 2018 is shown in the chart below from Acronym, a progressive digital strategy shop. Trump’s campaign has spent a total of $228 million on advertising on Facebook FB, -0.21%  and Google GOOG, +1.38%   GOOGL, +1.30%  properties such as YouTube, topping the former vice president’s total of $151 million. “Where Trump was able to build up an early advantage was really raising a lot of money and communicating to voters before Biden even clinched the nomination,” said Kyle Tharp,  » Read More

Twitter wants to help voters know their options for casting a ballot this fall. This story is part of Elections 2020, CNET's coverage of the run-up to voting in November. Anyone in the US who checks Twitter today through the weekend will see a message prompting them to learn more about their options for voting in November's general election. You can also see how to vote early in your state."As voters face unprecedented challenges when casting their ballot in the upcoming 2020 US elections, Twitter is doing what we can to ensure that people have access to the reliable information they need in order to exercise their right to vote," wrote Bridget Coyne, Twitter's public policy director, in a blog post on Thursday.To help, Twitter will send you to BallotReady, a nonpartisan site with ballot information for all 50 states. By entering your address, you can learn about your local ballot. Now playing: Watch this: For November's election, make a plan to vote 24:55 With at least 150 million Americans expected to vote this fall during the ongoing pandemic, state and local election officials are working to ensure voters can cast their ballots safely, from extending polling hours to expanding access to mail-in ballots.Already, 46 million Americans have voted early, with 33 million sending in mail ballots and 13 million voting early in person. Learn smart gadget and internet tips and tricks with our entertaining and ingenious how-tos. Read More

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