TECHCRUNCH.COM — The $10 million entry fee to join the Facebook-developed cryptocurrency’s Libra Association is merely a minimum. Members who’ll verify transactions can opt to invest more in exchange for more Libra Investment Tokens that will earn them dividends from the interest earned by the Libra Reserve after it pays for infrastructure and operations costs.

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social When someone visits your Facebook page, the first thing they see is a large splash image taking up almost a quarter of the screen: your Facebook cover photo. This is your profile’s headline, a big, bold banner image that introduces your brand to potential Facebook…

JEFFBULLAS.COM — Ready to launch a new product? You’ve already done the hard work, now all you have to do is put it out there, right? Well, not exactly. The truth is, knowing how to launch your product may be the hardest part of all. Where you launch it and how you market it can be the difference between utter disappointment and raging success.

FORBES.COM — Pipes are damaged from an earthquake, Thursday, July 4, 2019, in Trona, Calif. A strong earthquake rattled a large swath of Southern California and parts of Nevada on Thursday, rattling nerves on the July 4th holiday and causing some damage in a town near the epicenter, followed by a swarm of…

ECONOMIST.COM — LIKE AN NFL changing room, the technology industry is littered with the bodies of fallen champions, from AOL to Yahoo to Blackberry, in urgent need of rehabilitation. Ten years ago many might have expected Microsoft to end up in the same state. But the software giant has made a startling…

SOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — After it was first spotted in testing back in May, Instagram has this week officially launched its new ‘Join Chat’ sticker for Stories, which, when tapped, will connect Stories viewers into a private discussion. As you can see in the example video, tapping on the new ‘Join Chat’ sticker in a Story will notify the creator that a viewer has asked to join the chat, giving them the option to approve them as a chat contributor and bring them into the discussion.

TECHCRUNCH.COM — When Landon Brand and Benjamin Stansfield graduated from the University of Southern California this year, they already had the plans for Project Wren, their service for selling carbon offsets to a new generation of conscious consumers. It’s not a novel concept. In 2004, TerraPass launched its service to provide carbon offsets for consumers.

TECHCRUNCH.COM — HQ Trivia is struggling after a mutiny failed to oust its CEO. Downloads per month are down 92% versus last June according to Sensor Tower. And now four sources confirm that HQ laid off staff members this week. One said about 20% of staff was let go, and another said six to seven employees were departing.

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social An Instagram takeover is when someone temporarily takes over another account to create and share content—usually on behalf of a brand. The takeover host might be a celebrity, an influencer, or even a team member. There’s a reason why takeovers are a popular activity on…

ENTREPRENEUR.COM — Unlocking the power of Instagram starts with learning to see what works and what doesn’t. October 2, 2017 4 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. If you’re…

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social When engaging with followers on social media, we always recommend that marketers aim to be as authentic as possible. And one way social marketing professionals can do this is by showing what life’s like behind the scenes at their organization. People are often hungry…

MASHABLE.COM — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is having quite the year. Since becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress in 2018, Ocasio-Cortez has set out to find her footing in American politics. So far this year she’s made a fair number of profoundly eloquent speeches on the House floor, gotten real about climate change by sponsoring the Green New Deal, publicly challenged several of Donald Trump’s actions, and more. .

TECHCRUNCH.COM — Personal air vehicles — those nifty electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft — have become one of the hottest aviation concepts since the Wright Flyer inspired a flood of competitors. Touted as quieter, cleaner and cheaper than commercial helicopters, these electric air taxis promise to address city-dwellers’ mobility woes and have captured the attention of major aircraft and aerospace designers worldwide, including Bell Helicopter, Boeing and Airbus.

MASHABLE.COM — Because everyone is freaking out all the time, the internet has delivered some real doozies already this year. Did you ever think a human adult would cop to not washing their feet in the shower? In 2019, that happened. Did you ever anticipate that peeling chicken nuggets — yes, removing the breading from the chicken, then eating the two components separately — would become a subject of national conversation?

ECONOMIST.COM — SOME VISIONARIES hope that insects will play a big role in future human diets. Insects are nutritious, being packed with protein. Unlike hot-blooded mammals and birds, which use a lot of energy to keep themselves warm, they are efficient converters of food into body mass. And in some parts of the…

TECHCRUNCH.COM — Alphabet-backed UnitedMasters, the music label distribution startup and record label alternative that offers artists 100 percent ownership of everything they create, launched its iPhone app today. The iPhone app works like the service they used to offer only via the web, giving artists the chance to upload their own tracks (from iCloud, Dropbox or directly from text messages), then distribute them to a full range of streaming music platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal and more.

MASHABLE.COM — Although some of this year’s memes are pretty wholesome, most of them are weird. The love for absurd, surreal content is real. From family-centered TikToks to boy band deep cuts, the internet has had a ball during the last six months. . Let’s start off with some heartwarming content. The year kicked off with the “four generations” meme on TikTok, in which families showed off their parents, grandparents, and even great grandparents.

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social Your brand’s Instagram Story is the perfect place to engage followers, promote new products, and increase your brand’s awareness. After all, more than 500 million users watch Instagram Stories daily. So if you’re not using the feature as part of your social media…

MASHABLE.COM — Nike has pulled its planned “Betsy Ross flag” shoes after Colin Kaepernick apparently expressed his concerns that the design was offensive. The shoe, the Nike Air Max 1 Quick Strike Fourth of July, was slated to hit stores for the Fourth of July holiday and featured the original 13-stars version of the American flag on the heel (though whether or not Ross actually created the famous flag is a matter of debate).

BLOG.HOOTSUITE.COM — Blog / Social Social media training courses are a great way for digital marketers to level up their skillset. It’s true, a lot of answers can be found on Google these days . And Hootsuite’s blog offers several helpful posts from how to create a social media strategy to social media…