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These Are America’s 1,000 Largest and Most Inspiring Private CompaniesINC.COM — WeddingWireProvides a directory for couples seeking wedding vendors. WeddingWire Provides a directory for couples seeking wedding vendors. Chevy Chase MD InVision AppProvides a digital product design platform. InVision App Provides a digital product design platform. New… |
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Google Pledges $800 Million to COVID-19 Relief and Support EffortsSOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — While tech companies work to keep their systems up and running, and adapt to massive increases in demand for their services amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, they’ve also been looking to help raise funds, and donate to relevant causes where they can. And this week, Google has announced its latest contribution, committing a donation package valued at $800 million, which will be put to towards a range of charities and support initiatives to help lessen the impacts of the pandemic. |
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Instagram Launches New Co-Watching Feature to Help Users Connect Amid COVID-19 LockdoansSOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — With everybody locked inside, and missing out on regular social interaction, Instagram is adding a new feature which aims to help users connect via video chat, with the option of also scrolling through your Instagram feed while still connected via video link. As you can see here, Instagram’s new ‘Co-Watching’ feature enables users to search through Instagram and share content with the group, enabling participatory engagement on Instagram content. |
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Facebook Adds New Tools for Facebook Live Amid Rising Demand and UsageSOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — Earlier this week, Facebook reported that it’s seeing record high levels of demand for its services amid the rolling COVID-19 lockdowns across the globe. Messaging activity is up 50% across Messenger and WhatsApp, while the use of live video on Messenger is up 70%. Another area where Facebook has seen a major increase in interest is Facebook Live. |
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Lessons from Italy’s Response to CoronavirusHBR.ORG — We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. As policymakers around the world struggle to combat the rapidly escalating Covid-19 pandemic, they find themselves in uncharted territory. Much… |
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How the Pandemic Will EndTHEATLANTIC.COM — The Atlantic is making vital coverage of the coronavirus available to all readers. Find the collection here. no one knew that SARS-CoV-2 existed. Now the virus has spread to almost every country, infecting at least 446,000 people whom we know about, and many more whom we do not. It has crashed economies and broken health-care systems, filled hospitals and emptied public spaces. |
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The 15 most underrated Netflix TV showsMASHABLE.COM — Mining for hidden gems on Netflix? We’ve got you covered. Whether you’ve been scrolling for ten minutes or ten hours, finding the right Netflix show can be tricky. You’ll pass up something perfect for you because you don’t recognize the title, watch something you hate because it had a cool thumbnail, then panic and give up. |
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50 Must-Have Remote Working Tools and AppsSOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — With millions of people adjusting to working from home amid the COVID-19 lockdowns, many are being faced with an entirely new situation, and it can be difficult to make that adjustment, and maximize your productivity outside the confines of your regular office. But there’s a range of tools that can help. |
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MIT Posts Free Plans Online for an Emergency Ventilator That Can Be Built for $100SCITECHDAILY.COM — Clinical and design considerations will be published online; goal is to support rapid scale-up of device production to alleviate hospital shortages. One of the most pressing shortages facing hospitals during the Covid-19 emergency is a lack of ventilators. These machines can keep patients breathing when they no longer can on their own, and they can cost around $30,000 each. |
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How to Use Online Reviews to Market to Different Generations [Infographic]SOCIALMEDIATODAY.COM — There’s no denying that eviews now play a key role in the modern consumer path to purchase. When you’re considering a new product or service, you look for information online, you check out different brands and providers, you note the prices, of course. But you also check out the reviews. And in the age of social media, where everyone can have a say on anything, at anytime, it’s easy than ever to find user responses, and to get a better idea of how people have found a given item in their usage. |
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Joe Biden joins Jimmy Kimmel to talk cooking, coronavirus, and calling out TrumpMASHABLE.COM — “With all that’s been going on over the past couple of weeks virus-wise, I feel like we’ve almost forgotten about the presidential election,” said Jimmy Kimmel on Thursday. All elections are important, but the coronavirus pandemic and a severely divisive U.president have raised the stakes particularly high this year. |
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This Is What The Coronavirus Pandemic Looks Like From SpaceFORBES.COM — An empty Copacabana beach in Brazil. Planet Labs Inc Images taken by Earth-orbiting satellites have revealed the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Earth, with a third of the world’s population now under lockdown. Once populated areas are now deserted as people remain indoors, from… |
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Mark Cuban says how companies treat workers during pandemic could define brand ‘for decades’CNBC.COM — “Not only is it a safety issue, it’s a business issue,” Cuban said on CNBC’s “Markets in Turmoil” special. . “How companies respond to that very question is going to define their brand for decades. If you rushed in and somebody got sick, you were that company. If you didn’t take care of your employees or stakeholders and put them first, you were that company,” he added. . |
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Opinion | Trump Wants to ‘Reopen America.’ Here’s What Happens if We Do.NYTIMES.COM — Social distancing for 2 weeks Social distancing for 2 months 128 million total infections 14 million total infections Social distancing for 2… |
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Empty toilet paper rolls and a ‘closed’ sign: Emoji get redesigned for COVID-19FASTCOMPANY.COM — Many of us are working from home, wrangling kids while managing our day jobs, and just trying to keep our wits about us. That means we turn on Netflix at 10 p.m., pop a pinot, and tune out. But once designer Ji Lee is done juggling his day, he does the unthinkable: Even more work to, in his… |
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How to live your best Zoom party lifeMASHABLE.COM — Humans are social animals. Even the most introverted among us have a strong need to feel that we’re part of a network of people that appreciate us. And there has never been a better way of creating or reinforcing that feeling, fast, than having a party. . So as we come to terms with our new COVID-19 reality, as open-ended lockdowns, social distancing. |
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