How Influencer Marketing Is Upending Traditional Advertising Once upon a time, seeing a movie star in a 30-second TV ad was enough to get viewers to go out and buy the product. But consumers are far more critical these days. The old advertising paradigm of slapping a well-known face on…
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Over a Hundred Fired from Wells Fargo for Relief Fund Fraud Wells Fargo has fired over a hundred employees for allegedlydefrauding a Small Business Administration (SBA) relief program. The Economic Injury Disaster Loan is an SBA program intendedto assist business owners who are struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. Amongthe major…
On Thursday, a plaintiff filed suit in San Francisco, accusing Facebook of illicitly using iPhone cameras to spy on users of Instagram, an app owned by Facebook. The complaint, first reported by Bloomberg, is an extension of a July media report that Instagram accessed iPhone cameras even when users were…
JPMorgan Chase to Pay Historic Settlement JPMorgan Chase will pay more than $920 million to various federal agencies for engaging in manipulative market practices for years. As part of the settlement, JPMorgan has admitted to partaking in an illicit practice called “spoofing” between 2008 and 2016. This ploy allowed them…
New York to Allow Ten Percent COVID Surcharge at Restaurants The New York City Council has approved a measure that will give restaurants the option to add a ten percent “COVID surcharge” to a diner’s check. The additional charge, should a restaurant choose to use it, will help the business…
Netflix CEO says Work From Home is a Pure Negative Asked when he expects his employees to return to the office, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings did miss a beat. “Twelve hours after a vaccine is approved,” he joked in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. Jokes aside, the leader…
5 Steps to Becoming a More Avid Reader It may feel like we have all the time in the world these days, as the coronavirus continues to lock most of us in our homes. But even with hours to fill, you may still think that you don’t read enough or…
The 4 Benefits of Working from Home Working from home sounds like a great idea, but it isn’t for everyone. For example, if there are lots of distractions in your house, you’re probably more productive in a different location. Sometimes, people have a hard time getting started in their pajamas.…
Making the Most of Your Remote Job If You’re Single Thanks to government-mandated social distancing, many of us are working remotely now and thanks to this forced change, there’s a good chance that many jobs will remain remote. So if you’re one of the lucky people who landed a remote…
Several Chase Bank Locations Close Following Protests Over Discriminatory Lending Protesters in Chicago shut down several Chase Banks across the city this week. These demonstrations are an attempt to draw attention to Chase’s discriminatory lending practices. Activists are now demanding that the bank rectify years of exclusionary lending by investing…
eBay Executives Charged With Severely Harassing Bloggers Six executives of the online auctioning site eBay have been charged in connection to a vengeful campaign against two critics. They now stand accused of inflicting an “extensive and disturbing campaign of harassment” against the Massachusetts couple. The married victims are authors of…