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Month: January 2020

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CollegeHumor Helped Shape Online Comedy. What Went Wrong?

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On a cloudy morning the week after New Year’s Day, at CollegeHumor’s headquarters in West Hollywood, everyone braced for bad news. “We all knew what was about to happen,” writer and actor Katie Marovitch said. “My face was covered in hives, which happens to me when I'm very anxious, which is a lot.” Sam Reich, the company’s creative captain, cried as he delivered the tough update: IAC/InterActiveCorp, CollegeHumor’s parent company, wanted out. “If I can reengage you down the line, I obviously will,” Reich assured the room, shortly before HR…

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The Importance of Identifying Your Target Audience

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You can start a good business with all the capital investment that you need, but without identifying your target audience, it will be difficult to get the expected ROI while running your business. What Does it Mean to Identify Your Audience? What is your target market, and who are the people that will buy your products or services? The answers will reveal your target audience. Before starting a business, you should know the people who will be interested in the type of products or services that you plan to offer.…

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Country life: the young female farmer who is now a top influencer in China

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Li Ziqi, 29, has garnered millions of followers with her videos of her idyllic life in rural Sichuan. Is she too good to be true? Since she began posting rustic-chic videos of her life in rural Sichuan province in 2016, Li Ziqi, 29, has become one of Chinas biggest social media stars. She has 22 million followers on the microblogging site Weibo, 34 million on Douyin (Chinas version of TikTok) and another 8.3 million on YouTube (Li has been active on YouTube for the last two years, despite it being…

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Warren and Biden Skirmish Over U.S. Troops in Middle East

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Pull all U.S. combat troops from the Middle East, every last one of them. That was the positionVice President Joe Biden. For the first time in a series of debates for the 2020 presidential election moderators focused the first thirty minutes of Tuesday nights event on how candidates would fare as commander in chief specifically how theyd handle the growing threat of Iran in the Middle East and if they would choose to withdraw troops from the region. The debate comes just two weeks after President Donald Trump chose to…

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Russia to Iran: Dont Admit GuiltBlame the U.S. Instead

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After mounting evidence, Iran finally acknowledged that it accidentally shot down the Ukrainian passenger jet earlier this week, killing all 176 people aboard. Following the admission, Iranian protesters have told Al Jazeera, There is a lot of anger. Iranians are demanding justice and accountability. Many people including families of the victims are in shock. They do not understand why their government would have lied to them for this long. There is also a lot of anger in Russia, but for an entirely different reason. Yuri Shvytkin, deputy head of the…

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Lady Gaga Calls Out Music Pirates With Pirated Photos, Shutterstock Calls Her Out

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“Can y’all stop,” she tweeted, sharing two photos of a girl wearing a ski mask while listening to music. The message was crystal clear: those who were listening to the track or spreading it were promoting music piracy. However, the pics she had chosen had “Shutterstock” watermarks all over them. The company noticed it. The company spoke up. And all hell broke loose on Twitter. ladygaga According to findings by the market research firm MusicWatch’s Annual Music Study, there were 17 million stream-rippers in the U.S. in 2018. That number…

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Starbucks’ New Almondmilk Honey Flat White Is A Sweet Sip

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Courtesy of Starbucks What Does Starbucks’ Almondmilk Honey Flat White Taste Like? It’s A Sweet Sip By Daffany Chan Jan 7, 2020 Starbucks now has three new non-dairy beverages for fans looking to swap out their go-to drinks with milk alternatives. The lineup of delicious beverages includes the Almondmilk Honey Flat White. Packed with caffeine, it’s the perfect brew to get you through winter mornings. If you’re wondering what Starbucks’ Almondmilk Honey Flat white tastes like, read on for the details. Available as of Tuesday, Jan. 7, at participating Starbucks…

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The 62nd GRAMMY Awards Recap: Music’s Saddest Night | Betches

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The Kobe Tributes Lizzo opened the show with “Cuz I Love You”, announcing, “Tonight is for you Kobe” before diving into her ballad. As per usual, she crushed her performance, bringing everyone some much-needed good vibes to kick things off. Before beginning her planned monologue, Keys sang a medley that recounted moments of the year in music (and also took shots at Trump), saying before she sang, “I know how much Kobe loved music. He would want us to keep the vibrations high.” For the most part, the performances, presenters,…

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The 62nd GRAMMY Awards Recap: Music’s Saddest Night | Betches

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The Kobe Tributes Lizzo opened the show with “Cuz I Love You”, announcing, “Tonight is for you Kobe” before diving into her ballad. As per usual, she crushed her performance, bringing everyone some much-needed good vibes to kick things off. Before beginning her planned monologue, Keys sang a medley that recounted moments of the year in music (and also took shots at Trump), saying before she sang, “I know how much Kobe loved music. He would want us to keep the vibrations high.” For the most part, the performances, presenters,…

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