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Skift set out to be a progressive media startup, but some insiders say the company failed women and people of color
Former employees of the travel media company Skift said there were times women felt uncomfortable i…
Madeline Stone
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Women must be allowed inside Haji Ali dargah’s inner sanctum, rules Bombay high court
Bombay high court has ruled that women have the right to enter the inner sanctum of the famous Haji…
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Airbnb will pay for 12 people and their families to live like nomads and travel for a year as it tries to attract more longer-term renters. Here's how to apply.
Airbnb's program will officially kick off in July, and those who are selected will spend a total of…
Avery Hartmans
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'We think there's a need for a more focused publication:' Skift wants to expand from travel and dining into wellness
The wellness category is exploding across lots of industries, Ali said. Brands like Hyatt and Marri…
Lauren Johnson
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Yelp insiders describe aggressive and misleading sales tactics as employees prey on small businesses during the pandemic
Business Insider spoke to 21 current or former Yelp workers about the company's hyper-aggressive ap…
Matt Turner
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'Everyone's for sale': Mic's fire sale has the media business buzzing with rumors of potential deals
Once, venture capital flowed freely to millennial-aimed digital media upstarts, which scaled quickl…
Lucia Moses
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LiveRamp paid $150 million for a 20-person ad-tech firm, and it shows the massive forward bets that advertisers are making on the future of television
LiveRamp helps advertisers target and measure ads by matching offline data like purchase history an…
Lauren Johnson
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How the CEO of buzzy TV-measurement firm Data Plus Math made a fortune from fighting Facebook and Google and sold the company for $150 million
A few factors worked in favor of a deal. Both companies were focused on solving data-based advertis…
Lauren Johnson
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CHART: Here Are The 50 Global Companies That Spent The Most On R&D
Five U.S. companies made it to the top 10: Microsoft, Intel, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, and Pfiz…
Steven Perlberg
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Facebook's algorithm change makes it 'virtually impossible' to launch new media brands on the platform
In the four years that he's worked at Facebook, he has seen "far more acknowledgement" from partner…
Lauren Johnson
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JetBlue Shows How Cool Google Glass Would Be In Airports
JetBlue uploaded some images of what it could like to use Glass in the airport. If JetBlue has its …
Megan Rose Dickey
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Greenland Is Making A Big Push To Be The Next Iceland
As Skift founder Rafat Ali is quick to point out, however, cost may be an issue. While Iceland's fi…
Adam Taylor
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How a founder went from being worth millions to -$10,000 almost overnight - then rebounded to a $100 million fortune
Calacanis: Imagine five people crying in a meeting and you say, "I'm really sorry, you'll be fine, …