Category Archives: Business
Yelp and OpenTable Quietly End Partnership as Rivalry Heats Up
The companies parted ways under mounting competition, with OpenTable facing new rivals to its reservation business and Yelp dogged with questions about stalling growth.
Source:: Entrepreneur
Apple Presses Shuffle On Top Management, Names New Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Williams has been described as “Tim Cook’s Tim Cook.”Apple has announced that Jeff Williams will be the company’s new Chief Operating Officer, a position that was formerly occupied by now-CEO Tim Cook. The company also announced that Johny Srouji will be promoted to senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, and Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, will assume responsibilities for the App Store across all Apple platforms.
Source:: Fast Company
7 Sure Signs Now Is the Time For A Career Change
Not hating your job is a pretty low bar for career satisfaction. If you don’t clear that, do everybody a favor and find something new.
Source:: Entrepreneur
New Star Wars Film Is a Marketing Force Brands Should Study
‘The Force Awakens’ is predicted to break box-office records, thanks in large parts to numerous brand partnerships.
Source:: Entrepreneur
College Students Are Renting Out Their Dorm Rooms On Airbnb. What Could Go Wrong?
Plenty . . .When Eduardo’s roommate moved out of his New York City dorm room before the summer term was finished, Eduardo saw a business opportunity. Here was an empty bed in a city where hotel rooms typically cost more than $200 per night. Renting it on Airbnb made so much sense that it didn’t even seem unusual. “I figured that renting out dorm space would just be a thing to do,” he says.
Source:: Fast Company
