Jose Del Real has covered some of California’s most significant stories. One way he deals with the stress? Solo morning dance parties.
(TrendHunter.com) Tech intervention is a big component in this March 2019 autos round-up. As the world is moving toward a more energy-efficient way of living, car manufacturers are developing their bespoke electric…
(TrendHunter.com) It is difficult to tastefully pull off a sex toy ad, given the subject at-hand and the social restrictions that come with it. This billboard for ‘Womanizer’ — WOW Tech Group’s…
When the actress was implicated in the college admissions scandal, it stunned people in her acting circles and at the prestigious high school her older daughter attends.
2019 já começou intenso e tenso. Desde o primeiro dia somos sacudidos por sucessivas notícias preocupantes, revoltantes, tristes. É tanto escândalo, tanta polêmica, que a gente chega à beira da dessensibilização por exaustão. Mas na quarta-feira, 13 de março, foi impossível não ser atingido e não se comover com a notícia de que uma escola …
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(TrendHunter.com) These Easter marketing examples range from festive marshmallow beers to specialty Easter egg-topped donuts. While Texas-based brewery The Collective Brewing Project created a remixed stout…
Anchors posed questions for hours on Friday while waiting for the special counsel’s report to drop. When it did, there were few answers.
Pinterest filed its initial public offering Friday, revealing insights into both its strategy and advertising revenues.
By the numbers
The San Francisco-based visual discovery platform has been losing money, but its revenue has also been surging. Pinterest which plans to be listed as “PINS” on the New York Stock Exchange says it lost nearly $183 million in 2016, but only $63 million in 2018.
The internet wars are raging over the copyright of a meme.
Jerry Media, owner of @fuckjerry and its more than 14 million followers, said it is considering taking legal action against content creator Olorunfemi Coker, who alleged in a lawsuit filed on March 19 that the company had copied and pasted a meme he had created to @fuckjerry. Corker had asked for $150,000 in damages before dismissing the suit. The post in question had promoted Jerry Media founder Elliot Tebele’s tequila company JAJA.
Two days after filing the lawsuit, Coker and attorney Scott Burroughs dismissed the suit after Jerry Media’s investigation revealed Coker was not the original creator of the content, and as such could not lay claim to its copyright.
The start-up, which lets people create virtual “pin boards,” officially joined the herd of tech companies stampeding to the public markets this year by unveiling its offering prospectus.
Gut check
Indie agency Gut has a new address in So Paulo the new location is the agency’s third after opening in Miami and Buenos Aires. The new office is led by managing director Valeria Barone and executive creative director Bruno Brux. “I was born and raised in Brazil. I’ve always wanted to have an independent agency in my country. Now it’s finally happening. We want Gut So Paulo to be the most creative and gutsy agency of Brazil,” Anselmo Ramos said in an emailed statement.
The final resting place for most plastic straws is the ocean, where they can be deadly to turtles, sea birds and fish. That’s why some major brands, including Starbucks, have been considering doing away with plastic straws. Now there’s a brand that’s looking to cut plastic straws from an unexpected place: emojis. Timed with today’s…
Pinterest filed for an initial public offering Friday afternoon, joining the fray of major tech IPOs in 2019 and offering a window into its finances for the first time. The 9-year-old platform, on which users “pin” and organize images as they surf the web, shop and browse other users’ digital “boards,” said in SEC filings…
“A gente tinha na ocupação o que a gente não tinha na escola”. Foi com essa frase que fiquei na cabeça ao assistir trechos do filme “Espero Tua (Re)volta”, da brasileira Eliza Capai, que falou no SXSW 2019. Foi nítido o empoderamento de Marcela, uma garota de 17 anos, antes e depois do movimento que …
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A nova campanha da McCann Colombia quer incentivar as empresas a serem menos preconceituosas no momento da contratação de novos fucionários. A ação “Entrevistas a Ciegas” lança uma nova iniciativa para impedir que os recrutadores julguem os candidatos em potencial apenas pela aparência, empregando recrutadores que são realmente deficientes visuais. O programa é uma parceria …
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A United Airlines anunciou hoje (22) que vai criar uma nova opção de identificação de gênero em suas passagens aéreas para aqueles que não se sentem confortáveis com o sistema binário masculino-feminino. Agora, além do “Mr.” e do “Ms.”, haverá também a possibilidade de escolher o “Mx.” no site da companhia aérea. De acordo com …
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Neste dia 22 de março é comemorado o Dia Internacional da Água, e para alertar sobre a importância de evitar o desperdício de água no dia a dia, o Carrefour colocou à venda garrafas de água mineral, de 510ml, pelo preço de R$ 99,90. Na ação “O Valor da Água”, desenvolvida pela Publicis Brasil, as …
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Tem sido uma semana agitada para a Apple. Nos últimos dias, a empresa anunciou seus novos iPad Air e iPad Mini e, dois dias depois, a nova geração de AirPods, os fones de ouvido sem fio da marca. Agora, a Apple mostrou estar pronta também para lançar a nova geração de fones Beats, marca comprada …
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Gut check
Indie agency Gut has a new address in So Paulo the new location is the agency’s third after opening in Miami and Buenos Aires. The new office is led by managing director Valeria Barone and executive creative director Bruno Brux. “I was born and raised in Brazil. I’ve always wanted to have an independent agency in my country. Now it’s finally happening. We want Gut So Paulo to be the most creative and gutsy agency of Brazil,” Anselmo Ramos said in an emailed statement.
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