56 percent, 36 percent, and 30 percent — the share of large, medium, and small news organizations that have experienced lay-offs since January 2017, according to Pew. These are interesting numbers that describe the inverse scaling problem in news. After the New York Daily News cut half its staff yesterday, New York is facing a […]
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Uber today added another commodity service to its quiver of mobility services with its acquisition of Jump, a New York-based provider of dockless ebikes that had previously raised $11.6 million. The deal was reported to be worth more than $100 million. The 10x premium on capital raised to date, including $10 million from Menlo Ventures […]
GoDaddy has acquired Main Street Hub, a social marketing tools and services company, for $125 million in cash with $50 million in performance incentives, according to TechCrunch. This is interesting for several reasons: SMB marketing must evolve to support on-demand and in-home engagement. SMBs generally favor Do-It-With-Me and Do-It-For-Me (DIFM) models over Do-It-Yourself marketing services. […]