How Facebook Marketplace got started
Some of the biggest moves in the business world fly under the radar, even as they have a massive impact on organizations and society at large. While…
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Taco Bell’s zany breakfast menu becomes more traditional
When you think of fast food breakfast, Taco Bell probably doesn’t jump right to the top of the list. Taco Bell has become known for its wacky breakfast…
CEOs fear recession in the near future
No matter the day, week, or year, if you check out business headlines, there’s a good chance that you’ll read that the sky is falling. Thing is, one day…
Amazon betting billions on Thursday night football. Here’s why.
When you look at the size and scale of the online behemoth Amazon, it’s easy to forget that the company originally focused on selling books. Now they…
Inside the genius of the original Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto
198.4 billion dollars. That’s how much the video game industry drummed up in 2021, topping the record-breaking 2018 $41.1 billion movie box office. Yet…
Nearly resigned to the trash bin, super strong Kevlar now saves lives
They call Superman the “Man of Steel” because steel ranks among the strongest known materials. But modern synthetic materials, like Kevlar, are far…
Surviving and thriving during job interviews
Your dream job’s on the line. Questions come, questions go. Rattling off insightful answers, you’re impressing the crowd. But suddenly, an interviewer…
A true page turner for new hires: the handbook
The latest hot crime novel just dropped. It’s a real page-turner, and you have it. Your heart pounds and you want to start flipping pages. There’s just…
Has internet killed radio?
You’re driving down the road on a warm autumn day. The windows are down and burning leaves scent the air. The speakers pipe in “Video Killed the Radio…
George Eastman and the rise of Eastman Kodak
If you have a snapshot of your great-aunt Gladys from 1940, you can thank George Eastman, the father of consumer cameras. Self-educated and from a modest…