Lindsey Conger, Author at StartUp Mindset

FCC officially publishes net neutrality repeal

8 years ago

The Federal Communications Commission’s net neutrality rules are set to end in just two-months time. The last steps have been taking to remove the regulations by publishing the final notice of the repeal in the [..] read more

Snapchat finally begins sharing analytics with its creators and influencers

Social Media

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Snapchat is finally starting to share analytics with creators on how well their content is doing. Snap Inc. announced the new feature on Wednesday and will update Snapchatters with a large following on who is viewing their [..] read more

Facebook U.S. User Count Down for the First Time Ever

Social Media

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Facebook is changing how they show content to users, which led to a 5% drop in the total amount of time users spend on the social network. This equals out to about 2.14 minutes per day per user. Facebook has decided to show [..] read more

Fiverr acquires freelancer software platform And Co

Technology

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Fiverr, an online marketing place where freelancers can be hired, is acquiring AND CO, a New York City startup that helps freelancers manage their client relationships. Fiverr CEO Micha Kaufman said in a report that Fiverr [..] read more

Huffington Post Drops its Contributor Platform

Marketing

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Since the founding of the Huffington Post almost 13 years ago, it has relied on contributions from unpaid bloggers. However, on Thursday, the HuffPost said that it was immediately dissolving its self-publishing contributors [..] read more

A bitcoin conference has stopped taking bitcoin as a form of payment

Technology

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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The North American Bitcoin Conference is no longer allowing people to pay for tickets with Bitcoin. The conference, set to take place in March, has implemented this policy due to “network congestion and manual [..] read more

Instagram to test cross-posting stories to WhatsApp

Marketing

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Facebook, owner of Instagram and WhatsApp, is testing a feature with a small group testing a feature that will allow users to post their Instagram Stories directly to WhatsApp as a WhatsApp status. This feature is similar to [..] read more

Apple Confirms It Slows Performance in Old iPhones to Prevent Shutdowns

Technology

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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If you have noticed your iPhone has slowed down considerably recently, you aren’t imagining it. Apple has confirmed in a statement on Thursday saying that it has used software updates to limit the performance of older [..] read more

Disney to Acquire 21st Century Fox for $52.4 Billion in Groundbreaking Deal

Finance

Mickey Mouse and CEO and chairman of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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The Walt Disney Company announced that they will acquire the majority of assets from rival 21st Century Fox, making this one of the largest media mergers in history. Disney will pay $52.4 billion for Fox. Disney will acquire [..] read more

Arianna Huffington’s startup Thrive Global has raised another $30 million for a $120 million valuation

Find Your Way

Lindsey Conger

8 years ago

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Thrive Global, a behavior change media and technology company founded by Arianna Huffington, has raised an additional $30 million in its second round of funding. The New York-based start-up is currently valued at $120. The [..] read more