TikTok Going Big on US E-Commerce? Job Listings Offer Clues
According to the listings, TikTok plans to provide warehousing, delivery and item return options to sellers. read more >
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MHP/Team SI Announces Social Media Hub, Hires Influencer Chris Bell-Davis
The Content Studio is inviting brands to “think like online creators by innovating social media strategies with engaging content and trending videos.” read more >
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Waymack Builds Business Development Team
The hirings are intended to address “an unmet gap” for professional video production in the region. read more >
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L’Oreal Expanding In Response to Soaring Demand
The company has filled 50 new positions and is looking to add more as it undergoes a $12 million expansion of its North Little Rock facility. read more >
White House Drops Order to Ban TikTok; Walmart Deal in Limbo
The White House drops Trump-era executive orders that attempted to ban popular apps TikTok and WeChat and will conduct its own review aimed at identifying national security risks with software applications tied to China. read more >
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A Firing Offense (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Dr. Soliman hasn’t exactly denied the allegations against him. Instead, his defense seems to be that his behavior has been unfairly mischaracterized. read more >
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Smooth Move, Dude (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
It’s a perfect story: Hardworking young man full of energy and ideas finds unlikely success, only to be knocked down by the establishment that feels threatened by a new generation of talent. Maybe a little too perfect. read more >
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TikTok Asks Court to Intervene As Trump Order Looms
The popular video-sharing app TikTok, its future in limbo since President Donald Trump tried to shut it down earlier this fall, is asking a federal court to intervene. read more >
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Federal Judge Postpones Trump Ban on TikTok
A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight. read more >
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Trump Backs Oracle-Walmart Deal for TikTok
President Donald Trump said Saturday he's given his “blessing” to a proposed deal that would see the popular video-sharing app TikTok partner with Oracle and Walmart and form a U.S. company. read more >
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TikTok Owner Picks Oracle Over Microsoft; Walmart Still Interested
Oracle says that the Chinese owner of TikTok has picked the U.S. company to be its “trusted technology provider," beating out rival Microsoft in a deal that could help keep the popular video-sharing app running in the U.S. read more >
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15 Years Later, Walmart Launches Its Answer to Amazon Prime
Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime. Walmart+ will cost $98 a year and launch Sept. 15. read more >
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CNBC: Walmart Teams with Microsoft in Bid for TikTok
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville confirms that it's teaming up with Microsoft Corp. of Seattle in a bid for social media phenom TikTok. read more >
A Failure of Marketing (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Since I remain horrified by President Trump, I was mildly amused by the recent fiasco in Tulsa. read more >
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