In banking parlance, referring to a business as “bankable” means that the business is at a point in its life cycle where it could qualify for some form of a traditional financing package from a traditional financial institution. For any startup, this would be considered a major milestone. For a …
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A new generation has discovered the joys of wintry, isolation-fueled ballads, but Greg Brown has been wallowing in them for four decades. With songs that straddle folk and country and resist outsized hooks in favor of gaunt, gently rippling chord changes, the Iowa-based troubadour, who’s released over two dozen records, …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Jason Derulo recently teased his latest single ‘Never Let You Go’ with Shouse on Instagram, and fans can’t wait to download this EDM track when it releases on …
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It’s been a rough year for big tech, what with all those plummeting stock prices and rising costs making people question whether they really need to pay for extra subscriptions. The big companies have to do what they can to survive, which is why it looks like both Tumblr and …
Read More »Social Media Marketing: 9 Tactics for Boosting Your Brand
Social media is a powerful tool for building your brand, with over 59 percent of the world being active on social media. If you’ve been overwhelmed in the past by managing multiple social profiles and groups, or if your posts have received little feedback from readers, then this guide is …
Read More »How the 'Hat Man' Went From Benadryl Joke to TikTok Horror Villain
Halloween may be over, but there’s one spooky figure you still need to keep an eye out for: the Hat Man. Since the late 2000s, people have shared their stories of a strange vision that sounds remarkably consistent from one account to the next. It’s the tall silhouette of a …
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Midway through Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, the parody artist, played by the very un-Yankovic-like Daniel Radcliffe, shows up blackout drunk and belligerent to one of his own concerts. His new girlfriend, Madonna (Evan Rachel Wood), is by his side when they’re confronted backstage by his manager, Dr. Demento (Rainn …
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Trevor Noah took aim at Elon Musk’s plan to charge $8 a month for Twitter verification during the opening monologue of the latest episode of The Daily Show. “For months, Musk has said he wanted to own Twitter. The reason he wanted to own Twitter is because he wanted to …
Read More »Smart and Effective Ways to Encourage User-Generated Content From Your Customers
Whether it’s fans writing articles for your website or submitting product photos as part of a contest, user-generated content (UGC) has become a key component of many modern brands’ marketing strategies. This low-cost tactic can help you crowdsource new content ideas while allowing your audience to shine. Not only does …
Read More »Save Countless Human Lives. Vaccinate Birds.
COVID. Monkeypox. The old-fashioned flu. We’re living in a new era of overlapping viral outbreaks. But as frightening as these diseases might be, at least there are safe, effective and readily-available vaccines for each of them—even if the first COVID vaccines did take a year of frantic work. There’s at …
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