Having trouble finding a job? Disappointed with the job you currently have? Feel like you’re destined to doing something else? Well LinkedIn (LNKD) is here to help. Last June, the company rolled out an iOS app specifically tailored to help disgruntled workers land their dream job. Almost a year later, LinkedIn has now released the app for Android users as an entirely redeveloped platform.
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Finishing What Napster Started
After finalizing a deal to raise $400 million, the insanely popular music streaming service, Spotify, now sits among the elite private ranks of Uber, Snapchat, Airbnb, and Palantir. The newly announced private investment round, led by prestigious Goldman Sachs (GS), indicates that high profile Middle Eastern investors, in addition to traditional American VC firms, want in on Spotify's "Napster-like" business proceedings.
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Ain't Nuthin' But A Beats Thang
Apple’s (AAPL) 2014 decision to purchase Beats Electronics for roughly $3 billion sparked much debate as to whether the tech magnate had overpaid for Dr. Dre’s headphone conglomerate. The Beats acquisition was by far the largest in Apple’s recent history and signaled the emergence of a new era under CEO Tim Cook (after the 2011 passing of founder and CEO Steve Jobs). Many critics, and shareholders alike, argued that Apple overpaid for Beats Electronics, which is arguably true when solely reviewing public information.
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More Disruptive Than Apple
Modern consumer tech is entirely devoted to developing products that are smaller, thinner, and faster. For example, Millions of people line up every year to get the newest iPhone, which is often a slimmer "upgraded" version of the prior model. As consumer electronics continue this trend, tech manufacturers are faced with a puzzling reality: they must grow sales and heighten product differentiation; the only problem is corporations tend to struggle with innovation.
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Snapchat's Newest Feature
Earlier this week, Snapchat announced it had added a new feature, Snapcash, to its popular photo-sharing application. In the hopes of further monetizing the Snapchat platform, the company forged a partnership with Square, a widespread B2C payment service that Apple (AAPL) tried to acquire in early 2014 (click here to see how much Square turned down from Tim Cook).
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Taco Bell's Brilliant App
Today, society focuses on making the smart, smarter; the thin, thinner; and the quick, quicker. Embracing this trend, Taco Bell’s (YUM) new mobile application aims to make ordering fast food even faster. About a week ago Taco Bell “blacked out” its social media pages in an attempt to raise awareness for its new app, displaying the simple Twitter (TWTR) hashtag "#OnlyInTheApp."
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Whistle For Help
Sexual assault is clearly a main issue plaguing American college campuses; every two minutes, someone is sexually assaulted. Because of this, the U.S. Attorney General is actively investigating over 50 universities for their mismanagement of “date rape” incidents. Luckily, where campus oversight fails, the free market prevails. The private technology sector has noticed this shocking trend and is in the midst of combatting it.
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