According to a new survey from college and career readiness company YouScience, “75% of high school graduates are not ready to make college and career decisions. This is despite the fact that the National Center for Education Statistics reported that in the 2018-2019 school year, the graduation rate for high schools was 86%, the highest…
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At its annual Lens Fest event, Snap announced that it’s experimenting with a small group of AR creators and developers to build Lenses with digital goods that can be purchased with Snap Tokens. As part of this experiment, users will be able to unlock power-ups, AR items and extra tools within select Lenses. Snap Tokens,…
Everyone who has email knows what a canned marketing email sounds like (and has probably deleted tons of them). For sales development representatives, automated emails are necessary to create the volume of outbound inquiries they need to get a decent number of leads. But badly written emails result in few replies and also make companies…
Cloud computing giant Rackspace has confirmed that it has been hit by ransomware attack that has left a number of its customers without access to email. Rackspace’s hosted Microsoft Exchange service started experiencing problems on Friday last week. At the time, Rackspace posted a notice on its status page saying that due to a “security incident,”…
In April, an Apple Store in Atlanta became the first of the company’s American retail locations to file for a union election. Yet about a month later, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) withdrew its request for an election. The labor union alleged that Apple was using illegal union-busting tactics to influence voting, like interrogating…
Kellie Capote Contributor Share on Twitter Kellie Capote is chief customer officer at Gainsight, where she leads the entire post-sales organization, including customer success management, support, professional services, and the CS Ops & Scale teams. An old maxim among courtroom litigators states that you should only ask a question of a witness when you already…
Multiple Echo Dot models are on sale at Amazon on Dec. 6 for discounts up to $60, with free Sengled smart bulbs bundled in. BEST OVERALL DEAL: The Amazon Echo Dot 5th Gen with Clock (and Free Sengled Bluetooth Color Bulb) is the most complete product on this list — $39.99 $74.98 (Save $34.99) BEST…
Continuous scrolling on Google: You’ve been able to do it on mobile, and you’ve been wanting to do it on desktop. Now you can! A new feature has been added to Google on desktop called “Continuous Scrolling.” This isn’t infinite scroll — which would, as the name suggests, allow searchers to scroll on boundlessly. Instead,…
Want to upgrade your laptop? Here are some great Best Buy HP laptop deals to choose from as of Dec. 6. BEST BUDGET LAPTOP: The ASUS Vivobook Intel Core 10th Gen i5 (12GB RAM 1TB HDD), 17.3-inch, is reliable, budget-friendly, and crystal clear. $399.99 $699.99 (save $300) BEST 2-in-1 LAPTOP: The Lenovo Yoga 6 Touch…
SAVE $130: As of Dec. 6, the NordicTrack 50-pound iSelect adjustable dumbbells are $299 at Amazon after a 30% discount. This matches their all-time low price listed during Black Friday. While checking off your holiday shopping list, it’s not early to look for deals on the best fitness equipment. That’s because there’s no better time…