Automakers become software companies case study summary

46% found it appropriate for these types of companies to comment on political divisions on social media: financial institutions and software companies 44% found it appropriate for these types of companies to comment on political divisions on social media: airlines, auto brands, clothing companies, packaged food brands, fast food chains, food delivery companies 43% found it appropriate for these types of companies to comment on political divisions on social media: beauty brands, fitness brands, and home-sharing companies Respondents said it was least appropriate for soda brands, ride-hailing companies, and alcohol brands to comment on political divisions on social media with only 42%, 40%, and 39% saying it was appropriate, respectively. … [Read more...] about Speak out about politics or stay silent? Either way, brands can’t win

For one thing, those smaller providers don’t provide AWS-like levels of software support. The allure of major cloud providers is that they simplify things like analytics, data processing, content delivery, and balancing demand across numerous servers. With a smaller host, Parler would likely have to seek out or recreate those features on its own. Epik’s domain registration and DDoS Guard’s denial of service protection are both examples of services that Amazon might have otherwise provided. … [Read more...] about Here’s why Parler is still struggling to come back online

Meanwhile, we’ve also started hosting “fireside chats” with women leaders from inside the company so our employees can learn from those who’ve risen through the ranks in male-dominated fields. The reality is that we don’t currently have the female representation we’d like to see among our own upper ranks, so we’ve also been inviting inspiring women from outside the company to encourage our own female employees to think proactively about their own career development. This way, they can identify growth opportunities and we can swoop in with the support they need to rise through the ranks (rather than get frustrated and leave); we’ve started offering regular mentoring and executive coaching to women employees with leadership potential. … [Read more...] about I Accidentally Built A Brogrammer Culture. Now We’re Undoing It

In the meantime, I’ll still be following Fast Company’s podcast Secrets of the Most Productive People, which serves as a great starting point. Learning from the best will always be incredibly valuable, and a source of really powerful ideas. But keep in mind that’s all it is—a starting point, not an ending one—and that you must adapt yourself to your changing circumstances and situations. Trying to fit into someone else’s simply won’t work as well as discovering your own. … [Read more...] about Try these 3 tactics to boost your personal productivity

When confronted by the pandemic, Governor Raimondo turned to Big Tech–specifically Salesforce–to replace legacy systems with new cloud solutions for contact tracing and case investigations as well as workforce retraining and other initiatives aimed at keeping Rhode Islanders working. Raimondo called Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and explained Rhode Island’s problems to him, the story goes. He had people on the ground in the state the following Monday. … [Read more...] about Biden picked an ex-VC to run Commerce. Her ties to tech might be too close