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advertisement advertisement advertisement When businesses are choosing a form app, there seems to be a perception that Google Forms is too simple. This is unfortunate because it’s a pretty robust tool—if you know how to find all the options. advertisement advertisement Here are a bunch of settings that make Google Forms much more powerful. Go ahead and make a new form, and then click the gear icon in the top-right corner. We’ll go over a few of the best features hidden inside that icon, then move on to a few other things you should know about. Make sure everyone only submits one entry By default, Google Forms don’t collect email addresses. This is useful because people can respond anonymously and because people don’t need a Google account to fill out your form. The downside: you can’t confirm who provided which answers, and people could in theory submit the form multiple times. You can prevent this in the General tab of … [Read more...] about 6 Google Forms settings you need to start using to be more productive

advertisement advertisement advertisement Yesterday’s siege on the U.S. Capitol building by a group of pro-Trump insurrectionists will go down as one of the darkest days in American history and forever be a mark of shame for President Trump and those in the Republican Party and in the media who have enabled his actions and antics over the past four years. advertisement advertisement The images of the insurrection were broadcast to screens around the world as citizens of every country watched in horror and disbelief at the scenes unfolding in the hallowed halls where U.S. democracy has operated for over two centuries. Needless to say, the insurrection that took place yesterday will be dissected by the media for weeks to come. For now, however, here is how front pages around the world have chosen to cover the siege on the morning after. The front page of The New York Times for Jan. 7, 2021 (late edition). pic.twitter.com/enmoNs55vm — The New York … [Read more...] about How newspapers around the world covered the siege on the U.S. Capitol building

advertisement advertisement advertisement Get ready for PPP Part 2. advertisement The Small Business Administration has announced that the federal Paycheck Protection Program will reopen beginning next week, offering a much-needed financial lifeline to small businesses that have been suffering from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic for almost a year. Applications will initially be limited to smaller, community-based lenders, a response to widespread criticism that larger banks and companies with existing access to capital were favored during the first round of loans that went out last year. Recent data on those loans has also found that minority-owned businesses were the last to receive assistance. This time around, the SBA pledges a more equitable process. In addition to placing smaller lenders at the front of the line, it released new guidance on accessing capital specifically aimed at underrepresented business owners, including women, people of color, and … [Read more...] about Paycheck Protection Program application start date: What to know about the new small-business loans

advertisement advertisement advertisement My mother enjoys a codependent relationship with Umbrella, the company that connects senior citizens with $20-hour “neighbors” who do all the tasks that people like my mom need: minor home repairs, tech help, furniture assembly, moving large items. advertisement advertisement IAC has taken note. Its ANGI Homeservices arm (in which IAC is majority shareholder, with over 80% ownership) recently acquired Umbrella for an undisclosed sum, the companies announced today, adding to its extensive portfolio of internet brands. As is fitting for these rainy times, the deal was negotiated via Zoom. Umbrella stormed onto the scene in 2017 as the brainchild of Harvard Business School grad and co-founder Lindsay Ullman, who previously spent a decade investing in and incubating other companies through Google Ventures and other firms. Members pay an annual $199 membership, and 75% renew. My mom likes Umbrella because the … [Read more...] about Exclusive: IAC’s ANGI Homeservices acquires Umbrella, the popular household-help service for senior citizens

advertisement advertisement advertisement Okay, quick, name the first ad to run during the Super Bowl! advertisement advertisement Of course you can’t remember. It doesn’t help that most brands have been teasing out or just flat out releasing their ads for weeks now, all trying to squeeze another drop of attention out of the entire spectacle. It’s easy to be a cynic, but there is no doubt that despite our eyeballs being inundated with tens of thousands of ads every day, we still all watch this game and actively pay attention—even look forward to—the commercials. It’s that one magical day a year for brands used to the exact opposite every other day on the calendar. This past year was a weird one, not the Super Bowl’s first, but you’d never really know it watching these ads. Not a mask in sight. Social distance . . . huh? Ah well, chalk it up to the fine art of escapism and a very real desire to avoid having made … [Read more...] about The best Super Bowl ad of 2021 (and 5 really bad ones)