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☆ Should I delete my DMs? What Twitter has on you, and what you can and can't do about it
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-16 | by ( Lora Kolodny | Kevin Collier | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

It's not that easy to delete your direct messages on Twitter . Private communications sent between individuals or to groups through Twitter's "Messages" system, commonly known as direct messages, can only be eliminated if all the people involved in the conversation delete those messages, according to Twitter's system. That means users looking to delete their DMs will need to make sure all of their counterparts do so as well. Twitter has never encrypted its direct messages, despite calls from cybersecurity activists to do so. Cutler recommended that Twitter users proceed with caution.

☆ Thousands of tech workers were laid off last week. Experts say it's just the beginning.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

We've got a lot to get to today, so I'm going to get straight into the news, starting with why experts are warning that tech layoffs are just beginning. Thousands of workers were laid off last week. A Tesla alum used this pitch deck to raise a $2.5 million seed round for his startup. We got a look at the pitch deck its founder used to raise seed funding — check it out here. Plus, check out our full, searchable pitch deck database here.

☆ Shopify is outsourcing many of its customer-support roles to the Philippines after layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Shopify has previously used outsourced customer-support agents in India as well, the employees who spoke with Insider said. The TaskUs contractors appear to be taking on roles throughout Shopify's support organization, including on "high-tiered" teams and on teams that work with Shopify Plus merchants. Shopify is ramping up its outsourcing after laying off about 1,000 employees — many of whom worked in support — in July. The breach affected dozens of Shopify merchants, including Ledger, which makes cryptocurrency wallets. If you're a Shopify employee or have a story to share, contact this reporter at mstone@insider.com or on the secure-messaging app Signal at (646) 889-2143 using a nonwork phone.

☆ Shopify's new C-suite: After a year of high turnover, the new leaders at Shopify include a CFO poached from Morgan Stanley and a new HR lead who is working to overhaul the e-commerce company's perform
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Here are the people leading the e-commerce company through its next phase. Leinwand was previously senior vice president of engineering at Slack, and before that he was CTO at ServiceNow. Tia Silas, chief human resources officerTia Silas, Shopify's chief talent officer. John Asante, chief information-security officerJohn Asante, Shopify's chief information-security officer. Bobby Morrison, chief revenue officerMorrison joined Shopify as chief revenue officer — a new role for Shopify, reporting to the COO — in August.

☆ Leaked email: Shopify's new head of HR announces plans to overhaul performance reviews after layoffs and compensation turmoil
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shopify said in a leaked email that it would be revamping its approach to performance evaluation. Shopify told employees in a company-wide email on Friday that it would be changing its approach to evaluating their work. "We are committed to delivering a product that better reflects your true contributions to Shopify," Silas wrote (emphasis hers) in the email, which was viewed by Insider. And according to several former employees, Shopify attributed laying off several dozen workers earlier this year to performance issues. If you're a Shopify employee with a story to share, contact this reporter at mstone@insider.com or on the encrypted messaging app Signal at (646) 889-2143 using a nonwork phone.

☆ Read Shopify's leaked email to staff detailing a new talent review to root out a fresh 'baseline' for performance
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Shopify announced plans to revamp its performance management tools in a company-wide email. Silas said in a company-wide email on Friday that the new performance evaluation product is a continuation of that work. At one point, Silas' email refers to Shopify as a "high-performing sports team," which could be a nod to CEO Tobi Lütke's past notes about company culture. News of the revamped performance system comes as Shopify's workforce reels from the company's July layoffs of roughly 1,000 people. Other upcoming releases leading in to 2023Launching our New Performance Management approachConsistent internal taxonomy around job titles, groups and our structure.

☆ What to expect from Netflix's new subscription with ads
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-14 | by ( Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After months of talking about it, Netflix has finally released more details about its newest subscription tier, "Basic with Ads." I've got the deets you'll want to know about Netflix's new plan, so let's get into it. At $6.99 per month, the subscription is $3 less than Netflix's basic ad-free plan — but it will also come with more restrictions. Here's what we know about the plan, "Basic with Ads," available starting next month:If you subscribe to the ad plan, Netflix says you can expect four to five minutes of ads per hour. Basic with Ads will become available in Canada on November 1, and in the US and UK on November 3.

☆ Shopify's new guard: Meet the 11 people leading the company after rampant turnover wiped out most of its C-suite
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Here are the people leading the e-commerce company through its next phase. Leinwand was previously senior vice president of engineering at Slack, and before that he was CTO at ServiceNow. Tia Silas, chief talent officerTia Silas, Shopify's chief talent officer. John Asante, chief information-security officerJohn Asante, Shopify's chief information-security officer. Bobby Morrison, chief revenue officerMorrison joined Shopify as chief revenue officer — a new role for Shopify, reporting to the COO — in August.

☆ Shopify's C-suite revamp could signal more acquisitions and a focus on services over software, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Madeline Stone | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Most of Shopify's C-suite has been replaced in the past two years. "There was some hope that they would reprioritize software, whether it's marketing-automation software or customer-engagement software," he added. The former chief technology officer Jean-Michel Lemieux, chief legal officer Joe Frasca, and chief talent officer Brittany Forsyth all departed in 2021. The chief product officer Craig Miller left the company a few months before that, in fall 2020. Shopify has yet to formally fill the chief product officer role, whose responsibilities Lütke said he would take on in the wake of Miller's departure.

☆ I started my business after struggling to sell my best watch as a cash-strapped student. Now, I resell luxury watches worth up to $7.6 million.
▼ + stars: | 2021-11-10 | by ( Kiera Fields | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Silas Walton struggled to sell his watch as a student when he was strapped for cash. It sparked the idea of an online watch resellerI wanted to offer a smooth system for clients buying and selling via the platform. Coincidentally, a friend of my family happened to sell watches. I wanted to pitch him my idea, but I decided to pitch it to an online watch forum first. Six years ago, if you bought independent watches, you were expected to lose money.

☆ Picasso, Larissa sau Hokey Pokey. 400+ idei cum poți să îți numești ariciul drăguț
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-16 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +3 min

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