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How Bots Pushing Adult Content Drowned Out Chinese Protest TweetsTwitter and its new owner, Elon Musk, have recently vowed to crack down on bots. When contacted, two businesses that appeared in spam tweets said that they had purchased the tweets using advertising services. The bots posting content during the protest did not focus on related hashtags; instead they included broader terms like the names of Chinese cities alongside adult content. BOT n BOT BOT BOT Searching for “北京” A search on Twitter for “Beijing” in simplified Chinese brought up tweet after tweet of spam ... BOT BOT BOT BOT Searching for “Beijing” ... but searching for “Beijing” in English showed no bot or spam activity among the top tweets. Bot advertising on Twitter A company listed on some spam tweets confirmed it ran an advertising business using bots.

☆ The founder of a baby-services startup that just launched in Walmart shares her tips for working with the retail giant
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Tot Squad began selling services at Walmart stores nationwide and on Walmart.com in February. After being "relentless" and pitching to many different people at the company, Tot Squad finally signed a contract with Walmart in August 2019, Saxton said. It wouldn't be until February 2022 that Tot Squad would officially launch in Walmart. Customers choose between video consultation or personal installation by a Tot Squad expert technician for an extra $40 or $80, respectively. For example, she said Angi — formerly known as Angie's List — is the home-services partner for Walmart, and Tot Squad is the retail giant's baby-services provider.

☆ We're disappointed by Amazon's terrible results, stock plunge; but sticking with it for now
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Considering all the cross currents and a terrible initial stock reaction, we're going to sit tight on the stock for now. Segment Q3 sales Online Stores: $53.49 billion, up 13% year over year excluding-FX, missed the $54.27 billion expected. Physical Stores, mostly Whole Foods: $4.69 billion, up 10% from last year ex-FX, in line with the $4.71 billion expected. AWS: $20.54 billion, up 28% year over year excluding-FX, and a miss versus the $21.2 billion expected. Advertising Services: $9.55 billion, up 30% year over year excluding-FX, and a slight beat versus the $9.481 billion expected.

☆ Premarket stocks: White-collar workers are feeling the brunt of the Fed's rate hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Stocks fell sharply as investors evaluated the report, which showed more jobs than expected were added to the US economy and indicated that more pain-inflicting interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve lie ahead. White-collar office workers appear to be feeling the brunt of the Fed’s actions: The financial and business sector saw a large decline in employment last month. What’s happening: The US economy added 263,000 jobs in September, higher than analyst estimates of 250,000. Business support services — such as telemarketing, accounting and administrative and clerical jobs — are also bleeding jobs. Meanwhile, legal services lost 5,000 jobs, and advertising services also dropped 5,000 jobs.

☆ How small-business owners determine when it's time to hire, and the roles they need most to scale up
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-22 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Two entrepreneurs share their advice on when to hire and who to bring on to grow your company. This article is part of Talent Insider, a series containing expert advice to help small business owners tackle a range of hiring challenges. "When you find yourself doing more managerial tasks rather than being a leader," it's time to hire, Kaur said in a follow-up email. Engel brought on a marketing associate last year and a senior marketing director this year once she had filled the other roles. "It's not a corporate job," she added, "so you have to have someone who can take initiative and be willing to pivot because that's the success of a small business."

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