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☆ Russia complains its journalists are under attack and facing 'witch hunts' just days after arresting an American reporter
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Russia said its journalists face attacks and "witch hunts" after the death of blogger Vladlen Tatarsky. The claims come days after Russia arrested WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich for alleged espionage. The comments follow abuse of journalists in Russia and come just days after the widely-condemned arrest by Russian authorities of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich for alleged espionage. In her comments on Tatarsky's death, Zakharova also assessed the international reputation of Russian journalists, making broad claims about the discrimination they face that ignore Russian actions at home. These criticisms of how Russia's journalists are treated sharply contrast with the treatment of journalists in Russia, where reporters have been killed or jailed.

☆ Russia praises military blogger who was killed in a cafe explosion for 'boldly' dying and 'doing his duty'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russia praised a military blogger who died in a cafe explosion on Sunday for "doing his duty." Vladlen Tatarsky had gained popularity for blogging about Russia's war efforts in Ukraine. "It is thanks to the Russian war correspondents that the world sees truthful and timely footage and learns about what is happening in Ukraine. Tatarsky, whose real name was Maxim Fomin, was a popular pro-war Russian military blogger. He covered Russia's war in Ukraine largely on his Telegram channel, according to CNN.

☆ Russia claims its journalists are under attack and facing 'witch hunts' just days after arresting an American reporter
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

☆ How women are re-defining ambition to build happier, more successful careers: It isn’t ‘worth sacrificing my mental health for’
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Morgan Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Women continue to face alarmingly high levels of burnout — the extreme circumstances of working and surviving during a pandemic, some workplace experts warn, has cost women their ambition. Overall, nearly half (48%) of women describe themselves as "very ambitious" when it comes to their career, and ambition among women of color is even higher, according to a Momentive/CNBC poll of over 5,000 women conducted last month. Women aren't losing their ambition — they're rejecting a narrow definition of ambition as the pursuit of money and power and writing a new one. But after spending the first 10 months of the pandemic working 85-hour weeks at a pharmacy in Los Angeles, Ismail realized her dream career wasn't sustainable. "I realized the career markers I used to strive so hard to achieve aren't worth sacrificing my mental health for."

☆ Blogs are a low-lift but high-reward tool for starting your own business. Two founders share tips for how to use blogs to stand out and prove credibility.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-29 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

They share best practices for search-engine optimization and choosing the right blog platform. "The blog is the thing that supports your mission, that continues to prove your credibility and value to people," Dunlap said. Dunlap and Curtis shared their tips for launching a blog, including leveraging search-engine optimization and choosing the right platform. Dunlap said SEO should play into every aspect of a blog post, including the browser title, post title, URL, blog copy, and image captions. "If a brand is paying me for a social-media post, I offer a sponsored blog post for an extra amount," she said.

Lisa Andrea launched a financial blog in 2021 and consistently books $8,000 in monthly revenue. Andrea outlines 9 of the easiest ways to earn passive income, including resale and blogging. She took her experience building passive income streams and teaching herself the fundamentals of financial literacy to launch the financial-advice blog The Financial Cookbook in February 2021. Andrea shared her own financial strategy, including the nine methods of passive income she encourages everyone to try. Julia CheskyAndrea said companies typically contact her about brand partnerships, but she encourages other entrepreneurs to be more proactive when looking for passive income avenues.

☆ I'm a software engineer who struggled with procrastination until I tried 'monk mode' — here's how it saves me up to 3 hours a day
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Robin Madell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

2 hours of 'monk mode' at a timeI began by committing to two-hour blocks of monk mode at a time. To prepare for my time in monk mode, I eliminated as many distractions as I could. I was finishing my work day in about six to seven hours instead of working nine to 10 hours. Monk mode can be intense, so it's important to take care of your physical and mental health. Keep track of your progress with monk mode and adjust your approach as necessary.

☆ A Russian trainspotter who became obsessed with taking photographs of Putin's 'ghost train' now lives in exile: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-15 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A trainspotter spent years tracking Putin's secret train, which he reportedly uses to get around. Mikhail Korotkov told The Washington Post that in 2021, he felt like he was being watched. Mikhail Korotkov, 31, spent years tracking, photographing, and blogging about Putin's armored train, which he reportedly uses to travel inconspicuously around the country. But the 31-year-old was also careful to not be too public about his hobby, telling the Post that he did not post all the pictures of Putin's train online. He now lives in Sri Lanka, but told The Post that he is "ready to move around the world."

☆ LIVE: Silicon Valley Bank's collapse fanned fears of a financial meltdown, but officials seem to have averted a crisis for now. Here's what's happening, what experts are saying, and what it all means.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

We're live-blogging the fallout from Silicon Valley Bank's collapse last week. US authorities have guaranteed the lender's deposits and promised its customers will be made whole. Bill Ackman, Michael Burry, and others have weighed in on the fiasco rocking financial markets. We're live as Silicon Valley Bank's collapse continues to rattle investors and stoke fears of further bank runs and financial catastrophe. Others have warned it could encourage banks to be more reckless, and SVB might be the first of several institutions to fail.

☆ Y Combinator pulls back from late-stage startup investing to focus on its core accelerator program, and parts ways with 17 employees
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-13 | by ( Madeline Renbarger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Y Combinator president Garry Tan announced the accelerator is moving away from late-stage investing. The startup accelerator will also eliminate 17 roles on the late-stage investing team. Known for its early-stage investing focus through its core accelerator program, YC also does late-stage investing. "But late stage investing turned out to be so different from early stage that we found it to be a distraction from our core mission. As part of the restructuring, 17 employees on the late-stage investing teams had their roles eliminated, Tan wrote in the post.

☆ Meta exploring plans for Twitter rival
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

March 10 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms Inc (META.O) is exploring plans to launch a new social media app in its bid to displace Twitter as the world's "digital town square". "We're exploring a standalone decentralized social network for sharing text updates. A Twitter-like app would allow Meta to take advantage of the current chaos at the Elon Musk-led company, where cost-cutting has been rampant. Twitter has been struggling to hold on to its advertising base since Musk's takeover of the platform late last year. "They're just trying everything... at least with a mini blogging site like Twitter, there's some expectation that it could start to make money out of much quicker timeline than the metaverse investment."

☆ Ron DeSantis says he's never supported the bill that would require people blogging about him to register with the state
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-08 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ron DeSantis weighed in on a bill that would require bloggers to register with the state. Ron DeSantis says a proposed law that would require bloggers writing about him to register with the state isn't something that he's "ever supported." If passed, the bill would require any blogger who writes about DeSantis — and is paid for their work — to register with the state and file monthly reports. Representatives for the ACLU's Florida chapter told Insider the bill is "un-American to its core" and a violation of the First Amendment. A spokesman for DeSantis told Insider on Friday that the governor's communications office is "reviewing the bill."

☆ A proposed law that would require people blogging about Ron DeSantis to register with the state is a 'clear violation of the First Amendment:' ACLU
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

1316 would require all bloggers writing about DeSantis to register with the state. Two organizations told Insider the proposed legislation is a clear violation of the First Amendment. Organizations like the ACLU tell Insider that the proposed law violates the right to free speech. The proposed law would require any blogger who writes about DeSantis or other elected officials — and is paid for their work — to register with the state. It's unclear if DeSantis personally supports Brodeur's proposed law.

☆ A new bill in Florida would require bloggers writing about Ron DeSantis to register with the state or be fined
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-03 | by ( Cheryl Teh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A Florida senator filed a bill mandating that anyone blogging about DeSantis must register with the state. Ron DeSantis to register with the state. 1316 would require any blogger who writes about DeSantis — and is paid for their work — to register with the state ethics commission or the Florida Office of Legislative Services. Brodeur's suggested law does not appear to apply to news organizations but instead would target individual bloggers who write about DeSantis and other officials. Brodeur told the website Florida Politics that he believes "paid bloggers are lobbyists who write instead of talk."

☆ Twitter down for thousands of users - Downdetector
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Feb 15 (Reuters) - Thousands of Twitter Inc users were unable to access the social media platform on Wednesday, according to outage monitoring website Downdetector.com. More than 8,000 users reported issues with the micro-blogging site, according to Downdetector. Downdetector tracks outages by collating status reports from a series of sources, including user-submitted errors on its platform. The outages could have affected a larger number of users. Reporting by Tiyashi Datta in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra EluriOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ 34-year-old was living on $19,000/year as a waitress. Now she runs a $100,000 business and makes $27,000 in passive income
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Kara Perez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

I didn't want to continue being stuck in debt and living on $19,000 a year, so I started learning everything I could about personal finance. Thanks in part to several side hustles and being frugal with my money, I eventually paid off my debt. I also started an educational platform called Bravely Go, where I help women create sustainable money habits and build wealth though digital workshops, courses and speaking engagements. Today, at 34, I run a business that brings in more than $100,000 in sales and $27,000 in passive income a year. I invested in the assets that will help my business grow.

☆ I earn $9,500 a month selling printables I make on Canva. Here's how I scaled my Etsy store while on maternity leave.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-15 | by ( Rachel Jimenez | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Eventually, work got busy, so blogging and running my Etsy store went on the back burner. When I refocused on my Etsy store a few years later, I grew my average sales to about $9,500 a month. My Etsy store, however, was consistently bringing in about $50 a month, even though I'd basically ignored it for a year. When I saw someone doing well with online marketing or an Etsy store, instead of being jealous I'd ask myself, "What can I learn from them?" Customers value digital products because they can be reusedA digital product can be a PDF, a JPEG image, or even an Excel spreadsheet that you make once and profit from forever.

☆ A well-known tech blogger and venture capitalist says it might be time for Google to find a new CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Om Malik is a well-known tech writer and venture capitalist. In a recent blog post, he asked whether it was time for Google's CEO Sundar Pichai to step down. Google's stock dropped 9% in the days following an error it made announcing its AI service, Bard. The company's "experimental conversational AI service" gave out a factually incorrect answer, which led to Google's stock dropping almost 9% in the following days. Now, Om Malik — a prominent venture capitalist and tech writer — is wondering whether it might be time for Google to find a new CEO.

☆ I made $200,000 last year selling printables. It's mostly passive income and I can end my day before school pick-up — here's how I built it.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-11 | by ( Jane Fazackarley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In the beginning, when I was only selling printables with personal-use licenses, I had several people ask if I could also create commercial-use printables, so I added those to my offerings. I noticed I was getting free traffic from Google and Pinterest, so I decided to cash in and start selling printables. My husband, who's now very supportive of my printables business, was skeptical that it was a good use of my time. I launched the memberships after customers requested more help selling printables, and I currently have around 190 members. My printables business means I can be there for my familyI can work as little or as much as I want.

☆ I run 25 blogs that bring in $130,000 a month in revenue. Here’s how my husband and I set up our company.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Ellen Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

She started in 2000 and for years made $3,000 a month — now she makes $130,000 in revenue monthly. Insider has verified her business revenue with documentation. The considerations for choosing domain names have changed so much over the last 20 years, but I went after four-letter domains in the beginning. It was a different time back in the early 2000s — many decent domain names were still available, so I didn't have to spend a lot of money to get them. While top-tier domain names can be harder to come by now, there are still plenty of good-enough options available.

☆ 5 easy side hustles to start with little to no money
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-31 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A low-cost side hustle is a great way to generate extra income ahead of an economic downturn. Alistair Berg/Getty ImagesWith the possibility of a recession on the horizon, experts say it's time to start saving. Starting a side hustle can be a great way to earn that extra cash, founders told Insider. "At the early stage, the capital needs are at their lowest ever," Dave Mawhinney, an entrepreneurship professor and executive director at Carnegie Mellon University, previously told Insider. From blogging to selling vintage clothes, here are five side hustles to start with little or no money, as well as advice from founders who've done it.

☆ This 28-year-old turned her fashion blog into a clothing line that sold $3.5 million worth of products in 2022. Here's how she built her lucrative online business.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( Alexandra York | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Sarah Ashcroft started her blog in 2013 after trying to land a job in fashion public relations. Since then, Ashcroft has taken her influence and turned it into a clothing line called SLA the Label, which launched in 2019. In 2022, that number jumped to $3.5 million (2.9 million pounds). "It's just amazing how something so simple has just grown so big," said Ashcroft, 28, who has more than 1.4 million followers across social media. During her job hunt, employers frequently asked her whether she had a fashion blog, Ashcroft said, because they were looking for someone with a fresh understanding of blogging.

☆ Leaked memo shows how Microsoft is directing managers to communicate about layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The company shared a guide on how it wants managers to talk to employees about the layoffs. In the guide, Microsoft calls for managers to "show empathy" and "keep a pulse on team morale." As Microsoft prepares to lay off 10,000 employees through March, the company published a guide directing managers on how to communicate with employees, according to an internal email viewed by Insider. Microsoft on Wednesday notified employees about the plan to lay off 10,000 employees over the next three months. Read Microsoft's full memo to managers about layoffs:Managers,It is important for Microsoft leaders and managers to consider how they communicate with their teams during significant workforce changes.

☆ Over 500 advertisers have paused spending on Twitter- The Information
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 18 (Reuters) - More than 500 of Twitter's advertisers have paused spending on the micro blogging site since Elon Musk's takeover last year, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with its ad business. The social media company's daily revenue on Jan. 17 was 40% lower than the same day a year ago, the report added. The drop in the company's revenue was first reported by technology newsletter Platformer on Tuesday. Since Musk took over Twitter last October, corporate advertisers have fled in response to the billionaire laying off thousands of employees and rushing a paid verification feature that resulted in scammers impersonating companies on Twitter. Reporting by Juby Babu and Lavanya Ahire in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V, Nivedita BhattacharjeeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Millennial who saved $100,000 before she turned 26 says 3 tips could help you do the same
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-16 | by ( Kamaron Mcnair | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Dunlap gained a following blogging about her journey to save $100,000 by the time she turned 25. Most recently, Dunlap, now 28, published her first book, "Financial Feminist," already a New York Times bestseller. Getting good with money takes practice, and you might be on a learning curveGood money management doesn't come naturally to everyone. She considers herself lucky that her parents instilled good financial habits in her from a young age, but acknowledges that not everyone has the same foundation. Identifying your values makes all the differenceBefore setting your specific money goals, you need to understand your personal values, regardless of what everyone else is doing.

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