How Allbirds Lost Its Footing

For years, big food and beverage companies like PepsiCo leaned hard into launching new, healthy food products. But recently, PepsiCo has decided to double down on its flagship chips and soda and is looking to make those products healthier. WSJ's Jennifer Maloney explains what it ...  Show more

To address a nursing shortage, some of the nation’s largest hospital systems have started to use apps similar to those used for ride-hailing. WSJ’s Melanie Evans explains the pros and cons of the gig work model for nurses and hospitals. Further Reading: - Nurse Shortage Pushes Ho ...  Show more

<ul> <li>Vine is back, baby! And it’s… underwhelming.</li> <li>Your Google ads are getting more clicks… here’s why you DON’T want that</li> <li>Pinterest launches augmented reality — a little late, but they’ll be a big player</li> <li>And LinkedIn makes its employee advocac ...  Show more

Are things looking up? Sunny skies forecast for Black Friday and the holiday buying season. Also: Amazon tries to make TV buying easier… YouTube offers more protection against trolls… Is the vertical video trend cooling off?

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Is Meta about to turn itself into a living meme? Shopify adds more big names to its partners list. If TikTok has the eyeballs, why doesn’t it have the ad dollars? And Google has made a decision on rolling back its most recent search algorithm change.

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They were all the rage — what happened to virtual influencers? The unholy union of Shopify and Amazon is here. What comes after the BeReal app? Why, the BeFake app, of course… and the fantastic news we’ve been waiting for about our associate producer, Steph Gunn.

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