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Big changes on the way for your Facebook News Feed
You may have seen (or may not have, it's cool) our published article yesterday on the social media companies that Americans want to "keep" or "kill."
If you didn't, here it is: America's favorite, and least...
America’s favorite, and least favorite, social media platforms
A poll conducted online by Harris between 12/19 and 12/21 of last year surveyed 2,160 adults in the U.S. to find out which social media platforms are the most loved, and most hated.
Note: The...
Weekly Business Roundup, 1/3 – 1/10
Your business week: The first of 2018
Minneapolis
Did you get everything you wanted from Santa? Target sure did. Minneapolis' signature department store had a very good holiday season.
Target has raised its quarterly profit and...
James Beard? In the Twin Cities, it’s all about Charlie
The Charlie Awards, something like Minnesota's answer to the James Beard Awards, is now in its 7th year.
Named for Charlie’s Café Exceptionale, a Minneapolis restaurant that closed in 1982 after a nearly 50-year run as...
Bitcoin on the rocks as the year comes to a close
While Bitcoin, and cryptocurrency in general, has had quite the breakout year in 2017, hitting the mainstream in ways that probably no one would have imagined even a couple of years ago, it seems...
Watch Ajit Pai embarrass himself on the very platform he’s looking to extort
If you haven't heard about the FCC's repeal of net neutrality regulations, which keep the internet open to everyone (and keeps it exactly the way it is today), then you haven't been using the...
Weekly Business Roundup, 12/6 – 12/12
Your business week, 12/6 - 12/12
Long live $15/hour: Minnesota Court blocks Minnesota Chamber's attempt to halt raising the minimum wage.
Judge Susan Burke ruled that the Chamber couldn't prove the ordinance to raise the Minneapolis...
Weekly Business Roundup, 11/29 – 12/5
Your business week, 11/29 - 12/5
Sinkhole swallows part Interstate 694 heading through Oakdale.
MnDOT says repairs could last the rest of the week, rerouting thousands of drivers to I-94, I-35E, and Highway 36.
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Go play… inside? Facebook debuts Messenger Kids
In an announcement yesterday, Facebook revealed its latest app for iPhone and iPad: Messenger Kids. The app is meant for kids aged 6-12 too young to actually have a real Facebook account (where you...
Weekly Business Roundup, 11/22 – 11/28
Your business week, 11/22 - 11/28
Minnesota's state exports are moving faster than the country's.
Minnesota's third-quarter exports totaled $5.4 billion. This is the highest in three years and an 11% increase from last year....
