October 17, 2024 Oil company Phillips 66 will shut down its L.A. refinery The announcement comes days after Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law aimed at preventing gas prices from spiking at the pump. BY Associated Press Oil company Phillips 66 announced Wednesday that it plans to shut down a Los Angeles-area refinery by the … Continue reading Oil company Phillips 66 will shut down its L.A. refinery
May 28, 2024 Adam Neumann ‘shut out’ of WeWork buyback, capping a fraught saga between founder and company Rebuffed, Neumann slammed the plan to go with an offer that was $200 million less than his own as “unrealistic and unlikely to succeed.” BY Clint Rainey With two days until WeWork is expected to emerge from bankruptcy, … Continue reading Adam Neumann ‘shut out’ of WeWork buyback after company accepts a bid from Masa and former Softbank pals
Businesses wanting to maintain their online presence will need to rebuild their sites using an alternative platform. Nicola Agius on January 10, 2024 Websites made with Google Business Profiles will be turned off in March. Customers attempting to visit those websites will be automatically redirected to your Business Profile until June 10. Beyond this date, … Continue reading Google to shut down Business Profiles websites
A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform Kris Holt @krisholt A group of Reddit volunteers who transcribe media from other subreddits are shutting down their community, in part due to changes the company is making to its API. The community, r/TranscribersOfReddit, will close its doors … Continue reading A Reddit transcription community will shut down over a ‘lack of trust’ in the platform
Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th Kris Holt @krisholt Spotify has some disappointing news for Heardle fans: the company is shutting down the song-guessing game, which it bought last summer. “Thanks for playing Heardle, but unfortunately we have to say goodbye,” a message on the Heardle webpage reads. “From May 5th, Heardle will … Continue reading Spotify will shut down ‘Heardle’ on May 5th
Twitter is shutting down its free API, here’s what’s going to break Karissa Bell @karissabe Of all the once-unthinkable changes Elon Musk had made since taking over Twitter, pulling the rug out from under developers might seem relatively minor. After banning third-party clients without warning, Twitter announced that it would no longer allow any … Continue reading Twitter shut off its free API and it’s breaking a lot of apps
By Rob Walker January 20, 2023 Branded is a weekly column devoted to the intersection of marketing, business, design, and culture. As popular as it is, TikTok has critics—very serious critics, with very serious concerns. This isn’t just the usual social-media griping (misinformation, dubious trends, etc.). The addictive-video app has already been banned from government … Continue reading Why advertisers are pouring more money into TikTok, even as the government threatens to shut it down
By Michael Grothaus November 18, 2022 If you’ve been on Twitter this morning, you’ve probably seen the trending hashtags #TwitterMigration, #RIPTwitter, and #TwitterIsOverParty. The overall gist of the people posting these hashtags seems to be a fear of Twitter’s imminent collapse. Here’s what to know about the event that is fueling that fear. What’s … Continue reading What’s happening to Twitter? Fears of a platform on the brink as offices shut down, chaos ensues
Sahail Ashraf — June 10, 2018 — June 10, 2018 Wetherspoons, the huge pub chain, made the news recently because the brand decided to close all it’s social media accounts (that ran into the hundreds) in one day. Wetherspoons are now no longer on social media. It was a complete shutdown. And this kind of … Continue reading Should You Shut Down Your Brand’s Social Media Presence?
Terry Winters December 18, 2014 As the holidays approach, you may be wondering whether to close your business or stay open. During the initial growing years, many small business owners mistakenly keep the doors open during holidays in the hope of getting ahead of their competition or fear of losing customers. However, experts advise … Continue reading Holiday Shut Down: Should You Pause or Keep Going?
