Yahoo News recently hit 1 million followers on TikTok. The company’s success shows how interest in news content is on the rise on TikTok. Insider spoke with the team behind the account to learn more about Yahoo’s TikTok strategy. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. On January 6, Yahoo News broke into a TikTok posting spree. The team had planned to cover the results of the Senate runoff elections in Georgia and the electoral vote certification…. Source link
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Read More »Google Sued Over Digital Ad Display Prices
On Tuesday, Mikula Web Solutions, Inc. filed a class-action complaint against Google LLC purporting anticompetitive practices in the digital display ad market, leading to lower prices for ad spaces for the plaintiff and putative class. The plaintiff noted that it has brought its action on behalf of “similarly situated publishers that sold digital Display Ad inventory through Google’s AdSense targeting consumers in the United States since March 11, 2008.” The relevant markets… Source link
Read More »Marty Schottenheimer moved to hospice care
Former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer was moved into a hospice facility in North Carolina, his family said Wednesday. Schottenheimer, 77, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 and was placed in hospice care on Saturday. “As a family we are surrounding him with love and are soaking up the prayers and support from all those he impacted through his incredible life,” his wife Pat Schottenheimer said in a family statement. “In the way he taught us all, we are putting one foot… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Golf Talk: Waste Management Phoenix Open
The PGA TOUR heads to TPC Scottsdale this week for the Waste Management Phoenix Open. For DFS purposes we should know it’s a slim field (132 golfers) so the chances of getting all six golfers through the cutline is a bit higher than the last few weeks which have been full-field events. Should we make drastic changes because of the field size? No. It does allow us to take on an extra risk or two, knowing the overall expected cut-made ratio is just a fraction higher for everyone in the… Source link
Read More »Fauci warns against Super Bowl parties: 'Just lay low and cool it' – Yahoo Sports
With Super Sunday just four days away, Dr. Anthony Fauci has a warning for football fans who might be planning a big Super Bowl party amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic: Don’t. “Just lay low and cool it,” Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Wednesday. “As much fun as it is to get together in a big Super Bowl party, now is not the time to do that,” Fauci said on NBC’s “Today” show…. Source link
Read More »GameStop has been a debacle of epic proportions: analyst
TipRanks 2 Stocks Flashing Signs of Strong Insider Buying Tracking insiders’ stock purchases can make a viable investment strategy. Corporate insiders – the company officers and board members – are naturally positioned to be in the know, to know how company policies and performance will impact stock prices. They can use that knowledge to inform their own stock purchases – but not unfairly. By law, they must disclose publicly their own stock holdings, and the general public can learn… Source link
Read More »Google simplifies the Android TV interface to focus on recommendations – Yahoo Tech
TipRanks 2 Biotech Stocks That Could Double in 2021; Canaccord Says ‘Buy’ How can we know just where the markets are heading? The new year started with an upward trend that nearly got derailed by a flashmob from Reddit – and suddenly we’re dealing with a rise in volatility. Covering the markets for Canaccord, Chief Market Strategist Tony Dwyer believes that the “extraordinary liquidity from corporate bond and equity new issuance, an ultra-friendly Fed, and further fiscal stimulus suggests… Source link
Read More »As Google fights with Australia, Microsoft promotes Bing and says it wouldn’t threaten to leave country
(Microsoft Image) Microsoft is wading into a dispute between Google and the Australian government by asserting that it would never threaten to leave the country, as Google did last week. Google is against a proposed new law which would make tech giants negotiate payments with local publishers and broadcasters for content included in search results or news feeds, CNBC reported. The company is threatening to block its search engine in Australia as a result. “While other… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Fantasy Sports launches single-game DFS contests
If you were hoping for one last chance this season to be wrong about Tampa Bay’s receivers in DFS, well … YOU’RE IN LUCK! We’ve got an easy-to-play contest you’re gonna love, and plenty of you will find it profitable, too. Check out Yahoo’s daily fantasy lobby or go straight to our NFL $50K Big Game Baller — which has a first prize of $10K plus a $5K MGM Resorts Vegas Getaway — and get yourself signed up. Here are the basics of Yahoo’s new single-game DFS contest (available on web… Source link
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