Most people are statistically much more willing to buy products and services when they come recommended from a friendly face, like an influencer you follow on social media or one of your friends. That’s because customers value advice from people in their wider circle instead of brand-based advertising on TV or in a magazine. That type of advertising is called influencer marketing, and more than 60% of marketers nowadays will work with at least 10 influencers on every marketing campaign to help boost their reach....

The Joker is one of the most fascinating supervillains ever put in the pages of comics. In fact, he is one of the most fascinating fictional characters ever created, period. He’s so fascinating that an entire movie is being made about him – how many comic book villains can that be said for? Okay, Venom. But even Venom is a hero sometimes. The Joker is unequivocally a villain. In the words of Michael Caine’s Alfred, he just wants to watch the world burn....

What Is Business Email Compromise? BEC is essentially a deception by a rogue agent or entity that works to convince an employee that they too are a member of the organization (usually a CEO or supervisor). They may send an email or use another form of communication to make a request, often a wire transfer. Sometimes they’ll ask for company documents like W-2 forms; other times they’ll pose as a third-party vendor requesting a payment....

Whenever we begin preparing for the holidays, part of that preparation involves rewatching Christmas and holiday classics. At the top of that list is Home Alone. But in more recent years, Elf has been added to the best of the best Christmas movie list. It’s a great debate of which is the best Christmas movie of all time. Some say Home Alone is too much of a classic to be beaten by any other Christmas film, while others can’t help but love Elf the most with its extremely quotable moments throughout the movie....

Friends and How I Met Your Mother are both long-running sitcoms with a large fan base. Besides the fact that they’re both hilarious shows about friends, there are many things that each show does in its own way. For example, Ross and Rachel went on that famous break that everyone still thinks about, and that added to the tension on Friends for quite a while. HIMYM often made fans wonder if Ted and Robin would end up together but most people would agree that their relationship didn’t have the same conflict and drama that Ross and Rachel’s did....

If you’re not already using email marketing, you’re missing out. A strong eCommerce marketing strategy should absolutely include email marketing to create and nurture important relationships between you and shoppers or existing customers. In this article, we’re going to share six of the best eCommerce email marketing tips you can start using right away to get more customers and turn your existing customers into brand evangelists. Let’s get started with a quick look at what email marketing is and why it matters for eCommerce businesses before diving into our eCommerce email marketing tips....

8-Bit Hordes is pretty transparent when it comes to its inspirations. The title has its roots in the real-time strategy titles of the 1990s, back when the genre was one of the most powerful forces in PC gaming. However, as with many games that try to emulate the past a little too closely, it has issues with being able to offer up a truly fulfilling strategy experience. At the very least, developer Petroglyph brings the right experience....

Some of the new features you’ll gain access to include a new Focus mode that replaces Do Not Disturb, a new Live Text feature that supercharges your camera app and photos and Find My has been improved to help you recover a lost device. Below, I rounded up several of the best new features and walked you through how to use them. Even though I used iOS 15 throughout the beta cycle, I’m still finding new features all of the time....

Best Crypto Tax Software 1) Koinly – Best for Automating tax reports Koinly is a crypto tax software that helps you produce a crypto tax report with just a few minutes of work. It allows you to have a preview of your capital gains tax for free, and you can even track your expected capital gains on crypto over time rather than getting a surprise once tax season rolls around. Features: Exchanges Supported: 350+ exchanges including Coinbase, Binance, Kraken, KuCoin, BitMex Import & Export Format Supported: API or CSV files NFT & Defi Taxes: Yes...

The first (and maybe only) season of the Watchmen television show has come to an end on HBO. This show follows a less than stellar big-screen interpretation of the graphic novel, directed by Zack Snyder back in 2009. Both that film and this series, are based (loosely or otherwise) on the comic mini-series/graphic novel of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons, published in 1986 and 1987. That book is held up as one of the holy grails of the comic genre....

Last summer, Pixar did the unthinkable and revisited the Toy Story franchise. They already stuck the landing once, delivering a pitch-perfect ending to a story we’d been following for 15 years with the emotionally resonant Toy Story 3. Nine years on, Toy Story 4 could’ve ruined everything. Undoing a perfect ending and attempting to stick the landing again, the fourth movie took a huge gamble. And for the most part, it succeeded....

The science fiction genre is one that’s often been susceptible to reboots and reimaginings. It makes sense since they often demand other-worldly premises, epic cinematography, and high-intensity action, which modern-day film tech can more easily accommodate. Unfortunately, many efforts to “modernize” these classic but perhaps somewhat dated films tend to fall flat more than they shine. In fairness though, there are times when a sleeker, modern-day reboot actually does manage to make for a film that’s impressive and captivating in its own right....

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In 2020, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest revamped their shopping tools to help retailers capitalize on this trend. And product-based brands are flocking to this new technology in droves, with 73% of businesses currently selling on social platforms. In the following paragraphs, we’ll take a look at six examples of notable brands that are taking advantage of Facebook Shops to reduce friction in the buying process and drive sales. How social commerce is changing the game Until recently, once we clicked on a product link, we had to first determine if it was secure and then dig up our wallets, pull out our physical credit card, and enter in all the required information before completing a purchase....

The last ten years have been a massive leap for superhero films. Superhero movies and TV shows have been around for decades, but they have recently become one of the most lucrative genres in existence. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is partly the reason why superhero movies and shared universes have become so popular, but DC has also been playing catch up with their own films, typically called the DC Extended Universe....

The problem with “recent” research is that there are so many unknowns, and much of the research hasn’t been peer-reviewed yet. For anyone interested in making healthy choices for a long life, there are few places to turn for information. That’s why some vegan documentaries are booming in viewership. People want answers, and these documentaries help with exploring the truth behind all of the nutritional and diet claims out there....

Being an A-lister can’t be easy. Sure, being rich, famous, and generally loved by millions of fans across the world must be nice (okay, amazing), but the life of an A-lister has its hardships as well. It must be tough not being able to enter public spaces without a full security escort, and it’s got to be mentally draining to go out to lunch with friends while being hounded by hordes of photographers and autograph-seekers....

Airing on ABC from 2002 to 2005, the sitcom 8 Simple Rules, also known by the far more complicated title 8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter, went through one of the biggest transitions in recent sitcom history midway through its run. Originally, the series chronicled the life of the Hennessy family through the perspective of father Paul Hennessy (John Ritter), a stay at home father and columnist for a local paper....

Hulu’s The Act tells the fascinating story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, a victim of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. For those unaware, Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSP) is a psychological disorder where a caregiver will act as though their victim is ill when in reality, they are perfectly healthy. Dee Dee, Gypsy’s mother, convinced her peers that her daughter had leukemia, epilepsy, asthma, learning disabilities and much more when in reality she had none of these things....

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