May 2022 / 386 posts found
How Emergent Leadership Can Help Your Team Thrive
Think of every group project you’ve been in – whether in high school, college, internship, or other. Often, someone would naturally take the reigns without being officially appointed as the leader – that’s called emergent leadership and it’s something you may want to leverage in your professional life. Learn the key characteristics of emergent leadership, examples of it in daily life, and the benefits of this approach. Emergent leadership allows the right leader to be elected once they have demonstrated their potential in group settings. This will be someone who has earned the respect and trust of their colleagues and […]
Celebrating HubSpot’s Third Annual World Certification Week
Last week, HubSpot wrapped up the third annual World Certification Week – a global virtual event where learners and peers from all around the world connected and grew by dedicating time to their professional development. This community of people learned about a variety of industry topics, connected with fellow learners and thought leaders, and earned thousands of HubSpot certifications. HubSpot certifications are awarded year-round, but for one week, we donated $5 to education-focused organizations for every certification completed. The first World Certification Day kicked off in 2020 when a team member bought a “certification day” web domain and we awarded […]
Creating SMART SEO Goals For Your Enterprise Business via @sejournal, @laurencarel
Create SEO-specific SMART goals to prove the impact of your SEO efforts. Follow this framework to create your own for your company or client. The post Creating SMART SEO Goals For Your Enterprise Business appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
TikTok Launches Branded Mission, A New Way To Crowdsource Creative via @sejournal, @gregjarboe
TikTok launches Branded Mission – an new way for brands to crowdsource authentic and creative content from the TikTok community. The post TikTok Launches Branded Mission, A New Way To Crowdsource Creative appeared first on Search Engine Journal.
This Creator Is Building an Entire Web3 Ecosystem Around Coffee and Literature
In 2022, NFTs no longer revolve around the simple dualities of art and money. Although it’s true that artists and collectors continue to lead the space, both making and losing millions on a regular basis, the nonfungible ecosystem has changed. Birthed as a niche internet microcosm, the NFT market has since become a multi-billion-dollar industry. And this market has grown far beyond the constraints of an “NFT” blanket term. Within this industry now lives a wide variety of subsections that continue to gain prominence as the months go by. More recently, we’ve witnessed a diverse range of content creators and owners finding […]
What Is Nike’s RTFKT Studios, and Why Are They Building on NFT Worlds?
In December 2021, Nike announced the acquisition of RTFKT Studios, an organization that uses the latest Web3 technology to create one-of-a-kind sneakers and digital artifacts. In the official press release, John Donahoe, President and CEO of Nike, Inc. said “Our plan is to invest in the RTFKT brand, serve and grow their innovative and creative community and extend Nike’s digital footprint and capabilities.” Because the terms of the deal weren’t disclosed, many were left wondering what specifically Nike had in store for RTFKT. Some industry experts predicted that these “digital capabilities” referenced Nike’s plans to stay ahead in the digital […]
The 10 Most Expensive NFT Collections and Why They’re Valuable
It’s easy to forget quite how young the NFT space is. One of the most popular projects out there, the Bored Ape Yacht Club, only came onto the scene in 2021. That year, the market exploded, with nearly $41 billion of crypto spent on NFT marketplaces — CryptoPunk #7523 sold for $11.7 million, Bored Ape #3562 sold for more than $1.6 million, and Cool Cat #1490 sold for $1.4 million. These projects might have seen significant financial successes, but which of the world’s most expensive NFT collections also have staying power? We’re here to find out. We examined the most expensive […]
NFT platform for ticketing and music announces token launch on Bittrex Global’s IEO Platform Starting Block
The music industry is what some consider a mess with scalpers and fraudulent tickets circling around; fortunately, NFTs may be a way to something better.
Madonna’s nude NFT launch triggers a mix of emotions from the community
From being inspired to bashing the artwork’s “flaws,” the community responded to Madonna and Beeple’s latest NFT drop.
Dapper Labs Creates the Largest-Ever $750M Fund to Boost Flow and Reward Developers
Dapper Labs, the company behind the NBA Top Shot platform and creator of the Flow blockchain, announced the launch of a $725 million fund to develop the Flow ecosystem. The fund is aimed to focus on processing and evolving products in gaming, DeFi, and other web3 content. For now, it is the largest joint fund organized for a blockchain. “This is the largest multi-investor fund for any blockchain. Funds will be allocated both to projects already working on Flow and to developers of new ones,” Flow representatives commented on the fund creation on Twitter. Thus, 17 venture capital firms, including […]