The Amazon Of Japan Looks For U.S. Growth
It’s a giant in Japan. Rakuten dwarfs its e-commerce competition and is considered Japan’s counterpart to Amazon. In the U.S., Rakuten’s footprint is considerably smaller. For a look at the firm’s U.S. marketing strategy, I recently asked Trever Gregory, VP marketing at Rakuten Rewards to fill us in. Paul Talbot: Rakuten is the largest e-commerce site […]
The Top 5 Obstacles B2B Marketers Face
Business-to-business marketers are responsible for raising awareness, generating leads to drive revenue and differentiating their organization from its competitors. A B2B marketer faces a different set of challenges with each campaign. If these challenges are not combatted, they can significantly lower the business’s efficiency and revenue. As the president of a marketing agency, here are […]
Vapor IO And Cloudflare Partner For Serverless Computing
Vapor IO, an Austin-based edge computing startup announced that Cloudflare would be leveraging its micro datacenter footprint to deliver Cloudflare Workers, the serverless computing platform across multiple locations within North America. Smart City PIXABAY In other news, Vapor IO has announced that it raised USD 90 million Series C funding which will help the company in rapidly expanding the deployment of […]
Kenyan Science Teacher Peter Tabichi Wins $1million
A science teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away most of his salary to support poorer pupils, has won a $1m prize (£760,000), Ksh100 million for the world’s best teacher. The Mathematics and Physics teacher at Keriko Secondary School in Nakuru is the first African to win the prize. Peter Tabichi, a member of the […]
‘Facebook Shut Down My Page’ – Nnamdi Kanu
Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has had his Facebook account restored back to him. The Leader has been mute for some time on the platform because his account was suspended after much reports and petitions from Anti-Kanu, Anti-Biafra individuals and the Nigerian government. His account was recently restored back […]
Victor Moses Signs For Inter Milan On Loan
Victor Moses has signed for Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea, the Serie A club announced on Thursday, reuniting the Nigeria international with former Blues coach Antonio Conte. In a statement, Inter said that Moses — who moved to Chelsea in 2012 and has spent long periods on loan since — arrived in Milan on […]
Struggling Man Utd Must Improve Quickly, Says James
Daniel James admitted Manchester United’s performance against Burnley “simply wasn’t good enough” after an embarrassing defeat that darkened the mood at the troubled club. Burnley triumphed at Old Trafford on Wednesday for the first time since 1962, with Chris Wood and Jay Rodriguez scoring in a 2-0 win. United have now lost more Premier League […]
Nadal Wastes Chances As Delbonis Frustrates Him
Top seed Rafael Nadal said that he needed to be more clinical after dogged fellow left-hander Federico Delbonis frustrated him at the Australian Open on Thursday. The Spanish world number one created 20 break opportunities but was constantly denied by the Argentine before he wrapped up a 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-1 win on Rod Laver […]
Paris To Host NBA Game ‘For Years To Come’: Silver
The NBA will hold a game in Paris for “many more years” to come, commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday, and the league would like to have a doubleheader in the French capital and London if ever its schedule allows. On the eve of the first-ever regular season NBA game in Paris between Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee […]
NFL Concussions Rose By 10 In 2019 Despite Safety Moves
NFL players suffered 224 diagnosed concussions in the 2019 regular season and pre-season combined, 10 more than in 2018 but still off alarming 2017 totals, the league announced Thursday. The data showed a rise from the 214 concussions in the 2018 season but remained well off the 281 over the same period in 2017, which […]
Black Rock From AD79 Italy Eruption Is Part Of Brain
It looks like a piece of rock – black, shiny and unexceptional. But Italian anthropologists say the fragment is actually part of an exploded brain from an unfortunate victim of the volcanic eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Read Also: JP Morgan Spinoff Kadena Brings Scalability To Blockchain The discovery — published on […]
China Locks Down Cities To Curb Virus Outbreak
China locked down some 20 million people at the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak on Thursday, banning planes and trains from leaving in an unprecedented move aimed at containing the disease which has already spread to other countries. The respiratory virus has claimed 18 lives since emerging from a seafood and animal market in […]