The Shack Shine team stole all the attention at our annual company conference earlier this year. They were the super young keeners, decked out in the Shack Shine logo, toting around clear jugs filled with blue liquid “moonshine” which they’d cleverly labelled “Shack Shine.” Every franchise partner…

Applicant tracking systems (ATSs) have outgrown their initial function and are rapidly evolving into a recruiting resource, according to a panel of talent acquisition experts speaking at Lever’s recent inaugural Talent Innovation Summit. The legacy ATS is commonly criticized as being inefficient,…

Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. suffered a historic selloff on heavy volume Wednesday, after the China-based e-commerce giant disclosed that it was being investigated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In its annual report filed with the SEC, Alibaba said the probe, which was…

I’m feeling a little mean today. I’m facing some sweeping tech system changes at work, which always puts me in a bad mood. So I thought I’d take this time to kvetch about something that just gets on my nerves. I’m talking eye rolling, lip smacking, facial expressions — the works. What is it that…

It’s conjecture as to when the next flash crash might occur. But with the EU Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) coming into force on 3 July 2016, investment firms and operators of trading venues are heading for yet another regulatory change. As if there were not enough regulations and red tape…

Shutterstock Today’s professionals glorify busy. But understandably: collectively, our busyness is responsible for most modern solutions. Individually, our booked calendars generate our everyday and lifelong progress, income and fulfillment. On the other hand, busyness can cause overwhelm, anxiety…

When Kanika Tekriwal started her private jet sharing service two years ago in India, aircraft owners weren’t going for it. They didn’t like the idea of letting other people use a prized possession even when it was idle and could make money if flown by strangers. They were billionaires and didn’t…

When politics come up on a first date, the night can end abruptly. A new dating site aims to solve that problem, at least for supporters of the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “I heard a story of a girl on a date who said she supported Trump and the guy got up and walked…

Samsung has registered a new trademark that suggests a new user-friendly security measure is arriving on its mobile hardware. Marks for both ‘ Samsung Iris ‘ and ‘ Samsung Eyeprint ‘ were requested last week ( reports Dutch website Galaxy Club ), indicating the South Korean manufacturer is ready to…

CEO Nasdaq Bob Greifeld, Kristina Salen, Etsy’s CFO ,Chad Dickerson, Chairman and CEO of Etsy along with Etsy Sellers ring the Nasdaq Opening Bell in Celebration of IPO. (Photo by Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images for NASDAQ) Finding your sweet spot as an entrepreneur needs to start with a meaningful…

The pain of penalties from improper activities can be significantly reduced when the penalties are tax deductible. Code Section 162(f) provides that deduction will not be allowed “for any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation of any law”. An anonymous corporation, let’s call…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: May 23, 2016 10:16 p.m. ET Share No evidence of systemic political bias found AFP/Getty Images Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg met with conservative leaders last week to discuss their…

State legislators are increasingly proposing that FBI and state fingerprint checks be a required part of employment screening, but there are potentially serious problems with this: results from these databases are incomplete, the databases include arrest records employers shouldn’t be considering…

If you’ve taken a scroll through your Facebook FB +0.06% or Twitter TWTR -5.12% feed lately, you’ve likely noticed that video is everywhere. In a Q4 2015 earnings call in January, Facebook reported that consumers are watching 100 million hours of video on their platform every day! As a growing…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: May 23, 2016 4:51 p.m. ET Share Separate antitrust probes underway by Germany, EU AFP/Getty Images In 2015, Google and Facebook together accounted for 43% of global net advertising…

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Compensation Court Rules Employers Cannot Take Overtime Credit for Paid Lunches by Jon Hyman The Fair Labor Standards Act does not require paid lunches for employees. Indeed, quite to the contrary, the FLSA provides that meal breaks (presumptively defined as breaks of more than 20 minutes during…

ABC doesn't rank the top success stories to come out of its hit reality show "Shark Tank," where aspiring entrepreneurs make funding pitches to the "sharks" pictured here. We reached out to the six main sharks, combed through clips and interviewed more than 25 contestants, who track fellow Tank…

Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, +0.06% announced two products directly out of Facebook Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.’s playbooks on Wednesday, as the rivalry between the three Internet giants continues to intensify. At Google’s annual I/O developer conference in Mountain View, California, on Wednesday, the company…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: May 19, 2016 11:30 p.m. ET Share Suitors may be downplaying interest, or wary of company’s viability Getty Images Yahoo Inc. has set a deadline in the first week of June for…

It’s been an interesting week in hacks. Phineas Fisher, the hacker who claimed responsibility for hacking both the Gamma Group and Hacking Team TISI +% , sent €10,000 (about $11,000) in possibly stolen Bitcoin to a self-sustaining agriculture project in Rojava , a Kurdish region in Northern Syria.…

A snippet from our first branded newsletter for Spring 2016 I’ve spoken to numerous entrepreneurs over the past few months, and each told me how difficult it is to find, hire and maintain a good intern. This holds especially true if your organization isn’t a big company with whom affiliation will…

At first glance, it’s hard to believe Danielle DuBoise and Whitney Tingle ever ‘bootstrapped it.’ The airy Sakara Life HQ is monochromatic glossy-white, accented by colorful Sakara products–watermelon jerky, ‘beauty water,’ a stack of lunchtime salads not yet claimed. Megan with Whitney Tingle…

Netflix’s hiring process is just as innovative as its famously intense “freedom and responsibility” culture—one without performance reviews, expense approvals or many guidelines at all, according to Nellie Peshkov, vice president of global talent acquisition at the Los Gatos, Calif.-based company.…

Certified Self-Employed: The Certification That Would Unleash Entrepreneurship Overly complex worker classification regulations and a tax collection system designed for the 20th century economy are hampering self-employment growth, argues MBO Partners' CEO. May 19, 2016 by

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Apple Inc. soared on Monday, adding some $18 billion to its market value after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a $1 billion stake in the iPhone maker. Its stock then traded lower on Tuesday. On Monday, shares AAPL, +0.56% soared as much as 4% as Berkshire Hathaway BRK.A, +0.80% BRK.B,…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By Published: May 17, 2016 5:50 p.m. ET Share CEO doesn’t specify how many more brick-and-mortar outlets planned AFP/Getty Images Customers shop at the Amazon Books store in Seattle, Washington,…

Sixteen prominent conservatives met with Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg Wednesday to air concerns about allegations of political bias at the world’s largest social network, in a session several attendees said was a productive start to a dialogue that should continue. The political and…

New regulations governing overtime pay will have a significant impact on recruitment, employers say, from scaling back hiring to rebranding roles that have been downgraded from salaried to hourly. The changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), scheduled to go into effect Dec. 1, will broaden…

To give readers a deeper dive into what companies are doing to create a cool culture, Workforce asked Glassdoor Inc. to dig into its data to provide insight into what common traits employers should look to emulate to become better workplaces themselves. What do companies like Facebook Inc., Delta…

Employment statutes require covered employers to retain job candidates’ records—even for the candidates who aren’t hired—including applications, resumes, interview notes, assessment tests, reference checks, drug screens and background screens. The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Mobile, Ala., was…

Robin Wright told the makers of the Netflix NFLX, +1.24% series ‘House of Cards’ that she wanted to be paid the same as her male co-star Kevin Spacey after she learned that her character, First Lady Claire Underwood, was just as popular with viewers as President Frank Underwood, the character played…

Between shadowy hackers and powerful government agencies, keeping electronic communication private can sometimes feel like a losing battle. Now chemists have come up with a clever alternative that’s a little old-fashioned. They describe in Nature Communications a way to encrypt and send short…

Real or not? Mocks of the Pilot system by Waverly Labs A friend sent me a link to an article this morning that captivated our attention because of the media coverage it had received seemingly without any quotes from the creators. The small Bluetooth device – eerily similar to science-fiction films…

Every company in the known universe wants to provide great customer service and deliver an attractive customer experience. But a lot can go wrong along the way to accomplishing these goals. Below I list 19 missteps I encounter frequently when consulting on customer service and the customer…

Home Industries Internet/Online Services The Wall Street Journal Get email alerts The Wall Street Journal By and Published: May 16, 2016 10:20 p.m. ET Share Firm says Pandora been unable to convert ‘great product’ into ‘great business’ Bloomberg News Pandora founder Tim Westergren returned as CEO in…