Even as the wealth of Jeff Bezos balloons and Amazon eats everyone’s online retail lunch, there are still a few other e-commerce entrepreneurs faring rather well. In 2011, eBay purchased GSI Commerce for $2.4 billion, at the same time divesting wholly from the sports merchandise business in Fanatics and significantly from the sites ShopRunner and Rue…
via Fanatics exec chairman Michael Rubin to speak at Disrupt SF 2018 — TechCrunch
A neighborhood in Boise, ID became the scene of an unexpected goat takeover this week, as “about 100” goats descended on the lawns and gardens of a residential area — to the surprise of homeowners waking up to discover their new neighbors snacking on their front yards. “They are going house to house eating everything…
via A Significant Number of Goats Just Casually Took Over an Idaho Neighborhood — TIME
Comics Illustrator of the Week: Mitch Gerads Featured Art(top): Mister Miracle #10 cover B Origin: Artist Mitch Gerads has built his comics career matching the trailblazing work of writers like Nathan Edmondson(The Activity, Punisher) and Tom King(Sheriff of Babylon, Mister Miracle). with ingenious and powerful visuals. He was recently nominated for a Ringo Industry Award for […]
via Comics Illustrator of the Week: Mitch Gerads — ILLUSTRATION AGE
Firm’s remaining bulk of shares are currently worth in the region of $862m The post Confirmed: Sony cashed in 50% of its Spotify shares for $768m in Q1 this year appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
SEATTLE — An endangered orca that spends time in Pacific Northwest waters is still carrying the corpse of her calf one week after it died. Experts with the Whale Museum on San Juan Island have been monitoring the 20-year-old whale, known as J35, since her calf died shortly after birth Tuesday. For days now, the…
via An Orca in ‘Deep Grieving’ Has Been Carrying the Corpse of its Calf for a Week — TIME
Every month columnist Lorena Cupcake compiles a list of the most noteworthy rap releases for The Rap Round-up. Up this month is a murderer’s row of superstars, including Drake, Future and Chief Keef, as well as some of the exciting up-and-comers like Compton’s Buddy and Megan Thee Stallion from Houston. We knew Kanye couldn’t contain…
“A sale of up to 50% of UMG’s share capital to one or more strategic partners, in order to extract the highest value” The post Vivendi set to sell up to 50% of Universal Music Group within 18 months – but rules out IPO appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
(ORLANDO, Fla.) — Rear Admiral Alene Duerk, the Navy’s first female admiral, who became a trailblazer as the Navy opened up more opportunities for women, has died. She was 98 years old. Duerk died on July 21, according to a news release last week from the Naval History and Heritage Command. No cause of death…
via ‘A Born Leader.’ Navy’s First Female Admiral Dies at 98 — TIME
‘To have the opportunity to add a crown jewel of Latin music like Fania, with its incredible roster of artists and songwriters, excites all of us at Concord.’ The post Concord acquires independent Latin music company Fania appeared first on Music Business Worldwide.
via Concord acquires independent Latin music company Fania — Music Business Worldwide
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