Urban Outfitters has been reselling Harley-Davidson-branded merchandise under its Urban Renewal label. The motorcycle company says the items, made without its permission, represent “flagrant violations” of “standards for products branded with the Harley-Davidson marks.” Update: Urban’s lawyer responds. Harley-Davidson says Urban Outfitters has “mutilated” its marks. View this image › H-D USA LLC vs. Urban…
A few weeks ago, we had a student email WayUptoask about her next career move. I just realized Im not committed to a job I signed up for. What should I do? Weve all been there. You were so excited to get hired and kill it at your new role, but things didnt quite work…
SNL introduces the ‘Bathroom Businessman’, a perfect system for every businessman who doesn’t want to waste time in the bathroom. http://screen.yahoo.com/embed/snl/bathroom-businessman-000000964.html via SNL Read more: http://dailypicksandflicks.com/2013/04/07/snl-bathroom-businessman-video/
Holiday shopping is about to kick into high gear, and retailers are ramping up efforts to capture sales at multiple touchpoints — not just their stores. Google’s retail team, in fact, is calling this the first “Nonline” shopping season, contending that consumers, accompanied by smartphones wherever they shop, no longer see a divide between online…
Image: Mashable composite. Getty Creative, CSA Images An upvote for your thoughts. Reddit, known as the front page of the Internet, is raising around $50 million in funding that would value the company at around $500 million, according to a report from Re/code. The news comes as the site has once again played a central…
Josh Tolan is the CEO of Spark Hire, a video powered hiring network that connects job seekers and employers through video resumes and online interviews. Connect with him and Spark Hire on Facebook and Twitter. “Plans disappear, dreams take over,” Brad Pitt says gravely in his recent Chanel No. 5 commercial. Whoever dreamed up Pitt’s…
Portrait of American businessman and Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos poses in an aisle of bookshelves with a shopping cart full of books and compact discs, Seattle, Washington, September 1998. (Photo by Rex Rystedt/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images) Amazon is an amazing online retailer, capable of shipping products within 48 hours (or even less) from the moment…
Apple may be the most valuable company in the world, and Facebook continues to add new users in droves. But which public U.S. tech giant has grown by the largest clip over the last six months? You might be interested to know that it’s LinkedIn, up 94% in revenue growth over last year. As a…
The retailer’s board will mostly be replaced as Standard General lends up to $25 million to the company. There’s a still a chance Charney could return as CEO. View this image › Bloomberg/Bloomberg Thanks to a deal with hedge fund Standard General, American Apparel’s Dov Charney has managed to replace most of the board that…
Shutterstock The other day at a question-and-answer session in Bogotá, Colombia, someone asked Mark Zuckerberg, “What was the exact moment where you got the inspiration to create Facebook?” His response: “I don’t think that’s how the world works.” In other words, monumental developments, whether in business, politics, science, art and so on, are not products…
That would be almost 8.5 million pairs of $100 yoga pants. View this image › Shannon Stapleton / Reuters / Reuters Chip Wilson, the controversial founder of yoga-wear retailer Lululemon, just sold half his stake in the company to a private equity firm for a whopping $845 million. Advent International, which previously invested in Lululemon…
You know how rock bands tour around in those huge, tricked-out buses? Imagine that same bus plastered with the logos of 26 tech startups, driving around the country from university to university looking for young, talented programmers. That’s the concept behind Hacker Tour 2012. Hacker Tour is the brainchild of ReadyForce, a startup in its…
An Apploi representative demos the app to a potential user. The Launchpad is a series that introduces Mashable readers to compelling startups. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Apploi One-Liner Pitch: Apploi helps job seekers find jobs nearby, and surfaces the best applicants for…
10 Great Cyber Monday Deals to Snag Right Now 1. Kindle Fire The original Kindle Fire tablet is discounted at $30 below list price on Amazon today if you use the code FIREDEAL at checkout. The Kindle Fire is an Android-based tablet that hooks into Amazon’s book and video ecosystems to deliver more content. This…
Remember how nervous and excited you were when you started your job? Remember those butterflies in your stomach when walking into work on your first day? Remember how energized you felt by that nervousness and excitement, and how silly it seems now when you look back at it? But didn’t it feel great to be…
Image: Sean Gallup eBay plans to cut 2,400 jobs, or 7% of its staff, in the first quarter to simplify its structure and boost profit ahead of a planned separation of its business. The e-commerce company said Wednesday that the jobs fall across its marketplaces, PayPal and enterprise businesses. The San Jose, California-based company also…
Market researchers everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief. A new app called Perch, by developers Closely, lets small businesses monitor and track the online activity of their competitors — essentially, giving them a digital birds-eye view of their immediate competitive landscape. Perch collects Facebook posts, tweets and pins from local competition. Then, every update…
The Washington Post Company has decided to move its Social Reader app — which displays stories from Washington Post Co. publications and 90 other news organizations, including this one, on Facebook — to a standalone site at socialreader.com, the company told Mashable Friday. Beginning this weekend, those who click on stories in the Facebook app…
Image: George Marks/Retrofile/Getty Images When you think about the right way to handle getting riled up at work, you probably think of anger management. After all, the best way to remain professional is to stay cool, calm, and collected — right? Turns out, though, anger in the office might help you out more than you…
Less than a week after Facebook‘s big announcement about hitting 1 billion users, all anyone can remember are the chairs. Facebook celebrated hitting the milestone with its first ad campaign, an inspired effort that compared the social network to chairs. The Internet’s response has been swift. Mashable has tried its hand at lampooning the ad…