Social Media Algorithms, Business Plans, and Demystifying Sales

50 Low Tech Businesses You Can Start                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 January 18, 2024 | [Read Online]( Good morning. It's Thursday, Jan. 18, and we're covering youth tackle football bans, fact-checked into next week, MLB spring training, and much more. First time reading? Sign up here. American Fact of the Day! Great Smoky Mountains: A whopping 907 new plant and animal species have been discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains. Breaking Updates Gavin Newsom States He Will Veto California Bill Banning Youth Tackle Football [California Governor Gavin Newsom has come out]( against a bill currently making its way through the California State Legislature that would ban organized tackle football in the state for players 12 and under. [The legislation, California Assembly Bill 734, is authored by]( Assemblyman Kevin McCarty and was introduced in February 2023. It would modify existing state law that, starting in the calendar year 2026, outlaws participation of youth six or younger in league-organized tackle football. AB734 would move this date to 2025, further prohibiting participation in a youth tackle league for youth 10 and younger in 2027 and 12 or younger in 2029. [Gavin Newsom is many things, but stupid is not one of them.](He knows that if his poorly-hidden plans to run for president this year after Joe Biden’s removal from the proceedings are to bear fruit, he cannot win appealing strictly to progressives. How much credit any politician deserves for [doing the right thing for the wrong reason is a ready source of hot debate.]( Read more updates [here]( Karine Jean-Pierre Gets Fact-Checked Into Next Week During Falsehood-Filled Briefing [It was a rough day at the White House for Karine Jean-Pierre.](The president's press secretary repeated several falsehoods that ended up blowing up in her face, including during a confrontation with a reporter who was prepared to counter with facts. No one has less respect for voters than the current president of the United States. [We are talking about a guy who gave a speech flanked by Marines lambasting](half the country as extremist threats to "democracy." Jean-Pierre suggesting otherwise is spit-your-coffee-out hilarious. I mean, come on. That wasn't the only tall tale the press secretary shared, though. She was confronted by a reporter over the administration's false framing that Texas had caused three migrants to drown because they blocked access to a part of Eagle Pass. In reality, the migrants died on the [Mexican side of the border before illegally entering the United States]( and had already been deceased for an hour by the time the Border Patrol arrived. Try to count the number of times Jean-Pierre blinks once she begins her answer. That's how you know she's cornered. The repetition of the fact that people died is also telling. She has no answer for why she and the White House lied, so she's simply trying to appeal to emotion. Read more updates [here]( American Sports & Culture Tuned In: NBA Remains At Table for a Piece of ESPN The potential stake sales in ESPN by the NBA and NFL. Mike Tomlin's potential move to TV, controversies surrounding Pat McAfee's interviews, When does MLB spring training start? 2024 schedule, report dates for every team The first 2024 MLB spring training game is on Feb. 24, with all 30 teams in action two days later. Retired NFL star JJ Watt rips PFF's popular grading style: 'The system is terrible' For more than a decade, Pro Football Focus has provide analytics on football players as the company has built up a significant presence throughout NFL. American Business & Markets How Companies Can Help Universities Train Tech Workers Companies across the economy require new tech workers who have the training in state-of-the art technologies so they can hit the ground running. Demystifying Sales Forecasting: A Practical Guide to Predicting Your Business Success Who needs a crystal ball when sales forecasting is at your fingertips? Imagine it as your personal compass in the world of business. It assists you in Business success and growth is dependent upon trust, data, and AI The future of business is AI-driven. And the value of AI in your organization will depend on trusted data. Corporate Business Travel: Everything You Need to Know Both employees and businesses can benefit from opportunities unlocked by traveling to new places and meeting new people. Guide to building a business plan for successful company A business plan is a document that outlines the specific goals for a company and how those goals will be met. There are many elements a proper plan should include. American Politics How social media algorithms 'flatten' our culture by making decisions for us Filterworld author Kyle Chayka examines the algorithms that dictate what we watch, read and listen to. 50 Low Tech Businesses You Can Start There are still plenty of low tech business ideas out there that don’t require you to know the difference between CSS and QR codes. As Congress gets older, one lawmaker makes the case for more 'generational diversity' From Rep. Nancy Pelosi to Sens. Mitt Romney and Mitch McConnell, lawmakers' ages are a big subject of discussion and debate. Share Keeping Up With America You currently have 0 referrals. [Click to Share]( Or copy and paste this link to others: Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 Keeping Up With America 19354 Watermark Drive, Suite 202 Cornelius, NC 28031, United States