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Facebook follows the pack -- gets into the online food biz
The blue âbook recently[released its plans]( to take over the food game: an âOrder Foodâ button now appears under the âExploreâ section of Facebookâs home page, where you can pull up nearby restaurants with ratings and price estimates.
Some of these restaurants also have a âStart Orderâ button in case youâre in the middle of poking someone and decide: Iâm hungry.
So why does Facebook want to get into the food fray?
The ease of online ordering is enticing more people to eat in than ever (experts predict a [79%]( surge in the US food home delivery market in the next 5 years) Â -- and, with online delivery currently representing 43% of all delivery orders, the market is looking pretty lucrative.Â
Case in point: in August, GrubHub paid $287.5m in cash to acquire Yelpâs Eat24, and startups like DoorDash and Postmates have raised millions from venture capitalists to expand food service options.
To be fair, Facebook is easing into this (for once)
The company has been testing its food platform since last year and is rolling it out in the US first to see if it catches on.
And while it isnât actually getting into the business of delivery (yet), itâs definitely heading that way by locking down a way to simplify the ordering process.Â
At the end of the day, it makes sense. Adding another fairly routine task to the platform gives users more of a reason to never close their FB feed.Â
Weâll give it a year until there are blue Facebook delivery vans roaming the streets. You heard it here first, people.
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The NYT is cracking down on its journalistsâ Twitter feeds
Last Thursday, New York Times executive editor Dean Baquet [told Politico]( he was tired of âpolicingâ his writersâ social media accounts and wanted a stricter policy.
And the following day, the 166-year-old paper published a set of [new guidelines]( that dramatically limit what its reporters can and canât say on their personal social media accounts.
The rules
In the paperâs opinion, its journalists âshould not be able to say anything on social mediaâ that they wouldnât otherwise say in the Times.
That includes: expressing partisan opinions, promoting political views, endorsing candidates, or doing anything else that âundercuts The Timesâs journalistic reputation.â
The decree also strictly regulates when they can block or mute other usersâ Twitter accounts -- and bars them from using Twitter to rant about customer service issues like regular people. Isnât that the point of Twitter?!
This could come back to bite them
In the digital era, one of the big draws of the Times is its wide range of personalities. There are a number of journalists there -- Maggie Haberman, Mike Isaac, Farhad Manjoo -- who have acquired loyal audiences, at least in part, thanks to their frequent and unorthodox social media practices.
Twitter allows writers to build their own personal brands -- and Baquetâs new plan will, in effect, punish these personalities for doing what theyâre paid to do.
Unfortunately, with only 3 [tweets]( under his belt, Baquet may have a hard time sympathizing.
[They can take our Tweetsâ¦](
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Samsungâs song of sorrow: CEO Kwon steps down
After 32 years with the company, CEO and Vice Chairman of Samsung Electronics, [Oh-Hyun Kwon]( has announced heâll be leaving the company in March 2018.
Itâs the latest casualty in what Kwon himself referred to as Samsungâs âunprecedented crisisâ¦â
Or, âChoi-gateâ
Back in August, we [reported]( on the conviction of Samsungâs heir-apparent, Lee Jae-yong, who was handed a 5-year prison sentence for his role in a massive bribery scandal that ultimately led to the impeachment of South Koreaâs president.
In short, Lee was found guilty of âdonatingâ more than $38m to a ânot-for-profitâ foundation set up by the presidentâs top advisor, [Choi Soon-sil]( -- apparently, in exchange for approval of the merger of two Samsung units.
This put a lot of pressure on Kwon
In the wake of Lee Jae-yongâs sentence, Kwon assumed the role of Vice Chairman and became the â[new face]( of Samsung. Turns out, it was a little too much for him to handle.
âI feel I can no longer put it off,â he wrote in a letter to Samsung employees. âAs we are confronted with unprecedented crisis inside out, I believe that time has now come for the company to start anew.â
In spite of Samsungâs spat of recent knocks, the companyâs actually doing pretty damn well: it just posted a record-setting Q3 operating profit of $12.8B -- nearly 3x last yearâs figure.
[Kwon be gone](
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So much for the 9 to 5⦠Americans are more burnt out than ever -- hereâs how to fix it
If youâre a victim of the Sunday scaries, youâre not alone: 50% of Americans say theyâre â[consistently drained at work](
And, while most of us think of burnout as a symptom of being overworked, it can actually stem from a number of causes. Here are the [3 most common types of burnout]( and how to turn the corner:
1. Overload: This feeling typically stems from our relentless pursuit of success -- often at the expense of our health and personal relationships.Â
Solution: Vacation. Take a load off pal; youâve earned it. Oh, and donât be afraid to do something a little more fulfilling in your free time -- turns out those Netflix binges arenât as ârestorativeâ as weâd like to believe.
2. Under-challenged: People in this category feel underappreciated, bored, and lacking growth opportunities at work. It [manifests itself]( in cynicism, avoiding responsibilities, and generally âchecking out.â
Solution: Find something to invest in -- at work or otherwise. Treat your job like a marriage: if youâre stuck in the same old routine, take time to explore your interests and rekindle your curiosities.
3. Neglect: This is the result of feeling helpless in oneâs own work, and itâs actually the most common form of burnout. Much like imposter syndrome, it can strike when we feel incompetent, unable to keep up or keep hitting roadblocks at work.Â
Solution: Make a list of tasks you can delegate to take some responsibilities off your plate. Setting boundaries and saying ânoâ once in a while can help you feel more in control of your workload.
[Burn long and bright my child](
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