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Affiliate marketing has come of age. The new report from impact.com breaks down the five pillars of affiliate sophistication, shows how top teams accurately measure creator performance, and explains what drives real revenue after the first click. Read the report. Dipin Oberoi is a social listening expert who has worked at Walgreens, Ava Labs and […]
On this week’s episode of the Niche Pursuits Podcast, Therese Waechter and I discuss how she built a thriving sticker company, Otto’s Grotto, that now grosses $250,000 a year. What started as a simple sticker idea bundled with t-shirts has grown into a four-platform e-commerce machine. Therese shared concrete strategies, especially in the second half, […]
Building a top-tier finance department takes more than just finding people who are good with numbers. Modern business requires a mix of technical skills, cultural fit and strategic thinking. When leaders focus on the right areas, they create a team that moves the entire company forward. These professionals are the backbone of every important decision […]
Your profile photo in the Grab app is more than just a small circular image: it’s an important part of your digital identity. Whether you use Grab for ride-hailing, food delivery, groceries or financial services, a clear and updated photo makes for a more personalized and secure experience. If you’ve recently changed your appearance, want […]
Traffic from AI chatbots converts faster than traffic from Google. That’s according to Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, who dropped the data point during the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call. “And what we see is that traffic coming from chatbots converts faster than traffic coming from Google,” says Chesky. He did not share specific exchange rates. […]
Assistive technology is not just about equipment or software, but is a matter of fundamental rights, according to those supported by St John of God Community Service who attended a Community Hub for Assistive Technology event to highlight how AT can change lives. St. John of God Community Services (SJOGCS) teamed up with FreedomTech to […]
This post is the fourth of a series of (probably) seven on population issues in the Pacific, regenerating the graphs I used in a keynote speech before the Pacific Heads of Planning and Statistics meeting in November 2025 in Wellington, New Zealand. The seven pieces of the puzzle are: Today’s post is all about creating […]
‘flextable’ 0.9.11 recently landed on CRAN. It contains two features that we would like to introduce: ‘patchwork’ integration Combining and aligning a table and a plot has become possible thanks to ‘patchwork’, which provides a system on which to build. The new feature wrap_flextable() relies on that system so that ‘flextable’ objects can be transferred […]
There is a compelling design philosophy at work in an artist’s practice. Rodolfo Liprandiwhich transforms bred branches into dynamic, site-specific sculptures. The work goes beyond the studio and into the forest, embracing a constraint-driven process where material, location and temporal existence are the key parameters. The core principle is direct, sustainable purchasing. Every twig, twig […]
Creating fair tests requires careful planning and precise execution. Scientists need sequences that do not follow a predictable pattern to maintain the integrity of their results. If a series is skewed, the findings may be inaccurate or misleading. Using the right digital methods keeps data clean from start to finish. This guide looks at the […]
