Caroline

Boston College '23 | Tech Trek Fall 2021

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

BuzzFeed is set to go public today via SPAC. I'm especially curious to see how the company does given that the digital media market is extremely saturated, BuzzFeed probably reached its social media peak in 2014 and it barely eked out a profit last year #BCSTT #D

[Morning Brew ☕️ @MorningBrew]

BuzzFeed is going public today in a major test for the digital media industry as well as the SPAC market.

Both have seen better days.

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

I have seen this unintended consequence happen first hand with many of my Chipotle online orders getting backed up (because of the high online order demand). Either restaurants will need to increase their staffing OR maybe robots are a viable option... #BCSTT

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

This instance of OMIC (omicron) rising by 600% (and then nosediving by 99.99%) reminds be a lot of SQUID coin. It never fails to amaze me how volatile crypto is in response to current events and trends #BCSTT

[Bloomberg Opinion @opinion]

A crypto thing called Omicron has soared more than 900% since Saturday because there is now also a Covid variant called omicron. That's it. That's the reason https://t.co/94Wv1oweOa

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Nuclear-Fusion startup, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, has raised more than $4 billion since its 2018 founding. What will the company achieve with the added capital? And, is nuclear power the future of meeting clean energy needs? #BCSTT

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised more than $1.8 billion from the likes of Bill Gates and George Soros as startups race to generate carbon-free energy like the sun https://t.co/VoRRuUiIS2

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

This could possibly be the most realistic humanoid robot EVER. However, we all know that these "iRobot" movies never have happy endings... #BCSTT

[Nick Jordan @NickOnAirJordan]

iRobot takes place in 2035

We got another 13 years. Will Smith will be too old and Jada will have taken away the last shred of confidence that man has.

Guys, we’re fucked https://t.co/tDxlJqwrrk

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

@chlochen18 I saw that this morning too! I was very surprised because I assume a lot of younger kids use Spotify and have no clue what NFTs are. Or... maybe they used their algorithm to target these younger age groups with a different "fad" or buzzword #BCSTT

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

@licjn17 Wow that's crazy you were able to see it in action. While it seems extremely useful in possibly college towns, there is definitely a reason that "some big cities with crowded sidewalks, like New York, Beijing and San Francisco, aren’t welcoming them." #BCSTT

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

With Jack Dorsey stepping down, Parag Agrawal now takes over Twitter becoming the youngest CEO in the S&P 500 (keep in mind, he is only a few months younger than Zuckerberg). It will be interesting to see if his age stands as a competitive advantage for the company #BCSTT #D

[Bloomberg @business]

Twitter's Parag Agrawal at 37 just became the youngest CEO in the S&P 500 — pushing Zuckerberg, born earlier in 1984, to second-youngest spot https://t.co/JhV8Rs9KmE

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

I must say I was extremely impressed with Curtis Jackson's insight in his self-help book "Hustle Harder, Hustle Smarter."

Check out my book review to learn more about the mastermind behind 50 Cent: https://t.co/rjU8SHioVb #BCSTT

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Seems consumers are "rethinking" Black Friday by turning to the online deals. Will physical Black Friday deals die down in the decade? #BCSTT

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Retailers have moved away from Black Friday doorbusters, instead dangling deals all month in-store and online https://t.co/Viwk55LONM

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

@makenziegor Definitely surprising to see all STEM-related majors topping the list and no business! I wonder if this explains BC's move in opening an engineering department #BCSTT

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Interesting to see ANOTHER tech giant (Samsung) making the jump to Texas on top of others like Tesla and Oracle. This relates to my blog a few weeks ago about the potential for Austin to be a tech hub #BCSTT #D

[CNN @CNN]

Samsung is planning to build a $17 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility in Texas -- creating 2000 jobs -- as part of efforts to tackle a global shortage of chips. https://t.co/9Sy5WHgivd

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Very interesting business move by Uber Eats to enter the cannabis market! I wonder if they will roll this out in the US #BCSTT

[CNN @CNN]

Uber will allow users in Ontario, Canada, to place orders for cannabis on its Uber Eats app, marking the ride-hailing giant's foray into the booming business https://t.co/l832savUwe

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

@brookeyoakam7 @GiftPocket Congrats Brooke! That is extremely impressive that you not only started the company at 12, but that you also have 7,000 users. I am excited to see where you take it #BCSTT

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

@Kaylact88's tweet inspired me to write my blog post on the celebrity entrepreneurship bug and the larger implications. Check it out: https://t.co/sphciHk9NR #BCSTT

[Kayla @Kaylact88]

It’s interesting to see when celebrities start their own companies. It makes me think about a blog post someone did on if entrepreneurship is just for the privileged… #BCSTT https://t.co/DIKUPGI46V

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Looks like we don't just pollute earth anymore, but also have moved to polluting space. I wonder if any of the billionaires in the newest "space race" have considered these implications #BCSTT

[The Weather Channel India @weatherindia]

US researchers at the University of Utah say that today the space is filled with so much junk that, using magnet technology, we may have to push it to form Saturn-like rings around our very own home planet, Earth!

Read: https://t.co/dJ1sqdGSRp

📸: NASA

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Will Amazon's first wearable device, Halo View, be the hottest new xmas present? It will be interesting to see how they compete with Fitbit #BCSTT

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Amazon opens pre-orders for its Halo View fitness band https://t.co/43X8w8KMsa

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Happy Women's Entrepreneurship Day! So awesome to speak to many strong women founders in this class. Definitely a great source of inspiration #BCSTT

[Business Insider @BusinessInsider]

Women's Entrepreneurship Day: 6 productivity tips from female business owners running multi-million-dollar companies https://t.co/Pkf8A9ISm3

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

Given our recent conversations about data privacy, it is interesting to see Netflix rolling out a website that updates every Tuesday with the number of hours watched for each title. Will this public viewership data help us understand the Netflix algorithm better? #BCSTT #D

[Variety @Variety]

In an effort to be more transparent, Netflix will begin releasing weekly Top 10 reports for its original and acquired content, tracking total minutes viewed for most-watched English and non-English-language movies & TV shows. https://t.co/Gpq9c1YCjN

[Caroline @Carolineeshea]

These days one can make a six figure salary on TikTok! Check out this article on how Jay Wey, a co-founder of a wireless technology start-up, applied his entrepreneurial spirit to social media #BCSTT

[CNBC Make It @CNBCMakeIt]

This 31-year-old earns $120,000 a year from his TikTok side hustle https://t.co/HCI5Q1yWjT