Write News Page 7This is page #7 of the The Write News archives.McDonald's CEO Don Thompson to Step Down McDonald's CEO Don Thompson is stepping down. He will be replaced by Steve Easterbrook on March 1st. Read more... January 28, 2015 Meredith Buys Shape Magazine Meredith has acquired Shape magazine from American Media. Fitness magazine will be folded into Shape. Read more... January 28, 2015 Apple Records Monster Profit on Record iPhone Sales Apple recorded a monster profit during its fiscal 2015 Q1 quarter ending December 27, 2014. Read more... January 27, 2015 Facebook to Filter Hoaxes From News Feed Facebook will be attempting to remove more hoaxes from the news feeds. Facebook says its users don't like them. Read more... January 21, 2015 MySpace Still Gets 50 Million Monthly Visitors MySpace still gets over 50 million visitors a month. The site also generated 300 million video views in November. Read more... January 16, 2015 Stocks Fall on News of Weak December Retail Sales Retail sales were weak over the holiday period. This has spiked concerns about the economy. Read more... January 14, 2015 CNN Gets FAA Approval to Test Drones for News Gathering CNN has announced it worked out a deal with the Federal Aviation Administration so it can test drones for news gathering purposes. Read more... January 14, 2015 Facebook Adds AMBER Alerts Facebook has announced it will be adding AMBER Alerts through a partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Read more... January 13, 2015 Constellation Reports Higher Revenues on Strong Corona and Modelo Sales Constellation Brands is reporting higher revenue thanks to an increase in sales of Coronoa and Modelo. Read more... January 8, 2015 LinkedIn Wants More of Its Members Blogging LinkedIn wants more of its members to blog and create content. Read more... January 8, 2015 12 Killed in Attack at Paris Office of Charlie Hebdo 12 people have been killed in an attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. The attack occured at the magazine's office in Paris. Read more... January 7, 2015 JCPenney Reports 2014 Holiday Sales JCPenney reported its 2014 holiday sales today. The company had a good holiday period up 3.7% over last year. Read more... January 6, 2015 Glassdoor Raises $70 Million in Financing Led by Google Capital The Glassdoor job site has raised $70 million in a financing round. Read more... January 6, 2015 Stocks Fall as Oil Prices Continue to DropStocks fell today as oil prices continued their plunge. Crude oil fell below $50 a barrel. Read more... January 5, 2015 Hearst Planning New Print Magazine Launch in 2016Hearst is planning to launch a new print magazine early next year according to AdAge. Read more... January 5, 2015 U.S. Gas Prices Continue Falling. Average in Two States Dips Under $2 a GallonU.S. gas prices are continuing to fall. The average gas price in two states has dipped under the $2 a gallon mark. Read more... January 4, 2015 Weight Watchers Relaunches Print Magazine Weight Watchers has relaunched its print magazine with a new look starting with the January/February 2015 issue. Read more... January 3, 2015 Bebo Returns as a Messaging App Bebo is back as a messaging app for iOS and Android Read more... December 30, 2014 Dr. Dobb's to Cease Publishing Dr. Dobb's will cease publishing content on drdobbs.com at the end of 2014 Read more... December 29, 2014 Smithsonian Creates 3-D Portrait of President Obama President Obama is the first president to be scanned in 3D. The portrait is now on display at the Smithsonian Castle. Read more... December 10, 2014 |
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