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Avocado DAO x Reta Wars Partnership

Reta Wars

Website | Twitter | Discord | Telegram | Facebook Reta Wars is delighted to announce its strategic partnership with Avocado DAO, a prominent Web3 Gaming Guild. The long-term goal is to shape a new future for blockchain through GameFi and SocialFi initiatives. Reta Wars' innovative GameFi system, officially launched on October 3, 2022, offering opportunities and inspiration to many users across Asia, including Japan and Korea. This incredible partnership news means that Reta Wars can offer players and scholars a wider range of opportunities and help bridge them into the Metaverse. What is Reta Wars? As the title suggests Reta Wars is a war-themed game, but it doesn't just mean Battle. As evidence in the real world, "Battle" is just one part of the war that also involves economic influences and political events. Reta Wars is a War-to-Earn game that encompasses these elements. Within the endless wars of Nate and Gaia, the key forces, players can receive economic returns in a variety of ways. Players can hire NFT heroes and strategically place them in buildings in their territory to produce resources. The hero has various skills and stats, and there are various buildings in the player's territory, such as barracks, secret bases, mines, lumber mills and farms. When a player deploys an NFT hero in a building, heroes produce resources according to their capabilities. Players must now carefully examine how to use this resource. New Opportunities in War Economy Simulation In general, players can obtain the in-game token, GRT, by selling resources they harvest, but they can also supply resources to their forces and receive GRT as war rewards. On the other hand, players who have achieved high results in war or who have supplied a lot of resources for power can earn the governance token, RETA, on the ranking table. Reta Wars is full of amazing revenue opportunities, but it's impossible to predict all the results like the Excel Calculator. Because the tide of war and the planet winning or losing always affect fluctuations in resource prices, players will always be required to make strategic and rational choices. Sometimes players need to communicate with other players to form groups for their own higher returns. This is because the battle strategies that greatly affect the victory or defeat of the war and the profit of the game are all determined by the votes of the players. Yes, it's like a strategy game where two giant DAOs compete for their own benefit, rewards and glory! Offering a new alternative to sustainable Game-Fi Reta Wars has designed a special tokenomics for a sustainable Game-Fi ecosystem. Unlike conventional dual tokens, which are merely implemented to avoid inflation, this system maintains value through mutual interaction. It means that players make various play plans according to their budget and purpose. Some people will sell resources to get GRT, and others will buy resources to get more RETA. This is an entirely new approach to the sustainability of the game’s ecosystem, in the same way as cross-border trade in the real economy. Avocado DAO x Reta Wars Reta Wars offers a solution to inflation with a new Game-Fi system that has not been explored before, and it will now be verified by various gamers around the world. Avocado DAO also reviewed the long-term potential of the new Game-Fi system by playing Reta Wars, and decided to enter into a partnership. With innovative tokenomics and deep strategy, the game offers a new perspective on the sustainability of Game-Fi. Most importantly, DAO's solidarity plays a significant role in determining team strategies by voting on how to tackle the war and win more revenue. It will eventually encourage more exciting team play and offer new inspiration to Avocado DAO and scholars. You can find out more about Reta Wars and follow their socials here: Website | Twitter | YouTube | Discord | Facebook About Avocado DAO Avocado DAO is a Web3 gaming guild that provides rewarding experiences for its scholars and facilitates entry to GameFi to empower more users. Find out more about Avocado DAO and join the community here: Contact Details Mr. JP Lee business@realital.com

October 14, 2022 03:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Pizzeria Uno celebrates its first ever Take-out and Delivery Only location in Winter Park, FL

UNO Pizzeria & Grill

The Grand Opening for Winer Park will take place on October 20 th. The ribbon cutting with the local Chamber of Commerce will take place at 11AM. The new location will celebrate the occasion by offering $10 pizzas all day long for take-out and delivery. Included in the deal will be Large Cheese and Pepperoni Deep Dish Pizzas and XL Cheese and Pepperoni Chicago Thin Crust Pizzas. There will also be a raffle for all Take-out orders with a Free Pizza for a Year prize. Pizzeria Uno, the iconic pizza restaurant chain, has opened its first ever Take-out and Delivery Only location. The restaurant is located at 2262 Aloma Dr. in Winter Park, FL and opened on August 25th. The location is the first of its kind for the restaurant chain and offers pizza and other menu items that can be picked up by guests or delivered to their homes. Unlike traditional Pizzeria Uno locations, which typically accommodate 100 to 200 guests, there is no seating at the new spot. The Pizzeria Uno in Winter Park will feature its legendary deep dish pizza and Chicago thin crust pizza as well as other popular take-out and delivery items such as wings, boneless bites, garlic cheesy bread and their trademark pizza skins. The menu will also include sandwiches, including the Chicago staple Italian beef sandwich and a home-made meatball sandwich, as well as calzones. “We have always been a brand with strong delivery and pick up sales due to our awesome pizza and pizza-centric menu”, offered CEO Erik Frederick. “Take-out and delivery sales soared during the pandemic for us and have stayed at elevated levels ever since. Although the restaurants are seeing strong dine-in traffic again, the take-out and delivery orders have remained above our levels in the past. Consumers trends are changing and we are responding to their demands”. The new Take-out and Delivery concept allows for the restaurant to provide its iconic deep dish pizza, Chicago thin crust pizza and other fantastic menu items in communities where a full serve restaurant may not quite fit, like downtown areas and congested suburban neighborhoods. The smaller footprint also allows for a less-expensive entry point into the Pizzeria Uno system. In addition to the Winter Park location, a franchise Take-out and Delivery location is scheduled to open in the Chicago suburbs this year. “We see this as a great way to continue to expand the brand and deliver amazing pizza to more and more neighborhoods across the country. This is a fantastic multi-unit development opportunity to bring multiple locations to portions of the country that are currently not serviced by Unos” stated Frederick. With three new hotel restaurant Pizzerias Unos also opened in 2022 and more in the pipeline, Pizzeria Uno is poised to enter 2023 with multiple options for continued growth both for the company and for franchisees. About UNO Pizzeria & Grill Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation includes approximately 80 company-owned and franchised UNO Pizzeria & Grill restaurants located in 18 states, and the District of Columbia, India, and Saudi Arabia. UNO is all about connecting people over pizza – from its famous Chicago Deep Dish, which UNO invented in 1943, to its Chicago Thin Crust, to its gluten-free and vegan pizzas. The Company also operates Uno Foods, a consumer packaged-foods business which supplies supermarkets, airlines, movie theaters, hotels, airports, travel plazas, and schools, with both frozen and refrigerated private-label foods and UNO branded products. For more information, visit www.unos.com. Contact Details Chris Dellamarggio +1 339-613-7641 cdellamarggio@unos.com Company Website https://www.unos.com/

October 13, 2022 03:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time

Assembly to Deliver Pioneering Insights on the Convergence of Political, Advocacy, and Brand Advertising at Advertising Week NYC

Assembly

Amidst a hot election season, Assembly ’s team of media and political strategy experts will be taking the stage at Advertising Week NYC, alongside leaders and experts from Samba TV and Lyft. The panel is one of several Stagwell (STGW) activations at Advertising Week, the world's largest annual gathering of marketing, media, and technology leaders. Together, the panel – made of Assembly North America President, Valerie Davis, Assembly Lead Political Strategist, Tyler Goldberg, Lyft Head of National Policy, Heather Foster, and Samba TV Co-Founder & CEO, Ashwin Navin – will dive into the impact of political advertising during election cycles (and beyond) and how it trickles down to consumer sentiment and behavior, and overall brand engagement. Assembly brings a unique perspective to the conversation, as a global omnichannel agency existing at the intersection of unmatched political and advocacy advertising and strategy expertise, and global marketing for commercial brands. The agency offers political clients the scale, resources, and insight that boutique agencies cannot, while being able deliver an entirely new layer of knowledge, media strategy, and consumer insights to brand advertisers seeking to navigate the impact of election season advertising. Today, Assembly released its latest thought leadership on the topic: The Assembly Political Dispatch[er] - The Convergence of Political & Commercial Advertising in US Culture. Available for download here. Samba TV, which recently released findings from a new survey in partnership with HarrisX, brings expertise in voter media consumption and behavior, particularly the undeniable shift from linear to streaming TV. Details of the panel: Talk Politics to Me: Why Every Brand Today Needs a Dose of Political Know-How: Thursday, October 20 th at 1:15PM on the Innovation Factory Stage – Political is THE media story of Q4 2022, and it's never been a more critical time for all advertisers to know the rules of the game. Join Assembly, a global omnichannel media agency – with an only-of-its-kind full-service political strategy and media practice – and experts from Lyft, Elevance Health and SambaTV for a discussion on the path forward for brands in a politically charged media environment and the convergence of political, advocacy, and commercial advertising. ABOUT ASSEMBLY: Assembly is the modern global omnichannel media agency, bringing data, talent, and technology together to find the change that fuels growth for the best brands on the planet. Our approach connects big, bold brand stories with integrated, global media capabilities that deliver performance and drive large-scale business growth. Our work is powered by our proprietary, in-house technology solution, STAGE, and led by our global talent base of over 1,600 people around the world. We’re purpose-driven at our core and pioneers in social and environmental impact in the agency world. Assembly is a proud member of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. For more information, visit www.assemblyglobal.com Contact Details Sara Pollack, VP of Marketing +1 917-438-4922 sara.pollack@assemblyglobal.com Company Website https://www.assemblyglobal.com/

October 13, 2022 02:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time

NFL Star JuJu Smith-Schuster Inks Equity Investment in Esports Fantasy Company, World Champion Fantasy

World Champion Fantasy

World Champion Fantasy (WCF), a leading technology developer of PlayerX, the world’s next generation online fantasy esports platform, today announced JuJu Smith-Schuster, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver, esports team owner and content creator, as an equity investor in the company. In addition to his investment in WCF, Smith-Schuster will also act as an advisor, spokesperson and new product collaborator for the company. Smith-Schuster’s interest and involvement in esports began in 2018, when he became a content creator and collaborator with some of the most popular professional esports and entertainment companies in the world. In 2020, Smith-Schuster founded Team Diverge, the world’s first athlete-led gaming entertainment and lifestyle company. Smith-Schuster is currently the CEO of Team Diverge. “What WCF is building is revolutionary for the esports community. The entire experience from streaming, stats, data building, clipping and, for the first time ever, fantasy, is next level,” said Smith-Schuster. “As an investor and an advisor, I’ve got big plans for accelerating esports within mainstream audiences. I’m going to be to WCF what Madden is to EA Sports.” On Sunday, Oct. 16, during warm-ups for the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills game, Smith-Schuster will don custom Adidas cleats featuring WCF’s upcoming flagship platform, PlayerX. “JuJu is an esports visionary and has helped merge the esports world with the greater sports and entertainment industry for the past four years. Through his involvement with noted esports brands and Team Diverge, he has proved to be one of the market’s greatest advocates, underscoring that gamers are true athletes,” said Mike Vela, CEO of WCF. “After demoing our upcoming PlayerX platform design, JuJu sees how we’re building game-changing technology to forever shift the way users play, stream and experience fantasy sports. His unique vision is going to help WCF elevate our platform beyond anyone’s imagination.” PlayerX allows esports enthusiasts to compete in fantasy leagues using their dream team of esport athletes and teams, watch exclusive live feeds, and access real-time stats. The platform turns fantasy competition as we know it on its head by providing a level of customization that has never been offered before. With PlayerX, users will have the ability to define the persona, look, and feel of their teams through customizable interactive avatars, theme music, expansive chat capabilities and more. Beyond the fantasy sports application, PlayerX subscribers will also no longer have to search across multiple platforms for the most up-to-date information and highlights of their favorite streamers and athletes – it will all be housed on one non-gambling focused platform that is suitable for all ages - PlayerX. For more information, please visit: WorldChampionFantasy.com and www.playerx.gg About World Champion Fantasy World Champion Fantasy is the next generation of fantasy sports as the first platform of its kind pairing best-in-class technology and UX with the most exclusive content in esports. We are at the future of fantasy and at the forefront of the evolving esports industry creating an immersive real-time interactive competitive experience, live data and video feeds all on one platform. For more information on World Champion Fantasy and PlayerX, please visit: WorldChampionFantasy.com and www.playerx.gg Contact Details Sterling Randle +1 801-319-6153 srandle@hotpaperlantern.com Company Website https://worldchampionfantasy.com/

October 13, 2022 09:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Employers turn to freelancers to fill tech skill shortages following global layoffs, reports Freelancer.com

FREELANCER.COM

Freelancer.com (ASX: FLN) (OTCQX: FLNCF), the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by number of users and jobs posted, today released its quarterly Fast 50 Index for Q3 2022 which reveals insights into the fastest growing freelance projects and most in-demand skills. The index, which is based on data from 296,000 jobs posted on Freelancer.com between July 1 to September 30, 2022, reveals a major surge in tech-related jobs in Q3 when compared to Q2 2022 and Q3 2021. Android App Development (up 80.5%, from 1,082 to 1,954) ranked as the fastest growing project type in Q3 2022 when ranking the percentage growths from all 2,000 skills available on Freelancer.com. This was followed by AJAX (up 66.4%, from 1,059 to 1,763) and API (up 59.5%, from 1,587 to 2,532) jobs which are both skilled related to website and software development. The sudden surge in tech-related freelance jobs first observed in Freelancer’s Q2 2022 index, comes off the back of global tech layoffs and hiring freezes across the so-called ‘tech winter’, that started with a ‘crypto winter’, as informed by Freelancer.com in earlier Fast 50 reports. According to a tech layoff tally, more than 42,000 workers in the U.S. tech sector lost their jobs in 2022. Tech-related jobs dominated the rankings when comparing Q3 2022 to Q3 2021 year-on-year. Software Development jobs were the fastest growing skill (up 54.7%, from 1,587 to 2,442), while jobs for Coding ranked as the second highest growing skill (up 45.5%, from 1,004 to 1,461) and Backend Development came in third (up 37.7%, from 1,111 to 1,530). “The macroeconomic environment, tech winter and nosebleed inflation has led to an almost daily string of announcements of layoffs. The most similar event was the Global Financial Crisis where we saw three trends: businesses looking to cut costs and going online to hire freelancers, people looking for work online and a lot of startup businesses formed to bridge people through hard times. However this was mostly contained to the United States. We think that heading into 2023 we could see this all over again, but on a more global scale,” said Matt Barrie, Chief Executive at Freelancer.com. These layoffs may also increase the amount of startups being founded, not only across the US but also in Europe, with skilled people being cut from bigger organizations, but with experience either building their own companies or working in highly successful startup environments, as described by Alan Poensgen, in his Fortune article of October 5, 2022. Fast 50 Q3 2022 vs Q2 2022 Analysis Employers look to freelancers to plug tech skill gaps Overvaluations and dropping stock prices have caused mass hiring freezes and layoffs across the tech companies globally in 2022. According to online tracker Layoffs.fyi, there have been 83,173 layoffs from 661 startups this year, as of October 2022. This is almost half of the total of 179,164 tech layoffs since the beginning of COVID-19. These layoffs, which accelerated in May 2022, have contributed to increases in tech-related jobs across the platform. While Android App Development dominated Q3 and was ranked as the fastest growing job on Freelancer.com, employers have been turning to the platform to support niche, highly specialized tech projects. AJAX, which is used to develop websites, and API, which allow software programs to communicate with each other also took second and third place, respectively. Niche skills in AngularJS, a toolset for building apps, and Codeigniter, a toolset for web development, equally rose by 22% in Q3. “Michael Milken said ‘the defining characteristic of the 21st century was the competition for intellectual capital’. There’s a chronic skill shortage in western nations, forcing businesses to go to the Internet to find talent. Freelancer.com has the largest online pool of talent in the world.” said Matt Barrie. Projects seeking experts in Amazon Web Services (AWS) grew by 27.6%, from 3,004 to 3,834 jobs in Q3, while Software Development continued its growth from Q2 with a 18% increase from 2,069 to 2,442 jobs in Q3. Artificial Intelligence jobs also grew by 15.9%, from 1,055 to 1,223. Marketing Trends - Marketers turn from SEM to SEO, YouTube & traditional This quarter, the data revealed shifting trends in marketing and advertising. Projects for Search Engine Marketing (SEM) fell by almost a third (30.4%) in Q3 - from 2,300 jobs to 1,600 from the previous quarter. On the other hand, digital marketing, traditional marketing and YouTube jobs spiked in interest. Most commonly, in Q3 employers are looking for support with SEO ranking. Blog Writing jobs, which are usually associated with businesses hiring freelancers to write SEO-friendly blog content, increased by 55% in Q3, from 1,058 to 1,642 projects. Digital Marketing also saw a 23.1% increase in Q3, jumping from 1,738 to 2,141 jobs. These jobs range from hiring business consultants supporting social media strategies to SEO managers. Notably, Q3 also saw many employers turn to the platform to hire community managers, digital marketing campaign managers and social media managers. Traditional advertising also saw an increase in Q3. Flyer Design projects increased by more than a quarter (27.5%) from 1,658 to 2,114 jobs. A similar increase was also seen for projects relating to Covers and Packaging, which increased by 27.3% from 1,253 to 1,596 jobs. Many employers turn to the platform to crowdsource ideas for packaging labels and shipping boxes designs. When comparing Q3 2022 to 2021, advertisement design is up 15.7%, from 1.516 to 1,755 jobs. “With the onset of new digital marketing channels, businesses are learning that their strategies must diversify and move away from primary channels, such as SEM. Paid advertising alone is no longer the most viable alternative. What we are witnessing is demand for freelancers with skills in social media, short video platforms, earned & owned content, SEO and a whole spectrum of marketing strategies that before were in the realm of large corporates only,” said Hector Perez-Nieto, Marketing Director at Freelancer.com. Jobs seeking YouTube skills were the fifth fastest growing skill in Q3 2022 - growing by 32.3% from 1,138 to 1,505 jobs. Many of the jobs seeking YouTube skills are related to vertical videos and Shorts content. While there was a 10% increase in TikTok related skills and projects seeking TikTok content creators, employers seek YouTube and video editing skills three times more. Companies turn to freelancers for lead generation & customer support The layoffs aren’t just affecting tech roles, but also sales and customer services roles across businesses. Over the last quarter, there was a significant increase in demand for customer service, customer support and sales-related skills on the Freelancer platform. While virtual assistance jobs have always been a popular freelancing project type, Q3 2022 saw an increase in employers hiring virtual assistants. Jobs for Customer Support grew by 30.5% in Q3, from 1,531 to 1,998 jobs. This was also closely followed by Customer Service projects which rose by 27.4% from 1,370 to 1,746. Lead generation and cold calling was also a popular project type in Q3. Jobs to generate Leads jumped by a quarter (25.3%), from 1,387 to 1,738. Sales specific jobs also increased by 18.7% from 2,544 to 3,020 total projects. One boutique recruiting agency in the US successfully hired a freelancer to manage cold calling and follow ups for only US$38 per hour, with a maximum of 40 hours available for the freelancer per week. The platform is also used by mortgage brokers to source sales virtual assistants to call realtors for loan officers. Ethereum and NFT projects continue steep decline In Q2 2022, Freelancer reported a fall from grace for jobs relating to Bitcoin, Crypto and NFTs, which were once ranked as the fastest growing freelance jobs on the platform for 2021. It’s now Ethereum’s turns as Ethereum-related jobs plunged in Q3 2022. The fastest falling job types on the Freelancer platform in Q3 were Solidity, a programming language used to implement smart contracts for mostly Ethereum based platforms, and Smart Contracts were - declining by -56%, from 1,422 to 613 jobs, and -49%, from 1,442 to 726 jobs, respectively. NFTs jobs were slashed by half (49.5%) in Q3, dropping from 1,424 to only 718 in total. This trend was closely followed by jobs for Ethereum specifically, which fell by 39.9% from 1,173 jobs to only 705. Blockchain jobs also fell by 26.7%, from 3,216 in Q2 but continue to retain interest with 2,357 jobs reported in Q3. Business cards are back in business With corporate and networking events back in action, so are business cards. In Q3 2022, Business Card design spiked by almost one third (30%) from 1,861 to 2,427 jobs. This is the first time since the start of 2020 that projects for Business Cards have grown significantly. ##### Freelancer Fast 50 The Freelancer Fast 50 index is the world’s largest forward indicator of trends in online jobs related to industries, technologies, products, and companies. The data is based on 296,000 jobs posted to the Freelancer platform between 1st July to 30th September 2022. Fast 50 Quarterly Index – Q3 2022 Fast 50 - Q3 Year-on-Year Comparison ###### About Freelancer Twelve-time Webby award-winning Freelancer.com is the world’s largest freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace by total number of users and projects posted. More than 60 million registered users have posted over 20 million projects and contests to date in over 2,000 areas as diverse as website development, logo design, marketing, copywriting, astrophysics, aerospace engineering and manufacturing. Freelancer owns Escrow.com, the leading provider of secure online payments and online transaction management for consumers and businesses on the Internet with over US$6 billion in transactions secured. Freelancer also owns Freightlancer & Loadshift, enterprise freight marketplaces with over 550 million kilometres of freight posted since inception. Freelancer Limited is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker ASX:FLN and is quoted on OTCQX Best Market under the ticker FLNCF. Contact Details Freelancer.com Marko Zitko +61 404 574 830 mzitko@freelancer.com Freelancer.com Sebastian Siseles +1 415-801-2271 sebastian@freelancer.com

October 13, 2022 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

D2C is Revolutionizing Customer Relationships: Who is Taking Advantage?

QYOU Media

The advent of video streaming and ecommerce has shed light on the huge success businesses can enjoy with a direct-to-consumer (D2C) model. But how are businesses using D2C to cut out the middleman? This article discusses the issue with reference to Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), Nike Inc (NYSE: NKE), Shopify (NASDAQ: SHOP) and QYOU Media (TSXV: QYOU) (OTCQB: QYOUF). QYOU Media (TSXV: QYOU) (OTCQB: QYOUF) operates as a media company. The business produces and distributes content created by social media influencers, artists and digital content creators on television networks, satellite television, over-the-top media and mobile platforms. On the back of the successful launch of its fifth Indian TV channel through its Q India brand, QYOU Media has released its first D2C app. Q Play is free to download on the Google Play Store for smart TVs or smartphones. The Q India targets India’s massive youth population and currently reaches over 125 million viewers weekly. It’s now aiming for 200 million in three to six months. QYOU Media has rapidly built its audience by focusing on collaboration with India’s coolest and most popular social media stars. These influencers have huge followings and a bank of pre-existing content, allowing Q brand channels to quickly build high-quality programming with a massive audience. CEO and Co-Founder Curt Marvis, commented: “In less than 2 years we have grown the audience for Q India branded content from single digit millions weekly to over 125 million today. This is a major accomplishment that is driving much of our product development in 2022 and beyond.” “We call it our “loudspeaker” and we fully intend to use it to deepen our engagement directly with our followers. This also increases our ability to deliver the right kinds of content, brand offerings and ultimately deliver what they want while ultimately monetizing our audience as effectively as possible.” With the company having recently reported record revenues of CA$6.9m, an increase of 163%, and the launch of several channels targeting young Indians, QYOU Media’s new D2C app could spur further growth. Apple Inc ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories. The company offers payment, digital content, cloud and advertising services. Customers are primarily in consumer, small & mid-sized business, education, enterprise and government markets worldwide. Apple Inc is one of the most recognisable D2C businesses. The company’s products are available to consumers through its website and its distinctive brick and mortar stores, which are a major part of its brand identity. Indeed, its App Store also allows the business to manage digital sales of its software to users of iPads, iPhones and Macs. These D2C shopfronts have been enormously successful for the company. It stated in January 2022 that the App Store alone had generated $260bn for developers and that 2021 had been a record year for the platform. The ownership of this apparatus gives the business a significant amount of control. For example, the business revealed in September that it is hiking App Store prices in Europe and Asia to combat the impact of some international currencies’ current weakness against the US dollar. For some platforms such a move might be a disaster, but the popularity of Apple Inc’s products indicates that this might be a change that consumers simply have to swallow. But this stranglehold could break in future, particularly as the cost-of-living crisis begins to bite. Indeed, Apple Inc has already backed down from plans to increase production of its recently launched iPhone 14 in the wake of unexpectedly low demand. Nike Inc ( NYSE: NKE ) designs, develops and markets athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessory products for men, women and children. The company sells its products to retail stores, through its own stores, subsidiaries and distributors. Nike Inc has really thrown itself into the task of removing the middleman by embracing D2C tactics. The company’s fourth quarter earnings, which were released in late June, showed that revenue from direct sales to consumers grew by 7% to $4.8bn during the period as its digital offering showed particular strength. This led Matt Friend, Executive VP and CEO, to comment: "Two years into executing our Consumer Direct Acceleration, we are better positioned than ever to drive long-term growth while serving consumers directly at scale." Nike Inc first announced intentions to improve its relationship with customers back in 2017, citing a need to be “more aggressive in the digital marketplace” and focus on the constantly changing needs of customers. Despite the apparent success of its direct offering, the company is facing challenges, as dealing directly with customers has not allowed the business to escape supply chain issues. Indeed, the end of September saw Nike Inc’s share price drop sharply after it emerged that shipping difficulties left the business unable to shift large quantities of its merchandise before demand fell. Shopify ( NASDAQ: SHOP ) provides a cloud-based commerce platform. The company offers a platform for merchants to create an omni-channel experience that helps showcase the merchant's brand. While not itself a D2C proposition, Shopify is reaping the benefits of the rise in popularity of the business model. That’s because the company aims to give merchants the power to run their own ecommerce stores, essentially powering other businesses’ D2C offerings. Indeed, Shopify is championing the idea that businesses must expand beyond the D2C model to a connect to consumer, or C2C, model. The business says merchants must seek to form genuine connections with customers and is tailoring many of its new tools for this purpose. Whether this kind of experience is the future of ecommerce remains unclear, but Shopify’s offering is clearly resonating to some extent. The business’ most recent earnings update, which covered the three months ended 30 June 2022, saw revenue climb by 16% to $1.3bn as merchant solutions revenue rose by 18%. However, the business has faced some difficulties recently. These include the business cutting 10% of its workforce at the end of July as CEO Tobi Lutke cautioned that the company’s expansion plans had not been successful. 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October 12, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

Misha on Wheels gets his hands on a Bugatti Chiron, and never gives it back…

Misha on Wheels

Alexandre Mourreau, the owner of a brand new Bugatti Chiron, was facing a slight issue before leaving the city. First, he was in a hurry but most importantly, the airport authorities were nonchalant to let him leave his 1,500bhp supercar in one of their pristine hangars. In times like these, good friends are a godsend and in Alexandre’s case, the good friend turned to be Misha, from one of the most cinematic car review channels on YouTube - Misha on Wheels. His job was to pick up the car and attentively care for it, but Misha did what Misha does best, and brought his team together to film another absolute gem of an automotive review. Oh, and did we mention that we are talking about the Bugatti Chiron? Drifting the Bugatti Chiron The Bug is not a normal car. It is a spaceship that bends the laws of physics and mind. It accelerates harder than anything else on the market, costs more than anything else on the market, and grips like a 2-tonne car shouldn’t. Wizardry? Definitely not! Instead, it should be righteously considered to be one of the greatest feats of human achievement in science and engineering. As soon as Mourreau’s helicopter hid between the mountains of Switzerland, the team behind Misha on Wheels car YouTube channel started cooking up the plan. They just couldn’t let the opportunity go, and not review the Chiron in style. And what you are about to witness, is exactly that. The most basic question of whether Bugatti Chiron is a good drift car was resolved right in the hangar. Can a four-wheel drive, 2-tonne car drift? Perhaps, if you are driving really fast and kick the handbrake would be a good answer, but this is where 1,500bhp and a supercar tag enter the chat. Turn the wheel, floor the pedal and you enter a perfectly predictable drift, that can be carried on until the last drop of fuel. Still, this is not what Chiron and Misha on Wheels are all about. Games were quickly over and the team took to the motorway and mountain passes. A very mature hypercar Bugatti Chiron needs no introduction and it is by most, considered to be the king of them all. The hypercar was first introduced in 2016, and by January 2022 all cars had been sold. Not manufactured yet, but sold. Needless to say, this became quite a scary review for the team, as damaging the $3,000,000 hypercar would have meant nothing but trouble. This is where the technological advancements come in. As per Misha’s comments, the Chiron is not a freak. It is an incredibly mature creation, one that can handle and drive softly, but turn into a time machine when you need it to. Sitting in a simple, yet incredibly charismatic cockpit, you sit and witness the world at a speed that no other car is capable of delivering. Somewhat an exaggeration, but driving is all about emotions and every kilogram of the Chiron is it. Alexandre never saw his car back. About Misha on Wheels YouTube is packed to the brink with car review channels. Misha on Wheels was created to become a place for a different kind of reviews. The kind, for those who care about cinematography and insight on cars that is based on emotions, not dry numbers and statistics. The channel was nominated for the International Motor Film Awards in 2021 and remains to be the best-kept secret of the automotive YouTube community. Contact Details Misha on Wheels Alex Bolstein manager@mishaonwheels.com Company Website https://www.mishaonwheels.com/

October 12, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Discover NusaTrip.Com From NusaTrip Indonesia's CEO, Johanes Chang

Society Pass Incorporated

Contact Details Dennis Nguyen: Founder, Chairman & CEO +1 877-440-9464 dennis@thesocietypass.com Company Website https://thesocietypass.com

October 12, 2022 08:20 AM Eastern Daylight Time

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Who Might Benefit from Staggering Gaming Growth Projections?

ESE Entertainment Inc

ValueTheMarkets News Commentary - With the gaming market projected to expand from $178bn to $267bn between 2021 and 2025, well-positioned service providers to this industry could reap the benefits. This article discusses the issue with reference to Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL), NVIDIA (NASDAQ: NVDA), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) and ESE Entertainment (TSXV: ESE) (OTCQX: ENTEF). ESE Entertainment (TSXV: ESE) (OTCQX: ENTEF) is an entertainment and technology company focused on gaming and esports. In particular, the business is concerned with player acquisition services and the creation and distribution of digital content. In short, the company are experts in programmatic marketing for the videogames industry. With its targeted programmatic campaigns, the business is clocking up more than 7.3 billion impressions and sourcing 500,000 new players each month using its sophisticated technology. These figures have helped attract the attention of some of the biggest names in the industry and seen ESE Entertainment source legions of players for their games. For example, projects for Roblox and Game of Thrones: Winter is Coming helped bring in 3.6 million and 2 million new players respectively. On the back of these successes, ESE Entertainment has just announced a US$5m contract to deliver its technology and user acquisition services to a major European video game developer and publisher who is a new customer for the business. The company’s CEO, Conrad Wasiela, commented: “This is yet another example of us executing and securing new long-term multimillion dollar contracts for our gaming technology. “We are keenly focused on increasing sales and improving margins, and we believe landing larger technology contracts is the key to achieving these goals. We are excited to continue updating current and future shareholders with new developments at ESE.” It’s the latest update following a slew of positive news from ESE Entertainment, with its recent record-breaking third quarter financial earnings showing 276% revenue growth to CA$15.9m. Gross profit soared too, climbing by 595% to CA$3.1m after the business signed 25 new deals so far this year. The business will be hoping that its customer acquisition expertise and technology will make it a key partner for major developers in the coming years. Apple Inc ( NASDAQ: AAPL ) designs, manufactures and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables and accessories. The company also offers payment, digital content, cloud and advertising services. The business’ customers are primarily in consumer, small & mid-sized business, education, enterprise and government markets worldwide. A key way in which Apple Inc is poised to enjoy the gaming boom is through its App Store. The platform is already a major money-spinner for the tech giant and it reportedly features more than one million games alongside other applications. The company has confirmed that it is hiking prices on the App Store platform though, noting that a “slower economy” has impacted revenues. Additionally, the platform is becoming more ad-heavy as Apple Inc looks for more ways to increase revenue. While the company has a tight grasp on consumers through the popularity of its iPhones, it seems like these changes to its mobile gaming platform could hurt its popularity among both gamers and developers. Additionally, while Apple Inc’s iPhone is still enormously popular, the business appears to have had some issues with sales of its new model. Late September saw Bloomberg report that the company was shelving plans to hike production of the iPhone 14 after initially overestimating demand. The business will be hoping that this is merely a blip and not an indicator that its products are losing their appeal. Nvidia ( NASDAQ: NVDA ) designs, develops and markets three-dimensional graphics processors and related software. The company offers products that provide interactive 3D graphics to the mainstream personal computer market. The primary way in which this business enjoys exposure to the videogames industry is through its graphics cards, which are present in many gamers’ computers. These include top-of-the-line chips that utilize advance technology like artificial intelligence but can set users back over $1,500 apiece. In addition to its work on the hardware side of things, Nvidia works with videogame developers through offerings like Omniverse, the company’s real-time design collaboration and simulation platform. The idea behind Nvidia’s software is that it can help artists and designers enjoy more seamless collaboration within the development process as gaming industry progress leads projects to become increasingly complex and challenging. But the omniverse platform is just one of many software applications developed by Nvidia for use by game developers. The company’s expansive suite of game development tools include applications for simulation, asset processing, lighting and 3D creation platforms. The business will be hoping that continued growth in gaming industry revenues will bleed through to both its hardware and software development offerings. Jeff Bezos’ Amazon ( NASDAQ: AMZN ) is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products, including books, music, computers, electronics and numerous other products. The business offers personalized shopping services, Web-based credit card payment and direct shipping to customers. The company also operates a cloud platform offering services globally. While Amazon is perhaps best known for its ecommerce and video streaming service offerings, the company also offers services for videogame development. These come through Amazon Web Services (AWS), the business’ cloud computing platform. The company has boasted that its AWS for Games solution will help developers build, run, and grow their games through dedicated solutions for cloud game development, game servers, game security and more besides. The dedicated gaming offering, which Amazon announced the launch of in March 2022, could be very successful as the company claimed in its most recent earnings that AWS is already the most broadly adopted set of cloud infrastructure services. While the business now has tools on offer for other game developers, the business has also tried its hand at creating games itself. Increasingly ambitious titles from the Amazon Games subsidiary have included New World and Lost Ark. 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October 11, 2022 11:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time