Here's What Happens When You Try To Eat 12 Donuts From 12 Donut Shops In One Morning

One man’s epic journey to prove one donut is never enough.
Here's What Happens When You Try To Eat 12 Donuts From 12 Donut Shops In One Morning

Princes And Princesses Among 50 Egyptian Mummies Unearthed

Offering hopes for tracing the family secrets of the ancient pharaohs, more than 50 royal mummies have emerged in Egypt's Valley of the Kings from a tomb long sealed by rubble and little suspected of harboring royalty.
Princes And Princesses Among 50 Egyptian Mummies Unearthed

This Is 'The Most Advanced Camera Ever Built'

It's housed in an old computer tower, shoots video in 16 bits and ever supports floppy disks. What more could you ask for?
This Is 'The Most Advanced Camera Ever Built'

Beautiful, Unsettling Photos Of Suicide Locations

Landscape photographer Donna J. Wan’s imagery is hazy and unsettling, a strange transformation taking place when one understands the perspective of the view.
Beautiful, Unsettling Photos Of Suicide Locations

The Japanese Go All ‘Footloose’ To Protest Nightlife Crackdown

Police enforcing an archaic law have decimated the country’s nightclubs — and unhappy clubbers have responded with dance protests. But a court verdict might end the crackdown.
The Japanese Go All ‘Footloose’ To Protest Nightlife Crackdown

How A Florida Kid's 'Stupid App' Saved His Family's Home

Michael Sayman is not your average tech entrepreneur. For one thing, he’s 17 years old and taught himself to code using online tutorials he found via Google.
How A Florida Kid's 'Stupid App' Saved His Family's Home

In 16 Years Of Teaching, Nothing Has Disrupted My Classroom More Than Snapchat's New Update

No one was more excited about the update than Snapchat's target demographic: teens. And no one could have used a warning about the huge in-app changes more than high-school teachers, such as Tracie Schroeder, who tweeted this out yesterday afternoon.
In 16 Years Of Teaching, Nothing Has Disrupted My Classroom More Than Snapchat's New Update

Landslide Kills At Least 350 In Afghanistan, Hundreds Still Missing

At least 350 people have been killed and many more are missing, the UN says, after a landslide hit the north-east Afghan province of Badakhshan.
Landslide Kills At Least 350 In Afghanistan, Hundreds Still Missing

Come and Work with WordStream – a Cook Associates ‘Up-and-Coming’ Employer!

I don’t know about you, but after six years of headlines telling us how badly the economy is doing, I’ve just about had enough of the doom and gloom. How about some good news for a change?

According to Cook Associates, Inc., an executive search firm with offices in Boston, Chicago and New York City, the job markets here in the Hub and the Big Apple are on the mend after enduring a nasty slump during the second half of last year.

Even better news is that WordStream was named one of Boston’s “up-and-coming” employers after enjoying one of our strongest quarters ever in Q1 2014 and bringing more than 20 new staff members on board – myself included!

In its Q1 Digital Jobs Index, Cook revealed that hiring was up 2.2% during the first quarter of 2014 in Boston and 4.6% in New York City.

In Boston, 200 internet and digital media companies added 375 jobs in Q1. In New York City, 376 companies added 1,700 jobs (just this once, we’ll let the bitter Boston/New York sporting rivalries slide on account of all the new jobs being created and the fact that its Friday and all).

Boston Q1 Job Growth

Boston’s top company in terms of headcount gained in Q1 was Wayfair (who, coincidentally, have offices in the same building as WordStream – no wonder the lines for the elevator are so long first thing in the morning), with Care.com, Amazon, HubSpot and Google rounding out the top 5.

Aside from WordStream, other up-and-coming Boston-based companies mentioned in the list include mobile app marketing company Localytics, inbound real estate marketing firm Placester, hyperlocal social app CO Everywhere, and quantitative internet marketing firm AdHarmonics.

New York City Q1 Job Growth

Google emerged as the leader in terms of new Q1 hires in the Big Apple, with Amazon, Facebook, Yelp and Spotify close behind in the top 5.

Notable mentions in New York’s up-and-coming category include handmade ecommerce marketplace Etsy, website-building platform SquareSpace, ethical eyewear retailer Warby Parker, and real-time information discovery service Dataminr.

Got What It Takes to Work with WordStream?

Come and work with us! We’re an active bunch.

WordStream has experienced tremendous growth in recent years, and everything we’ve accomplished is a result of the hard work and dedication of our people. We’re growing rapidly, and are always on the lookout for talented individuals who want to work with us in our mission to help businesses of all sizes leverage the power of paid search.

We’re currently hiring for a range of positions, from sales and marketing to UX and software engineering:

• Product Manager
• Senior Software Engineer
• Front-End Software Engineer
• Senior UX Designer
• Customer Success Specialist
• Inside Sales Representative
• Business Development Representative
• Paid Search Strategist
• Customer Success Account Executive
• Customer Marketing Specialist
• Customer Success Associate – International Client Focused

To apply for one of these positions, check out our jobs page, and if you’ve got what it takes, come and grow with WordStream. We can’t wait to hear from you!

This post originated on the WordStream Blog. WordStream provides keyword tools for pay-per click (PPC) and search engine optimization (SEO) aiding in everything from keyword discovery to keyword grouping and organization.

Come and Work with WordStream – a Cook Associates ‘Up-and-Coming’ Employer!

What Happens in One Minute on the Internet? [Infographic]

As millions of new Internet users log on every month, the numbers relating to the flow of information becomes ever more staggering. An infographic from analytics software provider Domo, attempts to quantify just how much data is generated in one minute online.

First thing’s first: Email is still a dominant sharing tool. Internet users send more than 200 million emails every minute. Searching Google is the second most-popular activity on the Web with more than four million queries every 60 seconds.

Surprise, surprise: Facebook holds dominion when it comes to social networks, with users posting nearly 2.5 million pieces of content. YouTube users upload a staggering 72 hours of content, while Twitter users tweet 277,000 times, and Vine users shared 8,333 clips. WhatsApp users share 347,222 photos, which actually beats Instagram, where there are only 216,000 new photos shared per minute.

Internet users also seem to love the same things online as they do offline: shopping, music and dating. For good or ill, Tinder users swipe 416,617 other users, Pandora users listen to more than 60,000 hours of music and Amazon makes $83,000 in online sales.

To be staggered by more statistics, see the infographic below. Don’t forget to compare it to Domo’s similar infographic from two years ago to see just how much more we’ve crammed into a minute.

New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media.

What Happens in One Minute on the Internet? [Infographic]