Jet.com Launches to Public Reinventing E-Commerce

Press Release: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jetcom-launches-to-public-reinventing-e-commerce-300115427.html

Summary:

The press release announces the launch of a members only shopping club called Jet.com. Jet differentiates itself on it’s business model, where customers pay $49.99 a year and get a shopping experience built for saving money- with Jet’s algorithms giving customer’s recommendations on how to do so. Whereas traditional ecommerce sites bake revenue into the price of products, Jet.com obtains all their revenues from membership fees. Jet touts their core values: trust, transparency, and fairness, which they state drive their business model and culture. 

Goodwill & Uber Team Up For Nationwide Mobile Donation Campaign

PRESS RELEASE: http://www.goodwill.org/press-releases/goodwill-and-uber-team-up-for-nationwide-mobile-donation-campaign/

SUMMARY:

On April 30^th, 2015 Goodwill and Uber announced that they would be teaming up on May 2^nd to help people donate their clothes to Goodwill.  On this date, Uber users across 50 states could open their Uber app, click “GIVE” and an Uber driver would come to their house, pick up their donated clothes, and bring them to a local Goodwill free of charge. Revenues from the event would be donated to fund job placement and employment programs for local communities. Uber promoted the one day event with the social hashtag #UberSpringCleaning, Goodwill however did not develop their own hashtag. The story was primarily picked up by local news outlets (CBS, NBC, ABC, etc) as well as coverage by online publications such as Refinery 29, Huffington Post, and USA Today.

The Wait Is Over: Pizza Hut Hot Dog Bites Pizza Available Beginning At 11 a.m., June 18

[Innovative flavor mash-up is as genius as it sounds, with 28 premium hot dog bites baked directly into the pizza crust for $11.99 ]
Link: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-wait-is-over-pizza-hut-hot-dog-bites-pizza-available-beginning-at-11-am-june-18-300098663.html 
Pizza Hut is the world's largest pizza company. Last month, it brought together two of America's most popular treats - pizza and hot dogs - in the form of its all-new Hot Dog Bite Pizza. This news release is an announcement to that new product. The product can be ordered online or in-store form 11 a.m. on June 18. The news release also has an interview the marketing VP of Pizza Hut to stress the highlight of the pizza. 

DC Comics Art of the Brick Exhibition Debut Announced at Comic-Con

On July 9^th, 2015, the first day of San Diego Comic-Con, Warner Bros. announced The Art of the Brick: DC Comics exhibition debut. Legendary Lego artist Nathan Sawaya worked with Warner Bros. Consumer Products and DC Entertainment to create an international touring exhibition of Lego artwork featuring DC Comics’ heroes, villains, vehicles and environments. The exhibition will debut November 21, 2015 at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney, Australia and will be followed by exhibitions at other venues in major cities around the world. The release also notes a special live collaboration that took place at Comic-Con with Sawaya, DC’s Jim Lee and a packed panel room of fans to design a new Batmobile. Sawaya will now create a Lego version of that design to be featured in the upcoming exhibit alongside his many other DC Lego pieces.

 

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Deconstruct #2: Stanford offers new online course in stem cell therapeutics

Title: Stanford offers new online course in stem cell therapeutics

Hyperlink: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/stanford-offers-new-online-course-in-stem-cell-therapeutics-300111936.html

Summary: This press release was issued by Stanford University to announce the launch of a new online course in stem cell therapeutics. The course is offered by the Stanford Center for Professional Development and is targeted at working professionals who would like to update themselves with the latest research content. This online course is an elective that is part of the latest professional education course offered by the University, Stem Cell Therapeutics.