July 14, 2017

Microsoft Confirms Thousands of Job Cuts as Company Restructures

Last week we reported Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) plan to reorganize the company to refocus its efforts on its growing cloud business. The announcement was made to Microsoft staff in an internal memo last week, but the memo did not include any mention of staffing changes, which had been rumored by news outlets including Bloomberg the previous week. Microsoft has now confirmed that thousands of employees will be laid off, reports TechCrunch.The restructuring plan will divide Microsoft’s customer base into two segments: enterprise customers and small, medium and corporate (SMC) customers.

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Five on Friday: Email Newsletters, NYT Cooking and Podcast Ad Revenue

In this weeks Five on Friday, Ad Week reveals that Facebook Live will soon have a stand-alone app, Media Post and PostUp share how email newsletters can help publishers woo prospects, The New York Times monetizes NYT Cooking, an IAB study predicts podcast ad revenue will top $220 million in 2017, an 85 percent increase over 2016, and HuffPost offers four types of e-commerce business models for entrepreneurs to consider.

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