Tuesday, December 2, 2014

38% of Americans have never even heard of Uber

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Of those people who have heard of Uber, 88% have never used it. Really puts our theories about Uber's downfall into perspective, doesn't it?


On Nov. 17 BuzzFeed reported that Uber SVP Emil Michael suggested spending $1 million to hire a team to dig up dirt on journalists who spoke against the company. This followed reports of competitor sabotage, sexism and privacy violations by Uber


It's no surprise that threatening journalists and tracking users erupted in a media frenzy — many reporters penned op-eds threatening to delete the app and suggesting other users do the same. Some business analysts even speculated whether this series of mistakes would lead to a measurable business hit, or at least, investor cold feet. Read more...


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from MashableStephanie Buck
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