Amazon Plans To Shut Down Instagram Rival

Bella Breakdown It didn’t seem like there was anything that could stop Amazon’s online retail domination, but it may have met its match with Instagram. After just a couple of years, the e-commerce’s social network Amazon Spark has shut down. You may be wondering what Amazon Spark even is and you are not alone. However, the best way to describe it is as Amazon’s version of Instagram. Focused on shopping and retail discovery, Amazon’s social app just didn’t seem to pick up any steam when it came to users. “We are always experimenting with new experiences to delight customers....

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Top Employers For New College Graduates

Bella Breakdown With many college grads preparing themselves to enter the workforce for the first time the idea of looking for the right employer can be scary. Thankfully, we’ve narrowed down a list of employers that might perfect for any graduate getting ready to leave school. The unemployment rate is at a new 50-year low, but that doesn’t mean it’s been any easier for people to find jobs. However, for the more tech-savvy of the person finding software engineering and computer-focused jobs are in high demand. According to LinkedIn, more than 40,000 entry-level roles in the software engineering field...

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Amazon Plans To Make Packing For Disney Much Easier

Bella Breakdown Amazon is making your trips to Disney World a lot easier. Packing is already hard, especially when you have children, but the online retailer has a plan to help you out when forgetting something at home. If you can’t seem to find something that you’re looking for at one of the many resorts at Disney World, then Amazon is now offering same-day delivery for all Prime members in Orlando. So if there’s a specialty shampoo you need to use, specific toothbrush your dentist recommends or maybe a new stroller you need after yours broke on the airplane...

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Amazon Prime Member Receive Whole Foods Discount

    Bella Breakdown Amazon is offering Prime members a 10% discount on sale items at Whole Foods, with additional rotating sales. There will also be offered weekly specials for best-seller items through the Whole Foods app. To access the deal Prime members need to scan their Whole Foods app at checkout or provide the linked phone number to customer’s account. The initial offering started through the Whole Foods stores in Florida, with the goal is to offer the new discount program nationwide by the end of the summer. This week they started to offer the new discount program...

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Amazon Will Soon Release Kid-Friendly Echo

Bella Breakdown Parents of small children, your prayers have been answered. A kid-friendly version of the Amazon Echo called “Free Time” will launch May 9th for $80. Coming in a variety of playful colors, the Amazon Free Time will have several parental controls put into place such as restrictions on purchases, filtered music streaming and a bedtime feature that suspends use. The Free Time will also solicit a “please” and “thank you” from its users, reinforcing politeness. But will this kid-friendly device ultimately serve as a tool or a distraction? It can be both depending on when you allow...

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