VidCon is an annual convention for influencers, fans, executives, and online brands. The event primarily features prominent video stars from across the internet. It was founded by veteran YouTube creators John and Hank Green (Vlogbrothers), and was later acquired by Viacom (now Paramount) in 2018. Its offices remain in Missoula, Montana, sharing a building with Complexly. VidCon's international presence continues to expand with additional events planned in Singapore, Abu Dhabi, Mexico City, Australia, and São Paulo. In October 2020, VidCon Now relaunched as an ongoing, free digital offering.

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30-40 min from Saari seemingly. $175 for occasional desk. $275 for dedicated desk. Think coming from 10 am to 5 pm every week day at $175 and leaving a monitor and one box of stuff under any nice person's desk or in the car. Or askiing for accomodations

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"...when a visit to Barnes & Noble turned ridiculous. I had been seated for about 15 minutes when an extremely pleasant woman approached. “Excuse me, sir. I’m the general manager and I was wondering if you were going to be having a meal here at the cafe today?,” she said. “Not really. I’m just reading this magazine.” The GM explained that the Barnes & Noble cafe had a large amount of people in need of seats. She politely asked that I find somewhere else to read. First, Barnes & Noble is a tremendous bookstore in MarketFair Mall; decent food, attentive staff, expansive book collection. My summer stops there follow rounds of golf or practice at Princeton Country Club. The most recent visit offered time for water, a golf magazine and air conditioning. It’s difficult to imagine how a manager decides which customer has spent an extended time at one table. Just, for instance, a teacher who tutors students had finished one session and started another during my 15-minute visit. The tutor showed no sign of food consumption but essentially used Barnes & Noble as an office with no overhead. A Barnes & Noble representative emailed a response that read “We genuinely welcome everyone who visits our bookstores and cafes, but we must be fair to all of our customers.” Unfortunately, the African-American general manager selected to dismiss the lone black man in the entire cafe area, probably in the entire bookstore..." #personal #local #irl #marketfair #barnes_and_noble #pub

With sweat and smarts, Pakistan-born Shahid Khan built a $3.4 billion manufacturing juggernaut from the ruins of an Illinois auto parts maker. To celebrate, he just bought one of the worst teams in the NFL, with the pledge of a similar turnaround. Only in America, folks.

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