Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 29

Rumors and interesting items from around the internet

• Jif partners with Giphy to settle the soft/hard ‘G’ debate with a limited-edition peanut butter jar, via DPReview

Apps and updates

• Pinterest Lite for Android is now available worldwide.
• Nik Collection 2.5 features five new film stocks (Agfa Precisa 100, Fuji FP100C, Fuji Instax, Fuji Provia 400X, Lomo RedScale 100), plus Affinity Photo compatibility

Tech Trends to watch

• Microsoft is partnering with PicsArt to customize their app for the Surface Neo

Earning Reports

• Best Buy reports better-than-expected fourth-quarter results, via press release. Domestic revenue of $13.85 billion increased by 2.6% versus last year. The increase was driven by comparable sales growth of 3.4%, partially offset by the loss of revenue from store closures in the past year.

Open positions

• Inter-State Studio and Publishing Co. is looking for a Sales & Marketing Specialist to join the team in Sedalia, MO.
• Smartphoto in Wetteren, Belgium, is looking for an online marketing coordinator.
• Want to work for Shutterfly and live in Minnesota? Dozens of positions are listed here.
• Fotomerchant is looking for software engineers
• Kodak Alaris has a number of open positions.

People on the Move

• Shutterfly names Moudy Elbayadi, an exec with AI experience, as Chief Technology Officer
• Xerox names Tali Rosman as vice president, 3D Business
• VSCO expands its board of directors and advisors