Industry Notes for the week of Feb. 29

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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.

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Written by GaryPageau

Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.