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For emerging technologies and companies, there can be no better meeting place than in front of an influential and interested crowd. Billboard, the world’s most trusted source for all things music, just created “Innovators Showcase” for the upcoming Mobile Entertainment Live! event.
British Airways is taking off and decending at the same time. The American Airlines deal will certainly help both ailing airlines. Some PR News too, may actually signal a “take off” with regard to emerging BA services. BA just announced the hiring of one of the most respected transportation voices in the business, the Agnes Huff Agency.
The online travel market will soon be the most hotly contested market on the web. A new UK startup, Kakunu, launches one of the slickest platforms in some time. But, a slick interface and TripAdvisor type suggestions may not be enough to drive users in droves. Regardless, Kukunu is a very nice development, at least for a very early stage startup.
America’s future should not be in the hands of a few huge corporations, “in pocket” politicians, but in the best hands to overcome the country’s problems, the people’s. 30 million Americans CAN do something about job creation and uplifting a country, a world. Lynn Tilton, and other experts with good ideas, are not being listened to. You are not being listened to.
With the world in turmoil, economies tumbling, millions on the brink of despair, Britain’s monarchs give up their minstrels and bed tuckers – the wealthiest humans on Earth cut back as if they could never do without counting the royal swans. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has her Royal PR spin an unlikely tale to tame the huddled masses.
Something as simple as an image resizer and converter can greatly ease the pain of working with large numbers of photos. The more simple it is, the more pain it relieves obviously. Simple developments can often mutate into highly useful tools, and Convert Hub is one we should watch.
Bollywood star Kareena Kapoor is apparently a victim of domain squatting, as the “me” domain bearing her name features a less than complimentary web presence. We took a look at the news about Kareena’s recent supposed web engagement to find maybe the worst celebrity website ever created.
Everything PR News interviews Craigslist founder Craig Newmark. The creator of one of the world’s most successful Internet entities answers questions about his vision, Craigslist, and more importantly he teaches us that success is not just something you can monetize. It turns out, old philosophies and values still do apply.
Britain’s Culture Secretary Jeremy Hurt wants to rebuild the UK’s IT infastructure. But, Waggener Edstrom has seen fit to insert their new “digital expert” into the discussion. It is clear the UK and much of the rest of Europe lag behind in digital engagement, so why would anyone argue? According to WE’s John Silk, Britain should just create away. Or so it appears.
