business

CrushIQ to Host an Extreme Experience

CrushIQ, a company that helps small businesses implement more effective social media solutions, will be holding a 2-day event in Napa, CA at the Meritage Resort & Spa providing small business owners with the latest information, tools, how-to’s and industry insight for growing your business online. The event, which includes over 17 workshops and 9 expert led strategy sessions, will provide 4 different tracks to choose from: Strategy, Tactical, Platforms and Measurement.

Spreaker Does for Audio what Twitter Does for Text

Spreaker launched today its free app for broadcasting live audio on Android devices. With the new app, users can broadcast live on the Internet, using nothing but the microphone existing in their Android or iPhone smartphones.

Kid Ads Leave a Bad Taste in UK Mouths

An article by Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor of The Telegraph shines light on food companies circumventing ad rules to target kids unhealthy products. According to Smith, companies such as Kellogg's, Rowntree and even Cadbury have set up websites with games and videos targeting kids. And if engaging via the digital playground were not enough, social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, even email, have been employed to get around government ad regulations.

RadioShack Is Looking for Creative AOR in the US

RadioShack Corp. is searching for a new creative agency of record for the US market. The company appointed Select Resources International (SRI) to review candidates.

The Next Time the News Queue Seems Full

Let's talk it to pieces. When Steve Jobs was alive, every tech blog on Earth covered his sweater changes. If not for stories of Facebook, Twitter, and 5,000 mobile apps the youngest demographic is starved for, TechCrunch and Mashable would be reduced to digital rags. There's one thing for sure in tech land, the media is not fashioning the trend - or is it?

Just Enough Reasons to Hate GameStop

Barnes & Noble Yanks Books After Kindle Fire Comics Deal

The Future of Advertising Lies in Smartphones

A recent study by Market Authority, Inc found that nearly 6 out of 10 SmartPhone owners look for a business without knowing the specific name; and that they look for businesses by categories, or niches, more than 55% of the time.

Netflix Expects a Million Fewer Subscribers in Coming Months

Ubisoft Removes "Always On" DRM From Game...Kind Of