GM Faces Safety Probe for Brake Problems
In a year where the entire auto industry is at the mercy of the public, consumers prompt a U.S. safety probe into GM vehicles.
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Purchasing Red CUTCO Knives This Year Donates to Go Red For Women®
Between March 1, 2010, and Feb. 28, 2011, CUTCO will donate a minimum of $100,000 to the American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women® movement. CUTCO will donate $75,000 to the cause, plus an additional contribution of 10% of the sales of 4-Pc. Red Table Knife Sets and Red Super Shears.
Crisis PR: Another Recall, This Time Killer Pringles
Toyota, GM, Nissan, and now Pringles potato chips, what’s next? This year has been the year for recalling products for safety reasons. Today Pringles announced the recall of batches of potato chips due to possible Salmonella poisoning. The FDA got a tip which led them to a company supplying Pringles.
Full-Power PR War – Apple sues HTC Over Phone Patents
The complaints with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the federal court in Delaware seek a ban on U.S. imports, sales, and even use of HTC handsets.
Online News Overtakes Print Media. The Future Has Arrived.
More people get their news from online resources versus print media, with online news-intake also surpassing other channels including radio. The survey results came from the Pew Internet and American Life Project, which took...
Lemons for Literacy Boosts Learning Aid
Reading Horizons is working to raise awareness for their Lemons for Literacy kids. They spotlight a child and people play online games to help raise the money to get the children a reading program.
A Government for Moms and Corporations
Text4baby is a new service for expectant moms which will notify them of important things about their unborn, especially which products to buy. Now the US Government and big pharmaceuticals appear poised to do business in the name of underprivileged moms.
The AABA: An All-White Basketball League?
An all white basketball league could very well be as absurd as it sounds. The new league, called the All-American Basketball Alliance, begins its inaugural season this June. Based in Augusta, Georgia, the AABA...
Mobile Shopping Apps to Inherit the Future?
A recent study from Compete.com claims that more and more shoppers are getting comfortable making online purchases from their smart phones. The survey shows that approximately 37% of smart phone users have purchased something...
Virtual World Marketing: Good for Brands?
Facebook apps are often created to go along with major movie releases, but Avatar is looking to take the cake with virtual worlds being created by Multiverse for McDonald’s and Coca Cola. That’s some...
