When you think about hate speech on Facebook, generally the assumption might be that it’s coming from users aimed at other users. Everyone’s familiar with the inevitable devolution of the comment thread. Where someone says something, someone else takes offense, and suddenly everyone is evil incarnate. You know, Godwin’s Law.
Hotels.com Looking for PR Reps Globally and at EMEA The possibilities for PR representation for Hotels.com are all rumor and innuendo currently, but those suggest that the company is looking for a large global PR firm to handle all of their public relations instead of entrusting it all to separate
The landscape of the mobile industry is changing. As the biggest players in the market close the gap on the longtime industry leader, each brand is looking for a way to bring customers over from Those Guys to Us.
Online retailer Amazon plans to eventually deliver packages by drone, but they are starting at the other end of the spectrum this year with 40 Boeing 767s. Each Boeing, bearing the Amazon Prime Air logo, is intended to firm up the company’s logistics and minimize revenue lost when customers purchase items
Remember last month when the recall of an exploding phone made Samsung the laughingstock of the mobile world? Well, that worm seems to have turned. First, some are reporting that the Galaxy’s top opponent in the marketplace, the iPhone, also has some overheating issues. But, more importantly, Samsung’s proper handling of
Tech PR Agency Pinnacle Acquired by Next 15 Next 15 is in expansion mode and just bought Pinnacle, partly to establish themselves further in America, with Pinnacle’s U.S clients making up nearly one-quarter of their roster. Pinnacle is headquartered in London and was co-founded in 1996 by MD Simon Flatt.
Finn Partners and the Stagwell Group: The Stagwell Group is purchasing a minority interest in Finn Partners and Stagwell’s CEO, Mark Penn, will become one of Finn’s board members. Both Firms will continue as before working separately, but they will create a separate PR agency held and operated jointly –
5WPR CEO Ronn Torossian comments on the future of Streaming Live Events. The continued success of streaming video content has many traditional TV networks trying to figure out how to jump on the bandwagon without destroying their current, profitable business model. The NFL recently announced a deal to stream Thursday
Over the last four years or so, the price of Mylan’s Epipen has skyrocketed by 461 percent — the retail price is now $600 and wholesale is $300 — which most feel is outrageous considering it costs about $10 or less to make one. A generic dose of epinephrine (the
With all the scandal in the past year, Uber seems to have tired of lawsuits and rowdy passengers getting into altercations with drivers. But more importantly, it seems to have found its solution. Why not just get rid of the drivers?
