This is an interesting story about Europe and its latest proposals related to genetically modified foods. Europe was stalwart opponent of “frankenfoods,” so the rest of the world took to growing with modified seeds and Europe fell behind. Now there is argument in the EU over the issue. Some countries want to plant them. Others are still […]
Posted on July 8th, 2010 by admin
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Here is an evil scam that blackens the reputations of legitimate companies through no fault of their own. So-called security experts masquerade as virus catchers, infect machines of unsuspecting users then charge them for removing it. In the process they advertise themselves as authorized vendors of companies such as Microsoft and McAfee. The worst part […]
Posted on July 7th, 2010 by admin
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The President is working in a fluid environment in which he has already lost support of constituencies that put him into office. Democrats are justifiably nervous about midterm elections only a few months away, and with unemployment remaining stubbornly high, there is little good news that the party can point to. From a PR perspective, […]
Posted on July 6th, 2010 by admin
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News from BP that is has spent $3.12 billion already in cost containment, cleanup and claims is a reminder of how expensive an industrial accident can be. The sad part for BP is that the final bill may be 10 times what it has spent already, especially when the torts are completed years from now. BP […]
Posted on July 5th, 2010 by admin
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PowerPoint. This single word has fueled a cottage industry of blogs, training seminars and books on how to use the software more efficiently and more effectively. This is mainly because of how much PowerPoint is abused as a presentation tool. “Death by PowerPoint” is the tip of the pop/business culture iceberg when it comes […]
Posted on July 5th, 2010 by admin
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Created a new Group on Flickr called Signs of Social Media. Our mobile phones make us anthropologists to a small degree as we document everything from unnecessary quotation marks to passive aggressive notes while “in the field.”This Flickr group is focused on how brands are promoting their social media presence. It includes consumer packaged goods flowing […]
Posted on July 3rd, 2010 by admin
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When I first read this story, I thought it was a joke. But, it wasn’t April 1, and the newspaper is the Guardian. So, there might be something to the report that a discount airline is trying to institute standing room only and pay toilets on its planes. The story was careful to note that […]
Posted on July 2nd, 2010 by admin
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This study, if accurate, is a PR nightmare for the current administration. The number of workers who have lost jobs or pay is more than half of the total workforce. No wonder there is a mutinous feeling among voters who want the recession to end after three years but see no turnaround in sight. The […]
Posted on July 1st, 2010 by admin
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