Apple has been trumpeting the success of its “Apple Pay” application and calling 2015 as the year it will take off. Reuters is not convinced and did its own study of the system. It turns out that Apple has been exaggerating. The result is embarrassment because someone checked the facts versus the contention. Apple ought […]
Posted on June 8th, 2015 by admin
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It was news yesterday that Hillary Clinton’s polling numbers had dropped. There were fretting and warnings about her future as a presidential candidate. Some had the good sense to note that early polls don’t mean much. The electorate hasn’t focused on the 2016 elections. The fear is that the perception of weakness with voters might be enough for […]
Posted on June 4th, 2015 by admin
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Even though one has a title, there is no guarantee power goes with it. That is what Sepp Blatter realized after being re-elected as president of FIFA. Rather than running the organization, he was going to be spending his time defending his reputation and answering questions from prosecutors. He also would be under the gun to reform […]
Posted on June 3rd, 2015 by admin
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One of the first lessons a PR practitioner learns is that people aren’t rational. This fact took decades for economists to learn. The burgeoning field of behavioral economics is a testament to the truth that people often work against their best interests because of risk aversion. What to make then of men who work long […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2015 by admin
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The Supreme Court voided the conviction of a Pennsylvania man who posted violent remarks on his Facebook page. The court said federal law had set the bar too low for the charge to be upheld. The ruling was apparently narrow but it poses a question of how threatening messages can be before authorities can act. […]
Posted on June 1st, 2015 by admin
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