10 Ads That Companies Were Forced To Apologize For In 2013
It's widely believed in marketing circles that the era of "the campaign"— a specific media push around a single theme —is over, and brands instead need to be having a conversation with customers...
View ArticleCisco's New Cloud Project, Code-Named 'Cloud Fusion,' Could Thwart The NSA...
Like all the big enterprise tech vendors these days, Cisco's got plans to grab a share of the expanding cloud computing market.For the most part, Cisco isn't selling cloud services directly to...
View ArticleThree Bad Business Habits You Need To Break
As 2013 draws to a close, you're probably evaluating how your business performed and what you'll need to do to improve. Wherever those evaluations lead you, remember that we're in the people economy...
View ArticleAP Photojournalist Blasts Obama's Press Restrictions As 'Orwellian Image...
A photojournalist for the Associated Press is pulling no punches in a scathing opinion piece published today in The New York Times, referring to the restrictions on press photographers covering the...
View ArticleRANKED: The Most Innovative Smartphones Of 2013 (VZ, T, DT, S)
Forget about who makes the best smartphone. What company is innovating the most? While there were dozens of new smartphone launches this year, a handful of devices experimented with new features that...
View ArticleLockdown Lifted At American University After Reports Of Gunman On Campus
The campus of American University in Washington, D.C. went into lockdown Wednesday evening as police checked on a report of an armed man on campus, AP reported.The lockdown was lifted was lifted around...
View ArticleApple Scores Legal Victory Over Samsung In South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics Co Ltd on Thursday lost its bid to ban sales of Apple Inc's older iPhone and iPad in South Korea, as a court dismissed a lawsuit claiming the U.S. firm had...
View ArticleIn Four Months, PayPal Founder Max Levchin Helped 1,000 Women Get Pregnant
Glow, the fertility app that helps a woman get pregnant, was officially released a little over four months ago. Today Glow said over 1,000 women have successfully used the app to get pregnant, reports...
View ArticleThese 9 Mobile Game Companies Got Over $100 Million In Sales In 2013
Have you ever noticed how everyone you know has "Candy Crush Saga" and at least one variation of "Angry Birds" on their phone?The rise of free apps supported by in-app purchases has led to a seemingly...
View ArticleFacebook Stock Added To Dow Jones S&P 500 Index
Facebook shares will be added to the Dow Jones S&P 500 Index, a portfolio of stocks considered a barometer of the market and even the overall US economy.The world's leading online social network...
View ArticleAustralia Overturns Same-Sex Marriage Law
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The honeymoon was short-lived for Australia's gay couples who married in the past five days after the High Court overturned new same-sex marriage laws on Thursday, invalidating...
View ArticleAccused Revenge Porn Website Owner Arrested And Charged With 31 Felony Counts
The alleged owner and operator of a revenge porn website was arrested in California yesterday and is charged with 31 felony counts of conspiracy, identity theft, and extortion.27-year old Kevin...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Charges Dropped Against George Zimmerman
Prosecutors in Florida have dropped domestic violence charges against George Zimmerman after his girlfriend announced she would not co-operate with the investigation or testify against him.Zimmerman,...
View ArticleSoldier Allegedly Stole Classified Information To Make Fake Identities For...
APNewsBreak: Minn. guardsman charged with stealing Fort Bragg military IDs to use for militiaMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota National Guard member and self-described commander of a militia group is...
View ArticleGrizzlies Star Left His Bench During Game To Give A Gift To A Special Needs...
Late in the fourth quarter of the Memphis Grizzlies loss to the Golden State Warriors, All-Star forward Zach Randolph proved there is never a bad time to show some love for young fans.Randolph was seen...
View ArticleCalifornia Man Suspected Of Slaying Wife And Sister In Possible Mercy Killing
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man killed his ailing wife in their home and later walked into a Los Angeles convalescent hospital on Wednesday and shot to death his 58-year-old invalid sister in...
View ArticleAllegations Against The ATF: Using The Mentally Disabled As Pawns
Here's a late-arriving candidate for 2013's most horrific story of the year, government-abuse-of-powers edition. According to a detailed report posted last Sunday by John Diedrich and Raquel Rutledge...
View ArticleBain Tops List Of Best Places To Work In 2014
American consulting firm Bain & Company has been ranked as the best place to work in 2014, according to an annual survey of employee satisfaction, knocking Facebook off the top spot.Jumping from...
View ArticleThe 5 Worst TV Shows Of 2013
More than 30 new shows premiered this fall and while some took off — “The Blacklist,” “Masters of Sex,” and "Sleepy Hollow"— many of them fell flat.After seeing NBC’s “Community” — a gem that is far...
View ArticleWhy Inspiring Leaders Don't Always Make Good Bosses
While they might get all of the attention, inspiring leaders such as Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Sam Walton aren't the best fit for every business, new research suggests.A study from the University of...
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