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By SARAH E. NEEDLEMAN The Wall Street Journal A growing number of businesses are tracking social-media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to gauge consumer sentiment and avert potential public-relations problems. Ford Motor Co., PepsiCo Inc. and Southwest Airlines Co., among others, are deploying software and assigning employees to monitor Internet postings and blogs. They’re […]...
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SIMON MALL PROPERTY EVICTS VENDOR OVER NON-PUBLISHED POLICIES CONCORD MILLS, NC—Loren Spivack, proprietor of the Free Market Warrior business (www.freemarketwarrior.com ) was informed by Simon Property Group management that his lease would not be renewed at their Concord Mills, NC Mall on July 31st, because mall management found three of his best-selling products “offensive” and […]...
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by Jackie Gingrich Cushman www.townhall.com “Second star to the right, and straight on till morning.” Peter Pan to Wendy on how to get to Never Neverland. Never Neverland, the magical background in Peter Pan, is where boys go when lost by their nannies, where children never grow up. Based on our nation’s economy and the […]...
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GrassTopsUSA Exclusive Commentary By Don Feder07-13-09 Patriotism isn’t a seasonal occupation – something to be packed away with the flags and bunting until next year – not if you care about your country. Defending America is a year-round, 24/7 cause that requires knowledge, stamina and commitment. Especially in our hour of peril, with a doctrinaire […]...
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By SARAH E. NEEDLEMANTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL Twitter users have caused an uproar by impersonating celebrities on the popular micro-blogging service. Businesses, too, are targets of fake Twitter profiles — sometimes from competitors. Exxon Mobil Corp. has found at least two unauthorized Twitter accounts under variations of its name. Twitter — a networking service where […]...
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Americans everywhere are addicted to social networking sites. So it’s little wonder politicians are flocking there.By Josh Hafenbrack Tallahassee Bureau2:17 PM EDT, June 20, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – So long, stump speech. Hello Twitter.Florida candidates are launching their campaigns using social-networking shorthand, in tweets and Facebook messages instantly beamed to their online networks of friends and […]...
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By BRAD STONE Published: June 17, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO — Since Facebook started giving out customized Web addresses like facebook.com/yourname last Friday, some 9.5 million people have rushed to grab their top choice. On Twitter, public fights have broken out over so-called impostor accounts, like those that should probably be in the hands of Kanye […]...
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A new poll released Monday found that, even in the Age of Obama, there has been a “slight increase” in the number of Americans who call themselves conservatives, outnumbering self-described liberals by a 2-to-1 margin. The Gallup Poll organization said 40 percent of Americans interviewed in 10 surveys from January to May described themselves as […]...
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By: Jack & Suzy Welch From: Business Week You know you’re doing something strange and new—or at least new—when every time you’re at a social gathering, the activity comes up and the barbs come out. “Why do you waste your time with such nonsense?” people ask. And so it is with Twitter, the social-networking thingamajig […]...
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By: Diane C. Lade From: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Everyone’s a critic, as the saying goes. And nowhere is that more true than in cyberspace. The number of user-generated ratings sites has exploded in recent years, with citizen reviewers posting millions of opinions about everything from their local dry cleaners to their latest hotel stay. Some […]...
