OWC’s Tracy Williams moderates panel with AP, Reuters, CNN and LA Times on social media in newsrooms
In a world of ever-emerging social media sites and tools, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs are still the go-to social media sources for newsrooms across the country, according to the top-tier journalists who spoke on July 19 at the panel “The ‘New’ Newsroom: How Social Media Has Impacted the Way Newsrooms Operate.” According to the [...]
OWC’s Tracy Williams moderates panel with AP, Reuters, CNN and LA Times on social media in newsrooms
In a world of ever-emerging social media sites and tools, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and blogs are still the go-to social media sources for newsrooms across the country, according to the top-tier journalists who spoke on July 19 at the panel “The ‘New’ Newsroom: How Social Media Has Impacted the Way Newsrooms Operate.” According to the [...]
*4 interpretation technology will help in emergencies
Language Line Services, a Monterey-based language interpretation company, has just released a service in conjunction with AT&T that can help individuals save lives, reports NBC Bay Area. The program already helps interpret calls for police stations and hospital officials, but now it is going mobile, and will be available to the public. By just pressing *4, a [...]
Brentwood Associates plans to grow Sundance Catalog
Brentwood Associates, the Los Angeles-based private equity firm, plans to triple or quadruple the volume of Sundance Catalog, a company it acquired earlier this week. Sundance Catalog, the company’s main business, is a multichannel direct marketer and specialty retailer with current annual sales estimated at $150 million. Women’s Wear Daily reports that selling shareholders, including ACI Capital and Webster Capital, will [...]
Oberthur Technologies to open service center in Canada
Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced that it has finalized plans to open a secure service center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The facility will enable the personalization of secure devices and documents for customers throughout Canada. Oberthur is currently supplying contactless cards to [...]
Consumer Reports: Survey respondents favor factory-direct mattress companies such as Ortho
The just-released Consumer Reports mattress ratings show three of the top five brands selected by survey respondents favored factory-direct mattress companies such as Ortho Mattress, the leading manufacturer and retailer of factory-direct mattresses in California. “We have successfully carved out our place as the number-one mattress store in the region by controlling the quality and [...]
Brentwood Associates acquires Sundance Holdings Group
Brentwood Associates, a leading consumer-focused private equity investment firm based in Los Angeles, announced today it has acquired a majority stake in Sundance Holdings Group. Sundance Catalog, founded by Robert Redford in 1989 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a leading multi-channel direct marketer and specialty retailer of women’s apparel and accessories, jewelry [...]
July 19 Panel Discussion: How Social Media Has Impacted Newsrooms
The moment news happens, it’s reported through a social media platform. Print and broadcast must grapple with the instantaneous alerts hitting their screens and mobile devices. On Thursday, July 19, we will explore how the social media phenomena impacts the newsroom, and how it drives and alters coverage. In addition, we will discuss what, in a [...]
