Beware of ‘Social’ Spam When Using Twitter, Facebook
These days, social media is a critical ingredient of most effective PR campaigns. As more and more companies engage with their customers, business partners and other audiences via sites like Twitter and Facebook, it’s important to be on the lookout for “social” spam and not let it spoil your social networking efforts. As The Wall [...]
Technology trends in 2012 will focus on making connections
Success for the technology industry in 2012 will hinge on one thing — making connections — reports Joe Mullich in today’s “Enterprise Technology” special section in The Wall Street Journal. Advances in technology will affect how consumers interact with companies, speak different languages to communicate and uncover the hidden meanings in “big data.” Mullich spoke [...]
Study: Number of female entrepreneuers on rise
Despite the recession, female entrepreneuers are becoming more prevalent in the United States, according to a study conducted by the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Venture Research and reported in a recent Wall Street Journal article and video post by Emily Glazer. Glazer calls attention to a number of female-centric mentoring and investing organizations that have grown [...]
Study identifies key influencers in tech industry
In this day and age when new tech products emerge daily, it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. PRSourceCode just published its second annual “2011 Top Tech Publications” study in an effort to identify the key influencers in the industry. Not surprisingly, the study shows the top five tech trades are InformationWeek, Network [...]
Is This The Start of Another Bubble?
While the economic recovery is still lagging, one sector has been building steam quickly: Silicon Valley venture capital firms. In a recent Wall Street Journal article, “In Silicon Valley, Investors Are Jockeying Like It’s 1999,” Monica Langley discusses the recent trend of deep-pocketed backers vying to back tech startups. In 2010, venture capital investments rose [...]
Despite Recession, High-Stakes Situations Warrant $1,000-an-Hour Lawyers for Some
When things get tough, some companies simply aren’t willing to skimp on legal services, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. As law firms across the nation have struggled over the past couple of years to create new billing structures and appease their recession-wary clients, some of the country’s leading attorneys have been charging [...]
Cultural Gap Scares Asians Away from Social Media
In a recent Wall Street Journal article titled “Asia’s Digital Dilemma,” MarketWatch’s Senior European Correspondent Aude Lagorce attempts to understand the reluctance of Asian companies to embrace the digital age. A recent study shows that only 12 percent of Asia’s top firms have corporate blogs in comparison with 33 percent worldwide. Even more surprising, only [...]
Clean-Tech Ventures See Plunge in Funding
By Yuliya Chernova The Wall Street Journal Click here to read the full article Venture capital isn’t flowing into U.S. clean-technology companies like it once was, new investment figures show. The sector is suffering from overall uncertainty in the venture market, coupled with fears about investing in businesses that require a lot of capital, insiders [...]
The New Credit-Card Tricks
By Jessica Silver-Greenberg The Wall Street Journal Click here to read the full article Whomever President Barack Obama taps to head the new Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection could find it difficult to keep ahead of the credit-card industry. The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, known as the Card Act, was [...]
Hard Times Turn Coupon Clipping Into the Newest Extreme Sport
“Extreme couponers,” well-known for saving big bucks on groceries and other items, have surged in numbers during the current economic recession. But their cost-saving, deal-making obsession is translating into profit losses for some retailers, who are also struggling in this economy. By Timothy W. Martin Wall Street Journal Under a futon in her Charleston, S.C., [...]
