By this point, the Cambridge Analytica news is starting to cool off—even as the heat continues to be turned up on Facebook and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. At his Senate hearings, Zuckerberg’s testimony about Facebook’s data on 87 million members being used by Cambridge Analytica could be boiled down to two essential points: …
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] The number one benefit of information technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive…and so in a sense it is all about potential. — Steve Ballmer, former CEO, Microsoft Corporation Steve Ballmer isn’t…
[column parallax_bg=”disabled” parallax_bg_inertia=”-0.2″ extend=”disabled” background_color=”” background_image=”” background_repeat=”” background_position=”” background_size=”auto” background_attachment=”” hide_bg_lowres=”” background_video=”” extended_padding=”” vertical_padding_top=”0″ vertical_padding_bottom=”0″ horizontal_padding=”0″ more_link=”” more_text=”” left_border=”transparent” class=”” id=”” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” width=”1/1″ last=”true”] [column_1 width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew announced that abolitionist and Underground Railroad hero Harriet Tubman will be honored by appearing on the front of…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] In case you haven’t caught all the details of The Panama Papers, here’s a recap: What are the Panama Papers? The Panama Papers is the name given to the largest data leak journalists have ever encountered: 2.6 terabytes of data consisting of 11.5 million files. Where did they…
Sometimes it’s hard not being Facebook. At least, it is if you are also considered a social media site. In early 2016 Shares of LinkedIn fell 30% after the online network targeting business people posted a fourth-quarter loss—and forecast 2016 to be weaker than prior expectations. Twitter reported a loss of $90m for the last…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] Sure, headlines may call you the “most hated man in America,” but when Donald Trump is able to get away with calling you a “spoiled brat,” it may be time to re-evaluate your business plans. Well, not YOU. Unless you’re Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” boy wonder who…
Rapper Ice Cube is credited with first using the phrase “It’s on like Donkey Kong!” in mainstream media– way back in 1992 on his ‘The Predator’ album. Both Ice Cube and the phrase are still going strong today, and no doubt more than a few investors watching the stock market used it recently in conjunction…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] It seems fashionable for some these days to claim not to like Chipotle. Others may, more practically, to wish to grow a business big enough to attract such detractors. But one thing is for certain: Chipotle is rolling out a lot of burritos, and people are eating it…
[column width=”1/1″ last=”true” title=”” title_type=”single” animation=”none” implicit=”true”] A definition of executive: Someone who has the power to put plans, actions, or laws into effect A person with senior managerial responsibility in a business organization Or, according to Forbes ASAP: Someone who wastes 150 hours per year—almost an entire month—searching for lost information. Let’s…
Emissions, eco-friendly, environmentally conscious, small carbon footprint – just a decade ago, these terms were reserved for the hippies at the Al Gore fan club. Now it’s all the rage, and all the benefit to your company’s reputation and your customer’s interests, to go green. The term may make you or your colleagues want…