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High-Tech Sweat Shops

As this article indicates, there are new sweat shops in the world with low pay and no benefits and they are online. The companies involved probably don"t see themselves as hard-edged businesses, but they

I HATE Steven Singer!

Those of you who are from or are familiar with the Philadelphia area have likely seen a series of billboards on I-95. The billboards are characterized by a simple black background and the words "I Hate Steven Singer" in bold white lettering. At the bottom of the billboards reads the URL for a website:

Dumb

One wonders how dumb a smart CEO can be. We know the answer with Mark Hurd"s resignation from HP. It is not so much what he did -- fudging his expense accounts -- but that he did it at all given the high ethical standard he had set for the company. It appears he was a CEO

Unintentional Truth in Advertising

At a shop in Ieper, Belgium, this week. Wish all marketers were as honest.

Rebirth of the Passenger Rail in the U.S.

The Obama Administration is pursuing a high speed rail in the U. S. so that Americans can ride sleek 220 mph bullet trains, like the ones already popular in Europe and Asia. The Administration wants to improve Amtrak trains as well so that they too will move faster. The

"Best of Philly" Client Winners

Every year, Philadelphia Magazine releases their "Best of Philly" edition, the region"s guide to the best places to eat, things to do, people to hire, places to spend, ways to save, and more. Earning the "Best of Philly" title is a great honor that is given to well-established businesses as well as those

Searching For A Slip

This story on the use of trackers in political campaigns should be a warning to PR practitioners everywhere. There is no privacy left in public life. One can"t play in Peoria before going to the Big Time, as we

Five changes in journalism and what that means to the way smart PR agencies are working

Thanks to our friends at Burrelles Luce for putting the journo insight together. We couldn"t agree more... in fact we believe that any good public relations agency worth their salt is changing the way they are working.

1. Long is now shorter. Rand Morrison commented that "Long is shorter

For those on the job search...

After pondering what I should blog about for this addition of the "Alumni Thursday" Series, it wasn"t necessarily a public relations related topic that crossed my mind. Instead, I have been thinking recently about my job search and potential career paths. Coincidentally enough, week"s Time