The gloves are off: the media has reported that AT&T is suing Verizon over the company’s “There’s a Map for That” ads with the claim that the spots mislead customers as to AT&Ts overall coverage area, representing only 3G and not wireless coverage overall. While this news is not unexpected, it does come on the ... - Read full post
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Goldman Sachs: An Insider Perspective
Goldman Sachs has been in the spotlight as of late, namely due to excessive financial compensation for some of the company’s top brass. Case in point, protesters recently gathered outside the Chicago office to ask the company to donate its entire projected $23 billion bonus pool to prevent every foreclosure in America.
Apple / Microsoft War is Back On: New Products and New Marketing Campaigns
This was a big week for the computer industry – Apple continued to show strength with a favorable earnings report and new marketing campaign; Microsoft launched Windows 7 (in the hope of erasing Vista’s memory forever) and, while the company’s earnings fell 18% to $3.6 billion or 40 cents per share, they beat street estimates ... - Read full post
“Frickin’ Google” – Did Yahoo’s Bartz Have a Reason to Get Mad?
During Tuesday’s Yahoo! press conference announcing the launch of a $100+ million brand campaign, Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo got fired up following a reporter’s question that led to flurry of frustration that rang through Silicon Valley – and beyond – comparing Google and Yahoo.
Ford Motor: Test Drive from an Employee’s Perspective
Ford Motor has been pushing a lot of glitz and glamour out to the consumer market recently. Just yesterday the company said that they would be providing “The Jay Leno Show” with its all-new battery electric Ford Focus for a season-long contest called the Green Car Challenge, which will involve a series of well-known celebrities. ... - Read full post
Disney Employees Warn Marvel Colleagues
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it will buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, and the deal is expected to close at the end of this year. Various news announcements spoke about the approximately 5,000 Marvel characters that would now be part of the Disney Corporation, but few spoke ... - Read full post
Will Deloitte Employees Jump Ship When the Economy Rebounds? July Review of the Month
According to Deloitte analysts, “companies will face a tsunami of defections, just as they are working to rebuild their workforces and take advantage of the recovery. And while a certain amount of voluntary turnover is inevitable, there are steps organizations can start taking now to hold onto their top talent and keep future turnover to ... - Read full post
What We Can Learn from Netflix about Company Culture
Yesterday, Hacking Netflix, a blog dedicated to discussing all things Netflix, got a hold of an internal company report that was designed to explain the company’s philosophy to its own staff. As TechCrunch blogger MG Seigler suggests “other companies should have to read this.” But how do Netflix employees respond to corporate values and how ... - Read full post
831 Things Yahoos Can Learn from Microsoft Employees
According to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released online Tuesday with details of the recent partnership agreement between Microsoft and Yahoo, it was announced that Microsoft would be hiring 400 Yahoo employees. The partnership is part of a plan to share revenue on Internet search advertising. In the Yahoo SEC filing, ... - Read full post
