The Department of Justice sues Google over antitrust concerns Google is accused of “unlawfully maintaining monopolies” around search and search-related advertising. N. Summers @nisummers Jim Young / Reuters We all knew it was coming. Today, the US government’s Department of Justice filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google. The company, which is a part of … Continue reading US Justice Department is reportedly poised to sue Google over its digital ad dominance
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NYC’s sanitation department is using TikTok to make you cry about street litter
By Jeff Beer July 08, 2022 It starts in stark black and white. Sarah McLachlan’s woeful ballad “Angel” plays in the background, as men and women look soulfully at the camera and utter one word, “Please.” Is this a reboot of the hit 2007 PSA from the American Society for the Prevention of … Continue reading NYC’s sanitation department is using TikTok to make you cry about street litter
Justice Department Backs Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms
Justice Department Backs Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, March 29, 2022 The Justice Department is backing an antitrust bill that would prohibit the largest tech companies from favoring their own products or services. “The Department views the rise of dominant platforms as presenting a threat to open markets and competition, … Continue reading Justice Department Backs Antitrust Bill Targeting Large Tech Platforms
What Would an Agile Human Resources Department Do?
Anthony Mersino May 7, 2021 Human Resources may not be what comes to mind when you think Agile. In fact, Human Resources is often used as the butt of the joke in many companies. Scott Adams has famously skewered HR many times in the past with Dilbert comic strips like the one below. This view … Continue reading What Would an Agile Human Resources Department Do?
Fastest Ways to Reduce Your Accounting Department Expenses
Anastasia Belyh March 10, 2021 Generally speaking, the Accounting Department is in charge of computing and reporting your company’s financial status. Since there are lesser costs incurred in the day to day activities of administrative sectors of the business like the Accounting Department, which includes payroll and employee benefits, equipment and furniture, computer softwares and … Continue reading Fastest Ways to Reduce Your Accounting Department Expenses
Coronavirus Compliance Updates: What Your HR Department Needs to Know
Meredith Wholley — April 16, 2020 COVID-19 has already made a big impact on the workforce and the economy in just a few short weeks. As remote work becomes the norm and employers are faced with layoffs and furlough scenarios, there are many regulations being put in place to protect businesses and their employees. At … Continue reading Coronavirus Compliance Updates: What Your HR Department Needs to Know
How to Communicate Software Development Costs to Your Finance Department
Katy Stalcup — March 9, 2020 If you’re in engineering or development, communicating about cloud infrastructure and other software development costs with your finance department is tricky. For one thing, those costs are almost certainly rising. Also, you are in different roles with different priorities. This naturally creates barriers of communication. You may think your … Continue reading How to Communicate Software Development Costs to Your Finance Department
Justice Department homing in on Google Ad Manager in antitrust probe
The feds are interviewing publishers and ad-tech rivals about whether Google has too much control “over the monetization of digital content.” Greg Sterling on February 5, 2020 The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) is talking with multiple publishers and ad-tech companies as it scrutinizes Google’s third-party ad tools, as part of the DOJ’s antitrust investigation, the … Continue reading Justice Department homing in on Google Ad Manager in antitrust probe
Is your marketing department the ‘useful idiot’ of your business?
In politics, the useful idiot is someone who can be misled into supporting a dubious cause that goes against his own best interest. In marketing, the outside actor here is ignorance and it’s time to change that. Ryan Phelan on January 29, 2020 As an email strategist and fractional CMO, I’m always amazed – … Continue reading Is your marketing department the ‘useful idiot’ of your business?
Web Accessibility: Why It Matters to Your HR Department
Jeffrey Mirro — October 14, 2019 Most people think that digital technology has made the world more accessible. While websites do increase accessibility for many people, they can be limiting for others. Specifically, people with disabilities may have increased difficulty accessing online content. This is not merely an inconvenience in some cases. For businesses that … Continue reading Web Accessibility: Why It Matters to Your HR Department