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How Internet detectives, and others, find out where you live
By Claire Davenport BRUSSELS | Tue May 8, 2012 4:31pm EDT BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An explosion of people checking into social networks is being exploited by mobile application makers and private detectives, who say they can use people’s online chatter and photos to track them and find out where they live. In March, Apple stopped [...]
Univision Launches Third Phase of Its National, Multi-Faceted Education Initiative Es el momento (The Moment is Now) to Drive Academic Achievement with Focus on Parental Advocacy
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, today announced the launch of the third phase of its highly successful, multi-platform education initiative, Es el momento (The Moment is Now). The initiative’s third phase underscores the critical importance of parents as lifelong advocates for education in their children’s lives, from their [...]
NMI at 56%; March Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®; Business Activity Index at 58.9%; New Orders Index at 58.8%; Employment Index at 56.7%
TEMPE, Ariz.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Economic activity in the non-manufacturing sector grew in March for the 27th consecutive month, say the nation’s purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business®. “Positive year-over-year growth is finally being seen as customers’ discretionary spend is up, and overall traffic is increasing as well. Increased investments in marketing [...]
Actress sues over vodka ad that sparked backlash
By Jonathan Stempel Fri Mar 30, 2012 2:20pm EDT (Reuters) – The maker of Belvedere Vodka has been sued by an actress who said her likeness was used without permission in a print advertisement that she said appeared to glorify a possible rape. The ad, briefly posted on Belvedere’s Facebook and Twitter pages on March [...]
Menswear fuels global luxury boom, executives say
By Phil Wahba NEW YORK | Thu Mar 29, 2012 3:08pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – Whether it’s a desire to be as dapper as Don Draper on television’s “Mad Men,” a need to look good for a job interview or just a hankering for new duds, men have increased their spending on fancy clothes, [...]
