A new industry is emerging from the world of high tech – reputation management companies. With the rise of online customer review websites and prominence of instant communication technologies like Twitter, companies are finding the need to manage how and what kind of information is disseminated. Reputation management companies are helping companies protect their information… Read more »

Marathon Oil, with operations throughout the United States and Canada, will soon be two companies. The move has been in the works for nearly two years, but low oil and gas prices kept the company from making it until now. Marathon Petroleum will be responsible for refining operations. Marathon Oil will focus exploration and production…. Read more »

The much-anticipated announcement that the iPhone will be available through Verizon has been made. Industry experts are now analyzing the move in light of capabilities, past problems, and demand (for Verizon) that is difficult to predict. Clearly, AT&T did foresee demand and its network was unable to handle the load. The company claims it responded… Read more »

Barely a week into January and it is already the human interest story of 2011. A homeless man in Columbus, Ohio is discovered by a videographer for the local newspaper. After capturing the man’s voice on video and posting it to the paper’s website, it goes viral. Ted Williams becomes more popular on the internet… Read more »

The nature of business today – shrinking workforces and increasing responsibilities – makes it difficult for employees to focus. Mobile technologies add to the distraction. Once attention has been diverted from a task, it can take as long as 20 minutes to get restarted. The article offers a couple of simple suggestions to help retain… Read more »

As General Motors attempts to make a recovery, one key factor will be its leadership. Many critics argued that GM did not deserve a bailout because its leadership was “too stuck in the past.” Now the company has a CEO that admits he is not a “car guy.” Can the company succeed? Better yet, will… Read more »

For 75 years, the focus of the United Auto Workers has been on the Big Three Detroit auto makers. With two of those companies in bankruptcy and membership continuing to decline, the UAW now says it will target foreign-owned car plants for membership drives. Many of the plants are in right-to-work (protecting workers from being… Read more »

Beginning with the new year, Marriott International is launching a sustainable seafood program called Future Fish. All Marriott hotels must purchase at least 50% of their seafood from certified sustainable vendors. A Marriott spokesperson says the move was driven partially by chefs and partially by customers that are concerned about green issues. The program means… Read more »

When the Penn State women’s volleyball team had their NCAA-record 109-match winning streak snapped in September, many volleyball insiders thought this might also signal the end of the Nittany Lion’s consecutive national championships streak. The Lady Lions lost five matches during the regular season – as many as they lost during the previous four seasons…. Read more »

You probably heard the phrase “starving artists.” For artists in Japan, the phrase is a little bit too true. Demand for art in the country has dried up to the point where Japanese artists are looking to other countries in the region (and beyond) for buyers. Demand is so tight that many up  and coming… Read more »