Government & Politics
CMI News: What PIPA and SOPA Mean For Marketers
1Last week’s protests of SOPA and PIPA by Wikipedia, Google and other online companies not only publicized the debate about pirated content on the Internet but, for the marketing community,... read more
China’s Global Agenda Undermined by Regional Instability
The past year has proven to be one of the most difficult and scrutinizing to say the least for China. A restless giant ambitious with grandeurs of lasting global influence... read more
The SOPA/PIPA Protest: One Kick-Ass Internet Marketing Campaign
2Notice anything different about the Internet last Wednesday? No? What rock have you been living under? That day, January 18, Wikipedia blacked out, Reddit went offline, and Google censored its... read more
Handicapping the Final Four
Alternate title: Fatuous comparisons bound to annoy most readers Two Saturdays ago at the Republican presidential debate in New Hampshire, the participants were asked one final question: If you weren’t... read more
SOPA Round-Up: The Aftermath of the SOPA and PIPA Blackouts
In light of Wednesday’s tremendously successful SOPA blackout, I thought we’d take some time to recap and document the day the web went dark. The stop SOPA and stop PITA... read more
SOPA and PIPA – What’s All the Fuss About?
There was once a time when the internet was limited to enthusiasts and techno-nerds. This is no longer the case, and internet statistics from Pingdom for 2011 recently revealed there... read more
Piracy Is Bad, But SOPA And PIPA Are Not The Answer
If you visited Jive’s website yesterday, you saw a see a special message. It was part of a demonstration taking place across the web, with a wide array of businesses,... read more
2012 – The Year of Defined Contribution Health Benefits
Now that 2012 has become reality, figuring out employee health benefits can be a daunting task for both employers and employees. With looming changes from health care reform and increased... read more
Using Twitter to Predict Politics: The NH Primary
The 2008 American election was a landmark in international politics, not only because of the cultural significance of the eventual winner but also because of the strong social media drive... read more
GOP Tax Proposals (Infographic)
It’s election season in the US, which means there’s going to be ideas and proposals trumpeted by various politicians that are seeking your vote. While there are a range of... read more
Mitt Romney Is Getting Tired (Or Lazy) In Iowa!
1This upcoming Presidential election will be my daughter’s first opportunity to vote. Combine that with the fact that we live in Iowa, the caucus is upon us and she’s a... read more
Regulators Asked to Stop Tracking Children Online
A group of public interest organizations has endorsed the FTC‘s proposal to protect children from unauthorized online tracking. These groups include the Center for Digital Democracy, the World Privacy Forum... read more
The Right to be Forgotten
It only appeared briefly in some blogs, but last week a draft of the new European Data Protection Directive was leaked in the press. This signals a new episode in... read more
3 Reasons The U.S. Economy Sucks
Yes, the economy is in a downward spiral towards the abyss of the unknown, but how did it get this way? How did this economy go from being at least... read more
The Other Side of the “Tax Gap”
President Obama’s 2012 budget drew groans across America by requesting funding for another 5,100 IRS auditors. The goal, of course, is to help close the so-called “Tax Gap” – $300... read more
