In Episodes 3 and 4 of our podcast, we discussed how “social media influencers” are facing more scrutiny for not disclosing their paid endorsements. As it stands, a number of
Teespring faces backlash over shirts with racist message
I imagine that it has to stink for any business to have to answer for the misdeeds of a customer. This is exactly what online apparel company Teespring is facing.
Dear Fyre Festival Organizers: Quit while you’re behind.
It’s been a little over a week since the disaster that was to be the first Fyre Festival made headlines. For the uninitiated, this was to be the ultra-chic, ultra-pricey
Yik Yak is shutting down
As has been shared a number of times on this site, the “anonymous” social media app, Yik Yak, has had more than its share of problems. Because it of its
Snapchat has an India problem
An explosive allegation made by an former employee is causing major headaches for Snapchat. The company is being sued by Anthony Pompliano, who was briefly (like, 3 weeks-briefly) employed with
A United Affront
Update: United Airlines CEO Oscar Muñoz offered that full-throated apology that I stated he needed to give. In his third statment on the incident, Mr. Muñoz offered a much different
Nivea pulls ad deemed “racist”
I checked my calendar, just to be sure, and, yep, it’s 2017. Whoever handles the Facebook account for Nivea’s Middle East division might want to update theirs. This week, the
Cadillac dealing with fallout over neo-nazi casting call
Last Friday (Dec. 9) The Cast Station, a casting firm used by Cadillac, posted a notice on its Facebook page saying, in part, that it was looking for an “alt-right
CEO ousted over Trump death threat
You would think that, if you are CEO of a tech firm, you might know a little bit about how Facebook works but, apparently not. Until last week, Matt Harrigan,