Microsoft President Brad Smith speaking about his new book ‘Tools and Weapons’ at Seattle’s Town Hall. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota) A new wave of employee activism is forcing tech companies to rethink — and in several cases cancel — contracts with the federal government because of some of President Donald Trump’s controversial policies. While […]
Google is introducing a new policy to prohibit ads for unproven or experimental medical techniques. Examples of such techniques, as stated by Google, include stem cell therapy, cellular (non-stem) therapy, and gene therapy. This new policy will prohibit ads selling treatments that have no established biomedical or scientific basis. In addition, ads for treatments with
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It seems you can find an argument about pretty much anything these days. Yet, I don’t think anyone would argue that the growth in cybersecurity and technology applications has been exponential. Modern humans left Africa some 60,000 years ago, but the first Industrial Revolution did not occur until the late 1700’s/early 1800’s. In just over
Political advertisers on Facebook required to include EIN or FEC numbers. Facebook has updated its ad policies for political advertisers and anyone running electoral or social issue ads. The new policies, which include new disclaimer requirements for political advertisers and updates to the company’s list of social issue topics in the U.S, were introduced on
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Google is reorganizing how it presents publisher content policies, and standardizing its content policies and restrictions across AdSense, AdMob and Ad Manager. Google content policies will soon be divided into two categories: Google Publisher Policies and Google Publisher Restrictions. The Google Publisher Policies page will outline the types of content that cannot be monetized and
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As a CMO, you see your C-suite colleagues as smart people with lots of common sense. That’s especially true when it comes to business or finance. But C-suite business savvy doesn’t always translate into digital smarts. And it’s why your colleagues can sometimes do things that place the company’s reputation on the line. Consider these
Bob Beauprez once said, “In America, small business is a big deal.” Indeed, it is hard to overestimate the role small businesses play in the American economy: When you look at the magnitude of their economic impact, it would be easy to assume that small businesses know exactly what they’re doing and would be the
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Sometimes a cartoon has been sitting there right in front of you for forever and you just never bothered to notice. Take for example the phrase “my way or the highway.” We’ve all heard it, read it, written it, said it. But it occurred to me after more than 47 years of hearing it that
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Facebook’s changes to its advertising algorithms to prevent discrimination in housing, credit and employment ads will likely have little impact overall on the senior living industry. For luxury age-restricted communities, however, the changes could mean a longer sales process for leads cultivated online. Facebook announced Wednesday it reached a landmark settlement with civil rights groups
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In the battle for legal talent, Florida firms are going beyond big bonuses and diversity pledges in their efforts to attract and retain lawyers: they are now also offering generous parental leave policies. In June, for example, Akerman extended its paid time off for parents by four weeks, matching Holland & Knight’s policy, which gives 16
