” I hate being treated like I don’t matter.”™
Anyone in the food industry knows that nutrition labels have revolutionized the way average consumers choose their food products. Informing the consumer with simple labeling so they can compare two similar products in order to make informed and healthy decisions has given birth to what we call “The Savvy Shopper”. This has been one of [...]
Being a native of Germany I tend to keep a watchful eye over the culture of my home, and something that I’ve been looking at lately is how much undertoned angst for the city itself is emerging through the German music scene. To put it simply, three of the top hits in Germany right now are all songs about the dark side of Berlin.
OOOPS! : “Sigg, maker of the metal, reusable bottles that became a badge of consumer eco-consciousness and all-around cool, is in danger of becoming a poster child for brand deception and corporate dishonesty.” We’ve talked about the BPA issue a lot – and how companies have reacted to the scare, and SIGG always emerged as [...]
The Social Web is changing the nature of interaction between business and consumer…
Shortly after David Pogue, of the New York Times, posted his “Take Back the Beep” Rant/Blog wireless carriers were flooded with e-mails demanding that changes be made to their voicemail systems.
Apple recently rejected the new Google voice app for it’s iPhone, yet more than likely nearly 4 million people are using it. From their iPhone. Apple has done some controversial app rejections as of late and a few people decided to do something about it by founding Cydia, the AppStore for the Jailbroken.
Net Neutrality has often been feared here in America, with out current view on China’s Great Firewall, we have all the reason to be afraid. Because blocking sites can be done in a heartbeat. And of course, AT&T decided it wanted to be first in the game stateside, only they picked the wrong site to block.
…At least that’s what one bitter romantic is accusing dating service Match.com for being. In face, he’s so upset he’s suing–for 5 million bucks. According to the Dailynews, “A $5 million federal suit filed by Sean McGinn accuses the company of fraud and deception for failing to tell subscribers some of their “matches” aren’t active [...]
There are plenty of instances in which companies and corporations do things that make us feel like we don’t matter. Demanding respect via blogs, protests, graffiti, exhibitions, even satiric YouTube videos are all ways we’ve seen consumers bite back. But sometimes, the target of corporate hating isn’t always necessarily big business, but can also be [...]
The number of text messages that will be sent in 2009 is expected to reach 3.3 trillion; a projected increase of 32% from 2007. Even though it seems like a huge amount of data, experts contend that the bandwidth required to send these messages is marginal. This knowledge combined with that the fact that all [...]
Way to go Playboy! Gracing the Mexico edition cover with a naked model bearing a striking resemblance to the revered Virgin Mary and releasing it just before the Mexican festival that honors her? Talk about public relation fiascoes. Released on a Thursday, the magazine caused so much outrage that by Monday they issued a statement [...]