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Qwikster Isn't the First Company to Lose its Twitter Identity
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 - 12:20pm | 890But is @Qwikster still the king of comedy? This week, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) got into a bit of trouble when it used a half-hearted apology to advertise its new DVD-by-mail service, Qwikster. But our initial feelings of anger were quickly replaced by unrelenting laughter when it was revealed that...
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Zynga "Appeals to the Same Psychology as Gambling," Says Analytics Expert Jeff Tseng
Friday, August 12, 2011 - 11:20am | 616It looks like casinos may have finally met their match. When users log into Facebook each day, they don't think that they are entering a gambling arena. When they jump into FarmVille, they don't see it as a virtual slot machine. But ask Jeff Tseng, the co-founder and CEO of user analytics firm...
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Twitter + Big Mouth = Job Loss
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 12:07pm | 574Who knew that Twitter could be so damaging to your career? While it makes sense that a person could lose his or her job for ranting in a room full of people, it almost seems silly to think that the same result could follow a grievance written in 140 characters or less. Unless, of course, you have...