With social media playing a mega-sized role in the 2016 elections, it’s a seemingly hand-in-glove fit for Facebook to officially begin playing politics. Yesterday, Facebook unveiled its new “Town Hall” feature, and this should be good news for concerned citizens and drunken trolls alike. By entering your address [adjusts tinfoil hat] on your Facebook settings and opting-in to Town Hall,…

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Don’t look now, but smart glasses seem like a possibility once more. Google Glass famously flamed out in 2015 after turning into more of a meme than useful hardware, effectively ending the company’s flirtation with wearable tech above the neck. Now, Apple has assumed the mantle of Silicon Valley Optometrist, and is actively working toward releasing its own version of…

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Winter Storm Stella is currently wreaking some woman-scorned fury on the Northeast. To all of our friends enduring a wicked Nor’easter in March: stay warm, and stay safe up there! Mind-bending boredom is often sitting shotgun when riding out a storm, so what better time to shore up your article writing aptitude? When you’re huddled under a blanket, spooning cold…

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Another week, another edition of the PR/PR blog. It’s hard to believe that we’re already cruising toward the second quarter of 2017, but time flies in Public Relations Land. We just wrapped up our two big events of the year, as Russell returned from the NSA Winter Conference in San Francisco and Lady in the Champs in Las Vegas. I…

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Until Sunday, we’ve had two “Dewey Defeats Truman” moments since November. Of course, the election. Next? The Super Bowl which still keeps me awake at night. And now? A third. In this week’s edition of Fake News Watch: La La Land completes its Oscars dominance and takes home the Academy Award for Best Picture. Of course, as we all quickly…

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That early-in-the-calendar holiday always feels great, huh? I hope you all enjoyed a nice, long, Presidents’ Day weekend. But alas, it’s back to the grind, and there are some interesting developments in the hopper—especially for the tech industry. Most notably, Snap Inc., Snapchat’s parent company (and bane of Mark Zuckerberg’s existence), is expected to go public next week. Following in…

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