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Personal branding: What’s all the fuss about?

Advice 04/05/2019

In 1997, author Tom Peters published a cover story in the magazine Fast Company in which he declared: “We are the CEOs of our...

7 steps for GDPR marketing compliance

Advice 11/23/2018

General Data Protection Regulation is a new law that went into effect in May that aims to protect the privacy of European Union citizens....

CONCERNS ABOUT DATA BREACHES may be contributing to user growth at Facebook decelerating.

Facebook says security breach affected about 50 million accounts

Government 09/28/2018

SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc. said it discovered a security breach earlier this week that affected almost 50 million accounts, the latest in a...

Still not too late for GDPR compliance

Advice 09/07/2018

In the previous two installments of this series, we introduced businesses to the new General Data Protection Regulation that went into effect in May....

Don’t blame Amazon, Apple for today’s expensive market

Economic Activity 07/27/2018

The highest-valued stock in the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, based on this year’s expected earnings, is not Amazon.com Inc., Netflix Inc. or any...

EU’s data protection law targets worldwide business community

Advice 06/29/2018

You recently received a flurry of emails from various websites about changes in their privacy policies. You may have wondered why you were receiving...

A PROPOSED CLASS ACTION lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies. / BLOOMBERG FILE PHOTO/PATRICIA MONTIERO

Facebook allegedly used by more firms to block older job seekers

Economic Activity 05/29/2018

NEW YORK - A proposed class action lawsuit alleging Facebook’s ad placement tools facilitate discrimination against older job-seekers has been expanded to identify additional companies,...

Visiting Angels surveys kids about having grandparents on Facebook

Technology 12/06/2017

EAST PROVIDENCE – A new survey by Visiting Angels, a national in-home senior care company with an office in East Providence, just produced some...

FOLLOWING A MEETING with Gov. Gina M. Raimondo discussing the state's work to create a statewide "personalized learning" initiative, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, pause for photos with the young women of St. Mary Academy Bay View's S.M.A.R.T. 2.0 robotics team, which received 3rd place honors at the FIRST LEGO League World Championship. Pictured from left: Ainsley Pattie, Ava Troino, Maggie Mahoney, Daria Smuk, Gabi Osorio-Palo, Wren Hager, Zuckerberg, coach Linda Grasso, Chan, and Raimondo. /COURTESY ST. MARY ACADEMY BAY VIEW

Bay View robotics team recognized by governor, Facebook CEO

Education 07/07/2017

EAST PROVIDENCE – In celebration of St. Mary Academy Bay View’s S.M.A.R.T. 2.0 robotics team’s third-place finish at the internationally attended FIRST LEGO League...