It’s back: Adweek’s annual March Adness bracket, in which your votes determine which advertisers should advance and even claim the championship. There are some new names in the 2021 bracket, and many of the brands that traditionally claim high seeds have seen their rankings shuffled after a year of disruption and frequent marketing pauses. But…Read More
Yesterday, New South Wales Police Commissioner Mick Fuller suggested technology should be part of the solution to growing concerns around sexual assault. He encouraged serious discussion about using a digital app to record positive sexual consent. In our research, we have studied a wide range of mobile applications and artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots used in attempts to counter sexual violence over the past decade. We found these apps have many limitations and unexpected consequences. How apps are being used to address sexual abuse Apps aimed at responding to sexual harassment and assault have circulated for at least a decade. With…
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Remember when Apple stopped including power bricks with iPhones last year? While the company claimed it was all for the environment, people with who didn’t have chargers were furious they’d now have to buy a separate expensive brick to be able to use their new phones. But while most of us just bitch and moaned while forking over our hard-earned cash to Cook and co., one country decide to take action: Brazil. In October, Procon-SP, the consumer interest agency for Sao Paulo state, asked Apple to provide justification for not including the charging brick in iPhone boxes. It wasn’t satisfied with the tech…
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Man Made Music has served as the go-to music studio for brands like HBO, CBS, NBC, Hulu, Disney, AT&T, Nissan and many others for over 20 years. Now, as multiple industries continue to reckon with their roles in upholding inherently discriminatory practices, the company joins others within the sonic branding community as it reconsiders its…Read More
If you’ve ever thought Sonos wasn’t fancy or advanced enough, then may I introduce you to Bluesound. The Canadian audio company is on a mission to become the audiophile Sonos, and its latest move? Well, that’s announcing its latest product, the Pulse Soundbar+. Before we get into that product specifically, let’s talk about Bluesound. The company creates audiophile-ready streaming gear. This includes things like wireless speakers, stereo components, and, yes, soundbars. I’m a big fan of its equipment. The company’s hardware is geared towards audioheads, this means it has features like a wide array of inputs (LOVE YOU) and support for…
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Google’s news earlier this month about how online advertising will function in the future has had ramifications few others can generate. Google stated it would not support alternative identifiers to third-party cookies after its dominant web browser Chrome withdraws support for the historic ad-targeting tool in 2022, bringing into question many of the industry’s best-laid…Read More
When did you last update the look of your Facebook page? Wondering what changes you need to know about? In this article, you’ll discover how to optimize your Facebook business page for the latest layout. Why Update Your Facebook Page Now? It seems as though every time we log in, Facebook is either rolling out […]
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The Protecting the Right to Organize Act—a bill aimed at making it easier for workers to unionize—passed the U.S. House of Representatives last week. If it makes it through the considerably less friendly U.S. Senate, the legislation would constitute a major shift in labor law by overriding state “right to work” laws and making some contract workers eligible to join unions. Tech companies and labor advocates are abuzz. “We’re in one of those turning points in history,” said Caitlin Vega, labor lawyer and co-founder of union lobbying firm Union Made. “The PRO Act would give workers power on the job…
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“I’m sorry that your cat died,” does not mean that I killed your cat.
But, “I’m sorry that I stepped on your foot,” does mean that I stepped on your foot.
In creating connection and trying to make amends, we often get confused by the two kinds of ‘sorry’, and don’t apologize because we believe the problem wasn’t our fault.
“I’m sorry that you had to wait two hours while your car was being serviced.” That’s a valid sentence, even if it wasn’t your fault that the schedule was overfull.
“I’m sorry that you’re stranded here and you’re going to miss the big meeting. I know it was important,” is a useful thing to say even if you didn’t cause the snow storm.
“I’m sorry” can simply mean, “I see you.”
