Three Japanese automakers announced Dec. 11 that they will recall a total of 550,000 cars with potentially faulty Takata air bag inflators that have precipitated 20 million recalls worldwide since 2008. Honda, which is Takata’s biggest customer, will recall about 400,000 vehicles across the world. The breakdown comes to 175,000 in Japan, 6,000 in North […]
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Dec. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a temp agency did not have to pay Amazon warehouse personnel for the time it took to pass through a security screening at the end of their work day. According to the New York Times, these security screenings were intended to prevent theft and could […]
Read MoreA fake news story about First Daughter Malia Obama spread over the internet this past week and caused quite a stir on social media. Empirenews.net posted a “satire” piece on Nov. 28 about the 16-year-old, with fake quotes from President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on their daughter’s “announcement.” The article, entitled, “President […]
Read MoreThe Associated Press is reporting that last month’s storm, which dropped more than seven feet of snow around Buffalo, NY, has claimed its 14th victim. A man from the town of Hamburg, in Erie County, died from complications following a cardiac arrest suffered while he was shoveling snow sometime around Nov. 17. Of the 13 […]
Read MoreIf you’re a used car dealer, you likely want to make more sales each new day. This may take some research and work on your end, since changing times may lead to different outcomes from your efforts. You can start by checking to see what other people who have true auto sales are doing. Either […]
Read MoreThree people suspected of being importers and dealers of illegal fireworks in Gelderland, Netherlands were arrested on December 9, after authorities confiscated 8,000 kilograms — or 17,637 pounds — of illegal fireworks in the suspects’ possession. After a lengthy investigation, police were led to a storage unit, where they found the copious amount of fireworks. […]
Read MoreWhen it comes to social media marketing, is there such a thing as too much social media usage? Entrepreneur contributor and social media analyst Brett Relander thinks so, and explains in a recent article that when companies become too excited about gaining “as many followers, likes, and retweets as possible through the use of content,” […]
Read MoreGoogle users worldwide will now see “mobile-friendly” labels in their results when searching from tablets and smartphones, SEO Roundtable reported Dec. 10. The words, which are an unobtrusive light gray, are placed before the snippet previewed in results, alongside information such as an article’s posting date. Google has been testing various similar icons and labels […]
Read MoreWhile AMC’s Mad Men has become a hit — second only to the notorious Walking Dead — the show’s dashing, manly-man protagonist, Don Draper, would be lost in a modern day advertising agency. Between tablets, social media trends, and Keurig machines, Draper would be confused, to say the least. However, what would be most shocking […]
Read MoreThanksgiving is known as the official kick-off of the holiday season, beginning with a festive dinner and Black Friday shopping. However, Thanksgiving also marks the first wave of holiday travel, with millions of Americans traveling cross-country to visit relatives a month before they will set off again for Christmas, New Year’s and other winter celebrations. […]
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