Archive: July 2012

On July 11, 2012 a heartbreaking story about a 12-year-old boy, Rory Staunton, who died on April 1 at NYU Langone Medical Center of severe septic shock, appeared in the The New York Times. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jim Dwyer, the art…

If anyone knows how to handle a hostile audience, it’s a stand-up comedian. Here, Peppercom’s chief comedy officer Clayton Fletcher offers three ways to manage a tough crowd.

If anyone knows how to handle a hostile audience, it’s a stand-up comedian. Here, Peppercom’s chief comedy officer Clayton Fletcher offers three ways to manage a tough crowd.

The movie theater shooting in Aurora has sparked a new—and often heated—debate on gun control, as those for and against look to get their points across.

The movie theater shooting in Aurora has sparked a new—and often heated—debate on gun control, as those for and against look to get their points across.

72% of surveyed advertising firms agree that current "data load" is manageable, but 20% believe too much data is being collected.

72% of surveyed advertising firms agree that current "data load" is manageable, but 20% believe too much data is being collected.

“Used to shop at TJ Maxx back in ’83. I don’t even know it was open then. I didn’t know Oprah then.” Who would have thought that a simple line from a rap lyric would turn a corporate brand into the talk of the Internet? When Jay-Z was reminis…

1. Saying he would repeal Obamacare if elected, presidential candidate Mitt Romney was roundly booed at an NAACP convention. (p. 1) 2. As of June 2012, there are more than 400 million posts per day… Continued

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