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Topic: The Associated Press

  
MARKETING   |  7 comments

The Pepsi Public School System: Marketers on the Playground?

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jan 15, 2004 at 6:02 PM

Across the nation, parents are indoctrinating themselves into low-carb cults by the ton. While Moms and Dads are off at work (ordering ruebens "with extra corned beef, hold the bread!" on their lunch breaks), their kids are at school ...READ»

ADVERTISING   |  1 comment

AP Style Standard Meets Social Media Revolution

BY Jason Kintzler
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon May 26, 2008 at 12:23 AM

With 140 word Tweets, IM applications and new social media release templates calling for narrow, bulleted points it's no wonder the journalism and PR communities are so vocal about social media these days. If I were a veteran newsie, ...READ»

AP   |  Comment

Associated Press: Go Social or Go Away?

BY Jason Kintzler
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jun 18, 2008 at 10:22 AM

On the heels of the heavy-handed announcement by the Associated Press to strictly enforce copyright guidelines on bloggers, Jim Kennedy, vice president and strategy director of The A.P., decided he and his group would ...READ»

ETHICS   |  Comment

Journalism 2.0: What's the next step for news wires?

BY Brendan Collins
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jun 19, 2008 at 1:44 PM

The New York Times reports that on Tuesday the Associated Press eased off their initial threat to evil, quote-stealing bloggers worldwide. Last Friday, the AP issued an ultimatum to the blog Drudge Retort (not to be confused with the ...READ»

FAST COMPANY   |  Comment

AP Style Standard Meets Social Media Revolution

BY Jason Kintzler
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue May 13, 2008 at 6:03 PM

With 140 word Tweets, IM applications and new social media release templates calling for narrow, bulleted points it's no wonder the journalism and PR communities are so vocal about social media these days. If I were a veteran newsie, ...READ»

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AP   |  6 comments

Tone Deaf Chronicles: AP Knocks Shepard Fairey

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Feb 5, 2009 at 10:48 AM

Add another one to the annals of recent countercultural moments: Yesterday the Associated Press accused Shepard Fairey--the street artist who designed the most iconic user generated art to come out of the 2008 election--of copyright ...READ»

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IT   |  Comment

New 3G Phones Boast Satellite Roaming

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Apr 13, 2009 at 8:29 AM

Two mobile satellite communications companies plan to launch competing billion-dollar satellites that might reinvigorate the market for satellite-linked mobile phones in 2009, according to the Associated Press. TerraStar Corp. ...READ»

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AP   |  Comment

AP Adds Homing Beacon to Online News Content

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jul 23, 2009 at 3:38 PM

In an unprecedented move for a digital news agency, the Associated Press announced this afternoon that it will tag and track all AP content online to ensure that it is re-used under that agency's terms of use. The registry technology ...READ»

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NEWS APPS   |  2 comments

AP Tightens Grip on Internet News With App-Making App

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Nov 6, 2009 at 6:29 AM

The Associated Press has just rolled out a service to make it simpler for news publishing companies to make apps for practically every smartphone out here. And guess what? In typical "we own the news" AP style, the finished apps can ...READ»

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SHEPARD FAIREY   |  Comment

Farewell to Shepard's "Fairey Use" Movement

BY Zachary Wilson
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon Oct 19, 2009 at 12:49 PM

It's no secret that we at Fast Company love an underdog. A little guy taking on a big guy? Bring on the popcorn. And before this weekend's events, we were rooting for artist Shepard Fairey's fair use case against the Associated Press. ...READ»

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OLD MEDIA   |  Comment

Five New Schemes to Save Old Media

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 9:56 AM

Those working in the media, particularly old media, are constantly cognizant that current revenue models for media companies are not working. Those who aren’t were reminded just how fragile things are this week as magazine house ...READ»

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FREE E-BOOKS   |  3 comments

Want to Sell Lots of E-Books? Give One Away for Free, Then

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 95
Fri Aug 7, 2009 at 9:06 AM

It's beginning to look like e-publishing may be changing attitudes to pricing within the industry, as an analysis of Amazon practices shows up an interesting trend: If you want to sell e-books, then giving some away for free is the ...READ»

COMMUNICATION   |  Comment

Leadership Lessons from... Classic Toys

BY Michael Waddell
Relevancy Score: 93
Tue Nov 25, 2008 at 9:47 PM

Associated Press staffer Mae Anderson wrote a very interesting article for TIME about the value of old-school toys in these tough economic days. In Hard Times, Nostalgic Toys Strike a Chord By AP / MAE ANDERSON (NEW YORK) — ...READ»

INTERNET + WEB   |  5 comments

Postcards from the Future

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 88
Wed Dec 21, 2005 at 12:39 PM

It sounds like the premise for a film--you receive an email from a loved one who passed away a week before. There are several sites now promoting this service, such as LastWishes.com and MyLastEmail.com. You can write an email that ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  1 comment

The Price Is Wrong

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 88
Fri Aug 8, 2003 at 1:14 PM

In March, Charles Fishman explored the new era of pricing. One sidebar touched on Coca-Cola's short-lived 1999 experiment with temperature-based pricing. When it's hot, Coke's would cost more. Cool? Cost less. According to an ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  2 comments

You Want Me to Buy Your Green Technology? Then Show Me the Money


Relevancy Score: 87
Fri Jul 6, 2007 at 1:15 PM

According to an article from the Associated Press this week, consumers tend to buy environmentally-friendly technology products only when it saves them money. While purchasing green products is the latest craze, it hasn't translated ...READ»

BLOGGING   |  Comment

Google and Future of Information and Copyright

BY David Capece
Relevancy Score: 75
Fri Sep 4, 2009 at 7:34 AM

What is copyright worth? As stories of the decline in sales of newspapers continue to be reported, as well as the possible shift in newspapers going completely digital, is it really worth these companies to go after such seemingly insignificant details?READ»

MEDIA   |  4 comments

Newspaper Circulation Falling Faster and Faster


Relevancy Score: 71
Tue Oct 31, 2006 at 12:20 PM

Gone are the days of the smoking-jacketed man with his armchair, pipe and evening paper. The Audit Bureau of Circulations reported a 2.8 percent decline for weekday circulation and 3.4 percent decline in Sunday circulation for the ...READ»

INTERNET + WEB   |  2 comments

Keep Your Friends Close...


Relevancy Score: 69
Thu Dec 15, 2005 at 5:20 PM

Microsoft and Google have never been this cozy. The two giants, along with Sun Microsystems, will support a $7.5 million Internet-research effort called the Reliable, Adaptive and Distributive Systems Lab (RAD Lab) at the University ...READ»

ENVIRONMENT   |  Comment

San Francisco to charge polluting firms

BY Peter Hale
Relevancy Score: 67
Mon Jun 30, 2008 at 11:04 AM

New rules have been passed in the San Francisco Bay Area that will require businesses to pay fees for the amount of carbon dioxide they emit. The rules, due to come into effect on 1 July, could cost big emitters more than ...READ»

WORK/LIFE   |  1 comment

You Want Fries With That Work/Life?

BY Tom Stern
Relevancy Score: 62
Tue Sep 25, 2007 at 6:49 AM

CEO Dad’s Tuesday Tirade.... The Associated Press revealed over the weekend that McDonald’s, a company that had been suffering a public image slump and decreasing sales, has, over the past few years achieved a major comeback. ...READ»

POLITICS + GOVERNMENT   |  6 comments

Coins With Missing Motto--A Way to Make Money?

BY Tamara Schweitzer
Relevancy Score: 62
Thu Mar 8, 2007 at 4:34 PM

Here's an amusing piece of information: The United States Mint released into circulation what is believed to be at least 50,000 new George Washington dollar coins that are missing their emblematic inscription of "In God We Trust." ...READ»

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TRUE COMPASS   |  4 comments

Three Hot Books You Can't Download

BY Lydia Dishman
Relevancy Score: 60
Tue Sep 29, 2009 at 11:58 AM

What do Vladimir Nabokov, Frida Kahlo, and Ted Kennedy have in common? (You know, other than the fact that they’re all dead and each has generated his or her share of controversy.) They all have new books, just published or ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY   |  7 comments

Phone Flip

BY Yuval Rosenberg
Relevancy Score: 49
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:17 AM

How your cell phone is morphing into the center of your universe.READ»

LEISURE   |  Comment

The Ethics Monitor

BY Jennifer Alsever
Relevancy Score: 49
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 7:56 AM

Thinking of swiping that Swingline? You're not the only one, as our latest ethics survey reveals.READ»

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