This post is in response to Sean Lister’s blog: The article Sean responded to discusses the fact that Canadians today are working more than ever before, and it is taking a toll on the mental health of employees. This stress can have a drastic impact on family life at home, cutting into leisure and/or time with …
This post is in response to Haley Shao’s blog: In late September, the Iranian Rial plummeted by almost a third due to tough economic sanctions and an embargo against Iranian oil. This drop had been an ongoing concern, decreasing from about 10,000 rials to 1 US dollar down to nearly 40,000 rials over the course of …
Apple is under public scrutiny again, as employees of their assembly partner, Foxconn Technology Group, went on strike for the second time in two weeks. Since Apple launched the iPhone 5 earlier this month, Foxconn workers have been overwhelmed by the demand for the new device. Because of this unfair demand, which had them working “as many …
Recently, both Walmart and PepsiCo have decided to take up comparative advertising campaigns. The two companies both directly name their main competitors in Sobeys and Coca-Cola respectively in these two comparisons. Walmart compares itself to Sobeys by showing the savings one hypothetical customer made over another when comparing receipts after a grocery run. PepsiCo on the …
As of earlier today, Facebook has confirmed that the site has hit the milestone of 1,000,000,000 active users. With this accomplishment, Facebook released its first television commercial. The 90 second spot will be broadcast “in 13 markets: the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Russia” according to adage.com. …
This 2005 report highlights The Coca-Cola Company‘s alleged involvement in the repression of unions and specifically the murder of union leaders working at several of their bottling plants across Colombia. Coca-Cola denies these allegations however, multiple first-hand recounts make it tough to dismiss these accusations. Coca-Cola is feeling immense pressures from the public to administer …