Whitman’s lesson for Romney

Layoffs at Hewlett-Packard show why business leaders aren't automatically a good fit for the White House

How the humble app is changing the face of shopping - and retailers

On December 10 the world's biggest online retailer, Amazon, sent chills down the spines of traditional retailers when it called on its army of millions of customers to take to the shops with their smartphones and use the Amazon barcode scanner application to scan the prices on any three toys, electronics, sporting goods or music.

The Death of the WPS Brand as Women's Professional Soccer Lives on in New York

Thursday, Women's Professional Soccer—the league, the brand—was taken off life support and pronounced dead. Meanwhile most of the U.S. Women's National Team are sitting out club soccer, concentrating on winning Olympic gold as the best way to redeem themselves for their World Cup final loss to Japan last year. No doubt most of the U.S. internationals consider that World Cup loss a greater blow ...

USA Today ’s oily, gassy rainbow

USA Today sees an oily, gassy rainbow on America’s energy horizon. “Energy independence isn’t just a pipe dream,” read a large, bold headline on Wednesday’s front. It was draped over an image of oil drums stamped “Made in USA,” laid out like bowling pins in front the US flag.

The AdweekMedia Plan of the Year

Branded entertainment Webisodes have been popping up on the Internet lately almost as frequently as those infuriating “your mailbox is full” e-mail messages.