Despite advancements in gender equality in the professional world over the past decades, it is true that men still dominate the higher echelons of business. But things are beginning to look up for the fairer sex, with increasing numbers of female startup founders, and just
This week Microsoft revealed that it is dropping its established free email service Hotmail for Outlook email, to provide better Windows and Office integration, connection with social media services, and other features. Hotmail was acquired by Microsoft in 1996, and since then it has enjoyed
Cable giant Comcast rebranded their TV, internet, phone and home control services two years ago under the name Xfinity to coincide with the digitisation and widespread improvement of their services, including improved internet speeds, HD services and diversified content viewing options. Comcast are the biggest
Ann Carlsen is founder & CEO of Carlsen Resources Inc. (CRI), an executive search and workforce planning firm which operates within the global media telecommunications industries. CRI is a leading executive search firm which uses strategic thinking and innovation to attract the best executives and
‘Voices’ is a mobile application for iPhone and BlackBerry that provides tens of thousands of easily searchable voice actor profiles and audio recordings to make it easier for busy clients and voice actors to get connected. The internet and the mobile revolution are both at
News International is seeking to bolster its profits with falling print sales by entering the lucrative online classified car ads sector, as was revealed earlier this year. The publisher of The Sun, The Times and The Sunday Times aims to create a car classified website (currently
Beverly Weinstein has a long and prestigious professional history in the media industry, and today she is the president of one of the top New York recruitment firms Markham Media Executive Search and a columnist at Mediadailynews.com, giving advice on careers and recruitment within digital
Tony Filson is President & CEO at Filcro Media Staffing, a recruitment company established in 1985 which deals with the highly specialized staffing concerns of companies within the public and private media broadcasting industries. Recruiting from manager to C level positions, the company has worked
An agreement finalised by news giant ABC and US Spanish language TV network Univision last week will see the first 24-hour English news channel to directly cater for America’s fast-growing Hispanic audience. Talks between ABC and Univision began in early 2012, and in May the