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Venmo responds to privacy vulnerability, consumers want companies to address social justice issues, and Twitter users roast CDC guidelines Also: Retailers relax mask rules for shoppers, Palm Springs art museum blushes over Marilyn Monroe statue, and WarnerMedia & Discovery announce a merger. Hello, communicators: Following the Centers for Disease Control’s relaxed restrictions on wearing masks indoors for fully vaccinated people, several major retailers were quick to adjust their in-store mas...

Industry groups respond to relaxed CDC guidelines, unvaccinated adults open to financial incentives, and Apple reacts to employee outcry over new hire Also: Ellen DeGeneres announces her show to leave the air, social platforms respond to vaccine disinformation researchers, and Twitter users question vaccine promotions. Hello, communicators: Ellen DeGeneres has announced that her talk show will end after its upcoming 19th season and she will seek new challenges and opportunities as a creative pe...

WeWork’s CEO doubts remote workforce engagement, how companies earn trust, and cruise lines share plans to resume sailing in July Also: the latest tech offers new horizons for accessibility, Instagram adds pronouns, and Ohio creates lottery to reward vaccinated residents. Hello, communicators: Since the pandemic, many companies are exploring new accessibility communication tools to help differently-abled stakeholders interact with their content. The latest example comes in the form of a new, ...

Peloton escalates crisis response with treadmill recall, exclusives lead to media coverage, and Uber protests changes to gig worker regulation Also: New York Times sees record subscription growth, NASA celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Twitter changes image sizes, and more. Hello, communicators: Though many digital publishers have seen heavy losses in advertising revenue over the past year, some have offset shortfalls with the launch of newsletters, subscriptions and m...

Industry Experts and CSUF Alumni Rally April 26-30 for the 43rd Annual Conference April 16, 2021 Share This: Want to know what it takes to launch a public relations company or determine whether the master’s degree program is the best path to your dream job? More than 40 professionals working in communications-based occupations such as marketing, social media and journalism, are set to share their insights and experience at Cal State Fullerton’s annual Communications Week April 26-30....

By Mark Rockwell Oct 19, 2020 It only takes one small breach to dent confidence in the nation’s election systems, according to a digital rights and technology expert. While the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other organizations have made great strides since 2016 to shore up local election infrastructure, “cybersecurity is an active process. Threats are constantly changing and evolving, so we need to keep making the case that election officials need to prioritiz...

Communications Week International founder Denis Gilhooly, who became digital health visionary, dies aged 60 Denis Gilhooly, who founded Communications Week International aged 24 and went on to become a pioneer in the subject of global digital health, has died at 60. Gilhooly was publishing director and founding editor of Communications Week International but looked so young for his age his photo had to be removed since its inclusion made the publication lack credibility. He was however a vision...

By Mark Rockwell   The General Services Administration worked with the Defense Department and vendors to reconfigure the Defense Enterprise Office Solutions Blanket Purchase Agreement that resulted in a dramatically lower ceiling value from the initial award, according to the agencys manager of the contract. GSA initially awarded DEOS, a 10-year contract to provide Microsofts productivity suite Office 365 to DOD, to General Dynamics IT in 2019. The ceiling value of the award was $7.6 billion....

By Mark Rockwell   The General Services Administration continues to have problems with managing identity cards it issues to contractors to access its buildings and IT systems, according to a report from agencys Office of Inspector General. The report, issued on Nov. 4, covers an audit period between February, 2017 and August, 2019. It builds on an OIG 2016 audit that found the agency couldnt account for 15,000 of the Personal Identity Verification (PIV) cards it issued to its contractors. The...

By Nosa Alekhuogie Spectranet 4G LTE has been adjudged the best 4G LTE Internet Service Provider of the year by Communications Week, Organisers of the Beacon of ICT (BoICT) 2020 awards ceremony. The award is coming three weeks after Spectranet was voted the best 4G LTE Internet Service Provider of the year and Consumer-Friendly Internet service provider of the year respectively by Nigeria Technology Awards. The event, which was held in Lagos under strict observation of the COVID 19 rules and re...