Ann M. Mack

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Millennials’ Age of Anxiety

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For generations, teen life has revolved around popularity or lack thereof, prowess in the classroom and/or on the sports field, and the latest fashions. Today, however, typical teenage ego-centrism co-exists [...]

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The Collective Consciousness

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“I’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.” I’m sure those words have already got some of you humming — at least those of you who remember [...]

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Betting on the Uncertain

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If you think hard, you might be able to remember the good old days of, say, this past summer — back when some economists still had an argument for using [...]

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Guest Column: Candidates as Brands

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NEW YORK Though it ran for only three seasons, Gilligan’s Island has become part of pop culture lore thanks to decades of syndication and its seven memorable castaways.Each character, microcosms [...]

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Can It Get More Real?

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It has been more than two years since the Feb. 22, 2004, finale of HBO’s much-loved Sex and the City. The last, poignant line that the show’s star, Sarah Jessica [...]

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How Online Retailers Are Luring Holiday Shoppers

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Though not as glam as Sarah Jessica Parker or Heidi Klum, sponsored searches, electronic circulars, promotional e-mails and free-shipping incentives are among the unsung heroes working overtime for retailers this [...]

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Viewpoint Shares Rise on Unicast Purchase Plans

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NEW YORK Viewpoint Corp.’s shares rose 7 percent or 19 cents to close on Nasdaq at $2.83 today, following this morning’s announcement that the company has agreed to acquire Unicast [...]

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Forbes.com Nixes Ad Links in Editorial

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NEW YORK After experimenting with a relatively new form of advertising that converts keywords in editorial content into pay-for-placement hyperlinks, Forbes.com said it has decided to discontinue the practice based [...]

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Bristol-Myers Squibb, Yahoo! Wage HIV Fight

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NEW YORK Bristol-Myers Squibb today is sponsoring the front page of Yahoo! in the U.S. and eight other countries in recognition of World Aids Day.The pharmaceutical company’s message on the [...]

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Web Notches Double-Digit Ad Gains

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NEW YORK The Internet recorded the largest advertising gains of any medium in the first nine months of the year, according to the latest figures from TNS Media Intelligence/CMR, with [...]