Study: No Suicide Risk for Anti-Smoking Pills Chantix, Zyban ABC News Seven years after U.S. regulators slapped their strictest warning on two popular smoking-cessation medicines citing risks of suicidal behavior, a large international study found no such risk. Now Chantix maker Pfizer and Zyban maker GlaxoSmithKline ... and more »

As the name suggests, social media is often a very informal means of conveying information. It's familiar, colloquial and often has a personal touch – it's social. So, when you're using social media to support your business' marketing needs, how should you behave? What's the appropriate etiquette? Generally, we advise clients to use the same […]

Daimler Emissions Investigation Overshadows Earnings ABC News German car, truck and bus maker Daimler AG rebuffed questions about an internal investigation into its emissions certifications as news of the probe sent shares lower Friday. Daimler shares were off 6.9 percent at 62.05 euros in morning trading in Europe. and more »

Cartoon Brew

Bloomberg Is Concerned About The 'Glut' Of Animated Features Cartoon Brew The year is still young, but this Bloomberg piece by Kyle Stock should be an end-of-the-year contender for 2016's most ill-informed piece of animation business writing. It's not just the factual errors, like describing Disney's Moana as “another ... and more »

APNewsBreak: Sushi alert: Grim outlook for bluefin tuna WBT AP Business Writer. TOKYO (AP) -- The latest scientific assessment paints a likely bleak future for the Pacific bluefin tuna, a sushi lovers' favorite whose population has dropped by more than 97 percent from its historic levels. A draft summary of a ... and more »

One of the most interesting books I read last year was Steven Pinker's The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century. Pinker's book is a thoughtful, clear, and useful discussion on how we can...

Blogs are so ubiquitous in the online world that it may seem like it's not worth the effort to maintain your own. After all, blogs can take a lot of effort to maintain. You need to be current, consistent and relevant. Is it worth all that time and energy with so many blogs out there? […]