Does Amazon have a problem with Bot reviews? Are your purchase decisions influenced by the reviews that you read on Amazon? Just like fake news and fake people on Twitter and other social media platforms, we need to be constantly skeptical about what...

It's conference season. And, like you, we want to get the most out of the conferences we attend. And we have become more demanding of the conferences we attend, given that we can get so much great content via Webinars and online courses. So, let's...

Think about what you heard yesterday. Do you remember the facts that you heard or do you remember the stories that you were told? We've come a long way since the days when corporate executives were rehearsed in the art of "bridging" in order to keep...

Google's HR problem We offer our take on the James Damore memo and how Google handled it. Will this discussion get us into trouble? Will you unsubscribe? Will you judget us harshly? Google expands speech recognition News that Google extended speech...

Facebook Watch Facebook is rolling out a new "Watch" tab on the mobile app to feature short form, more professional videos. But what will be on it? Variety profiled several early shows, which sounded to Joe like reality TV dreck. Gini, however, ...

The White House has a new Communications Director - who is not a professional communicator.  Gini and Joe discuss what the demise of Sean Spicer and the appointment by Donald Trump of Anthony Scaramucci as White House Communications Director says...

This week, Gini, Martin and Joe are doing something special - a joint episode of Inside PR and the Spin Sucks Fireside Chat. During her journeys on the speakers' circuit, Gini met Tyler Brown, a long-time senior communicator at the Republican National...

Dean Baquet inadvertently makes the case for a Public Editor at the New York Times. Google supports innovation in online news, but diverts attention from the real issue. The News Media Alliance calls for an antitrust exemption. Yep, that's right....

When is a yellow rubber duck worth a thousand words? Facebook walks like a news publisher and quacks like a news publisher; must be a news publisher. No surprise here: Venture capitalist research features their portfolio companies. But what of...

Data Science in the Wild. Danny Sullivan checks out. Snapchat? Snap Maps.And are audiograms the next big promotional tool for podcasters? Gini Dietrich, Martin Waxman and Joseph Thornley are together for another episode...