A familiar name in politics — Frank Luntz, the Republican media strategist, consultant and pollster — is joining forces with Madison Avenue. His company, Luntz Global, which works for corporate clients as well as candidates, is being acquired. Mr. Luntz is selling a majority stake in Luntz Global, based in […] Read more »
Listen to Pandora, and It Listens Back
Pandora, the Internet radio service, is plying a new tune. After years of customizing playlists to individual listeners by analyzing components of the songs they like, then playing them tracks with similar traits, the company has started data-mining users’ musical tastes for clues about the kinds of ads most likely […] Read more »
Small-Business Owners: Mixed Expectations for 2014
U.S. small-business owners are slightly more negative than positive as they look ahead to the new year. Twenty-eight percent say they are less optimistic about their business’ future going into 2014 than they were going into 2013, while 23% say they are more optimistic. The rest say their optimism is […] Read more »
Americans uneasy about surveillance but often use snooping tools
… Amid this year’s revelations about the federal government’s vast apparatus for tracking the movements and communications of people worldwide, Americans are uneasy with the extent of surveillance yet often use snooping tools in their own lives, a Washington Post poll has found. The sweet spot between liberty and security […] Read more »
The Role of Big Government
Which of these is the biggest threat to the future of the U.S.? Big government, big business, or big labor? That’s the question Gallup began asking Americans back in 1965, and we have continued asking it on a periodic basis since. As Jeff Jones reports this week, the percentage of […] Read more »
Record High in U.S. Say Big Government Greatest Threat
Seventy-two percent of Americans say big government is a greater threat to the U.S. in the future than is big business or big labor, a record high in the nearly 50-year history of this question. The prior high for big government was 65% in 1999 and 2000. Big government has […] Read more »