Why, just look at the clock: this is information you can use! In this recurring series on the CallRail Blog, we review the most important recent headlines in technology and marketing, and explain what it all could mean for your business. Because, as the old saying goes, following the employee contact list news isn't just good citizenship, it's good for business. 1) FTC Announces Task Force to Monitor Competition in Tech Markets ( FTC Press ) With an avowed mandate to bring more transparency to employee contact list the inner workings of the biggest tech companies, a newly established initiative at the US Federal.
Trade Commission (FTC) could become a powerful counterweight to digital behemoths like Google, Twitter, Facebook and Amazon. The employee contact list move follows a series of high-profile acquisitions in the tech industry, which in turn have sparked criticism that US regulators are doing little to stem the monopolistic and anti-competitive practices of the biggest tech companies. "The role of technology in the economy and in our lives becomes more important every day," FTC Chairman Joe Simons said in a statement announcing the commission. "As I've noted in the past, it makes sense that we look closely at technology markets to employee contact list ensure consumers benefit from free and fair competition."
Marketers should pay close attention to one particular power of this initiative: dissolve mergers and break up big tech companies, if the commission is able to employee contact list demonstrate “competitive harm” to markets. Savvy digital marketers will likely welcome the breaking of the Facebook-Google ad duopoly — antitrust action will spur competition, ensuring lower and more transparent ad pricing. 2) Microsoft employees protest the company's military contract for VR technology ( BBC ) At least 50 Microsoft employees have released a petition asking the company to employee contact list cancel a contract with the US military to provide augmented reality technology.