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In a Nov. 6 story citing examples of companies that changed their names to repair their images, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Accenture changed its name from Arthur Andersen as a result of an association with the Enron scandal. Accenture, previously known as Andersen Consulting, operated independently from Arthur Andersen, the accounting firm. Andersen Consulting changed its name before the Enron scandal became public and was in no way tied to the scandal.
GMAC Bank recently reinvented itself as Ally Bank. The move was a way to distance itself from its troubled parent company GMAC Financial Services, which is negotiating its third infusion of taxpayer aid.
The news media's credibility is sagging along with its revenue.
Rick Pitino calls it "branding," and for the last three decades the Louisville coach has carefully crafted the public persona of a winner.
The Mormon church's vigorous, well-heeled support for Proposition 8, which banned gay marriage in California last year, has turned the Utah-based faith into a lightning rod for gay rights activism, including a nationwide "kiss-in" Saturday.
President Barack Obama's popularity has boosted America's image abroad even though deep suspicions about the U.S. persist in the Muslim world, according to a poll released Thursday.
The Associated Press-iVillage Poll on women's health was conducted between April 20 and 30, 2009, and is based on interviews of 1,000 women nationwide.
Stephen Staffieri of New York always considered himself pretty stylish, but he started to wonder about his look after several job interviews led nowhere.
President Barack Obama says the United States remains committed to the greater good despite some perceptions that it has grown "selfish and crass."
More than two weeks after halting its Gaza offensive, Israel is still dealing with the international fallout, including a very public spat with the leader of Turkey, a slew of war crimes allegations and broken ties with Venezuela, Bolivia and Qatar.
Kosovo officials say the Saatchi & Saatchi advertising company has won a contract worth euro5.7 million ($7.3 million) to improve the country's international image.
One software program can merge multiple camera shots to eliminate that half-dazed look that always seems to afflict one person in every group photo. Another can combine a picture taken with and without a flash to pair your smiling face with a properly illuminated nighttime scene. Yet another program can pull out crystal-clear details by shifting the focus after you've snapped a picture. And who wouldn’t want a camera that can clarify an otherwise blurry image like a speeding bicyclist?
The biggest news about the third and final presidential debate: It was a debate!
The McCains and the Obamas moved about the stage separately for a little while after their debate, greeting people on the stage, but not each other. Then John McCain tapped Barack Obama's back briefly and Obama turned and reached his hand out. Rather than shaking it, McCain directed him to his wife, Cindy.
NEW YORK — As part of its new $300 million marketing campaign and image makeover, Microsoft Corp. plans to deploy its own customer-service representatives at retailers like Best Buy and Circuit City to help people with their PC purchases.
Two years ago, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick relished the moment. It was Detroit's time to shine amid the national glare of a Super Bowl and the maligned, troubled city passed the intense scrutiny under his watch.
The professionally coy American intelligence agencies may be getting ready to show a little ankle.
Sharper Image Corp. said Thursday that it would immediately resume honoring gift cards and other vouchers that were suspended last month when the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Sharper Image Corp. named a crisis management expert as its new chief executive Thursday, marking the third time in 17 months that the struggling specialty retailer has ushered in a new leader as it tries to survive a worsening sales slump.
Democrats and Republicans alike have strong opinions about who has the best chance of capturing the presidency in 2008 — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Rudy Giuliani, that is — but that's not necessarily the candidate they'd rather go bowling with, take along on a family vacation or even vote for.
A photo of a bonfire taken by a Polish construction worker is creating a stir for the resemblance of the flames to a silhouette of the country's beloved son, the late Pope John Paul II.
When he flexes Russia's diplomatic and military muscle, Vladimir Putin always makes headlines.
A strange image captured by a surveillance camera at the First Judicial District courthouse downtown has left sheriff's deputies, lawyers, clerks and judges scratching their heads.
RotoTexture – provides a less complicated way to artificially modify a surface (Image: Hui Fang)
The Palin Image is a fraudCLICK BELOW TO READ ARTICLE FROM DK: Daily Kos presents a sensible assessment of Sarah Palin. This article is a good read to all who seek out information on this quitter.
"Photoshop is the commercial name for Adobe's well-known and much used image-editing software. It has become so popular and well-known (even among those who have yet to use it) that the name "Photoshop" has become a verb, as in, "I Photoshopped this image."
Photo Gallery: Microscopic Photographic ArtSince 1975, Nikon has been awarding annual prizes to scientists and enthusiasts who take pictures through a microscope. Popularly known as a maker of professional and consumer cameras, the company is also a major manufacturer of biological and industrial microscopes.
Ralph Lauren Ad Gathers Criticsim, Mockery; Company Threatens Lawsuits.Ralph Lauren put out an ad which consisted of a retouched photo of a model. The model is made to look impossibly thin, such that her proportions seem anatomically improbable.
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition - Slide ShowThe Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition Slide Show
Camera shows albatrosses feeding with killer whalePictures taken by cameras attached to the backs of albatrosses show that the huge seabirds use killer whales to help find their food for them.
People have been interested in this Olympic competition because it's a big deal and an honor to be selected as a host country, but I find it ODD, to say the least, that there has been so much discussion about President Obama's going to Copenhagen to make the case for the US (whic …
This May Be Starbucks' Dumbest Move EverStarbucks disses paying so much for Starbucks?
Dismay in Europe as Obama ditches missile defencePresident Obama dismayed America's allies in Europe and angered his political opponents at home today when he formally ditched plans to set up a missile defence shield in Poland and the Czech Republic.
How to Photograph a RainbowA Rainbow is something that has the power to stop you in your tracks when it unexpectedly appears when you're least expecting to see one. They're beautiful - but how do you photograph a rainbow?
21 Great Shots [And How They Were Taken]This is a series of 21 pictures and links to how they were taken that provides good examples for beginners and professionals who just haven't tried a technique demonstrated
10 Questions to Ask When Taking a Digital PhotoWhat goes through your mind in the moments as you raise your digital camera up to take a shot and before you press the shutter? If you're like many digital photographers you're not thinking about too much - you just want to capture the moment and then move on.
Canon EOS 7DThe Canon EOS 7D is being presented as a new model line for Canon - not an update of another camera in the range it's certainly above the Canon EOS 50D in terms of features but seems to be positioned alongside the Canon EOS 5D Mark II.
How to Soften Up Harsh Flash LightingHow many times have you taken a photo and regreted that you used the on camera flash? The result is glaring highlights, shiny foreheads, and beady eyes, from the powerful direct hit of the small built-in flash. In this post René Edde shares some tips on how to avoid this.
Death and Taxes - The New and Revised 2010 Visual Guide To Where Your Federal Tax Dollars Go [Image]This is by the guys over at Wallstats. It is reliably one of the coolest informational graphics produced every year.
Palestinian-American behind 'socialist-joker' Obama poster A Palestinian-American has been revealed as the creator of the "socialist joker" image, a doctored poster of President Barack Obama found on highways and in cities across the United States this summer.
'Ghost' picture taken at Fritzl house A British mum who made a pilgrimage to fiend Josef Fritzl's "House of Horror" has told how ghostly images have appeared in photographs she took of the home.
The ultimate purpose of this "CHALLENGE" is to have NEWSVINE Authors, Graphic Artists and Photographers interact by sharing their respective creative abilities. Here's the deal:
Photo sharing siteHere in the U.S. there are many people who are "provincial" in outlook - think that all good comes out of the US and Europe. No so Funzug is a Asian photo sharing site (in English) that has some excellent work. Linked above is a page of birds
Urn shaped like human head A company is offering keepsake urns to store the ashes of those who passed away - and are full-sized replicas of the deceased's head.
6 Winning Ways to Work WideOne of the first lens purchases aspiring landscape photographers typically made is a wide or super-wide lens, anything (in full-frame 35mm terms) from 24mm on down, and with good reason, wides offer photographers the ability to capture the sweeping vistas of the natural landscape.
Improve Your Photography CompositionThis is yet another of the "rules" articles but it is a better one - they talk more as "tips" and more about the Art type rather than the mechanical type; for example using Natural frames
Learning about Exposure - The Exposure TriangleThis article is a couple of metaphors to help you understand the three aspects of exposure in a very short article: ISO, Aperature, Shutter speed. I especially liked the suntan example
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