It's a small world after all. At least on Twitter. That's what the Walt Disney Co. realized recently after Shannon Sullivan, an intern working in Magic Kingdom restaurants, tweeted a photo of a sign instructing Disney World employees how to respond to inquiries about alligators in the area. This is the sign in question. Disney says it was unauthorized and goes against company policy. pic.twitter.com/vji05pcL6C-- Sandra Pedicini (@SandraPedicini) July 15, 2016 Both the public and Disney employees have been on increased alert regarding alligators since the death of 2-year-old Lane Graves, who was snatched by an alligator last month while playing in a lake at a Disney resort. As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, soon after the tweet Disney removed the sign (which the company says was not authorized to be posted). Sullivan was then confronted by a manager and told her participation in the Disney College Program would end early, after which she was escorted out of the park. The report … [Read more...] about 3 Lessons Learned From Disney’s Firing (and Rehiring) an Intern Over Her ‘Alligator’ Tweet
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How the International Olympic Committee can win gold in cybersecurity
Every two years, news cycles are dominated by stories surrounding the Winter or Summer Olympics. While stories typically focus on athlete preparations, gold-medalist predictions and the host city, this year’s crop of articles include a new topic: cybersecurity. On the heels of a year that saw a barrage of detrimental cyber-attacks, it should be no surprise that the same hackers who claimed ownership for leaking Hillary Clinton’s emails and attacking the Rio Summer Olympics are also taking responsibility for initiating a phishing scam and targeting airports, government workers and employees of this year’s Winter Olympics.There’s clearly a theme behind how the Russia-linked group named “Fancy Bears” identifies its targets; similar to past attacks, this one was guaranteed to give them high-visibility and create a level of distrust on a global scale. In addition to the target, there’s also a consistency between attacks regarding how they’re … [Read more...] about How the International Olympic Committee can win gold in cybersecurity
6 signs you should offer your intern a full-time job immediately
Even after all the hours you spent poring over résumés, conducting phone screenings, and asking tricky interview questions, sometimes bad interns slip through the cracks. Sadly, this happens more often than you’d think. But other times, the stars align, the fates conspire, and you wind up hiring the best intern ever. If this happens, hire them — immediately — before someone else does. Great interns are a rare thing of beauty in the working world, and if you miss the chance, they will be poached as soon as you can say, “We have a comprehensive benefits package.” To be quick on the draw, you need to be able to recognise the signs that you have an intern in your midst that’s worth immediately hiring. Here are some of those signs: 'The best interns know when to ask questions,' says Paul Schrodt, Business Insider's entertainment editor. 'But they also know not to ask a million small questions that just take up a lot of unnecessary time. … [Read more...] about 6 signs you should offer your intern a full-time job immediately
There’s a difference between internal and external customers — but both are always right
The customer is always right. I started my company Force12 Media three years ago on a soggy Guinness soaked napkin in a La Jolla, California, trying to invent my way out of an executive job with a large defence company. One thing I learned from my experience with L3 Defence, and in large part from my boss Elissa, was the value of taking care of your customers. And it can’t be faked, you have to genuinely care. What started over a beer and one website grew to ten sites, two internet radio shows, online TV, and our own publishing label with St. Martin’s Press of New York. All in, we reach 40 million people monthly. It wasn’t an easy journey, and the company wouldn’t be where it is today if we didn’t take care of our customers, all of them, internal and external. Last week I met briefly with the CEO of Skull Candy during a recent Entrepreneurs Organisation New York (EONY) event in Manhattan and the conversation drifted towards knowing your customer. Toby, the … [Read more...] about There’s a difference between internal and external customers — but both are always right
The crazy orbital mechanics you need to rendezvous with the International Space Station
Imagine being chased by a 925,000 pound machine travelling at 17,500 miles per hour. That’s what’s happens when astronauts dock with the International Space Station. Surprisingly though, the process can take a lot longer than you’d think. Although a rocket can transport astronauts into space in less than 10 minutes, it takes hours, and even days, to rendezvous with the International Space Station. Case in point: On Friday, March 27, astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko launched at 3:42 pm ET but were crammed inside of their Soyuz spacecraft for another 6 hours. They didn’t dock with the ISS until 9:36 pm ET that evening. So why does it take so long to reach the ISS? After all, once you’re already in space, the ISS is only miles away. And Earth’s gravitational pull is weak, which means a little power can take you a long way. Despite being relatively close, the ISS is travelling at more than 17,000 miles per hour … [Read more...] about The crazy orbital mechanics you need to rendezvous with the International Space Station