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Oct 18, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Nat Kendall-Taylor |David Alexander |Josephine Shapiro |Joshua Buxbaum
From kissing babies on the campaign trail to posing for photo ops at schools, politicians love to surround themselves with kids. Too often, it’s just for show. The reality is a huge gap between how much American policymakers say they care about kids (a lot) and how much they do to support kids and families (not nearly enough).
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Joshua Buxbaum |Elizabeth Box |Derrick Feldmann |Josephine Shapiro
I was 14 when I tried my first vape. It was “blueberry ice” flavored, and the head rush nearly knocked 9th grade me off my feet. The more hits I took, the more I wanted – and the more influence the cool-looking device that fit neatly into my hand had over my life. By 10th grade, vaping on an electronic cigarette became a daily – if not hourly – ritual. My friends and I hid our vapes in our socks and bras, sneaking puffs in school bathrooms and during lunch breaks.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Farah Pandith |Jacob Ware |Brianna Navarre |Joshua Buxbaum
Last week, 200,000 fans converged in Vienna for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, only to find her sold-out concerts canceled because of a foiled terrorist plot. Three teenagers – two Austrians and one Iraqi – were arrested for planning to attack the first of Swift’s shows, on Aug. 8, intent on killing themselves and as many concertgoers as possible.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Jean Accius |Joshua Buxbaum
American health care is under constant attack online. Cyberattacks against health systems have almost doubled in the past year. More than 134 million individuals had their legally protected health information exposed or stolen in 2023 alone, up from 55 million the previous year, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which several of us led.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Jean Accius |Brittany Fonteno |Joshua Buxbaum
This week, America celebrates its 248th birthday. While many see the July Fourth holiday as a time for fireworks, barbecues and other festivities with friends and family, I see it as a moment for sober reflection and collective action to address some of the issues that limit opportunity for too many of our citizens.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Jessica Rosenworcel |Edward J. Markey |Joshua Buxbaum
It’s a familiar scene in communities across the nation: teenagers lingering outside fast-food restaurants and inside malls with laptops on their knees, surfing for free public Wi-Fi to be able to do their homework. Some 17 million students across the nation don’t have internet service at home, hampering their ability to study and complete assignments and prepare themselves for college and the workforce.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
usnews.com | Joshua Buxbaum |Brianna Navarre
This week, government leaders delivered a one-two-three punch to social media. First, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy announced he believes it’s time for the government to put health warning labels on social media platforms, like the ones emblazoned on cigarette packages since 1964. The next day, the Los Angeles school board voted to ban social media and cell phone use in K-12 classrooms in the nation’s second largest district. And just yesterday, New York Gov.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
nrn.com | Joshua Buxbaum
User generated content (UGC) is everywhere. In a nutshell, UGC is anything a user posts or shares, such as photos, comments or reviews. UGC is essential to the modern restaurant’s growth. Positive reviews can attract new customers and drive traffic to a restaurant just as a user’s video testimonial from a recent positive dining experience can influence others to go check it out.
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Jan 18, 2024 | 
retailtoday.h5mag.com | Joshua Buxbaum |Michael Osborne |Eli Finkelshteyn
The Era of Generative AI is Distorting Consumer Trust – Here’s How to Adapt Effectively By Joshua Buxbaum, Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer, WebPurify It's no secret that generative AI (gen AI) is disrupting the retail industry. From reshaping the customer experience through AI-guided product personalization features to increasing shopper touchpoints to bring patrons to their dream products, the e-commerce industry has no shortage of ways to capitalize on this new technology.
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Jul 24, 2023 | 
retailwit.com | Joshua Buxbaum
Authenticity is at the forefront of every consumer buying decision, thus making reviews a barometer for a product and a company’s trustworthiness. Forty-nine percent of consumers trust reviews as much as personal recommendations from friends and family members, creating a level of confidence with direct revenue implications.
