News: Trademarks, Slaps In The Face and McJobs

By | November 12, 2003
 An interesting tale that is not that technology-oriented, but illustrates how stories now tend to unfold in real time, in front of everyone, leaving less and less wiggle-room for companies and institutions involved. Merriam-Webster, The Register says, is revising a web page for its online Collegiate Dictionary after a McDonalds executive complained about the inclusion of the word ‘McJob’. The publisher, however, insists that the two events are not related, and says the word remained in the dictionary and would be restored online.

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