Cultural Opposition Corporate public relations and advertising are not only regularly criticized by intellectuals, scientists and writers, but also by cultural and artistic institutions and practitioners. Themselves using advertising and public relations approaches their products are artistic pieces and also caricature the advertising and public relations industry. |
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Timeline Cryptography - Introduction Besides oral conversations and written language many other ways of information-transport are known: like the bush telegraph, drums, smoke signals etc. Those methods are not cryptography, still they need en- and decoding, which means that the history of language, the history of communication and the history of cryptography are closely connected to each other The timeline gives an insight into the endless fight between enciphering and deciphering. The reasons for them can be found in public and private issues at the same time, though mostly connected to military maneuvers and/or political tasks. One of the most important researchers on Cryptography through the centuries is |
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"Stealth Sites" "Stealth sites" account for a particular form of hidden advertisement. Stealth sites look like magazines, nicely designed and featuring articles on different topics, but in reality are set up for the sole purpose of featuring a certain companies products and services. |
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David Kahn David Kahn can be considered one of the most important historians on cryptography. His book The Codebreakers. The comprehensive history of secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet, written in 1996 is supposed to be the most important work on the history of cryptography. |
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Chrysler Corporation American automotive company first incorporated in 1925 and reorganized and newly incorporated in 1986. It has long been the third largest automaker in the United States (after General Motors and the Ford Motor Company). Founded by Walter P. Chrysler, it took over the business and properties of Maxwell Motor Company, Inc. (first formed in 1913). Today its major subsidiaries include Chrysler Automotive Operations, Inc., which manufactures Plymouth, Dodge, and Chrysler passenger cars, Dodge trucks, and auto parts and accessories; and the Chrysler Financial Corporation. Headquarters are in Highland Park, Mich., U.S. |
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Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA), headquartered in New York City, is one of the world's largest professional organizations for public relations practitioners. The Society's almost 20,000 members represent business and industry, counselling firms, government, associations, hospitals, schools, professional services firms and non-profit organizations. Since it was chartered in 1948, PRSA has continued to provide a forum for addressing issues affecting the profession, and tried to promote professional standards. It offers opportunities for improvement of skills and advancement of knowledge, as well as for exchange of information and experiences with other public relations professionals. |
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