telemarketing
The Story of Lenny, the Internet's Favorite Telemarketing Troll
Lenny is a decade-old chatbot designed to troll telemarketers that has developed a cult following online. It’s remarkably convincing, but is it actually effective?
Boots Riley Thinks Hollywood Has Lost Its Taste for Rebellion
We sat with the writer and director of ‘Sorry to Bother You’ about the change he can bring.
My Advice to Graduates: Don’t Work at a Call Centre This Summer
You won’t save any energy or ambition for that other career you want to launch.
The Cruise Company That Made Millions of Robocalls a Day Settles With the FTC
Thinly disguised telemarketing calls masquerading as political surveys are actually frowned upon by the government.
Boots Riley on the State of Oakland, the Power of the Working Class, and His New Screenplay
McSweeney's recently released the Coup frontman's screenplay, 'Sorry to Bother You'—a dark comedy that Riley will apparently be shooting with Patton Oswalt and David Cross soon.
These Are the Financial Disclosure Forms the NSA Said Would Threaten National Security
The NSA had claimed the financial information of former Director Keith Alexander was a national security issue. That's apparently no longer the case.