Orestes considers himself a savvy social media “influencer” with two million Twitter followers and one million Instagram followers. He’s used to using his “influencer” to get free goods and services in exchange for offering them “exposure” by praising them on his social media feeds. He approaches a new restaurant, called “The Furies,” and says that he’ll say nice things about it on his social media feeds in exchange for a free meal and free drinks. The restaurant refuses and, when Orestes becomes angry, they tell him to leave and never come back. Orestes then makes several angry tweets. One says, “The Furies sucks! Don’t eat there!” Another one falsely says, “Got food poisoning at The Furies. No wonder I saw rats and cockroaches all over that place!” Wouldeither of his tweets constitute a tort? If so, which one? If so, explain which tort and why it would constitute a tort. Talk about both torts and explain why each one does or does not constitute a tort.

COVID-19 INDUSTRY EFFECTS

As we are aware, the COVID-19 worldwide pandemic has affected all of our lives and many businesses. As the number of cases of COVID-19 continue to fall, both our personal and business lives are returning to some level of normality. However, we had to adjust to many things during the pandemic that are likely to continue after the pandemic.

Practices such as working from home, families leaving large cities, using technology to communicate rather than face-to-face meetings, shopping more online, and using alternate modes of travel such as auto and RVs are some practices and trends that are likely to continue at some level.

These changes and others will have a long-term effect on many industries.

Identify a trend that grew out of our adjustment to life and work during the pandemic that is likely to continue.

Discuss why you believe the trend is expected to continue.

Identify an industry that is positively affected by the trend and explain how;

identify an industry that is negatively affected by the trend and explain how.

If you were a company manager in an industry that is negatively affected, what actions would you take to minimize the negative effects?