http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080929/ap_on_bi_ge/financial_meltdown_1551 In a stunning vote that shocked the capital and worldwide markets, the House on Monday defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue for the nation’s financial system, ignoring urgent warnings from President Bush and congressional leaders of both parties that the economy could nosedive without it. Stocks plummeted on Wall Street even before the 228-205 […]
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Google told to hand over millions of YouTube user details to Viacom in $1 billion case – Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/connected/main.jhtml?xml=/connected/2008/07/03/dlgoogle103.xml This is old news, but important news: Google has been ordered to hand over the personal details of everyone who has ever watched a YouTube video, potentially threatening the privacy of tens of millions of internet users. The US court judgment is part of an ongoing legal battle between Google, which owns YouTube, and […]
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http://blogs.business2.com/apple/2007/08/apple-to-nbc-dr.html NBC’s bluff has been called by Apple, and its content has been yanked from the iTunes store. This despite NBC making up a huge percentage of the store’s business. As usual, the contention is the network wanting to charge more for the downloads than it would for a higher-quality DVD box set. I’d go […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070719/ap_en_mo/film_sequel_crazy_3;_ylt=AqlMXPsKfDvCgPLK5rydSc0E1vAI “In such a crowded marketplace, being able to break through the clutter is half the battle,” he says. “Sequels, already branded, make it that much easier to break through that clutter with a title that is already familiar to consumers.” Anyone still wondering what’s wrong with Hollywood would do well to look at this […]
Traffic Lights Replaced By…Courtesy? : TreeHugger
http://www.treehugger.com/files/2006/11/traffic_lights.php Drachten, a small Dutch city with around 50,000 residents has removed almost all of its traffic lights. Major intersections have been converted to roundabouts, smaller intersections just let drivers work make decisions on their own. My original reaction to this was extreme cynicism. My 20 minute commute is through the corridor with the highest […]
Why we dont hate Garfield. – By Chris Suellentrop – Slate Magazine
http://www.slate.com/id/2102299 And from the opposite end of the spectrum, an examination of the hollow sham/commercial juggernaut that is Garfield. Davis makes no attempt to conceal the crass commercial motivations behind his creation of Garfield. Davis has the soul of an adman – his first job after dropping out of Ball State, where he majored in […]
The Red Cross Emblem: It may just be fun and games to you, but it means the world to us- Canadian Red Cross
http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 When someone misuses the Red Cross, (the video game industry being just one of many), we seek their cooperation in ending the unauthorized use. In nearly all cases, they comply and no further action is necessary. As a humanitarian organization, our preferred choice is to educate people about the emblem and seek their cooperation. […]
The Jobs Factor Complicates the Media Universe – New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/23/business/media/23jobs.html Forgive me – I’m having another moment of “can’t see forest for trees” rage. This article is mildly interesting for the “what if” look at Steve Jobs’ Pixar/Disney deal, but I find myself apoplectic about this quote: In particular, Mr. Nathanson and others noted, there is the widespread sentiment within the industry that the […]