US Law for Tough Times - Buyer in the Ordinary Course of Business

" 336.9-320 BUYER OF GOODS. (a) Buyer in ordinary course of business. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (e), a buyer in ordinary course of business, other than a person buying farm products from a person...

Philippines: MTRCB's Laguardia blind with LBC "Ad Flaws"

I still remember the fight of fellow Filipino boxers, Nonito "The Flash" Donaire & Bryan "The Hawaiian Punch" Viloria aired by a local free TV station. The fight was really good and both fighters are really...

PETA Super Bowl ad too sexy for NBC

Super Bowl executives at NBC have pulled the plug on a PETA commercial that shows sexy, scantily clad models getting intimate with vegetables, as they say that is shows a level of sexuality that exceeds out...

Bank of America to Cut 35,000 Jobs by 2011

NEW YORK - Bank of America said yesterday taht it will eliminate 3,000 jobs over the next three years, as it faces a deteriorating economic environment and tries to absorb Merrill Lynch & Co. An announcement...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

Citi Rescue Talks Underway

"The market shrugged off the prospect of a Citigroup meltdown and focused instead on the leak that Timothy Geithner was Obama's pick for Treasury Secretary. Citi fell another 20%, its shares dropping below $4. Have banking catastrophes become so routine that it is now...

Girl Talk Stars In “I’m A PC” Commercial

Girl Talk is coming out and admitting he’s a “PC“. Gregg Gillis, AKA Girl Talk, is the latest witting participant to appear in the “I’m A PC” commercials. The video features Gillis telling people why...

Would Twitter Turn to Paid Profiles For Businesses?

"People always want to know how Twitter will make money, and at the Web 2.0 Summit, CEO Evan Williams hinted at the commercial value of the service."This article is newsworthy because it addresses some of the ways Twitter might be able to monetize it's service.

Tokyo Fashion Overview

"Introduction For much of the last 50 years, since the modern fashion industry developed, cities like New York, Paris, London, and Milan have all been centers of new trends, fashions, and brands that have...

AP FACT CHECK: Obama “Infomercial” Avoids Budget Realities

"Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was less than upfront in his half-hour commercial Wednesday night about the costs of his programs and the crushing budget pressures he would face in office....

Big Media: Masters of Deception

But you knew that; that's why you use NowPublic.com and other new media. A round up of examples of corporate media deception:"Whether it’s the military co-opting news programs to win support for the Iraq War, advertisers using deceptive ad practices in TV shows, or...

Most Disturbing Commercial Ever

"I have no idea what country this is being aired in, but they’ve got a few issues.  I understand people are trying to make the most realistic dolls ever, but seriously wtf.  Can’t you make him piss...

Enterprise Mobility Born Twenty-Five Years Ago :: Symblogogy

" In the 1980s, McKinsey & Co forecast a world maket of 900,000 phones by the year 2000. Today, 900,000 handsets are sold every three days. Image Credit: The Next WebEnterprise...

Obama buys 30-minute prime -time TV spots on CBS and NBC six days before th...

"Obama plans prime-time TV ad before Nov. 4He buys the 30-minute spots on CBS and NBC six days before the vote""WASHINGTON - Already advertising at record levels, Barack Obama has scheduled a half-hour commercial...

Wachovia faced a ‘silent' bank run

" Wachovia faced a ‘silent' bank run Fearing a loss of funding over the weekend, the FDIC forced the sale."" On Friday, with its stock plunging 27 percent, Wachovia experienced a “silent run” on...

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