Canada: Giving Our Internet Some Love

The season of love is upon us.  We know the open Internet, with all it's innovative services, is the real love of your life.  So why not go ahead and show how much you care, make the Internet your...

California pushes to go green, while other states fall behind

During an interview on CBS's 60 Minutes, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger pushes forward with his environmental platform despite the current recession. He dismisses economic crisis as a reason to slow down...

MTV to Host Inaugural Ball for Obama

"NEW YORK -- MTV is throwing an inaugural ball for President-elect Barack Obama. The network announced Tuesday that it will host the "Be the Change Inaugural Ball" at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington on Jan. 20. The event will be...

Brazil: Petrobras' third-quarter profits up 96%

" Wed, 12 Nov 2008 04:27:45 GMT Brazil's Petrobras oil company has posted a record third-quarter net profit of 96 percent compared to the same quarter last year.  The profit almost doubled because of increase...

Driving in China: Don't slow down to enjoy the scenery, you might get fined

Drivers traveling over the world's longest sea bridge in China are getting fined - because they are slowing down to take in the view and disrupting the flow of traffic. The bridge, which is 22.4 miles long, is a...

MySpace Signs Deal to Aim Its Content for Overseas TV

MySpace is targeting original TV content on the site in an interesting way."Positioning the social network as a breeding ground for television series, MySpace has signed a deal with a British-based production firm, ShineReveille International, to distribute its video content...

State of the Media 2008 Suggests Opportunities, Directions for New Ventures

"Younger audiences, it turns out, are interested in news. But they want it from new platforms that can deliver it in new ways and on the consumers’ new terms."That sounds like opportunity knocking to me. Every year, the Project for Excellence in Journalism completes a...

New Communications Forum Announces Impressive Speaker Line Up

If you`re in the area, Len will be speaking here.  Please drop by and say hello if you`re at the conference."PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Society for New Communications Research today announced the...

Vista, Leopard, Linux to compete in hack contest

"Apple's OS X, Microsoft Windows, and Linux operating systems are to be pitted against each other in an ethical hacking contest in Vancouver next month. Run by the organizers of the CanSecWest Vancouver 2008 security conference, the competition is a repeat of the "PWN to Own"...

Beijing 2008 - The Official Video Game Of The Olympic Games Releasing In Summ...

"SEGA® Corporation today announced an exclusive partnership with International Sports Multimedia (ISM), exclusive licensee of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to develop Beijing 2008™ - the Official Video Game of the Olympic Games. The game is being developed by...

Where the candidates stand on important issues

Since you can't get a straight response from any politicians, we've laid out where each candidate stands on important issues.  Check it out and of course, leave feedback

Intel Won't Give Laptops to Children

Will the One Laptop Per Child dream ever be fully-realized?"Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile , Research) said on Thursday it will drop out of the One Laptop Per Child project and resign from the board after...

CNET Losing Core Tech Ad Market to Blogs, Social Networking - ThinkEquity

"advertisers are becoming more efficient in online ad spend and moving dollars away from portals and higher-priced vertical sites toward more cost-efficient, targeted niche technology sites and social networking...

Google pushes into mobile phones

"Google has unveiled software it hopes will power a variety of future mobile phones and boost the web on the move. The software could lead to cheaper phones as it is designed to speed up the process of making mobile services. The firm is working with four mobile manufacturers...

Take-Two Delays New 'Grand Theft Auto' Game Until 2008

"Take-Two has announced that Grand Theft Auto IV is being delayed until spring of 2008 due to "additional development time required to complete the title." The controversial Grand Theft Auto series was developed...

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