As part of my daily media intake, I include a healthy serving of Lagniappe Jazz into the mix. "Lagniappe" roughly translates to hospitality, Nawlins style, or a relaxed way of life. In a far from relaxed mode, the Recording Industry Association of America threatens the ability of small independent webcasters to provide the type of niche programming that makes internet radio special. …
News From France: Utopian Socialism Takes On Capitalist Bigfoot
Business Week reports that Microsoft is battling for market share in many European cities, where government and business buyers are increasingly opting for the Linux operating system. from the article: "There's a cultural element, too. Europeans have an affinity for Linux because it was created by a Finn, Linus Torvalds. And the communitarian culture of the open-source movement strikes a chord with the political …
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AirTran Absent From Back Room Deal
USA Today reports that Southwest Airlines sees ATA's loss as their gain. AdPulp reported earlier in the week that AirTran would assume ATA's gates at Midway for 87.5 million, subject to approval. Now the city of Chicago, says the gates are not ATA's to sell, but the city's. Southwest, the nation's fourth biggest carrier is already number one at Midway, with 19 gates and 45% of passenger traffic. As the city managers …
Delta Airlines Grounds Blogger
The BBC reports that Delta Airlines suspended, Ellen Simonetti, a flight attendant for innapropriate photos posted to her personal blog, Queen of Sky. When writing on her blog, Simonetti ensured she made no mention of which airline she worked for, and created fictional names for cities and companies. The airline's name was changed to Anonymous Airline and the city in which she was based was called Quirksville. A …
fn Surgically Removed From CNN Brand
A.P. reports today that CNN will shut down its struggling CNNfn financial news network in mid-December, giving up its attempt to compete with CNBC after nine years. A handful of programs will be shifted to the main network. Lou Dobbs, a former CNNfn star. Besides CNBC, CNNfn has also competed with Bloomberg TV, which airs some of its financial news on the USA network in the morning hours. CNNfn is part of Time …
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We Have eBay To Thank For This
from Wired: Internet users are doing far fewer searches for sex and pornography and more for e-commerce and business than they were seven years ago, University of Pittsburgh and Penn State researchers say in a new book. "Twenty percent of all searching was sex-related back in 1997; now it's about 5 percent," said Amanda Spink, the University of Pittsburgh professor who co-authored Web Search: Public Searching of the …
Celebrity Endorsement Plays Key Role In Making Of A Populist
"I've done my best to live the right way I get up every morning and go to work each day But your eyes go blind and your blood runs cold Sometimes I feel so weak I just want to explode I believe in a promised land..." -Bruce Springsteen MSNBC just went live with The Boss performing "Promised Land," solo-acoustic in front of the Capitol Building in Madison, WI as part of a John Kerry rally. The Boss sounded a lot …
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Earnings Soar For North Shore Pleasure Boat Company
from Crain's Chicago Business (subscription required): Lake Forest-based Brunswick Corp., the world's largest maker of pleasure boats, on Thursday said its third-quarter earnings almost doubled as it introduced new products, boosted sales and controlled costs. Net income increased to $72.9 million, or 75 cents a share, from $37.9 million, or 41 cents, a year ago. The Boat Group makes Sea Ray, Bayliner, Maxum, …
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