OK...I just love how bizarre news coverage of storms can get. Yesterday, someone in the French Quarter dropped the F-bomb on Shepard Smith, live on FOX. See it here. Shep: "Why are you still here?" Man: "None of your f--kin' business." Shep: "Well, that was a good answer, wasn't it?...I'm watching two dogs drink out of a glass of ice water, and it's none of my business why they are still here." …
Greed Kills
New York Times: Two and a half years after the music business lined up behind the chief executive of Apple, Steven P. Jobs, and hailed him and his iTunes music service for breathing life into music sales, the industry's allegiance to Mr. Jobs has eroded sharply. Mr. Jobs is now girding for a showdown with at least two of the four major record companies over the price of songs on the iTunes service. If he loses, the …
Not To Be Confused With MSN’s Spaces
New York Times: Created in the fall of 2003 as a looser, music-driven version of www.friendster.com, MySpace quickly caught on with millions of teenagers and young adults as a place to maintain their home pages, which they often decorate with garish artwork, intimate snapshots and blogs filled with frank and often ribald commentary on their lives, all linked to the home pages of friends. Although many people over 30 …
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Checking A Brand’s Digital Health
Clickz: Marsteller has rolled out a "Digital Check-up" service for clients, providing a snapshot of their efforts and positioning in the consumer-generated media space. The service starts with Marsteller's own Digital Check-up, which provides a report card detailing what kind of a presence the client has in various online efforts and consumer-generated media. Assessment areas include corporate Web site audits, blog …
Mothers, Don’t Let Your Sons Grow Up To Be Cowboys
Halley Suitt is not lovin' the Army's pitch. Given that she has a son, it's perfectly understandable. Sometimes while watching the evening news on TV, I have to grab my head on both sides, and start screaming, because the things they say are so HORRIFYING, I think the evening news is being penned by Stephen King. Yes, the evening news is Carrie or something. Like tonight, they report that the military recruiting …
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Zima’s Maltdown
Westword: I figured I was up for some experimentation. I'm secure in my own identity and all, but I'm also a young guy in his prime. So why not try something a little risque? Truth be told, I was malt-curious. And the Nob Hill Inn on East Colfax Avenue seemed like the perfect place to conduct my own alcohol study: Is it possible for a man to order a Zima in a tough-guy bar and not get his ass kicked? That's a …
Let’s Debate Internet Explorer’s Handling Of MIME Types
Gentleman Rancher Causes Consternation
According to The Washington Post, David E. Lipson--a multimillionaire entrepreneur who was once chairman of Frederick's of Hollywood--wants to trademark "The Last Best Place," a phrase associated with Montana, where the tycoon has a ranch. If Lipson has his way his various companies would have exclusive commercial use of "The Last Best Place" as a brand name. The phrase could be used to sell anything -- real estate, …
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