Prophecy Fellowship Forums (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
GE, Abu Dhabi firm in $8 bln joint venture Tue Jul 22, 2008 4:56pm EDT By Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Conglomerate General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) and Abu Dhabi investment agency Mubadala Development Co said on Tuesday they have entered into an $8 billion...
Film Junk (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
The Ruins Directed by: Carter Smith Written by: Scott B. Smith Starring: Jonathan Tucker, Jena Malone, Laura Ramsey, Shawn Ashmore, Joe Anderson Although it might seem like it has been kind of a dull year for horror thus far, with clunky remakes like One Missed Call, The Eye and Prom Night getting most of the attention, there have been [...]
stewiesplayground.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
I’ve been doing some research on the whole Google/Seth MacFarlane partnership, and I’ve turned up a bit more information. Here it is straight from the horse’s mouth: MacFarlane, who will receive a percentage of the ad revenue, told the newspaper that the two-minute episodes would be “animated versions of the one-frame cartoons you might see in [...]
End of the Bench (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Many of you out there have been following and probably enjoying the escapades down in Tampa Bay under the new owners, Oren Koules and Len Barrie. A great read is this piece from James Mirtle and Puck Daddy, also known as Greg Wyshynski. One writer labeled the situation in Tampa Bay a “gong show” and [...]
NakedShorts (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
8:09 pm EDT LiveBlogging Breaking Scammy has now ended. 8:07 pm EDT What a guy ...In a brief statement after the court hearing, he said the only reason he turned himself in was because police had arrested his girlfriend. “She...
Digital Destiny (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
That’s the headline here–“We feel that we have recreated the mass media,” said Kim Malone Scott, director of sales and operations for AdSense in a New York Times article on Google backing a “Calvalcade of Cartoon Comedy” for online. Google is likely using its resources which can track how long users are likely to [...]
Clickety Clack: Online Ad Blog (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Probably best to start off with this quote: “ We feel that we have recreated the mass media,” said Kim Malone Scott, director of sales and operations for AdSense. Now here are the details of the deal: Google is experimenting...
Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 07/01/2008
Below is a short but insightful interview with JibJab co-founder Gregg Spiridellis about some of the new business plans for their website JibJab.com. Unlike so many other online animation startups, JibJab has managed to balance its artistic ambitions with business savvy and a willingness to try new ways of earning income from online animation. I [...]
Talent imitates, genius steals (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Google just announced a deal with Family Guy [and American Dad, but that's basically the same thing] creator, Seth Mcfarlane, that will see Google be the exclusive distributor of his new animated creation. Google will distribute the short animated clips...
Lost Remote (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane has teamed with Google to distribute a new internet-only cartoon series in an unique way: through the AdSense network. Google will use AdSense’s targeting capability to distribute 2-minute sponsored clips of “Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy” to male-oriented sites that carry AdSense ads. Some of the clips [...]
ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
The woes for the financial and homebuilding sectors continued today, while related exchange traded funds (ETFs) differed in their reactions. Bank of America (BAC) announced job cuts of 7,500 upon closing its acquisition of Countrywide (CFC) next week, reports Ieva...
Investor's Iraq Forum (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
*Corporate America taking grimmer view of economy *Posted on : 2008-06-18 | Author : Reuters News Category : USBy Scott Malone BOSTON (Reuters) - Corporate America's view of the U.S. economy has grown bleaker, weighed down by surging energy prices, a credit crunch and the worst housing slump in...
ETF Trends (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008
General Electric (GE) had its shares downgraded from "neutral" to "overweight," but that doesn't seem to be dragging exchange traded funds (ETFs) that count the company as a top component. It's just the latest bit of bad news for the...
http://www.illestlyrics.com/rss.php (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Bishop Lamont finally drops his highly anticipated Mixtape, The Confessional, and it's tagless. 1 Vote(s)
Pittsburgh Sports and Mini Ponies (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
First off...congrats to the Wings and Wings fans. Detroit proved that, at least for this season, they were the best team in the NHL. We have a very bright future to look forward to in Sid, Geno, MAF and the guys, but that doesn't ease the immediate sting of losing in the Stanley Cup finals. Well, take it easy on yourself, Penguins fan. Here's a list of 66 things that suck worse than losing in
