MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... jobs (when I’m able to look again) is wretched. And when you're a freelancer, as my friend Scott Shaw wrote on Facebook, you’re essentially always on deadline. Whole post here . New Career Opportunities Daily: The best jobs in media .
Mike Sterling's Progressive Ruin (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
...that the Laff-A-Lympics will be remembered as one of history's cultural touchstones: from Laff-A-Lympics #11 (January 1979) by Mark Evanier, Tony Strobl, Roman Arambula & Scott Shaw
news from me (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... publisher, he gave many talented artists their first in-print experience, including Dave Stevens, Scott Shaw!, Greg Bear and Jim Valentino. (He was the Best Man at Valentino's wedding and an obvious father figure to Jim and others who came up through the San Diego fan community.)
Journalista (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... to do some errand or other.)” - Douglas Wolk Above the Fold [Top Story] Life in interesting times Scott Shaw! sends word via e-mail that San Diego Comic-Con co-founder Ken Krueger has died: Jim Valentino just shared the sad news that Ken Krueger, who was not only one of the founders of the San Diego Comic-Con — and who also attended the very first science-fiction convention in NYC...
THE BEAT (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
... and distributors, and helped publish the first work of many important figures. One of them, Scott Shaw writes: Jim Valentino just shared the sad news that Ken Krueger, who was not only one of the founders of the San Diego Comic-Con — and who also attended the very first science-fiction convention in NYC on July 4, 1939 — has died. No details of Ken’s death are available yet, but Ken...
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Sports management agency Crown Athlete Management Co. said Friday it has sued the maker of the Monster energy drink, accusing it of fraud and other wrongdoing.The lawsuit was filed over fees and commissions that Crown believes it was entitled to get from promoting the Monster energy drink. Monster Beverage Co., based in Corona, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hansen Natural Corp.Crown lawyer Scott...
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Monster Beverage Co., based in Corona, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hansen Natural Corp.Crown lawyer Scott Shaw said the firm had established contracts with many action sports companies, in fields such as motocross, that entitled it to compensation for promotion of the Monster energy drink. Crown claimed Monster Beverage Co. "fraudulently induced Crown AMG to enter into agreements,...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
... Monster Beverage Co., based in Corona, Calif., is a subsidiary of Hansen Natural Corp.Crown lawyer Scott Shaw said the firm had established contracts with many action sports companies, in fields such as motocross, that entitled it to compensation for promotion of the Monster energy drink.Crown claimed Monster Beverage Co. "fraudulently induced Crown AMG to enter into agreements, fraudulently...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... appointed to the board this year. "We are going to look at the maintenance cost to make it happen."Scott Shaw, another new board appointee, said he thought repairing the fountain was a and an important investment for residents.The board was not as eager to support a proposal aimed at reducing the hours the leading to would remain open.Supervisor David Burman, who chairs the committee,...
Pulse2 (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Back in March Facebook filed a lawsuit against Sanford “Spamford” Wallace, Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw over spam messages being sent on their social network. The claim was made under the CAN-SPAM Act which bans false and misleading marketing e-mails. The U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California ruled in favor [...]
Fast Company (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Three imbeciles who exploited stolen Facebook accounts to send spam were fined $711 million in damages on Thursday, payable to Facebook. Sanford Wallace, Adam Arzoomanian, and Scott Shaw allegedly stole login credentials for Facebook accounts and used them to propagate a spam and phishing scheme that paid them for their referrals. The three will also face criminal charges (for criminal...
TechSpot (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Facebook has been awarded $711 million in damages against spammer Sanford Wallace for bombarding the social networking with phony wall posts and messages. The so-called “Spam King” was sued in February along with Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw for allegedly obtaining login credentials for other users' accounts, and sending out links to phishing sites and other websites that...
InfoWorld (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Facebook was awarded $711 million in damages from a convicted spammer on Thursday, but the social networking site is hoping a separate criminal action will eventually send him to jail. Sanford Wallace was sued by Facebook in February along with Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw for allegedly obtaining the login credentials for accounts. The accounts were then used to send spam to those...
Socialpedia (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Facebook was awarded US$711 million in damages from a convicted spammer on Thursday, but the social networking site is hoping a separate criminal action will eventually send him to jail. Sanford Wallace was sued by Facebook in February along with Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw for allegedly obtaining the login credentials for accounts. The accounts were then used to send spam to those...
The Industry Standard (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Facebook was awarded US$711 million in damages from a convicted spammer on Thursday, but the social networking site is hoping a separate criminal action will eventually send him to jail. Sanford Wallace was sued by Facebook in February along with Adam Arzoomanian and Scott Shaw for allegedly obtaining the login credentials for accounts. The accounts were then used to send spam to those...
