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Watch Apple’s Event Today Live

Apple Event Today Live at 10:00 AM PCT, be there or be square. New iPods, we finally get to see what iTV will be, $0.99 television show rentals, iPad news, Antennagate? Oh don’t mind me, I’m just Steve Jobs, I’ve got a company you might have heard of, Apple. The Apple event today should be a welcome change in the taste Apple’s left in our mouths over the last couple months.

1Sep2010 | Ryan Cox | 0 comments | Continued

Carole White Agrees with Mia Farrow: Naomi Campbell lied

Carole White, the second witness to take the stand today in Hague at the war crimes trial against former dictator Charles Taylor, added her version of the 1997 events from South Africa. White backed Mia Farrow’s earlier testimony about the “blood diamonds” received as a gift from Taylor by Naomi Campbell, pointing out the inaccuracies in the model’s testimony from last Thursday.

9Aug2010 | Alina Popescu | 1 comment | Continued

Norton Offers Online Protection to Parents and Children from Around the World

Security expert Symantec has expanded its Norton Online Family web service to cover 25 languages and thus offers parents from around the world the possibility to set browsing rules for their children, provide them a secure online experience and teach them about Internet safety.

15Jun2010 | Alina Popescu | Comments Off | Continued

NBC’s New Domain for its @BreakingNews Twitter Stream

MSNBC has acquired the URL BreakingNews.com, making the site a new destination for accessing news leads as they emerge. The site accompanies the @breakingnews Twitter stream that MSNBC assumed responsibility for late last year, making the acquisition the latest in the news network’s efforts towards re-branding for the digital age. The new BreakingNews.com site isn’t [...]

5Jan2010 | Kristen Nicole | Comments Off | Continued

The Day Firefox Became Firedog

Firefox turned 5 years old this week, and still the bugs keep coming. According to the latest metrics, the Web’s second most used browser accounts for 44 percent of all bugs in their market segment, surpassing all other browsers. Regardless of the real or perceived utility of FF, stability and user “up time” is probably more crucial. Is Firefox as a platform outdated? Probably so, and Mozilla is going to have to bite the bullet of re-design sooner or later.

10Nov2009 | Phil Butler | 1 comment | Continued

Astro Boy To Spearhead Japan’s FIFA World Cup Bid

In a brilliant PR move Japan brands their World Cup bid with a super here which, by the time 2018 comes around, could be engrained into the hearts and minds of kids everywhere. Astro Boy, the movie, just premiered to rave reviews from all who saw it. For Australia, England, the U.S. and other bidders, the bar has been raised pretty high.

12Oct2009 | Phil Butler | Comments Off | Continued

UN Peephole Exclusive – Obama, Qaddafi, and Aubrey O’Day

If the UN had a peephole into the back rooms, would viewers see President Obama, Muammar Qaddafi, and Aubrey O’Day in some act suitible for Google trends? Better yet, if even this eerie combination of people could solve the world’s problems, should we care? The UN General Assembly witnessed an interesting combination of practical suggestions mixed with “Twilight Zone” rhetoric the other day. Are we losing it?

24Sep2009 | Phil Butler | Comments Off | Continued

Jade Vixen Latest Winner of Dubious Howard Stern Award

Howard Stern claims he has crowned “The World’s Strongest Naked Woman”, but what has he really ever done? Why can’t people blessed with so much, embued with so much talent and drive, do something good for a change? Jade Vixen might be pretty, she might get naked, but the strongest naked woman? Come on.

11Sep2009 | Phil Butler | 1 comment | Continued

APCO Or Weber Shandwick For India’s PR?

India’s states are all “pitching” for foreign investment for progress. The news today reveals the state of Gujarat sifting through a list of the world’s most powerful PR agencies who will lead the charge for their 2011 Vibriant summit. APCO and Webber Shandwick lead the pack, but can any agency erase images of unrest and human rights issues?

11Sep2009 | Phil Butler | 7 comments | Continued

Would Joe Wilson Call John Wayne A Liar?

If John Wayne were President, and Joe Wilson had called him a liar, what would he have done? The answer seems fairly obvious doesn’t it? Who can maintain a presence that shuts up the mouth pieces of the special interest? Maybe Arnold?

10Sep2009 | Phil Butler | 6 comments | Continued