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Jun30	Concerning Google's Past Assertions it won't be in Internet Content Business (Laughter in Background) Gary Bourgeault June 30, 2008 Know More: Google Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, Google Adsense, Google Content, Google Content Distribution, Google Content Network, Seth MacFarlane, The Family Guy, YouTube ...Or read my lips: we won't be in the content business! After a long period of time denying they won't be in the Internet content business, Google (NSDQ:GOOG) has announced the inevitable, in that they have officially entered the space, as a content deal with "The Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane was announced by the company. The new online series will be called "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy," and will launch in September with an initial run of 50 two-minute episodes. MacFarlane describes the online new online series as "a New Yorker cartoon 'only edgier.'" Fox (NYSE:NWS) has been the beneficiary of MacFarlane's works, as "The Family Guy," along with "American Dad," draws the youngest age group on broadcast television. Continue Reading Posted at 5:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Time Inc. Launching Maghound.com in September Gary Bourgeault June 29, 2008 Time Inc. is ready to take a page out of the Netlix (Nasdaq:NFLX) playbook, as the launch of their new magazine service called Maghound.com in September will operate much in the same way, only with print magazines.How the service will... Continue Reading Posted at 4:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	Bill Gates and the Triumph of Capitalism Gary Bourgeault June 28, 2008 A lot of people have been talking about the legacy Bill Gates will leave the world, and in the process of commenting on him, make mention of how he changed the world. And that is an accurate statement.But what history... Continue Reading Posted at 4:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	Why Google is Fighting to Bring Internet Video to TV Gary Bourgeault June 27, 2008 The latest announcement that Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has developed software by which users of Playstation 3 can now stream Web video to their Television sets, is a part of their continuous strategy to tackle the psychology of people used to getting... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun26	Know More Media Sponsoring Upcoming "Blogworld & New Media Expo 2008" Gary Bourgeault June 26, 2008 One of the leading business blog networks in the world, Know More Media, will again be sponsoring the Blogworld & New Media Expo. It is billed as "The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	Heinz Pulls Homosexual Ad after Consumer Outrage Gary Bourgeault June 25, 2008 Whoever decided to run the Heinz mayo ad in Britain was completely ignorant, and the record number of complaints from the male same-sex kiss, and calling one of the men "mum," shows how badly the company was off by using... Continue Reading Posted at 1:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	A Key way to make Money with Online Video Gary Bourgeault June 24, 2008 It's interesting to watch the frustration and struggles of those producing online TV. While the number of people watching some Web TV breakout hits can be significant - and in the more popular shows receive larger numbers than some of the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	Understanding what Constitutes Premium Content may Determine Winners and Losers on Internet Gary Bourgeault June 23, 2008 Now that information - in general - has become a commodity, those that learn ways of creating premium content, will end up owning the Internet in the future. This is why you hear people mourning the introduction of Hulu.com, and... Continue Reading Posted at 1:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	PayPal, Amazon, and Google Checkout may have to Report Transactions because of Sneaky Government Bill Gary Bourgeault June 22, 2008 No other word but sneaky can be applied to the Senate housing legislation bill introduced by Senator Christopher Dodd. Hidden within the 630-page housing bill is a provision which would force those using Internet payment systems to "track, aggregate, and... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	NHRA Web Site Honors Scott Kalitta after Tragic Death in Final Qualifying Round Gary Bourgeault June 21, 2008 NHRA story Scott Kalitta, whose car burst into flames after exploding to a lead, died of injuries after the emergency response team worked feverishly to save his life. He was pronounced dead of mulitiple injuries not long afterwords at Old Bridge... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Grandma's Marathon and Understanding Pricing Gary Bourgeault June 21, 2008 The annual running of Grandma's Marathon today generated the usual complaints about high prices to stay in hotel rooms. I talk more about that at the managersrealm blog in detail, on understanding why things must be priced like they are.What... Continue Reading Posted at 1:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Apple Sells 5 Billionth Song Online, No. 1 in World for Online Movie Sales Gary Bourgeault June 20, 2008 Yesterday Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) announced they had reached their 5 billionth song download from the iTunes store, continuing to make it the No. 1 music retailer in the U.S. The online song catalog from Apple included over 8 million song selections... Continue Reading Posted at 12:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	Email Used as Foundation of Case against Bear Stearns' Executives Gary Bourgeault June 19, 2008 Two Bear Stearns executives were arrested as a result of a nine-count indictment alleging the duo participated in misleading investors on the health of the hedge funds they ran.At the core of the case is an email sent from Matthew... Continue Reading Posted at 1:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	LinkedIn Raises $53 Million in Financing, Putting it in Billion Dollar Club Gary Bourgeault June 18, 2008 Led by Bain Capital, venture capitalists invested another $53 million in LinkedIn, which puts a value on the company of over $1 billion, according to LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye. The $53 million bought the investment group 5 percent of LinkedIn.... Continue Reading Posted at 6:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tiger Woods out for the rest of the Year Gary Bourgeault June 18, 2008 Does golf rely too much on Tiger as a brand?The brand of golf has become so entwined with Tiger Woods, that the announcement he's going to miss the rest of the year because of the need for knee surgery will... Continue Reading Posted at 12:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun17	Could You Help Me Out by Taking Quick Reader Survey? Gary Bourgeault June 17, 2008 To help myself and our network out, I'm asking you a favor: Would you take part in a quick survey that literally takes about one or two minutes to perform? The survey is completely private, and asks 10 or less... Continue Reading Posted at 4:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Defamer Writer Doesn't Understand Democratization of the Web Gary Bourgeault June 17, 2008 One Defamer writer, DroppedCall, dropped the ball, as he lamented the fact that Hulu did so well on the Web in its first month of operations. It quickly knocked Google Video out of the top ten video Web sites to... Continue Reading Posted at 2:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Sony Trying a Different Approach with Web Series "Angel of Death" Gary Bourgeault June 16, 2008 Sony (NYSE:SNE) is trying something a little different in hopes of boosting online video revenue, while attempting to figure out how to make more money in a multiplatform world.Their first volley in the strategy is to launch a new series... Continue Reading Posted at 3:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	One of the Most Important Lessons I Learned from my Dad Gary Bourgeault June 14, 2008 I've never written about my Dad anywhere before, but this Father's Day I thought I'd make an exception. The major reason why is in reflecting upon his life and what he taught me, one thing particulary stood out, and it... Continue Reading Posted at 6:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lessons Learned from the Slowing Growth of Social Networking Web Sites Gary Bourgeault June 14, 2008 What's happening with the social networking space, as advertising numbers are projected to fall short of expectations for 2008, and overall growth starting to plateau; especially with market leaders MySpace (NYSE:NWS-A) and Facebook?The answer is the new world we live... Continue Reading Posted at 1:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	Heavy Internet Users of AT&T Service May Pay More Soon Gary Bourgeault June 13, 2008 With bandwidth prices increasing, companies are looking for ways to keep costs under control, and one of the strategies is to charge more to users who use larege amounts of bandwidth to download tons of content.AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Pros and Cons of Tiger Woods as Brand for U.S. Open Golf Tournament Gary Bourgeault June 12, 2008 The TV viewing numbers skyrocket when Tiger Woods is a factor in the results of the U.S. Open golf tournament. That made me think of the impact of branding on marketing efforts overall.What Tiger Woods does for the U.S. and... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	HBO Acquires a Stake in Will Ferrell's "Funny Or Die" Web Site Gary Bourgeault June 11, 2008 After failing to generate much interest in their own comedy site, HBO has decided to acquire a stake in the comedy Web site of Will Ferrell: Funny Or Die. Their former site called "ThisJustIn," never gained any traction.Per terms of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	New Apple iPhone Won't Compete with RIM's BlackBerry Bold for Big Business Gary Bourgeault June 10, 2008 Even though Steve Jobs has been projecting Apple's (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone would make huge inroads into RIM's market, the reality is he's not really much closer than when he introduced the iPhone.This doesn't mean the newest offering won't be a big... Continue Reading Posted at 1:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 9	Newest Supercomputer Twice as Fast as Nearest Competitor Gary Bourgeault June 9, 2008 The name of the newest entry in supercomputers is "Roadrunner," which is able, for the first time in history, perform 1,000 trillion calculations a second (one petaflop). That's twice as fast as its nearest competitor. It was developed by engineers... Continue Reading Posted at 7:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Part of Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell Gary Bourgeault June 9, 2008 The latest project Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on for is to play the role of video gaming pioneer Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari. The first major breakthrough game for Atari was Pong, which I played for hours a day... Continue Reading Posted at 4:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wal-Mart Partners with Yahoo for Behavioral Targeting on Web Site Gary Bourgeault June 9, 2008 Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) have partnered for an agreement for Yahoo to sell display advertising on Wal-Mart's Web site, as well as work with the retail giant to work on improving their behavioral targeting strategy.Behavioral targeting is the practice... Continue Reading Posted at 1:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 7	Virgin Media May Disconnect Users Illegally Downloading Music Gary Bourgeault June 7, 2008 Virgin Media, which has a unit that provides Web service, will send out email letters to users warning them their accounts could be disconnected if they continue to download illegal music. It's the first public deal between an internet service... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 6	Amazon.com Down for About Two Hours Gary Bourgeault June 6, 2008 It looks like Amazon.com is at least back up partially, as you can now access the home page in the U.S. For about the last two hours. The message originally received when attempting to access the U.S. Amazon.com site was... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Is Passive Storytelling at an End? Gary Bourgeault June 6, 2008 It was interesting when IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq:IACI) CEO Barry Diller said he came from a world of narrative, at the All Things Digital conference in May. What he was referring to was the way passive viewing of content will continue to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	Microsoft's Steve Ballmer on the Future of Internet Advertising and Content Gary Bourgeault June 5, 2008 Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer talked with editors at the Washington Post recently on a number of topics, including the future of Internet advertising and content, technology, media, Google's move toward the mobile-phone market and Yahoo. I want to focus... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 4	Internet Campaign Launched to Impeach Texas Polygamy Judge Gary Bourgeault June 4, 2008 The notorious Texas judge who abused her authority in the polygamist sect case, Barbara Walther, now has an online petition aimed at impeaching her for her outrageous conduct in the fiasco.At GoPetition.com you can sign the petition to get her... Continue Reading Posted at 3:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Disney's Kevin Mayer Hints at Eventual Partnership with Hulu Gary Bourgeault June 4, 2008 When talking at the Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) CEO Summit in San Francisco recently, Disney's Kevin Mayer, executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development, hinted that Disney (DIS) may soon add its video content to the increasingly popular Hulu video... Continue Reading Posted at 12:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 3	Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Develop "Mind-reading" Computer Gary Bourgeault June 3, 2008 According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, they have developed a "mind-reading" computer which they say will lead to a better comprehension of how and where information in the brain in stored, and could possibly end up helping create better... Continue Reading Posted at 2:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	CBS Develops Own Web-based Video Player - What's that mean for Joost? Gary Bourgeault June 2, 2008 CBS (NYSE:CBS-A) is about to release a version of its own Web-based video player, and it begs the question of what that means in its relationship to Joost. CBS invested $45 million into Joost, and is the cornerstone of their... Continue Reading Posted at 1:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	Social Networking No Match for Face-to-Face Contact Gary Bourgeault June 1, 2008 At the sixth annual D Conference, it brought a reminder that while social networking has changed some things, and offers some value as to making deals, there's still nothing like face-to-face contact to keep the wheels spinning.Frank Quattrone, an major... Continue Reading Posted at 3:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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Jun30	Concerning Google's Past Assertions it won't be in Internet Content Business (Laughter in Background) Gary Bourgeault June 30, 2008 Know More: Google Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy, Google Adsense, Google Content, Google Content Distribution, Google Content Network, Seth MacFarlane, The Family Guy, YouTube ...Or read my lips: we won't be in the content business! After a long period of time denying they won't be in the Internet content business, Google (NSDQ:GOOG) has announced the inevitable, in that they have officially entered the space, as a content deal with "The Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane was announced by the company. The new online series will be called "Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy," and will launch in September with an initial run of 50 two-minute episodes. MacFarlane describes the online new online series as "a New Yorker cartoon 'only edgier.'" Fox (NYSE:NWS) has been the beneficiary of MacFarlane's works, as "The Family Guy," along with "American Dad," draws the youngest age group on broadcast television. Continue Reading Posted at 5:29 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun29	Time Inc. Launching Maghound.com in September Gary Bourgeault June 29, 2008 Time Inc. is ready to take a page out of the Netlix (Nasdaq:NFLX) playbook, as the launch of their new magazine service called Maghound.com in September will operate much in the same way, only with print magazines.How the service will... Continue Reading Posted at 4:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun28	Bill Gates and the Triumph of Capitalism Gary Bourgeault June 28, 2008 A lot of people have been talking about the legacy Bill Gates will leave the world, and in the process of commenting on him, make mention of how he changed the world. And that is an accurate statement.But what history... Continue Reading Posted at 4:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun27	Why Google is Fighting to Bring Internet Video to TV Gary Bourgeault June 27, 2008 The latest announcement that Google (Nasdaq:GOOG) has developed software by which users of Playstation 3 can now stream Web video to their Television sets, is a part of their continuous strategy to tackle the psychology of people used to getting... Continue Reading Posted at 6:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun26	Know More Media Sponsoring Upcoming "Blogworld & New Media Expo 2008" Gary Bourgeault June 26, 2008 One of the leading business blog networks in the world, Know More Media, will again be sponsoring the Blogworld & New Media Expo. It is billed as "The first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference, and media event dedicated to promoting... Continue Reading Posted at 5:12 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun25	Heinz Pulls Homosexual Ad after Consumer Outrage Gary Bourgeault June 25, 2008 Whoever decided to run the Heinz mayo ad in Britain was completely ignorant, and the record number of complaints from the male same-sex kiss, and calling one of the men "mum," shows how badly the company was off by using... Continue Reading Posted at 1:25 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun24	A Key way to make Money with Online Video Gary Bourgeault June 24, 2008 It's interesting to watch the frustration and struggles of those producing online TV. While the number of people watching some Web TV breakout hits can be significant - and in the more popular shows receive larger numbers than some of the... Continue Reading Posted at 2:52 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun23	Understanding what Constitutes Premium Content may Determine Winners and Losers on Internet Gary Bourgeault June 23, 2008 Now that information - in general - has become a commodity, those that learn ways of creating premium content, will end up owning the Internet in the future. This is why you hear people mourning the introduction of Hulu.com, and... Continue Reading Posted at 1:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun22	PayPal, Amazon, and Google Checkout may have to Report Transactions because of Sneaky Government Bill Gary Bourgeault June 22, 2008 No other word but sneaky can be applied to the Senate housing legislation bill introduced by Senator Christopher Dodd. Hidden within the 630-page housing bill is a provision which would force those using Internet payment systems to "track, aggregate, and... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun21	NHRA Web Site Honors Scott Kalitta after Tragic Death in Final Qualifying Round Gary Bourgeault June 21, 2008 NHRA story Scott Kalitta, whose car burst into flames after exploding to a lead, died of injuries after the emergency response team worked feverishly to save his life. He was pronounced dead of mulitiple injuries not long afterwords at Old Bridge... Continue Reading Posted at 10:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Grandma's Marathon and Understanding Pricing Gary Bourgeault June 21, 2008 The annual running of Grandma's Marathon today generated the usual complaints about high prices to stay in hotel rooms. I talk more about that at the managersrealm blog in detail, on understanding why things must be priced like they are.What... Continue Reading Posted at 1:23 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun20	Apple Sells 5 Billionth Song Online, No. 1 in World for Online Movie Sales Gary Bourgeault June 20, 2008 Yesterday Apple (Nasdaq:AAPL) announced they had reached their 5 billionth song download from the iTunes store, continuing to make it the No. 1 music retailer in the U.S. The online song catalog from Apple included over 8 million song selections... Continue Reading Posted at 12:49 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun19	Email Used as Foundation of Case against Bear Stearns' Executives Gary Bourgeault June 19, 2008 Two Bear Stearns executives were arrested as a result of a nine-count indictment alleging the duo participated in misleading investors on the health of the hedge funds they ran.At the core of the case is an email sent from Matthew... Continue Reading Posted at 1:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun18	LinkedIn Raises $53 Million in Financing, Putting it in Billion Dollar Club Gary Bourgeault June 18, 2008 Led by Bain Capital, venture capitalists invested another $53 million in LinkedIn, which puts a value on the company of over $1 billion, according to LinkedIn CEO Dan Nye. The $53 million bought the investment group 5 percent of LinkedIn.... Continue Reading Posted at 6:07 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tiger Woods out for the rest of the Year Gary Bourgeault June 18, 2008 Does golf rely too much on Tiger as a brand?The brand of golf has become so entwined with Tiger Woods, that the announcement he's going to miss the rest of the year because of the need for knee surgery will... Continue Reading Posted at 12:32 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun17	Could You Help Me Out by Taking Quick Reader Survey? Gary Bourgeault June 17, 2008 To help myself and our network out, I'm asking you a favor: Would you take part in a quick survey that literally takes about one or two minutes to perform? The survey is completely private, and asks 10 or less... Continue Reading Posted at 4:53 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Defamer Writer Doesn't Understand Democratization of the Web Gary Bourgeault June 17, 2008 One Defamer writer, DroppedCall, dropped the ball, as he lamented the fact that Hulu did so well on the Web in its first month of operations. It quickly knocked Google Video out of the top ten video Web sites to... Continue Reading Posted at 2:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun16	Sony Trying a Different Approach with Web Series "Angel of Death" Gary Bourgeault June 16, 2008 Sony (NYSE:SNE) is trying something a little different in hopes of boosting online video revenue, while attempting to figure out how to make more money in a multiplatform world.Their first volley in the strategy is to launch a new series... Continue Reading Posted at 3:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun14	One of the Most Important Lessons I Learned from my Dad Gary Bourgeault June 14, 2008 I've never written about my Dad anywhere before, but this Father's Day I thought I'd make an exception. The major reason why is in reflecting upon his life and what he taught me, one thing particulary stood out, and it... Continue Reading Posted at 6:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Lessons Learned from the Slowing Growth of Social Networking Web Sites Gary Bourgeault June 14, 2008 What's happening with the social networking space, as advertising numbers are projected to fall short of expectations for 2008, and overall growth starting to plateau; especially with market leaders MySpace (NYSE:NWS-A) and Facebook?The answer is the new world we live... Continue Reading Posted at 1:35 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun13	Heavy Internet Users of AT&T Service May Pay More Soon Gary Bourgeault June 13, 2008 With bandwidth prices increasing, companies are looking for ways to keep costs under control, and one of the strategies is to charge more to users who use larege amounts of bandwidth to download tons of content.AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is the... Continue Reading Posted at 3:48 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun12	Pros and Cons of Tiger Woods as Brand for U.S. Open Golf Tournament Gary Bourgeault June 12, 2008 The TV viewing numbers skyrocket when Tiger Woods is a factor in the results of the U.S. Open golf tournament. That made me think of the impact of branding on marketing efforts overall.What Tiger Woods does for the U.S. and... Continue Reading Posted at 1:33 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun11	HBO Acquires a Stake in Will Ferrell's "Funny Or Die" Web Site Gary Bourgeault June 11, 2008 After failing to generate much interest in their own comedy site, HBO has decided to acquire a stake in the comedy Web site of Will Ferrell: Funny Or Die. Their former site called "ThisJustIn," never gained any traction.Per terms of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:39 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun10	New Apple iPhone Won't Compete with RIM's BlackBerry Bold for Big Business Gary Bourgeault June 10, 2008 Even though Steve Jobs has been projecting Apple's (Nasdaq:AAPL) iPhone would make huge inroads into RIM's market, the reality is he's not really much closer than when he introduced the iPhone.This doesn't mean the newest offering won't be a big... Continue Reading Posted at 1:19 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 9	Newest Supercomputer Twice as Fast as Nearest Competitor Gary Bourgeault June 9, 2008 The name of the newest entry in supercomputers is "Roadrunner," which is able, for the first time in history, perform 1,000 trillion calculations a second (one petaflop). That's twice as fast as its nearest competitor. It was developed by engineers... Continue Reading Posted at 7:38 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Leonardo DiCaprio to Play Part of Atari Founder Nolan Bushnell Gary Bourgeault June 9, 2008 The latest project Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on for is to play the role of video gaming pioneer Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari. The first major breakthrough game for Atari was Pong, which I played for hours a day... Continue Reading Posted at 4:34 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Wal-Mart Partners with Yahoo for Behavioral Targeting on Web Site Gary Bourgeault June 9, 2008 Yahoo (Nasdaq:YHOO) and Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) have partnered for an agreement for Yahoo to sell display advertising on Wal-Mart's Web site, as well as work with the retail giant to work on improving their behavioral targeting strategy.Behavioral targeting is the practice... Continue Reading Posted at 1:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 7	Virgin Media May Disconnect Users Illegally Downloading Music Gary Bourgeault June 7, 2008 Virgin Media, which has a unit that provides Web service, will send out email letters to users warning them their accounts could be disconnected if they continue to download illegal music. It's the first public deal between an internet service... Continue Reading Posted at 4:14 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 6	Amazon.com Down for About Two Hours Gary Bourgeault June 6, 2008 It looks like Amazon.com is at least back up partially, as you can now access the home page in the U.S. For about the last two hours. The message originally received when attempting to access the U.S. Amazon.com site was... Continue Reading Posted at 2:45 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Is Passive Storytelling at an End? Gary Bourgeault June 6, 2008 It was interesting when IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq:IACI) CEO Barry Diller said he came from a world of narrative, at the All Things Digital conference in May. What he was referring to was the way passive viewing of content will continue to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:04 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 5	Microsoft's Steve Ballmer on the Future of Internet Advertising and Content Gary Bourgeault June 5, 2008 Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT) CEO Steve Ballmer talked with editors at the Washington Post recently on a number of topics, including the future of Internet advertising and content, technology, media, Google's move toward the mobile-phone market and Yahoo. I want to focus... Continue Reading Posted at 3:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 4	Internet Campaign Launched to Impeach Texas Polygamy Judge Gary Bourgeault June 4, 2008 The notorious Texas judge who abused her authority in the polygamist sect case, Barbara Walther, now has an online petition aimed at impeaching her for her outrageous conduct in the fiasco.At GoPetition.com you can sign the petition to get her... Continue Reading Posted at 3:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Disney's Kevin Mayer Hints at Eventual Partnership with Hulu Gary Bourgeault June 4, 2008 When talking at the Intel (Nasdaq:INTC) CEO Summit in San Francisco recently, Disney's Kevin Mayer, executive vice president of corporate strategy and business development, hinted that Disney (DIS) may soon add its video content to the increasingly popular Hulu video... Continue Reading Posted at 12:41 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 3	Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Develop "Mind-reading" Computer Gary Bourgeault June 3, 2008 According to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, they have developed a "mind-reading" computer which they say will lead to a better comprehension of how and where information in the brain in stored, and could possibly end up helping create better... Continue Reading Posted at 2:16 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 2	CBS Develops Own Web-based Video Player - What's that mean for Joost? Gary Bourgeault June 2, 2008 CBS (NYSE:CBS-A) is about to release a version of its own Web-based video player, and it begs the question of what that means in its relationship to Joost. CBS invested $45 million into Joost, and is the cornerstone of their... Continue Reading Posted at 1:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
Jun 1	Social Networking No Match for Face-to-Face Contact Gary Bourgeault June 1, 2008 At the sixth annual D Conference, it brought a reminder that while social networking has changed some things, and offers some value as to making deals, there's still nothing like face-to-face contact to keep the wheels spinning.Frank Quattrone, an major... Continue Reading Posted at 3:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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