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Current News for April 15, 2008
Rupert Murdoch admits media control...
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:40:01 PDT
...but laments that the days when “news and information were tightly controlled by a few editors, who deigned to tell us what we could and should know,” are coming to an end. Five years ago, when there were fewer outlets, 27% of Americans believed "all or most" media reporting. Now, with greater diversity of voices, less than 20% believe. Ironic?
Summer Fashions for 2008
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:59:35 PDT
Learn what fashions women will be wearing in summer of 2008. Feminine summer dresses, fresh looking nautical styles, and exotic animal prints are just to name a few of this year's hottest summer trends.
CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations - Times Colonist
PSN Cards and In-Game XMB are Coming
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:24:07 PDT
He lauded the new store, mentioned some upcoming downloadable games, and even touched on a PS3-centric video service (they'll announce something soon), but the most concrete news in Dille's post was that an in-game cross media bar is coming this year and that PlayStation Network cards are "rolling out" to retailers as you read this.
New Technology: Finding the best tech trends
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:49 PDT
“Trends can get an investor into trouble. Oftentimes, an investor will put too much stake in how he believes a particular trend will shape up, yet neglect his most important decision: The company whose shares he chooses to buy!” — Greg Guenther
Girlfriends' getaways a booming trend in travel
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:59:18 PDT
irlfriends' getaways - where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home - are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelerotte parties or 20-somethings on spring break.Women are taking knitting trips, adventure trips and spa trips. The Fine Living Network is launching a series on April 24 called "All-Girl Getaways"...
Meme13 Tries and Fails to Solve the Echo Chamber Problems
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:34:49 PDT
Many people love to check out automated blog meme aggregator Techmeme throughout the day for the latest in tech news - but a considerable number of other people consider it a self-promoting echo chamber that poisons the tech blog discussion with "me too" follow-on posts and props up a handful of elite sites. (For the record, I don't feel that way.)
Why DWTS’ Derek Hough was Hospitalized
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:22:12 PDT
If you watched last night’s broadcast of Dancing with the Stars: Season 6, you may have wondered about a comment host Samantha Harris made backstage. After Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough did their Samba, it was revealed a trip to the emergency room almost kept Hough off the show. For those keeping track, that would make two hospital visits in approximately two weeks for Julianne’s sibling. Before last week’s show, Derek tweaked his neck while rehearsing for a routine that didn’t invol
BBC news shows get rebrand (BBC News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:01:07 PDT
The BBC unveils revamped graphics for its TV news bulletins and is renaming BBC News 24 and BBC World.
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:40:01 PDT
...but laments that the days when “news and information were tightly controlled by a few editors, who deigned to tell us what we could and should know,” are coming to an end. Five years ago, when there were fewer outlets, 27% of Americans believed "all or most" media reporting. Now, with greater diversity of voices, less than 20% believe. Ironic?
Summer Fashions for 2008
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:59:35 PDT
Learn what fashions women will be wearing in summer of 2008. Feminine summer dresses, fresh looking nautical styles, and exotic animal prints are just to name a few of this year's hottest summer trends.
CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations - Times Colonist
CBC Newsworld shuts Calgary operations Times Colonist, Canada - Apr 5, 2008 CALGARY -- CBC News is shutting down its Newsworld operations in Calgary, slashing 32 jobs in the process while opening up a slew of new positions for local ... |
PSN Cards and In-Game XMB are Coming
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:24:07 PDT
He lauded the new store, mentioned some upcoming downloadable games, and even touched on a PS3-centric video service (they'll announce something soon), but the most concrete news in Dille's post was that an in-game cross media bar is coming this year and that PlayStation Network cards are "rolling out" to retailers as you read this.
New Technology: Finding the best tech trends
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:33:49 PDT
“Trends can get an investor into trouble. Oftentimes, an investor will put too much stake in how he believes a particular trend will shape up, yet neglect his most important decision: The company whose shares he chooses to buy!” — Greg Guenther
Girlfriends' getaways a booming trend in travel
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:59:18 PDT
irlfriends' getaways - where women travel with other women and leave the menfolk home - are booming. And the phenomenon is not just about bachelerotte parties or 20-somethings on spring break.Women are taking knitting trips, adventure trips and spa trips. The Fine Living Network is launching a series on April 24 called "All-Girl Getaways"...
Meme13 Tries and Fails to Solve the Echo Chamber Problems
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:34:49 PDT
Many people love to check out automated blog meme aggregator Techmeme throughout the day for the latest in tech news - but a considerable number of other people consider it a self-promoting echo chamber that poisons the tech blog discussion with "me too" follow-on posts and props up a handful of elite sites. (For the record, I don't feel that way.)
Why DWTS’ Derek Hough was Hospitalized
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:22:12 PDT
If you watched last night’s broadcast of Dancing with the Stars: Season 6, you may have wondered about a comment host Samantha Harris made backstage. After Shannon Elizabeth and Derek Hough did their Samba, it was revealed a trip to the emergency room almost kept Hough off the show. For those keeping track, that would make two hospital visits in approximately two weeks for Julianne’s sibling. Before last week’s show, Derek tweaked his neck while rehearsing for a routine that didn’t invol
BBC news shows get rebrand (BBC News)
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:01:07 PDT
The BBC unveils revamped graphics for its TV news bulletins and is renaming BBC News 24 and BBC World.
Last night's CMT Music Awards�the country-music television network's version of its sister network MTV's Video Music Awards�veered into "a little more than slightly excruciating" territory when co-host Miley Cyrus tripped her way through a Taylor Swift intro in which she talked about texting the glittery-guitar-hoisting country protege incessantly, an endless setup to what would be one of many "ha ha, Dad, I'm paying your bills!" zingers that the Hannah Montana star sent in the direction of her father/svengali, "Achy Breaky Heart" singer Billy Ray Cyrus. (Yes, he performed the line dance that sent him and his mullet to stardom back in 1992, the same year his cash cow was sired.) The opening skit, in which Trace Adkins and his really greasy mop tried currying favor with everyone from Donald Trump to the three remaining Presidential candidates in order to get passes to the show, also mined that route; its final punchline was that Billy Ray was making extra scratch by scalping tickets, which were of course hot properties because of his daughter's presence. That girl is going to be so messed up in three years. Full list of winners�which includes three awards for Kellie Pickler, two for Taylor Swift, and one for that super-creepy video where Jon Bon Jovi and Leann Rimes make out�after the jump.
