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You don't know tech: The InfoWorld news quiz (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:00:00 PDT
It's baaaa-aaack. After a brief hiatus, the news quiz has returned.

Fortress goes to Hollywood with $300m

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:06:32 PDT
Wall Street has given Hollywood film financing a wide berth since the onset of the credit crunch but Fortress Investment, one of the largest publicly traded alternative investment funds, is bucking the trend to the tune of $300m.

Book reviews

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 09:26:56 PDT
The Good: Plan B: Food, Cash, Fuel & Self Sustainability by Aaron on July 31, 2008 I’ve just finished reading two very good books: Howard Ruff’s How to Prosper During the Coming Bad Years, and Garth Turner’s Greater Fool. Both books fall along the same line of logic: tough times are ahead, and it’s time to prepare. In some respects, these two books conflict with one another, but in others, they mesh nicely. On the subject of investing in gold as a hedge against economic catastrophe, t

Breaking the News About Breast Cancer (MedicineNet.com)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:31:01 PDT
Title: Breaking the News About Breast Cancer Category: Health News Created: 8/8/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 8/8/2008

Do you believe in MAGIC?

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:56:19 PDT
I sure damn do! I am going to be at the MAGIC Marketplace convention in Las Vegas August 25-27th. For those of you who don't know what MAGIC is: The MAGIC Marketplace is the preeminent trade event in the international fashion industry, hosting global buyers and sellers of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, footwear, accessories and sourcing resources. As an incubator of fashion, MAGIC is where new trends surface and develop into what will be seen on the consumer. The show’s goal is to conn

Canada - Mortgage Insurance is NOT a sure thing

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:56:10 PST
"MarketPlace" was broadcasted on Feb 6 and re-ran on CBC NewsWorld on Feb 9. It was about claims made and declined by the major banks (and their underwriter Canada Life) regarding mortgage insurance that the borrowers took when they assumed their mortgage.Link: http://www.cbc.ca/marketplace/in_denial/

TELUS Mobility launches TELUS mobile TV on its national 1X network

Fri, 26 Aug 2005 10:35:45 PDT
TELUS mobile TV is powered by MobiTV, the world's first network and platform providing live television on wireless phones. clients watch live, real-time programming on seven channels: CBC Newsworld, Fox News, G4 Tech TV, Le Reseau de l'information (RDI), MeteoMedia, The Shopping Channel and The Weather Network.

Sloppy Seconds: Paul Newman's Diagnosis

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:19:19 PDT
Sting and the Police, Anne Hathaway, a crazy surveillance video, and more in today's news...

SocialMediaCamp NewYork: The Twitter Report

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:00:08 PDT
Yesterday’s SocialMediaCampNewYork was a fun mix of PR folks and techies and I found myself blending in with the campy crowd perfectly. As someone who works as an online publicist and was formerly both a start-up employee and AOLer, I can see things from both sides, from offering services to the utility of those tools for marketing purposes. While no camp tents were pitched in the heart of NYC, Grand Central, it was neat to check out the Sun Microsystem’s office where the venue was held. The


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