MySpace Co-Presidents Reveal Company’s Plan for the Future [INTERVIEW]Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:01AMWe had a chance to step into MySpace HQ for a chat with new Co-Presidents Jason Hirschhorn and Mike Jones, who preside over the News Corp.-owned social network from a shared desk in Beverly Hills. The joint office speaks to how closely Hirschhorn and Jones are working together to create a unified vision of the future for the lately struggling MySpace, whose former CEO Owen Van Natta exited the ...
Regis Philbin dishes on his Irish roots, Bing Crosby and Notre DameTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:27PMRegis Philbin believes part of his job is to cheer up America .“The news is so grim in the newspapers and on television that I just feel like people deserve a little cheering up, and if I can give it to them I’ll try,” Philbin says about his daily dose of good cheer on Regis and Kelly, the top morning show.
For homeless boy, to dream is to fly far, far from uncertainty belowTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:43PMCLEARWATER Robert Utley and his mother pedal their bikes up the sidewalk toward the library. The temperature is in the 40s, but Robert doesn't feel cold. He doesn't feel much of anything.
Brining bullying into the openTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:06PMUnfortunately, most parents realize that bullying has come a long way since they were students in school. With the state Senate set to vote on a bill requiring schools to take a tougher stance on bullying and cyberbullying this week, the Dover PTO’s presentation last Tuesday on bullying was timely and informative.
PASL-Pro North American Championships to be Broadcast Exclusively on 619sports.netTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:47PM619Sports.Net, the home of the San Diego Sockers, is proud to be named the exclusive broadcast partner of the PASL-Pro for the 2010 North American Championships, to be played at the Del Mar Arena March 11th-13th. 619 Sports will carry all five games of the championship live on their website, with video and audio livestreaming coverage worldwide.
John Daly gave out my cell number, and I worry about what that portendsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:04PMWork in this business long enough -- I've been a sportswriter for 34 years -- and you'll write articles that athletes and their fans don't like. Taking heat from fans has always been part of the job, and if you can't take it, you won't last.
John Daly gave out my cell number, and I worry about what that portendsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:40PMSmits has worked at The Florida Times-Union since 1982. Work in this business long enough — I've been a sportswriter for 34 years — and you'll write articles that athletes and their fans don't like. Taking heat from fans has always been part of the job, and if you can't take it, you won't last.
Massa Drama: Dem Congressman Muddles Rahm's MessageTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:52AMRetiring congressman from New York lifts awkward curtain on the White House. New York - White House - United States - Democratic Party - Rahm Emanuel
The Page That Thanks You KindlyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:43AMRight Behind Them The Sun really is the voice of the people. And that voice was bellowing loud and clear this morning, allowing the glorious populous to pick the England team.
Z2Live Taps Lou Fasulo to Oversee Social Gaming StrategyTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:30AMSEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Z2Live, creators of the first true multiplayer games platform for mobile, announce that Lou Fasulo has joined the company to oversee the launch and development of a next generation mobile game community. Fasulo formerly headed up publishing for Sonic Boom Games, and has had similar senior roles at both Vivendi Universal Games and AT&T Wireless. "He is one ...
Herald ScotlandTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:06AMShe’s sold millions of albums, and is now firmly one of Scotland’s most popular singers.
The lightbulb winsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:58AMFor the past few Social Studies classes, we've been discussing technological advances in transportation and communication, and how new inventions in general have made our lives easier.
Nigeria : HIV/Aids Counselling - GSM Hotline to the RescueTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:47AMLagos — NATIONAL Agency for the Control of AIDS (NACA) has said the use of free telephone counselling service has become a big boost to the response of people to the Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immuno-deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) pandemic in the country.
Band Seeks Babysitter: An Interview With Deer TickMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 2:19PMBy Rachel Brodsky Ever since the release of 2007's War Elephant , John McCauley's raspy snarl and bittersweet words have painted the portrait of an older, more wizened musician. Known for creating a bluesy fusion of country music, rock, and alt-folk, his band, Deer Tick, has often raised the ire of a certain, farm-tool-themed publication. Refusing to bow to critics who question why this Rhode ...
Inside the Oscar show on Hollywood's Biggest NightMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:27PMThe Academy Awards is without question Hollywood’s biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes. Here’s an insider’s look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seeing on camera.
The life and death of online communitiesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:57AMThe more heterogeneous the community of an online chat channel, the more chances the channel has to survive over time. This has been concluded in a new joint study carried out by researchers of the University of Haifa and the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "This study has shown that an essentially social characteristic significantly influences the survival chances of an online community ...
Runes of Magic Advances Game Play with Voice Chat from Vivox®Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:38AMNATICK, Mass.----Vivox , the market leader in voice services for online games, virtual worlds and the social web, announced a partnership with Runewaker Entertainment to provide voice chat for the smash hit MMO Runes of Magic.
The 9 top Oscar moments, in case you missed itMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:50AMThe Oscars are long, and although people across the world watch it, even the attendees are bored to tears. (Did you see George Clooney?) If you missed Hollywood’s biggest night of self-adoration all year, here’s a handy crib sheet for the most notable moment’s from last night’s show. George Clooney was a bitch all night. Homeboy picked [...]
Interview: Composers On Scoring The Digital DownloadMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:22AM[In this roundtable discussion, Gamasutra sits down with the musicians from titles and album series including Gravity Crash, Shatter, NightSky and I Am Robot And Proud to discuss the creative process behind their unique independent soundtrack work.] According to many observers, downloadable platforms -- notably console downloadable titles, from more conventional genres through more experimental ...
South Park: The Complete Thirteenth SeasonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:28AMHighly Recommended After thirteen seasons and 195 episodes, South Park remains one of the smartest and most consistently funny shows on television. In its first season, the program was a crude, daring bad-boy, willing to do anything for a laugh - or to generate controversy. But as time passed, South Park 's reputation quickly grew as the intelligence of its creators became evident, nearly every ...
Use Firefox, but don't delete ExplorerMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:04AMQ. I took your advice and downloaded Firefox. Is there any value to leaving Internet Explorer on my system? Should I uninstall it?
Z2Live Announces In-Game Voice Chat for iPhone OSMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:30AMSEATTLE, WA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - Z2Live, the first true multiplayer game platform for mobile announced the availability of voice chat for Apple's iPhone, iPod touch and iPad devices. "Mobile gamers can now play with and talk to their friends at the same time" said David Bluhm, president and CEO of Z2Live. "For gamers, it's a lot more fun and for publishers, it helps sell more games." The ...
Backstage highlights from the Academy AwardsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:25AMThe Academy Awards is without question Hollywood's biggest night. Here's an insider's look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seeing on camera.
Wheelchair race inspires U.S. filmmakerMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:40AMAmong the thousands of spectators arriving in Vancouver this week for the start of the Paralympics is a Los-Angeles-based filmmaker who has become an unlikely champion of disabled athletes.
Inside the Oscar show on Hollywood's biggest nightMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:49AMLOS ANGELES (AP) – The Academy Awards is without question Hollywood's biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes. Here's an insider's look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seeing on camera. ___
Tales from the downturn: Where the heart isMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:40AMIt takes a village to handle being unemployed — or at least it has for me. Luckily, I happen to have a village on hand, right here in my apartment building on Riverside Drive. More than six months ago — time flies when you're economically screwed — I was laid off from...
Oscars: What You Didn't See on TVMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:30AMGo Behind the Scenes at the March 7 Academy Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles
Behind the scenes at the OscarsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:34PMLOS ANGELES — The Academy Awards is without question Hollywood’s biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes.
How to Navigate the Deluge of Netflix Streaming DevicesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:22PMYou can stream Netflix to more than 50 devices, including game consoles and HDTVs. We'll help you make sense of it all, so that you can stream Netflix into your living room.
How to Navigate the Deluge of Netflix Streaming DevicesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 9:00PMGetting a movie (or an entire season of Lost) delivered in the mail used be the height of convenience, but discs are so last decade. Consumers are increasingly seeking instant satisfaction, in the form of streaming video on demand. Netflix says that 48 percent of its 12.3 million subscribers used its streaming feature in December 2009, versus just 28 percent the previous year.
Inside the Oscar show on Hollywood's biggest nightSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:56PMLOS ANGELES -- The Academy Awards is without question Hollywood's biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes as they arrive wearing their finest clothes and jewels, ma...
Inside the Oscar show on Hollywood's biggest nightSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:13PMThe Academy Awards is without question Hollywood's biggest night, a time when the world stops to gawk at its celluloid heroes. Here's an insider's look from the Kodak Theatre at what you are not seein
The fight on the beachesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:13PMIn the winter darkness a chill wind is blowing over Hastings Pier. Wild waves, like shape-shifting monsters of the deep, lash at its iron struts. Not far away, in the warmth of Hastings Town Hall, the politicians are bickering over the future of this local icon of the great seaside era.
Japan's top web forum an outlet for free speech -- and hateSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:50PMJapan's biggest Internet forum, where anonymous netizens trade anything from cooking tips to death threats, has long been an anarchic zone of uninhibited free speech and a magnet for controversy.
Next iPhone Likely to Get Web CameraSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:36PMiPhone apps already offer video chat functionality, and now it seems like the next iPhone will offer a front-faced Web camera.
Dave Holland: Business Is GoodSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:06PMSomewhere in New York State’s Hudson Valley, about 3,300 miles away from his birthplace in the English industrial city of Wolverhampton, wondrous sounds are issuing forth from the home of bassist, composer and bandleader Dave Holland.
Michael McDonald still swinging at 58Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:41AMFor a white man, singer-songwriter Michael McDonald had a voice that sounded black and always in dire straits.
Top 20 toss fickle judges some curvesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:19AMLast week on 'American Idol,' we learned about the crash and burn of early expectations and the danger of 'misunderestimations.'
Internet offers seminar opportunitySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 3:45AMGoing somewhere, like on a trip to Australia, doesn't always have to consist of getting in a car and driving to the airport and then boarding a plane. The ocean, therefore, will not even be seen below or the clouds and blue sky above.
Kendall VFW recognizes achievements in Naperville, schoolsSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:08AMThe veterans of Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873 took time this weekend to thank and honor local heroes making a difference in Naperville and the schools serving the community.
O2 UK's iPhone plan adds "video calls"Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:56PMO2's British division has raised eyebrows today after its tariff list was discovered to include a mention of video calls. The rate has been quietly added to the "key features" list and would cost as much as much as a voice-only call. No other immediate references have been found....
Cancer can't silence Roger EbertSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:04PMAlthough unable to speak, Ebert is still the same film critic with lots to say.