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Fired cabbie leaves dying rabbit on ex-boss' doorstep, police say
http://blogs.kansascity.com/ crime_scene/ 2008/ 05/ fired-cabbie-le.htmlWhew ... I would hate to read that letter of recommendation. Story is from New York.
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Social Media Analytics Firm Sometrics Gets Seed Funding
http://www.dmwmedia.com/ news/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ social-media-analytics-firm-sometri…Social Media Analytics Firm Sometrics Gets Seed Funding Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 16, 2008 - 7:58am. Los Angeles - Sometrics, a provider of analytics tracking and measurement services for social media, announced this week that it has raised an undisclosed sum of seed funding, led by The Mail Room Fund with participation from AT&T and Greycroft Partners.
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Computer Companies Praise FCC Smackdown
http://business.marc8.com/ computer-companies-praise-fcc-smackdownComputer Companies Praise FCC Smackdown Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:50 The Computer and Communications Industry Association Friday praised the Senate for voting to block the FCC's newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule change.
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NGC Promotes Moran
http://business.marc8.com/ ngc-promotes-moranNGC Promotes Moran Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:50 National Geographic Channel promoted Heather Moran from vice president of programming and strategic development to senior VP.
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FAO Schwarz to Sell Toys in Macy’s
http://business.marc8.com/ fao-schwarz-sell-toys-macy-sFAO Schwarz to Sell Toys in Macy’s NYT > Business Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:03 Two of New York’s most venerable retail brands, Macy’s and FAO Schwarz, are teaming up for a risky experiment: bringing toys back to the department store.
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Primetime Ratings: ABC Takes Thursday
http://business.marc8.com/ primetime-ratings-abc-takes-thursdayPrimetime Ratings: ABC Takes Thursday Broadcasting & Cable - Business and Deals News Fri, 05/16/2008 - 13:50 ABC won the 18-49 demo Thursday night thanks to Grey's Anatomy and Lost.
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Sam Andrew Interview
http://www.modernguitars.com/ archives/ 004409.htmlLate last year, Big Brother and the Holding Company performed at the campus of Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. D.C. photographer Michael G. Stewart and I met guitarist Sam Andrew, who talked about the group, Janis Joplin, the band's history and about Sam's latest ventures.
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Study: Problems in Emerging Markets Boost Software Piracy
http://www.dmwmedia.com/ news/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ study%3A-problems-emerging-markets-…Study: Problems in Emerging Markets Boost Software Piracy Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 16, 2008 - 7:45am. Washington - Despite a decline in software piracy in many countries, overall dollar losses from piracy continued to grow in 2007 due to fast growing PC markets in some of the world's highest piracy nations, according to a new study by the Business Software Alliance (BSA).
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Oscar Pistorius - The Fastest Man on No LEGS!
http://sunbear.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 16/ oscar-pistorius-the-fastest-man-on-n…I blogged about Porter Ellett, the one arm basketball player not too long ago. And here is another extraordinary story of a man living his dreams despite disability. Known as the “Blade Runner” and “the fastest man on no legs”, Oscar Pistorius is the double amputee world record holder in the 100, 200
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LENA HEADEY’S INK
http://www.celebrities.com/ blog/ ?p=4112Lena Heady, the sexy star of last years box office smash 300, was at the Fox Upfronts in New York (an upfront is a meeting of television network executives with the press and, more importantly, with major advertisers - Wikipedia).