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Current News for April 09, 2008
Don't put lipstick on the pig
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:37:05 PDT
Today's issue of PR influences covers 'greenwashing' - "the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service." It's good to see professional PR folk in action. Part of their job is to make sure that companies don't get carried away with their rhetoric and make fools of themselves. Of course, there will always be poor PR folk who see their job as "putting lipstick on the pig". We have to take a certain amount of
CONSUMER TRENDS: Firms adapt to working parents | CourierPos
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:45:49 PDT
62 percent of firms have some sort of work life balance policy
Safeway raised to 'BBB/A-2' on lower debt, positive sales trends - S&P - CNNMoney.com
Court denies royalties to former Procol Harum organist (CBC)
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:29:00 PDT
A British court has ruled in favour of Procol Harum lead singer Gary Brooker in a royalties dispute over the band's late '60s hit, A Whiter Shade of Pale.
Website been Copied? Hit them in the Nuts!
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:24:47 PDT
“Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, WTF, what idiot wrote that? The fact is people who copy are lazy!!!” We are sick of having everything we do copied, so these days we play nasty, these people want to waste our time…well we might as well cause them some problems for doing so - before you read on remember our mantra “Hit Them in the Nuts”. Ok so if you are reading this you are probably here because you are in the same position that we are/were and you are struggling to find out
GFW Magazine Ends Run, Editoral Staff Stays at 1up
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:31:51 PDT
Sad news today in the world of PC gaming. One of the more prolific PC gaming enthusiast publications announced that it is shutting down publication for “business reasons”. I’m afraid it’s true, the magazine once known as Computer Gaming World (and more recently as Games For Windows: The Offical Magazine) has gone the way of the Dodo...
Mugabe has 'unleashed a war' (Kitchener/Waterloo Record)
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:47:38 PDT
HARARE, ZIMBABWE (Apr 4, 2008) -- Intruders ransacked offices of the main opposition party and police detained foreign journalists yesterday in an ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to intimidation and violence in trying to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.
Ubuntu's next conquest: embedded computers
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:59:28 PDT
In what augurs a new trend, embedded-PC pioneer Ampro Computers Inc. announced that it will support all of its products with an embedded Linux OS derived from Ubuntu.
NPD Study Reveals Surprising Trends In US Gaming
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:33:41 PDT
A recent study by the NPD Group reveals that 72% of the US plays video games, and many other tidbits. Full list and commentary within.
iPhone News Updated: Snapture: free 3rd party iPhone camera
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:36:46 PDT
You all probably remember the iPhone Camera Pro program that we wrote about not too long ago — it was a native (unauthorized) application for the iPhone that allowed you to use digital zoom and other advanced features for your iPhone’s camera, and did it well. Its only downside was that it wasn’t free —
Going Green: Panelists Discuss Trends, Challenges
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:13:15 PDT
Going Green: Panelists Discuss Trends, Challenges Teaneck, N.J., April 9, 2008 -- Every year, the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area (IOREBA) showcases the projects of dozens of regional developers and includes a panel discussion on a pressing industry issue. This year, it was going green.
WaMu doles out more gloomy news to shareholders (Houston Chronicle)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:46:41 PDT
Washington Mutual heaped more bad news on its beleaguered employees and shareholders Tuesday.
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:37:05 PDT
Today's issue of PR influences covers 'greenwashing' - "the act of misleading consumers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits of a product or service." It's good to see professional PR folk in action. Part of their job is to make sure that companies don't get carried away with their rhetoric and make fools of themselves. Of course, there will always be poor PR folk who see their job as "putting lipstick on the pig". We have to take a certain amount of
CONSUMER TRENDS: Firms adapt to working parents | CourierPos
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 01:45:49 PDT
62 percent of firms have some sort of work life balance policy
Safeway raised to 'BBB/A-2' on lower debt, positive sales trends - S&P - CNNMoney.com
Safeway raised to 'BBB/A-2' on lower debt, positive sales trends - S&P CNNMoney.com - 1 hour ago ... California-based Safeway (NYSE:SWY) Inc. citing improved credit metrics, lower overall debt levels, and continued positive same-store sales trends. ... Canada's Patheon affirmed at 'B+' - S&P CNNMoney.com S&P raises Safeway corporate credit rating to 'BBB' CNNMoney.com all 164 news articles |
Court denies royalties to former Procol Harum organist (CBC)
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:29:00 PDT
A British court has ruled in favour of Procol Harum lead singer Gary Brooker in a royalties dispute over the band's late '60s hit, A Whiter Shade of Pale.
Website been Copied? Hit them in the Nuts!
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:24:47 PDT
“Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, WTF, what idiot wrote that? The fact is people who copy are lazy!!!” We are sick of having everything we do copied, so these days we play nasty, these people want to waste our time…well we might as well cause them some problems for doing so - before you read on remember our mantra “Hit Them in the Nuts”. Ok so if you are reading this you are probably here because you are in the same position that we are/were and you are struggling to find out
GFW Magazine Ends Run, Editoral Staff Stays at 1up
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:31:51 PDT
Sad news today in the world of PC gaming. One of the more prolific PC gaming enthusiast publications announced that it is shutting down publication for “business reasons”. I’m afraid it’s true, the magazine once known as Computer Gaming World (and more recently as Games For Windows: The Offical Magazine) has gone the way of the Dodo...
Mugabe has 'unleashed a war' (Kitchener/Waterloo Record)
Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:47:38 PDT
HARARE, ZIMBABWE (Apr 4, 2008) -- Intruders ransacked offices of the main opposition party and police detained foreign journalists yesterday in an ominous sign that President Robert Mugabe might turn to intimidation and violence in trying to stave off an electoral threat to his 28-year rule.
Ubuntu's next conquest: embedded computers
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:59:28 PDT
In what augurs a new trend, embedded-PC pioneer Ampro Computers Inc. announced that it will support all of its products with an embedded Linux OS derived from Ubuntu.
NPD Study Reveals Surprising Trends In US Gaming
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:33:41 PDT
A recent study by the NPD Group reveals that 72% of the US plays video games, and many other tidbits. Full list and commentary within.
iPhone News Updated: Snapture: free 3rd party iPhone camera
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:36:46 PDT
You all probably remember the iPhone Camera Pro program that we wrote about not too long ago — it was a native (unauthorized) application for the iPhone that allowed you to use digital zoom and other advanced features for your iPhone’s camera, and did it well. Its only downside was that it wasn’t free —
Going Green: Panelists Discuss Trends, Challenges
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:13:15 PDT
Going Green: Panelists Discuss Trends, Challenges Teaneck, N.J., April 9, 2008 -- Every year, the Industrial and Office Real Estate Brokers Association of the New York Metropolitan Area (IOREBA) showcases the projects of dozens of regional developers and includes a panel discussion on a pressing industry issue. This year, it was going green.
WaMu doles out more gloomy news to shareholders (Houston Chronicle)
Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:46:41 PDT
Washington Mutual heaped more bad news on its beleaguered employees and shareholders Tuesday.
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