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June 23, 2008 News and Trends

Hotel Giant gets renovated, total transformation

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:31:16 PDT
Get ready to remodel your hotels as Nobilis releases Hotel Giant 2 for the PC and the Nintendo DS at the end of 2008. To succeed as a 5-Star tourism industry mogul you will need to keep your guests happy by getting to know their moods, activities, and behaviors. Building the finest hotels in the world might be a challenge for some, but you have it all mapped out. Finding out what the consumer likes and, worse, dislikes about your hospitality is just the beginning of great fun in this adaptat

Motorola betting its future on 8-megapixel, GPS mega phone?

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:37:49 PDT
Motorola is placing nearly all its faith in a high-technology phone whose success or failure may determine the outcome of the company, according to a news tip. The unnamed device (likely a future ZINE model) would have an 8-megapixel camera, GPS, and a very fast NVIDIA 3D chipset.

Needled News Review

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:12:10 PDT
Another brilliant week of ink-filled headlines, so much so, that’s there’s no time for foreplay here, so I’ll just bang them out. You know you like it.

Homophobic governments block gays from UN AIDS conference

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:59:36 PDT
Power sharing continues in Northern Ireland under new First Minister Peter Robinson is Northern Ireland's next First Minister, despite concerns that direct rule would be imposed after a dispute between the main parties to the peace process. Kennedy joins Obama in VP hunt Illinois Senator Barack Obama has selected a powerhouse three-person team to assist him in choosing his Democratic vice-presidential running mate for the November contest. Down but not out - what next for the

Hockey Night song deal possible (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:26:07 PDT
Contrary to published reports, CBC Sports hasn't yet pulled the plug on the Hockey Night in Canada theme song.

Top 30 Naughty Trends, Innovations and Ads in 2008

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 01:03:57 PDT
Our naughty trends category includes the most controversial ads, naughtiest innovations and sexiest posts in 2008. Be warned that these 30 Naughty Trends push the limits. So don’t click this list unless you’re comfortable seeing Tom Ford’s hottest ads, nudevertising for wine and real shockvertising.

Satellite Radio's opportunities are staring them in the face

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:36:28 PDT
Satellite radio has been receiving a barrage of uppercuts to the chin on Wall Street lately, and largely for good reasons. Mel Karmazin has explained the combination of factors which are complicating satellite's business model. Oddly, neither XM nor Sirius has yet made the necessary steps to meet these factors, let alone counter them. If anything is clear to me it's this: Premium content should be supported by advertising, not subscription. Further, that premium content should be available to

More Buildings to Come Down in Uptown

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 11:21:00 PDT
Many a Pittsburgh resident has seen the sad shape of Pittsburgh’s Uptown (a.k.a. Soho) neighborhood today. It’s sprinkling of old buildings awash in a sea of parking lots. And all of those parking lots are owned by one man, Sal Williams. Many a community advocate has been puzzled and stymied by this accumulation of parking lots. An article in the Pittsburgh Business Times indicates that more parking lots (i.e. further destruction of the Pittsburgh urban fabric) are on their way.

WHERE I BELONG - CBC.ca


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WHERE I BELONG
CBC.ca, Canada - 11 hours ago
... National Film Board of Canada (Winnipeg). It is a winner of the NFB's Reel Diversity Competition, a national initiative in partnership with CBC Newsworld.


Hockey Night song deal possible (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:26:07 PDT
Contrary to published reports, CBC Sports hasn't yet pulled the plug on the Hockey Night in Canada theme song.

Nicholas Carr on Cloud Computing Trends

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 10:53:55 PDT
Best-selling author and technology futurist Nicholas Carr blogs about the coming impacts of cloud computing and their implications for communities, jobs and innovation.


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