Blackberry Strikes Again
With all of their recent press and flood of new releases, you wouldn't associate BlackBerry with the term Slacker, but all that is beginning to change. Earlier this year, Research in Motion paired with Slacker, an Internet radio service, to...
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Just Enough Love For Corzine?
I had my second in-person encounter with NJ Governor Jon Corzine last week. This one was at a "Green Day" environmental fair in Maplewood NJ. Our prior meeting had been a 4th of July parade a couple of years ago....
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Have Consumers Hung Up On Ringtones?
Ringtones were once popularly used as an identity statement, with users willing to pay as much as $3 for a few seconds of their personal anthem to signal an incoming call. However, it seems that consumers are no longer purchasing...
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Bloggers Beware!
Earlier this week, the FTC put forth new revisions to its guidelines concerning endorsements and testimonials in advertising. In addition to altering how far advertisers can go to make claims about a product's effectiveness, the FTC rules now include restrictions...
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The Olympics: A Battle Worth Losing?
The Matt Drudge headline said it with pizzazz: "The Ego has landed: World rejects Obama, Chicago out in first round." While I can't agree with Drudge that Chicago's Olympic loss was a result of a "rejection" of Obama, I have...
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