Union for Dow Jones Employees Claims Ron Burkle Joined Them to Battle Rupert Murdoch

A union official for Independent Association of Publishers' Employees (IAPE), which represents 2,000 Dow Jones employees, claims they've enlisted the help of Ron Burkle in attempt to thrwart the attempt of Rupert Murdoch to buy the company.

Ben Bernanke says Inflation Slowing but Risks Still There

According to a message from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke delivered via satellite, the economy will continue to grow at a slower pace during the coming months.

WABC New York First Approved for Taxi TV

A number of networks and stations have been vying for the space offered by New York Taxi Cabs to put their TV content on. The first one approved for the project is WABC New York.

Online Media Employment Reaches 40,000: First Time Since 2001

Employment for online media has reached the 40,000 mark for the first time since 2001. According to the bureau of Labor Statistics, it now stands at 40,100 as of April, although still below the high of 51,300 of July 2000. U.S.

Andy Grove: Only the Paranoid Survive - 8

"I have this vague feeling that, just as every generation thinks it invented sex, every generation thinks it created a new economy."

George Harrison's Widow Says Beatles Fans Must Wait for Online Deal

A lot of Beatles fans thought that the end of the dispute between Apple and the Beatles' company, Apple Corps Ltd., had eliminated the barriers to getting their music on the Internet quickly. Unfortunately it's not as easy as that.

Ask.com Redesign Hits a Home Run

Internally the company is calling it Ask3D, which was created to simplify searches by getting rid of the need to continuously refine searches.

The Two Types of Online Shoppers and How to Serve Them

The results of a recent study by Gartner confirmed the two types of shoppers that have always existed still operate that way online.

iTunes Cross-Promoting Music with "Foreign Exchange"

In a move to promote music from other countries and languages, Apple iTunes is now offering a new feature called Foreign Exchange.

Former American Idol Contender Antonella Barba Waiting for 'Right' Opportunity

A lot of the entertainment industry exploiters were quickly on hand when the photo scandal surrounding American Idol contestant Antonella Barba broke wide open. It wasn't long before "Girls Gone Wild" and SugarDVD offered Barba a chance to launch her "entertainment" career.

Billionaire Sues Disgraced, Former Wal-Mart Executive Julie Roehm

It seems that Julie Roehm would have been better off just keeping quiet and going ahead with her lawsuit with Wal-Mart. It looks like she thinks the tactics she's used in the past for marketing efforts can be used to win the court of public opinion. I think she's wrong.

Mary Kay Ash: She Never Wavered - 45

Put the emphasis at the sales parties on teaching rather than selling.

Nickelodeon Partnering with Marriott to Create Family Resorts

Nickelodeon and Marriot will bring Dora the Explorer and Spongebob to a hotel near you!

Fox Trotting as "So You Think You Can Dance" Wins Wednesday Night

Fox seems to have the reality TV genre down as their fare continues to dominate the competition.

Is Dell's Future in the Hands of Wal-Mart?

While the news that over the short-term Dell outperformed analysts' expectations was good, it may be the last good news for the company for a long time.

British Battle Brewing over Realty TV Face Surgery Show

A couple of emails have created quite a stir in Britain as Ricochet, a production company (Supernanny), has approached a couple of charities for the purpose of filming facial reconstructive surgery.

How to Increase Email Deliverability

A recent study, the Lyris EmailAdvisor ISP Deliverability Report Card for 1Q07, reveals that the content within an email message isn't the main problem in deliverability.

Why the Bancrofts Need to Sell Dow Jones & Company

The meeting where the figures were thrown out that 52 percent of the Bancroft family opposed Rupert Murdoch's offer to buy Dow Jones & Company, shows the many problems that make up what is the Bancroft family shareholders in the company.

U.S. Census: Single Heads of Households Reach 89 Million

Last month a report on the 2006 census revealed that there are now over 89 million singles in the U.S. that are in the role of heads of housholds. These singles love their media and are very social.

The Common Sense Management of Sam Walton - 98

"I have always been driven to buck the system, to innovate, to take things beyond where they've been."

JupiterResearch Report: Broadband will Reach 70 percent of U.S. homes by 2012

The new report from JupiterResearch, "U.S. Broadband Forecast, 2007 to 2012: LECs Maintain Advantage of Cable Operator in Quest for New Subscribers," says that by 2012 broadband should experience an additional growth of 36 million subscribers.

USA Network Acquires Rights to "Pirates of The Caribbean: At World's End"

Jane Blaney, USA's senior vice president, programming, announced that the USA Network has landed the rights to the third film in the "Pirates" trilogy "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.

Sales and Distribution of Virtual Items to Explode by 2012

According to market researcher DFC Intelligence, the sale and distribution of virtual items will account for 40 percent of the projected $13.1 billion revenue for the overall online gaming market by 2012.

The Jack Welch Management Mystique - 51

"Weed out the weakest. The Red Sox and the Mets are playing tonight. Guess what? They're not putting on the field guys in the minors."

Six Feet Under's Jeremy Sisto Joining Law & Order

Jeremy Sisto who played the part of troubled Billy Chenowith in the HBO original series Six Feet Under, will now move to a totally new role as he plays a detective in the crime drama Law & Order.

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