Hell hath no fury, it seems, like Justin Bieber fans and their parents on a school night. After showing up on stage at London's O2 arena nearly two hours after he was billed to appear on Monday night, the Canadian singer could be in line for a fine for breaking a noise curfew. But while such a fine...
The Mobile World Congress held last week in Barcelona was as large as the biggest auto-show in the world: 1,500 exhibitors and a crowd of 72,000 attendees from 200 countries. The mobile industry is roaring like never before. But the news media industry lags and will have to fight hard to stay in...
Stop Selling Ads and Do Something Useful
05/03/2013 08:10
Banner ads didn't always suck. I should know. I helped create the first one. My children tell me that's like inventing smallpox.
It was October 1994, a fantastically idealistic time on the Internet. Many pioneers of digital advertising believed it possible to create advertising so useful it's a...
American Idol determined the rest of the female members of the twelfth-season's Top 20 semifinalists during Wednesday night's Fox broadcast of Las Vegas Round eliminations. Five female contestants were sent home from American Idol's twelfth season and five advanced after 10 women took the stage and...
'Dancing with the Stars' pro Derek Hough: We want to bring positivity and innocence back this season
01/03/2013 14:57
Dancing with the Stars professional dancer Derek Hough says the show will go on without Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- suggesting it may even be better without the controversial, outspoken figure. "We had a meeting with the producers. We always have a meeting before the show, and we really want to bring...
'The Bachelor' star Sean Lowe reportedly was undecided until last minute, almost didn't choose Catherine Giudici or Lindsay Yenter
01/03/2013 14:48
The Bachelor star Sean Lowe was reportedly still unsure which woman was for him only hours before he proposed to one of his two remaining bachelorettes. The Bachelor's seventeenth-season finale filmed on November 17, and after eight weeks of emotional cuts and memorable dates, Lowe couldn't make up...
What Is an Act of Cyberwar?
01/03/2013 14:43
In the past month, several companies — Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and news outlets — have disclosed that their networks were hacked. Many of these cybersecurity breaches in the United States appear to be instigated by the Chinese military.
When is a cyberattack an act of war? And what are...
Yul Kwon, former 'Survivor: Cook Islands' winner, and wife Sophie Tan have a baby girl
01/03/2013 14:26
The former Survivor: Cook Islands winner and his wife Sophie Tan welcomed their second daughter into the world in Castro Valley, CA, on Monday, People reported. "Kaylin weighed in at over 8 pounds, most of which I'm convinced is made up of baby poop," Kwon reportedly announced to his friends,...
Google to be summoned over data grab 'excesses'
01/03/2013 14:11
Google representatives are to be summoned to appear before European data protection officials over concerns about the way it collects data on web users. The US search company will be asked to explain why it has not taken "any precise measures" to change its privacy policy since October 2012, when...
Rodman tells North Korea's Kim Jong-un: you have a friend for life
01/03/2013 14:04
The former basketball star Dennis Rodman has told the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, "you have a friend for life", as the two men watched the Harlem Globetrotters and dined on sushi. Rodman made his comments to Kim before a crowd of thousands on Thursday as they watched players from North Korea...
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