Gaming gamble for Google Asia Times | Jul 31, 2010 <IT WORLD> | Gaming gamble for Google | By Martin J Young | HUA HIN, Thailand - Google is cooking up new recipes in its digital kitchen, with reports this week about a number of partnerships with online gaming companies. A social gaming platform seems to...
Nissan to Unveil Rogue Crossover The New York Times | Filed at 12:18 p.m. ET | FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Nissan's North American division planned to unveil a redesigned 2011 model of its Rogue crossover SUV at an auto show in Tennessee. | Nissan said the vehicle will appear Saturday at the International Z Car Convention. It has new exterior and interio...
Nissan to Unveil Rogue Crossover The New York Times | Filed at 12:18 p.m. ET | FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) -- Nissan's North American division planned to unveil a redesigned 2011 model of its Rogue crossover SUV at an auto show in Tennessee. | Nissan said the vehicle will appear Saturday at the International...
Limbaugh criticizes GM, but accepted ad money Ohio | Detroit Free Press | Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has criticized General Motors over its new electric car, the Chevrolet Volt, while admitting he had taken advertising money from GM last year during its rescue by the Obama administration. | L...
Added to the Recall List: Millions of Frozen Mice The New York Times | Take mice from freezer. Thaw (but not in the microwave, please). Feed to pet snakes. Stephen Mally for The New York Times | “Snakes got to eat,” said Steve Gilfillan of Council Bluffs, Iowa, who buys frozen mice by the thousands for his pet rep...
Ad guru Harold Mitchell accepts takeover but will play on The Daily Telegraph Australia | AUSTRALIA'S biggest media buyer Harold Mitchell has finally succumbed to temptation and agreed to sell the family company. | Harold Mitchell has sold Mitchell Communication Group (MCG) for $363 million to British advertising giant Aegis, but h...
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Yahoo Japan Teams With Google on Search The New York Times | TOKYO — Yahoo Japan announced Tuesday that it would use Google technology to power its Internet search engine and search-advertising platform. The deal puts Yahoo Japan on ...
Oil tops US$79 as markets rally NZ Herald 4:00 AM Tuesday Jul 27, 2010 Email Print | Oil prices rose above US$79 a barrel yesterday in Asia as regional stockmarkets extended a rally from last week amid improving investor o...
U.S. effort to limit food ads to kids stalls Star Tribune | Lucky Charms. Froot Loops. Cocoa Pebbles. A ConAgra frozen dinner with corn dog and fries. McDonald's Happy Meals. | These foods might make a nutritionist cringe, but all of them...
Mediaset net jumps on ad recovery, sees more growth The Guardian * H1 net profit 241.6 million euros, up 34 percent * Q2 net 149 million euros vs f'cast 142 million * Italy Jan-Aug ad sales up around 5 percent * Confident Q4 Italy ad sales to rise 4-5 percent (Adds comments on second part of year, Q2) By Danilo Ma...
Ad trends up, profit down at McClatchy The Miami Herald | McClatchy, publisher of The Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald, said Thursday its second-quarter net income dropped sharply from last year's results, which were boosted by a gain from debt restructuring. | But the company said advertising trends are ...
Obama's daytime TV charm offensive NZ Herald By Robert Winnett 10:25 AM Saturday Jul 31, 2010 Email Print | Barack Obama became the first sitting President to appear on a daytime television chat show as he attempted to reach out to ordinary Americans yesterday after a slump in his opinion poll ratings. | Obama was hoping to appeal to so-called "soccer moms" who are being heavily courted by th...