Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska is facing a seven-count indictment accusing him of accepting more than $250,000 in unreported gifts. The Washington Post reported that many Alaskans "greeted the news of Stevens's indictment on corruption charges as if they were condemned to a pauper's death, fearful that they will no longer be ...
Senator Ted “Tubes” Stevens Indictment is Appropriate Metaphor for U.S. Communication Power Shift
on 8.1.08
Senator Obama, Please Don’t Trade Space Exploration For Education
on 6.20.08
"The early education plan will be paid for by delaying the NASA Constellation Program for five years …” So opines a document entitled, “Barack Obama’s Plan For Life Success Through Education.” This is not a new thought. The Obama Camp has been saying this for a while, but it just became the focus of an overly ...
“Chinamerica” – An East/West Mashup
on 5.26.08
According to my tour guide, Beijing is a city of 18 million, which would make it just slightly larger than New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston and Philadelphia (the top five population centers in the United States) combined. According to her, it is not the biggest city in China, that honor is reserved for a town you may ...
What We Can Learn From Eight Florida Teens
on 4.18.08
"They'll be tried as adults for kidnapping (a first degree felony) and battery," said Chip Thullbery, a spokesman for the Polk County state attorney. Three of them will also be charged with tampering with a witness. If convicted, they could be sentenced to life in prison. This story has been all over the news ...
2008 04-11 MediaBytes: NAI – Targeted Ads – MLB – Yahoo – Life333 – Centris – FCC
on 4.11.08
If you are having trouble viewing our video player, check out MediaBytes on YouTube. THE NETWORK ADVERTISING INITIATIVE issued guidelines for targeted advertising that drew distinctions between targetable and ...
Toshiba – HD DVD – Apple – American Idol – Verizon – MediaBytes February 19, 2008
on 2.19.08
TOSHIBA has officially announced that it will stop producing and marketing HD DVD players. Shipments to retailers will cease by the end of March. The company said it "simply had no chance to win," and that continuing the format would harm consumers. APPLE has signed a multifaceted deal with American Idol, making iTunes the ...
TNS – Showtime – NAB – Oscars – AT&T – Yahoo – MediaBytes January 31, 2008
on 1.31.08
TNS MEDIA RESEARCH will begin receiving data from 100,000 DirecTV set-top boxes to analyze viewing patterns as part of a new service called TNS DirecTView. Households will be asked to join the service, which will record demographic data but be stripped of names and other identifying information. The new service will offer ...
Apple – Oprah – PBS – StrikeTV – Comcast – MediaBytes 01.16.2008
on 1.16.08
APPLE announced DVD-quality iTunes movie rentals and direct AppleTV rentals in HD. Rentals will cost between $2.99 and $4.99 and be available 30 days after the DVD release. Users will have 30 days to begin watching a download and 24 hours to finish after it starts. All the major studios are supporting the venture. For a ...
Viacom – Microsoft – Hulu – Nielsen – Invidi – P&G – MediaBytes 12.20.2007
on 12.20.07
VIACOM and MICROSOFT have signed an extensive multi-platform partnership. Viacom content will be distributed on Xbox Live and MSN with the two companies splitting revenue. Microsoft will sell and serve display advertising for Viacom sites and purchase advertising on Viacom's TV and web properties. Lastly, Viacom will ...
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