Time to rethink the fourth quarter - Fri, October 10, 2008
It's hard to time right now whether a stock's movement is the result of some more or less rational market assessment of a company's prospects or simply the effects of the storm surge sweeping over global stock exchanges. But media stocks seemed to be getting a double whammy on Friday: another 500 point dive in the Dow (as of mid-afternoon) and the fallout from Viacom's profit warning. Citing "the rapid softening of the econo...
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Today's Agenda | October 11, 2008
SlingCatcher hits the marketEchoStar subsidiary Sling Media announced Wednesday that the SlingCatcher, a set-top box that facilitates watching Web video on the living-room TV, is now available for immediate purchase and delivery from online retailers and brick-and-mortar outlets.
Dell aiming for image upgradeDell Computers is tired of its image as a business computer brand and has enlisted Creative Artists Agency to help the company identify entertainment opportunities to make it more appealing to consumers.
Commission backs internet users over content providersThe European Parliament's rejection of a proposed "three strikes" law must be respected, the commission said at an EUobserver-organised conference on internet rights.
Tech guru challenges next generation to get seriousTim O'Reilly is urging young entrepreneurs and engineers to stop making some of the sillier software that lets Facebook users throw virtual sheep at their friends and instead start making a real difference in the world.
Topics: [Digital Copyright] [Regulation & Legislation] [Legal] [Trade] [DRM]
- Bank turmoil fuels phishing boom
- SlingCatcher Hits the Market
- McCain, Obama Wires Cross On Telecom; Areas Of Clear Difference; Obama favors the Internet firms, McCain the phone carriers on net neutrality
- Commission backs internet users over content providers
- FCC Gets Final Say In AWS-1 Vs. AWS-3 Bid M2Z takes on T-Mobile, AT&T on an issue with free wireless in balance
- Microsoft Ups Japan Xbox Sales Forecast; Details Virtual World
Topics: [Deals & Dealmakers] [E-Content] [Consumer Trends] [R&D] [DIY]
- YouTube starts running full-length CBS shows
- McCain, Obama Wires Cross On Telecom; Areas Of Clear Difference; Obama favors the Internet firms, McCain the phone carriers on net neutrality
- A mere facebook tweak stirs calls of 'Mutiny!' 'boycott!' 'sabotage!' this over a facebook facelift? triggers talk of boycott and sabotage Facebook's new look
- BEAR CLAW
- Tech guru challenges next generation to get serious
- Silicon Valley optimists always seem to make money
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