Will Comcast's political ties help it earn regulatory approval for its purchase of Time Warner Cable? It can't hurt. Those that opposed Comcast's big merger with NBCU were pretty stunned when the deal was approved three years ago. They shouldn't have been. Every time Comcast CEO Brian Roberts appeared before a hearing, it was practically a love fest. It was obvious he and the firm have a lot of friends in high places at the center of policymaking. Roberts has played the game well—or rather, he's spent well, which is how you play the game in Washington.
South Park: The Stick Of Truth has gone gold. After two years of known development and a delay or two, what may be the funniest RPG ever made is nearly upon us. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Ubisoft has shared a new trailer.
The Federal Aviation Administration has put the kibosh on one Commerce Township-based flower delivery company’s plans to deliver bouquets by flying drone.
FlowerDeliveryExpress.com CEO Wesley Berry says that the FAA recently told them to shut down their new drone delivery pilot program, which is still in beta.
Come on, Google. You’ve gotta do something about this Knowledge Graph situation. I’m all for quick easy knowledge, and believe it or not, I’m a fan of the concept behind the Knowledge Graph, but the execution just isn’t ready for primetime despite being at the center of it for going on two years.
It’s one thing to briefly show users vandalized information from Wikipedia (and I think “briefly” is a generous word in this case), but when you’re showing erroneous information for businesses for weeks (at least), that’s not going to sit well.
When Megan Fox’s male fans heard she was in a serious relationship with “Beverly Hills 90210″ star Brian Austin Green, a lot of them were a little confused, because Green was never the typical Hollywood It guy that most sex symbols fall for, and many people thought the relationship wouldn’t last.
But when Fox and Green announced they were having a baby a couple of years back, many realized they were in it for the long haul and weren’t just in a fly-by-night relationship, like many Hollywood couples are.
With the Winter Olympics still going on, interest in skiing must surely be mounting. After watching some of the world best skiers tackle the slopes, you may feel inclined to finally take up skiing. If you happen to have yourself a 3D printer, you might even want to try your hand at making your own.
The marketing world is a game of one-upmanship: Who can put on the better show and deliver the bigger surprise? So when your audience is leaders in marketing, how do you wow them? That’s where Roman Tsunder comes in with PTTOW. The marketing event for marketers is one over-the-top stunt after another, and translated from comic book lingo, PTTOW (pit-ow) basically means punch in the face. As an acronym it stands for Plan to Take Over the World.
The marketing world is a game of one-upmanship: Who can put on the better show and deliver the bigger surprise? So when your audience is leaders in marketing, how do you wow them? That’s where Roman Tsunder comes in with PTTOW. The marketing event for marketers is one over-the-top stunt after another, and translated from comic book lingo, PTTOW (pit-ow) basically means punch in the face. As an acronym it stands for Plan to Take Over the World.
Magazine brands have been on the iPad since the start, striving to find the best ways to engage readers with tablet-ized versions of their articles and ads. After nearly four years, what works best?To find out, GfK MRI Starch Advertising Research measured 27,099 ads in 784 tablet magazine issues published last year.