Tavis Smiley, Smiley Radio Properties and Public Radio International have announced that “Smiley & West” is now officially a weekly program. Alisa Miller, President and CEO of Public Radio International says, “Tavis Smiley and Cornel West bring a rare dynamism and authenticity to conversation, and a heart-felt dedication to invite listeners to take part in […]
Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis today unveiled a new online tool called My Next Move. The tool is aimed at providing jobseekers with information on more than 900 occupations, as well as local job openings and training opportunities in a simple, user-friendly format. Accessed at http://mynextmove.dol.gov, My Next Move is intended to assist all jobseekers. It may […]
Premiering online is “The New City,” which is Chapter One of a new BMW Documentary Film Series, “Wherever You Want to Go.” “The New City” makes a attempt to understand the ways in which we will live in the future and how it will significantly impact the way we move. The Shift to Urban Living […]
Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman’s Playtone, along with Lexus’ LStudio announced today the launch of their web series production “The Three Minute Talk Show,” premiering today on LStudio’s Broadband Channel. Created specifically for the web, “The Three Minute Talk Show” features everything that audiences have come to expect from a talk show all condensed into […]
The World-Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has unveiled a new logo for HTML5. HTML5 has been the topic of conversation as the antidote for everything that’s wrong with web development and way to rid browsesr of plugins such as Flash. The logo was designed by Ocupop, a firm that focuses on branding, identity and web design, […]
Ray Halbritter, Nation Representative and CEO of the Oneida Indian Nation, announced today that the just-launched Indian Country Today Media Network, the country’s first-ever website and media network for news and information about Native American and indigenous peoples, will introduce itself to the entertainment community with a poly-bag insert in Variety’s Friday Golden Globe issue. […]
Casio America and its parent company, Casio Computer have announced the launch of Imaging Square, an online service designed to enable users to transform their prized photos into compelling pieces of art. The new service will go live in the United States in February 2011. Using HDR to Transform Photography Casio’s new Imaging Square service […]
The Leanback project at YouTube, which creates a TV-like fullscreen, high-definition, non-stop playback of videos subscribed to or created by the user, has added the ability to create “channels” based on particular interests or keywords. The system works based on your likes or interests to cause the “channel” to automatically select new content the viewer […]
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a division of the Department of Homeland Security has shut down a number of online music and movie file sharing websites according to a NYTimes report. Among the sites that ICE seized were torrent-finder.com, onsmash.com and rapgodfathers.com. At least 70 other websites that were supporting either counterfeit clothing, DVDs and […]
Black Friday shopping extends beyond the traditional holiday ornament, GPS system, and MP3 players. Post-Thanksgiving shoppers have turned their gazes from electronics to appliances. Compared to Black Friday 2008, 2009 Black Friday freezer sales jumped by 104 percent, washer/dryer combos by 70 percent, and refrigerators by 30 percent. To make appliance shopping easier, GE […]