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Topic: British Broadcasting Corporation

  
CULTURE   |  10 comments

The Office: Will You Watch?

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Mar 24, 2005 at 12:05 PM

The Office, the much-lauded BBC faux-workplace documentary created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, has its American reimagining tonight on NBC at 9:30 p.m. EST. Are you going to watch it? I have to admit that I have not seen ...READ»

BRANDING   |  5 comments

The Brand Called... Who? III

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Nov 14, 2003 at 3:20 PM

From airlines to human beings, the BBC reported yesterday that Americans are increasingly apt to name their children after commercial brands. One reason for the popularity of brands as names is a growing desire on the part of ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  Comment

BBC Adopts Tortoise as Official Mascot


Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Jun 23, 2005 at 6:57 PM

In the wake of scandal and bad press, the BBC has unveiled a new set of editorial guidelines - set to take effect July 25 - stressing accuracy over speed. (Read the BBC reporting on the BBC here. AP story here.) The big news ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  8 comments

The Coming Smackdown Over International News

BY Linda Tischler
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Apr 26, 2006 at 2:11 PM

In the coming war for the hearts and minds of international news junkies, the BBC Worldservice just launched a pre-emptive strike. This week it announced that it has hired BBDO New York to handle the advertising promoting its new ...READ»

CAREER DEVELOPMENT   |  10 comments

Tax the Beautiful to Feed the Ugly?!

BY Saabira Chaudhuri
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 5, 2007 at 2:11 PM

I read a BBC article yesterday on how 'Ugly people in Argentina are striking back.' A man named Gonzalo Otalora has been "ugly" all his life and he's taken it upon himself to bridge the gap between the beautiful and the ugly so to ...READ»

CAREERS   |  1 comment

Italian Women Out of Work

BY Alexandra Zendrian
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Apr 22, 2008 at 11:38 AM

According to a recent article by the BBC(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7337145.stm), Italy has one of the lowest rates of female employment in the European Union, with only 46 percent of women holding jobs.  That amounts ...READ»

BBC   |  1 comment

Japan's Quirky Vending Machines

BY Saabira Chaudhuri
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue May 13, 2008 at 1:50 PM

Put some change in, thrust your face out and prepare for… a quick nicotine fix and an estimate of your wrinkles. The Japanese have always had the world's quirkiest vending machines – actually I'd go so far as to say the ...READ»

CULTURE   |  14 comments

The Office: Brilliant Satire or Tired Facsimile? Discuss.

BY David Lidsky
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Mar 24, 2005 at 11:52 PM

As promised, I watched the premiere of The Office on NBC tonight. (Remember that I am coming into this with only word of the legend of the BBC version; I have not seen the series on which this American rendition is based.) So ...READ»

LEADERSHIP MENTORING   |  Comment

To: The Queen, Subject: My Dog

BY Ian Wylie
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:47 AM

When her dog died under mysterious circumstances after a veterinary operation in Bristol, England, Janet Mahoney was distraught, then angry.READ»

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DESIGN   |  1 comment

Infographic of the Day: Ballooning Population Maps

BY Kelsey Keith
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 8:19 AM

Geography seen through the filter of population density. READ»

LEADERSHIP   |  Comment

My Favorite Bookmarks - Margaret Heffernan

BY Fast Company
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:09 AM

Picks from the COO of iCAST.com.READ»

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BBC ON DEMAND   |  2 comments

Will BBC Launch Paid VOD Globally?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Oct 7, 2009 at 9:33 AM

Attention Doctor Who fans: The venerable British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is rumored to be launching a global version of its Internet iPlayer video-on-demand solution. The iPlayer lets British viewers catch up on BBC shows ...READ»

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CATCH-UP TV   |  Comment

Five Ways TV is Trying to Win You Back

BY Stephanie Schomer
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Sep 22, 2009 at 9:27 AM

Is broadcast TV on a downward spiral? Execs are starting to show their concern. We contribute to their stress by watching our favorite shows online--when we want, for free, and with few commercials. And now a recent study shows that ...READ»

Planetary Skin
CISCO   |  3 comments

Cisco, NASA Bare "Planetary Skin"--Sci-Fi Sensor Eco-Map of San Francisco

BY Anya Kamenetz
Relevancy Score: 92
Tue Apr 14, 2009 at 12:35 PM

Cisco CEO John Chambers is "healthily paranoid," he told the BBC today. Maybe that's why he's planning to spread sci-fi, panopticon-esque vigilance across entire cities and even ecosystems, in a collaboration with NASA ...READ»

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Just Say No

BY Margaret Heffernan
Relevancy Score: 91
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:45 PM

Many years ago, I worked as a commissioning editor for BBC Television. This meant that I received and evaluated proposals for new TV shows from independent producers who hoped the BBC would fund, or at least develop, their idea. The ...READ»

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Who Do You Work For?

BY Margaret Heffernan
Relevancy Score: 90
Tue Jul 8, 2008 at 5:46 PM

A few weeks ago, I had to good fortune to run into an old boss of mine, Piers Plowright. He was one of the first people I worked for at the BBC, and one of the best. Much to my amazement, I discovered that he was now retired but not ...READ»

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION   |  Comment

Your Ad Here

BY Tonya Garcia
Relevancy Score: 88
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:14 AM

Interactive advertising lights up the Great White Way. READ»

BRANDING   |  Comment

The Brand Called... Who? IV

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 86
Mon Nov 17, 2003 at 3:52 PM

The Design Conspiracy, a London-based ad agency, has developed a point-and-click branding tool. Just enter your name, your company's core value, and your primary goal, and voila! What Brand Are You will help you choose a ...READ»

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WIFI   |  3 comments

Silent Movie Theaters, Courtesy of Anti-Wireless Paint

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 85
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 12:51 PM

Clever, mischief-minded researchers in Japan have developed an interior paint that blocks wireless signals. Made with aluminum-iron oxide, the paint resonates at the same frequency as many household devices like routers and cell ...READ»

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APRIL FOOLS DAY   |  5 comments

April Fools' Day: How Pranking Your Customers Can Buoy Your Brand [update]

BY Dan Macsai
Relevancy Score: 83
Mon Mar 30, 2009 at 5:07 PM

UPDATE: If you're as April Fools'-obsessed as we are, you've probably spent the entire day trolling the Internet for pranks. And because so many big-name brands stepped up, we all had a lot to enjoy. (See our ...READ»

INTERNET + WEB   |  Comment

New Media News

BY Lynne d Johnson
Relevancy Score: 83
Wed Dec 20, 2006 at 7:56 PM

Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPal’s Territory "Steven Grossberg, who sells video games online from his home in Wellington, Fla., recently sent an enticing offer to 20,000 customers: $10 off any purchase over $30 using a new ...READ»

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BUY LOCAL   |  1 comment

Paradox of Thrift? Buy Local During the Recession

BY Danielle Sacks
Relevancy Score: 81
Tue Mar 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM

I met up with a friend the other night who owns an up-and-coming handbag company in Brooklyn, New York. I asked her how she thought the little boutiques and restaurants lining our Carroll Gardens neighborhood could possibly survive ...READ»

TECHNOLOGY + COMPUTERS   |  4 comments

Throw-Away Technology

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 79
Wed Mar 31, 2004 at 12:17 PM

Following my move to New York, my CD player stopped working. It would recognize discs -- but give an error message when I tried to play one. Knowing that there is a CD and electronics repair shop down the block, I considered taking ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS   |  Comment

Real-World Radio

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 79
Fri Jun 10, 2005 at 1:27 PM

BBC's Radio 4 has launched a new program called Workaday World. A recent segment features Theodore Zeldin on the abolishment of work, the uncertainty of jobs for life, and other topics. Potentially uneasy listening -- and well worth ...READ»

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SEVEN THINGS   |  1 comment

Seven Entertaining Things Online This Week

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 77
Sun Jul 26, 2009 at 5:45 PM

Let's face it: it's almost August, the official month of no productivity. Why not start off a week early? Here's seven bits of Internet fun stuff that topped the social news sites this week. Sit back and enjoy. Dangerous ...READ»

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