Topic: Harry Potter

David H. Lawrence's Rehearsal App Revolutionizes Auditions for Actors

David H. Lawrence built the Rehearsal app to help Hollywood actors -- including himself -- prepare for roles and auditions. READ»

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Survey of Kids: Physical Books Here to Stay, In Parallel to Rise of E-Readers

American publisher Scholastic has just surveyed youngsters thoughts about books, and it's good news for traditional publishing: E-readers haven't dominated the world, and two thirds of kids still say they'd keep printed matter books. READ»

Harry Potter and Personal Branding

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter opened at Universal Studios Orlando June 18 and the studio is reporting rising attendance and guest spending. While all looks great for the investment Universal made, the naysayers have been wondering out loud if Harry Potter will indeed have legs for years to come.READ»

iFive: Facebook, Microsoft, Human-Computer Viruses, Green Streets, and Twitter

After a 13-month siesta, iFive has returned--so imagine just how much innovation has been going on during this mother of all power naps.1. Today we're all waiting, breath a-bated, for Facebook's changes to its privacy settings, which ...READ»

Fuseproject's Kid Glasses Are Customizable, Nearly Unbreakable, and Free [UPDATED]

See Better to Learn Better will improve education for hundreds of thousands of children.READ»

Perceptions About Where You Work

I recently joined a new company and it’s been interesting watching people’s reactions when they learn where I now work.Previously I’ve served in the Navy, worked for a children’s toy retailer, for an IT outsourcer and for ...READ»

Brilliant Idea: Kindle Can Do for Books What Last.fm Did for Music

Digital reading platforms can collect previously unheralded data about how we read books--and that could change the way we buy them.READ»

Daniel Libeskind's New Theater Opens, Offers Hope to Cash-Strapped Dublin

Daniel Libeskind's new theater is a stage within a stage within a stage. With Ireland's economy in tatters, it's a reaffirmation that even when times are tough, the show must go on.READ»

Crib Sheet: Mozilla's Mitch Kapor, Lotus-Leafer or Berkeley Agitator?

Just how do you go about introducing Mitch Kapor? Designer of Lotus 1-2-3, founder of the Open Source Applications Foundation, first chair of the Mozilla Foundation, current chair of OneWebDay.. oh, blah, let's leave it up to his ...READ»

How You Can Earn $30,000 a Month with POD Publishing

Turn to self-publishing, publish your own book, your own way... READ»

Social Media Missteps

As everyone and their grandmothers rush to embrace Social Media, it’s fun watching companies really begin to leverage the power of the platforms. But it’s also very painful to see the missteps and mistakes that people and ...READ»

Aliens Vs. Predator: A Decade-Long Grudgematch Revived

With today's release of Aliens Vs. Predator, Rebellion Games completes a decade-long journey. Designer Tim Jones reveals the ups and downs of bringing the established film franchise back to life.READ»

Most Innovative Companies - Film & TV

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Most Innovative Companies - All Stars

These companies, featured on our 2008 and 2009 honor rolls, fought a dour economy with renewed creativity and bold initiatives. (Alas, not all fared ...READ»

Community Mobilization with FourSquare & Meetup.com

“A reason we may be seeing a growth in networking is because of its use in terms of stabilizing relationships, understanding business climates, overcoming challenges or exchanging off-the-record information in an informal...READ»

The iPad's Biggest Innovation: Its $500 Price

After months of speculation that grew into a fevered pitch of rumor and leakage, Apple today introduced the device that everyone's been talking about: A new type of handheld computer called the iPad. The simplest way to explain ...READ»

Equal Opportunity Hacking: Frat Boy Pirates Hit Sagging DVD Sales

Hollywood had a blockbuster year at the box office in 2009. An uptick in 3-D offerings, IMAX venues, and big-name sequels carried the sagging industry to a recession-proof $10 billion in ticket receipts. Good thing, because up-front ...READ»

Twitter Abracadabras Weasley Whereabouts Clock Into Reality

Oh Harry Potter, you may be the stuff of fantasy for kids everywhere but you're not real. Which is why Twitter is more awesome: It's really real, and someone's just used it to make a version of the Weasley family's locator clock. If ...READ»

Inside James Cameron's Head: Avatar, F-Bombs, and Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

The Futurist: The Life and Films of James Cameron, a biography of the director by former Time magazine Hollywood correspondent Rebecca Keegan, starts with the director's ancestors in Scotland and takes readers through ...READ»

What Do Glenn Beck and American Idol Have In Common?

With consumer outrage at financial institutions egregious misconduct, there has been a renewed attitude about good vs. evil. This polarization has reflected in pop culture with such films as Monsters VS Aliens and web sensations like Red VS. Blue. However, the top TV shows of 2009 illustrate that it's more complicated than just black and white, good vs. evil -- everyone has their own winner. Increasingly, we want get behind "our guy or girl" and cheer them on. The Cheers and Jeers trend is about being passionate and getting behind people...READ»

2009 Pop Culture Trends

When bell-bottom jeans became all the rage for teens in the late 90s, parents everywhere cringed at the thought. The style that had once been popular in the heyday of the boomer generation in the 60s and 70s was once again coming back – ready to be embraced by a whole new crowd. Bell-bottoms, Ross and Rachel, American Idol, Harry Potter, and the iPod – all iconic remembrances that have made pop culture history because of the masses who embrace them. Topics and trends that spark a...READ»

Amazon Kindle Gearing Up for UK Launch

Though Amazon keeps its sales figures for the Amazon Kindle e-reader a close-guarded secret, it's widely regarded as the most successful e-reader. If that's true, it's about to broaden its reach exponentially: Rumors suggest it's ...READ»

The Lost Symbol

Cryptografreaks and booksellers, rejoice! Brown's newest novel, which covers a 12-hour period in the ever-puzzling life of Da Vinci Code protagonist Robert Langdon, hits shelves with an initial print run of 5 million. That's only half ...READ»

Is the Kindle Destined for SkyMall?

Five strategies to save Jeff Bezos' e-ink empire before it's too late.READ»

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