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Most Wanted Bosses: Mark Zuckerberg Ranks Low, Oprah High

A new poll suggests Mark Zuckerberg, Simon Cowell, and Tony Hayward are far from ideal bosses.READ»

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Facebook: The Social Network

Whether you’re a potential investor in Facebook’s rumored $60 billion IPO, one of the site’s 500 million members, or just a movie buff, filmmaker Aaron Sorkin’s biting biopic of Mark Zuckerberg will likely be a must-see. To ...READ»

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The Road to HAL Is Paved With Good Intentions: The Future of Google?

Google's CEO wants to take the company beyond search. Way beyond...READ»

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Jersey Shore Season 2 Premiere

"We are pioneers of an ugly age," said casting director Doron Ofir, after his pièce de résistance, MTV's Jersey Shore, was picked up for another season. To wit: Now that Shore, chronicling the lives of self-proclaimed guidos and ...READ»

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Tony Robbins's Personal Branding "Breakthrough"

If you missed Tony Robbins's new mainstream premiere of Breakthrough, his new reality TV show, you missed the evolution of the blending of infomercial, reality TV, and soap opera. While these adjectives describing Tony Robbins's ...READ»

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Is Email the True Social Media Killer App?

Email digests of social media activity can help marketers dodge company firewalls, manage their time more effectively, and more easily keep tabs of what's being said about them and their company in the social media space.READ»

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EPA's National Building Competition Is the Biggest Loser for Buildings

Americans love a good weight-loss story. That's why the Environmental Protection Agency has modeled its National Building Competition after "The Biggest Loser," the jiggly NBC show featuring contestants that drop pounds by the ...READ»

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Some of the Best Twitter Apps Are Made by Google

Despite having their own microblogging service, Google wasn't about to be left out of the Twitter festivities this week. They announced two new services today, Replay and Follow Finder, that are some of the best Twitter tools available.READ»

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Scion Targets Younger Buyers With "Project Runway for Cars" Web Series

You know what they say in autos: One day you're in, and the next day, you're...winning a Scion? That's the idea behind Scion's Reinvent The Wheels, a new Web video series being billed as "Project Runway for cars." The six-part saga, ...READ»

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Simon Cowell to Receive International Emmy for Reshaping TV, Pants

Simon Cowell, the British Simon who isn't this Simon, is to be rewarded with an International Emmy later this year. The butch record promoter-turned-TV star and exec has, apparently, "reshaped television" (not to mention high-waisted ...READ»

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The Weider X Factor

With the following system I am going to provide to you, there is no need feel demotivated at the gym, no more slow and boring cardio and no more waiting for anything. You want to get rid of belly fat and you want to get rid of it ...READ»

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Josh Harris' Wired City

Josh Harris describes his vision of the Wired City, a concept that reaches far beyond the confines of reality TV, and imagines thousands of individuals under constant surveillance, being selectively filtered and exposed to the public. ...READ»

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What to Expect From Hulu's First Original Series, "If I Can Dream"

Fans of Big Brother, Jersey Shore--and, I guess, Survivor, if the apocryphal tales about making it in Hollywood are to be believed--have got another reason to hump their sofa legs for the next couple of months. Tonight sees the ...READ»

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Green Kerala Express: A Game Show for the Sustainable Set

Have you always wanted to be on a TV game show but lack the encyclopedic knowledge of trivia to succeed? Green Kerala Express, a new game show on India's state-owned Doordarshan network, may be for you. The show, named after the ...READ»

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George Lois on MTV's Changes to His Original Logo: Less Snookie, More Stones

Exclusive: George Lois, the ad man behind the original "I want my MTV" campaign weighs in on the new logo. "The visuals they're using now are of those silly reality TV people, instead of talent like David Bowie."READ»

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American Idol to Capture New Howard Stern Audience

From the on-air personality that brought Fart Man and has a tumultuous history with the FCC, Howard Stern is moving to prime time? American Idol is moving into its 8th season and adding a lightening rod personality like...READ»

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Sony and PlayStation Take on Television With "The Tester"

One of the most coveted jobs in the video game industry--at least for people on the outside of the industry--is that of the tester. Testers get to play video games before they are released to the public, and look for bugs. Sound ...READ»

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Can Cleantech Revamp the American Brand?

The Made (or Manufactured) in America brand needs an Extreme Makeover. The brand's story is told through the abandoned manufacturing towns throughout the rural U.S. Big companies move out, leaving the jobless and empty factories in ...READ»

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American Idol Season 9

In its eighth season, the television juggernaut that is American Idol brought in an incredible $850 mil-lion in advertising revenue and attracted a Nielsen-topping 27 million viewers per episode. The bad news: Ad revenue was ...READ»

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Small giraffe birthday

Small giraffe birthday, giraffe mother (mom food) bought him two pairs of small Ugg Boots Sale, because he has four legs.  Giraffe's legs thin and long, so boots integration is particularly high.  Small giraffe ...READ»

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About Generational Equity

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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»

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American Idol and Dooce Give Power to the People

You’ve probably heard the news that American Idol garners more votes than the presidential election. While there are some factors to consider in this situation – age, number of times to vote, etc. – there’s something to be said about the power of choice given to audiences. Just a few decades ago, audience participation may have been considered yelling out to the TV, with no opportunity to give feedback or have any…READ»

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'Top Chef: Just Desserts': Can Cable Stand Another Cupcake Show?

When Fast Company listed non-chefs Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz among the most creative people in food, we praised them for producing Top Chef. Now, says Variety, they're getting their Just Desserts. The Top Chef spin-off, set to ...READ»

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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»