After a puzzling campaign, the Trust for Public Land has raised enough money to purchase the land behind the world's most famous nine letters, thanks to Playboy.READ»
When did Augusta become Times Square? When did golfers start dressing like Nascar drivers? Rick Barrack examines why ads have infiltrated our most reserved sport.READ»
As a young prince, Jeffrey Katzenberg made billions for the Magic Kingdom, but his ambition got him banished. Now the CEO of DreamWorks Animation has a (smaller) kingdom of his own -- and every intention of living happily ever after.READ»
A few months ago I was up at MIT's Media Lab, where I happened to wander by a lab where John Underkoffler, who developed the gestural interface that Steven Spielberg used in "The Minority Report," was playing with some new ...READ»
The rumors proved true: Microsoft is bringing motion a capture device to the Xbox 360. The company also announced that Xbox Live will support social networking via Facebook, Twitter and Last.fm.
Along with the usual flood of ...READ»
Yesterday, Tesla Motors fulfilled its stereotype as a Silicon Valley startup by botching the unveiling of its second major product launch, the four-door Model S sedan. The feverish response to the news--from Digg co-founder Kevin ...READ»
When Disturbia, the pre-Transformers Shia LaBeouf-vehicle hit theaters last year, most critics made reference to its similarities to Hitchcock's universally hailed Rear Window. Both featured a murderer next door, an intently curious ...READ»
If I could
hire any two people in the world to join my public relations consultancy who would
it be?
The answer
today sure is different than a mere 18 months ago. I would have most likely rattled off the name
of a ...READ»
Today's Wall Street Journal has a story leading its Marketplace section about the pressure Olympic sponsors may face as the Darfur issue lingers, with signs of heating up. We've known for a while that the Beijing Olympics ...READ»
There are meetings that defy work, and meetings that define how you work. From Hollywood to Madison Avenue, we meet the people whose meetings make all the difference.READ»
Weblogs aren't just glorified pages of links and rambling personal sites; they are an antidote to mass media. According to the author of "The Weblog Handbook," Rebecca Blood, blogs are also bringing creative expression to everyday people when they need it most.READ»
Will scientists and engineers produce artificially intelligent humanoids like Spielberg's David within the next 100 years? Will robots learn to accept and return human love? How far away is the future? Even the gurus disagree.READ»
Can robots transform customer service in the next decade? Or can they only smooth out the wrinkles? Learn about several cool solutions working today and one killer app for the future.READ»
The debate about artificial intelligence rages after last week's debut of "A.I." Now one industry expert predicts that humanoid robots will demonstrate convincing human feelings and form emotional bonds with people in the next 50 years.READ»
How scientists and engineers will transform the way we work and play through bots, artificial intelligence, and Jetsons-inspired gizmos that are limited only by their creators' imagination.READ»
It's the iconic American industry. But audiences are vanishing, piracy is soaring, and new technology is treacherous. Can Tinseltown innovate its way out of trouble?READ»
It's all in the presentation. With crying babies, bad screens and rude chatter at the theater, maybe Hollywood alone cannot be blamed for the box office slump.READ»
