Are Video Games Recession Proof? (World of Warcraft Version) Last week, Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion pack for popular PC game World of Warcraft, sold 2.8 million copies in one day. With those sales, it makes one ask, "What financial crisis?"
Posted Thu Nov 20, 2008
Even Gazillionaires Get Stuck Behind the Velvet Rope Family Guy creator and our November cover subject Seth MacFarlane is denied entrance to a Hollywood bar, but he brushes it off and decides to turn the tables on the doorman. Looks like creating a $2 billion media empire hasn't changed the easy-going writer/producer.
Posted Wed Nov 19, 2008
Fake New York Times Prank: Unfunny Farce or Innovative Inspirational Tool? On Wednesday, liberal pranksters distributed 1.2 million copies of a fake New York Times dated July 4, 2009, in which the Iraq war ends and universal health care is happening. Was it effective or just an undercooked attempt at political humor?
Posted Thu Nov 13, 2008
The Beatles Join MTV’s Digital Empire MTV is on a roll. Just days after announcing a fresh new music video web site comes news that MTV Networks will license songs from the Beatles for an upcoming video game from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band.
Posted Thu Oct 30, 2008
MTV Finally Returns to the Music Video Business MTV launches a new online property focused on ... music videos! It's been a long time coming, but now users can look through more than 27,000 videos from MTV's archive, including live performances and vintage stock.
Posted Tue Oct 28, 2008
Could Service Innovation Help Lead America Out of the Financial Crisis?
Let’s face it: in these violently turbulent times, we all want to know what’s next. Kaihan Krippendorff, who currently consults for Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Wal-Mart, says service innovation will be an important factor in turning around burned businesses.
Posted Fri Oct 10, 2008
Cloud Computing Goes Cucku
Four years ago, a nasty virus infected my hard drive. Windows essentially just froze and never thawed. After a few days of trying to fix it with no success, I realized I would have to reformat my computer. I had no backups, and I lost 20 gigs of music and a year’s worth of documents. These were the days before cloud computing, where you can easily store all of your documents on someone else’s server.
Posted Mon Sep 22, 2008
Green Housing on the Rise Around the Globe Green building is booming even more than expected, indicates a report released today by McGraw-Hill Construction. In our July/August issue, senior writer Linda Tischler reported that 10% of all U.S. housing starts will include some eco-friendly features by 2010. The overall trend looks even more encouraging.
Posted Fri Sep 19, 2008
