ANALYST RATINGS CHANGES AS OF 1100 GMT Last Update: 9/8/2008 6:58:06 AM BROKER & NEW RATING (FROM) TARGET (PREVIOUS) COMPANY ========================================================= Arden Partners: French Connection Buy (Neutral) ========================================================= Citigroup: Atos Origin Sell […] For more visit Source:www.investment-blog.net
Archive for September, 2008Umbrella Today is a refreshingly easy service that helps you figure out whether or not you should bring an umbrella out into this crazy world we live in. You just plug in your ZIP code (sorry international users) and it will give you a easy yes or no answer. Rain or shine, you’re given the option to sign up for an SMS alert service. It lets you know the next time you should bring an umbrella for that selected ZIP code whenever precipitation is in the forecast. You can also set what time of the day you want them delivered–like before you leave the home. Related: Rain and shine hit Google Maps and Google Earth [via BuzzFeed] 
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Reddit now lets you create your own social news sitePosted by: admin in Social Media and TechAfter social news site Reddit went open-source in June, this was a logical next step: letting members take the code and import it to their own sites, creating social-news hubs of their own. That’s the company’s latest announcement, per a blog post on Tuesday….  It stands to reason that TechCrunch the blog will have an unfair advantage in covering the TechCrunch50 event. The same team produces both products, and the company has put a gag order on companies accepted to present on stage. Only the TechCrunch team knows who’s going to be pitching at the event. So it will be easy for them to organize their coverage and even prepare stories on the presenting companies ahead of time. This kvetch might smack of inside baseball to many readers, but it’s been bugging me. Do I really want to spend three days covering an event where I am at such a decided disadvantage, where I’m competing with the event itself? DemoFall, for comparison’s sake, doesn’t compete with other journalists or blogs; It has its own site but it doesn’t have the readership, stature, or aspirations of TechCrunch. But I believe TechCrunch’s unfair advantage in covering its own event will be mitigated by policies that TechCrunch50 co-host Jason Calacanis relayed after talking with CNET News Editor in Chief Dan Farber. Quoting an e-mail from Calacanis:
Good for you, Jason and Michael. I still have issues with the way the event is set up, but if your team holds true to these policies, at least I’m not going into this event with the deck completely stacked against me. This move is also a sound business decision. It makes sense to keep the press happy at TechCrunch50, since press coverage is one of the key drivers for events like this, and since the TechCrunch50 event is such a massive moneymaker for the TechCrunch company. Even a blog of TechCrunch’s size can make only so much money from advertising. The real money for a business of TechCrunch’s scale is events, and TechCrunch50, with its 800 to 1,000 (my estimate) paid attendees at $2,995 each, and its roster of five-figure sponsors, is this operation’s large revenue producer. For other coverage of TechCrunch50 and the competing DemoFall conference, see CNET’s Launch Week page, our special Twitter feed, and the other major Web 2.0 blogs like Mashable, ReadWriteWeb, GigaOm, and CenterNetworks. If you like the inside-the-beltway skinny, ValleyWag is also sure to have some fun items.
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‘Lonelygirl15′ creators unveil new Web show, ‘The Resistance’Posted by: admin in Social Media and TechThe guys who created Lonelygirl15–the scripted Web series that fooled many viewers into thinking it was the real video diary of a adorable 16-year-old girl–are back with a new project. The re-branded “LG15″ production company Eqal, helmed by Greg Goodfried and Miles Beckett, unveiled LG15: The Resistance, a spin-off …
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‘Lonelygirl15′ creators unveil new Web show, ‘The Resistance’Posted by: admin in Social Media and TechThe guys who created Lonelygirl15–the scripted Web series that fooled many viewers into thinking it was the real video diary of a adorable 16-year-old girl–are back with a new project. The re-branded “LG15″ production company Eqal, helmed by Greg Goodfried and Miles Beckett, unveiled LG15: The Resistance, a spin-off …
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Sarah Palin’s green veepstakes; Obama’s ethanol supportPosted by: admin in Investing World Alaska Governor/John McCain vice presidential pick Sarah Palin doesn’t have a long voting record like Democratic veep candidate Joe Biden. Sizing up her ‘greenness’ takes a bit of legwork. Here’s where to look. Grist has a comprehensive analysis of Palin’s stated thoughts on eco-matters and finds a “mixed bag” of eco-actions. The one-term governor earns praise for standing up to oil and gas companies in Alaska, yet she wrote an article in The New York Times advocating that the polar bear should not be listed as an endangered species. Palin also opposed a state ballot initiative on clean water. In some ways, Palin’s attitudes differ dramatically from McCain’s moderate stance on conservation and energy independence. For example, the presidential candidate has spoken against oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, but the VP candidate supports drilling in the sensitive natural area. Our own EcoGeek offers a swift comparison of both VP candidates’ thoughts on clean, green technology. Check it out to see what Biden and Palin consider renewable energy. And on the other side of the political aisle, we an interesting new endorsement was announced during the Democratic National Convention: The American Corn Growers Association (ACGA) declared its support for Barack Obama. It’s only the second time in 21 years that this industry group has endorsed any presidential candidate. The ACGA has a massive interest in how the next president supports ethanol production. Unfortunately, corn-based biofuels have serious drawbacks compared to other biofuels. So environmentalists might want to think carefully about what this endorsement means and how it reflects on the candidate’s energy platform.
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Bank of America to settle auction-rate securities probesPosted by: admin in Investment NewsB. of A. to settle auction-rate securities probes By Alistair Barr, MarketWatch Last Update: 9/5/2008 12:59:00 PM SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Bank of America Corp. stated Friday that it is close to settling probes into its actions in the defunct auction-rate securities market. The bank has been working for nearly a month with the New York attorney general’s office and the Massachusetts […] For more visit Source:www.investment-blog.net
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U.S. Aug. jobless rate jumps to 6.1%, payroll jobs down 84KPosted by: admin in Investment NewsWASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - The nation’s unemployment rate jumped unexpectedly to 6.1% in August, the highest in nearly five years, the Labor Department said Friday. Nonfarm payrolls shrank by 84,000 in August, more than the 75,000 decline expected by economists surveyed by MarketWatch. The labor market was also much weaker over the summer than previously estimated. Job losses totaled 160,000 […] For more visit Source:www.investment-blog.net
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‘Lonelygirl15′ creators unveil new Web show, ‘The Resistance’Posted by: admin in Social Media and TechThe guys who created Lonelygirl15–the scripted Web series that fooled many viewers into thinking it was the real video diary of a cute 16-year-old girl–are back with a new project. The re-branded “LG15″ production company Eqal, helmed by Greg Goodfried and Miles Beckett, unveiled LG15: The Resistance, a spin-off … |
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