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SoBe Lifewater Super Bowl ad set to tackle YouTube
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One of this year’s most buzzed-about Super Bowl television ads is also poised to create online video history. SoBe Lifewater’s “LizardLake” 3-D commercial will be the first 3-D HD video on YouTube. It will be released today prior to the big game broadcast at http://youtube.com/sobeworld.
Created and directed by Super...
BetterInvesting Magazine Releases April’s Stock to Study
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The Editorial Advisory and Securities Review Committee of BetterInvesting Magazine today announced Gildead Sciences, Inc. (NDQ: GILD) as its April 2009 “Stock to Study” and Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) as its April “Undervalued Stock” for investors’ informational and educational use.
“The committee...
DreamWorks Animation wins 13 Annie Awards
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DreamWorks Animation was the big winner at this year’s 36th Annual Annie Awards at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA. Kung Fu Panda received 13 Annies including the Best Animated Feature nod and nine Individual Achievement awards for Animated Effects (Li-Ming Lawrence Lee), Character Animation (James Baxter), Character Design...
SocialMedia Networks Attract Series B Funding
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SocialMedia Networks, the largest independent social media advertising network, delivering ads within 5,000+ applications running on Facebook, Bebo, Hi5 and MySpace, today announced that it has secured Series B financing of $6 million. The investment was led by IDG Ventures SF with co-investment from Charles River Ventures.
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‘Time to Thaw’ campaign wins Google’s Wisdom of the Crowd Award
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Google Inc.has awarded South Carolina Tourism its first-ever Wisdom of the Crowd Award. In 2008, South Carolina launched a multi-faceted campaign that jolted wintry Chicago with a blast of warm air and southern sunshine. The S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism staged the “Time to Thaw” campaign during the snow-laden...
Ray J Teams Up With VH1 to Find a True Leading Lady
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Ray J’s success in the entertainment business has brought him fame, fortune, and a never-ending supply of gorgeous girls. After years of hookups and rocky relationships he’s ready to break away from the gold-diggers and groupies and find a unique lady capable of restoring his faith in women. VH1 is teaming up with Ray J in hopes...
Mobile Social Networking Driving Mobile Internet Growth in Europe
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comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR) reports that social networking is drawing new users into the mobile Web. In November, 34 percent of mobile phone owners in Western Europe who visited social networking sites accessed social media exclusive of all other mobile Web content.
With 12.1 million users in Western Europe (France, Germany, Italy,...
Nat Geo Music Launches Record Label , Mat Whittington appointed GM
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Nat Geo Music, the music division of the National Geographic Society, has launched a full-service music label under the same name, Nat Geo Music. The label will record, release and promote modern music from around the globe from a variety of artists and genres. The label will be headed by Nat Geo Music General Manager Mat Whittington, who...
Time Warner Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
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The Board of Directors of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE:TWX) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.0625 per share on its Common Stock, payable in cash on March 15, 2009 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 28, 2009.
If the Company implements a reverse stock split prior to the record date for the dividend (February...
World’s Press Dismayed by German Minister’s China Comments
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The World Association of Newspapers has called on European leaders who are meeting with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao this week to reaffirm their commitment to improving human rights and press freedom in China, after Germany’s justice minister expressed “respect” for the Chinese approach to human rights and the rule of law.
The German...