Register at Twitter and claim your name. This may seem simple, but he tells the story of marketing guru Seth Godin, whose name was taken and a page created claiming to be him. "You don't want somebody else out there using your brand."
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/2008-07-20-twitter-tweet-social-network_N.htm
]]>Court Tosses FCC Fine Of CBS Over Janet Jackson FlashJuly 21, 2008 - Legal and Management Reuters A U.S. appeals court on Monday overturned a decision to fine CBS Corp. television stations $550,000 for airing a brief breast flash by pop singer Janet Jackson during the 2004 Super Bowl broadcast. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said the U.S. Federal Communications Commission "arbitrarily and capriciously departed from its prior policy" that exempted fleeting broadcast material from actionable indecency violations. Jackson's right breast was exposed to almost 90 million TV viewers for a fraction of a second during the live 2004 Super Bowl football halftime show in what fellow pop singer Justin Timberlake later called a "wardrobe malfunction." Timberlake ripped off part of Jackson's bustier exposing Jackson's breast during the show. Despite the brevity, lawmakers and regulators were outraged and vowed a crackdown on broadcast indecency. U.S. television and radio broadcasters are barred from airing obscene material and are limited from broadcasting indecent materials between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m., when children are likely to be watching. The restrictions do not apply to cable or satellite services. CBS apologized and paid the fine, $27,500 for each of the 20 stations it owns, but said it was not clued in ahead of time about the stunt and appealed the decision to the court, based in Philadelphia. The appeals court said CBS could not be held responsible for the incident. "Moreover, the FCC cannot impose liability on CBS for the acts of Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake, independent contractors hired for the limited purposes of the Halftime Show..," wrote Chief Judge Anthony Scirica for the three-judge panel that heard the case. There was no immediate comment on the ruling by the FCC.
http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/industry/e3i49bd160e12555c6b3ec15997dae9ae7f
]]>great analogy about the pick pocket... kinda of reminds me of the story the Buddha told. When someone fires an arrow into you, you don't try and find out who fired the arrow and what they are all abo... - roosta 07/21
http://www.illdoctrine.com/2008/07/how_to_tell_people_they_sound.html
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]]>• Angela Burt-Murray: Black women consider interracial relationships • Tatsha Robertson: Education is No. 1 issue for black America • Jury: Black community denied water for decades • Woman beats poverty, aims for her Ph.D. • I AM: Author Bliss Broyard's father kept his race a secret • I AM: Barbara Hillary is the first black woman to reach the North Pole at age 75 • Aggressive, drug-resistant breast cancer affects black women • Teens from single-parent, female-headed households defy the odds • Essence Music Festival: A festival of empowerment • Interactive: Vanessa Williams, Whoopi Goldberg talk about what it means to black • Essence: Extreme Lockup: Why are so many children being treated like criminals? • Lynya Floyd: Why are so many black women single? • Essence: Women of war share their courageous stories from combat • Obama calls absent black fathers to task • Essence: Black women whose roles shape the 2008 presidential campaign • Commentary: Why Americans can't get over race • CNN HBCU Tour: Students share what it means to be black in America • Young People Who Rock: Rissi Palmer is changing the face of country music • Celebrities talk about what it means to be black in America • HBCUs, business leaders help groom future entrepreneurs • Essence: Experts discuss greatest challenges for black Americans in 2008 • Wounds still linger for children of civil rights activists • 'Call My Name' adds color to AIDS quilt • iReport.com: Morehouse student wins HBCU student contest
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]]>On the show, Arnold and Willis, two black orphans from Harlem, are welcomed into the family of wealthy white widower, Philip Drummond (Conrad Bain), when their mother, his housekeeper, passes away. Along with Drummond, his daughter Kimberly (Dana Plato), and their maid, they live in a New York City penthouse.
]]>Chicago and the Chicago political scene have long been said to be the playground of an assortment of unsavory politicians, corrupt and crooked public officials, shady hustlers and Mafioso old school gangsters (e.g. Sam Giancana, Al Capone, Bugs Moran) and their modern day prodigy (crews that go by names like Latin Kings, Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples). However, the recent comments whispered by aging Civil rights leader and longtime activist Rev. Jesse Jackson into an open microphone, to another guest on a Fox network program, to castrate presidential hopeful Barack Obama was the epitome of Windy City gangsterism.
]]>At my favorite newsstands, the comments were the same. "This must be some issue, people are calling and asking if it's in. We're being asked to reserve multiple copies, which never happens!" they said. "Wow!" I thought. Highly anticipated seemed to be putting it mildly. "I've never seen anything like it", is what I'm told for any magazine, especially an expensive import. Myspace Page http://www.myspace.com/jodywatley
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=23653945&blogID=414722810
]]>The "Roots to Rhythm: Caribana Art Exhibit," curated by artist/activist Joan Butterfield, features 70 canvases that take the viewer on "a dramatic journey through the soul of music - from the rhythm of African drums to gospel, jazz, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop genres," says the museum.
http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hAgGXVY1WFJpoqbGKKi8D8liiXHg
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]]>Story Highlights Olive Riley died Saturday at a nursing home in New South Wales She recounted life during 2 world wars, raising three kids and working as a barmaid In her final post, dated June 26, Riley wrote how she felt weak Next Article in World »
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/07/14/oldest.blogger/index.html?eref=rss_topstories
]]>A simple but profound message and one that needs to come at young people in all kinds of ways before they even think of dropping out of school or becoming a teen mother. That's why parents of at-risk teens, perhaps discouraged by the dismally high youth unemployment rate this summer, should take heed of a new paperback that should be a must-read on their summer reading list.
]]>Generations of recovering alcoholics, soldiers, weary parents, exploited workers and just about anybody feeling beaten down by life have found solace in a short prayer that begins, “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.”
]]>Online music service Last.fm today announced that it will start paying out royalties to unsigned and independent bands that upload their music to last.fm. Artists will earn royalties whenever their music is played on-demand, or on Last.fm's streaming radio service. Last.fm had first announced this in January, but it took until today for Last.fm to officially start up its Artist Royalty Program. **Thank you @corvida on twitter for sharing this article!
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http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/07/hot-mike-catche.html
]]>Last week I saw on iGoogle (probably in the TechDirt feed) that 1938 Media had inked a deal with Verizon Wireless to distribute 1938 Media content on its VCast service. I didn’t get to read it because it was a busy day. 1938 Media was no stranger to me, however, after all the controversy that his TechNi***: Where are the Black Tech Bloggers? video caused on the Videoblogging Yahoogroup a year ago. (Google it). So then Monday I see in my email from the Electronic Urban Report that Najee Ali, Paul Porter and other activists were calling for Verizon Wireless to withdraw the distribution deal. I thought that interesting that this was in the Electronic Urban Report and also since the infamous video was about a year old. I wondered if the boycott would work. Apparently it did because the next day the Electronic Urban Report was reporting that Verizon dropped 1938 Media from the VCast service.
http://kenya.allmond.us/2008/07/09/corporate-america-doesnt-like-controversy/
]]>HOUSTON — Shawnedria McGinty was not sure what to think when she saw the comic book series Memin Pinguin on shelves at her local Wal-Mart. After flipping through the popular Mexican comic book, one word came to mind – racist.
]]>She did a full blown interactive website where users can still participate with the community boards but she is accepting video messages from her fans. I was like WHAT? Amel knows people love her that much so I am so glad she decided to take this jump. **sharing this link from my MOG music journal**
]]>Neither sister has lost a set in the tournament so far, and both had straightforward semi-final wins, with Venus beating fifth seed Elena Dementieva 6-1 7-6 (7-3), and Serena seeing off wild card Zheng Jie 6-2 7-6 (7-5).
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