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Joe Eszterhas Says Sex Doesn't Sell Scripts

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, who is known for penning such films as Flashdance, Basic Instinct and Showgirls, now says that sex doesn't sell. March 13, 2007

Blog Discusses the Business of NASCAR

A new blog called The View from Here: The Business of NASCAR from two Virginia Commonwealth University professors is discussing the business behind the popular sport of NASCAR racing. March 12, 2007

NBA Launches Social Network. Cuts YouTube Deal

The Web 2. March 12, 2007

Weak Housing Market Could Weigh Down Job Growth

Last year the housing market gave a boost to the overall job market. March 12, 2007

CFPN to Launch Private Wealth Magazine

Charter Financial Publishing Network (CFPN), publisher of Financial Advisor magazine, will launch a specialty magazine called Private Wealth: Advising the Exceptionally Affluent in June, 2007. March 12, 2007

Twitter Mania at SXSW

There is a lot of buzz lately about Twitter, which is a new mobile communications service from Obvious. March 11, 2007

Yahoo Offers Beta Of Upgraded My Yahoo

Yahoo is offering a beta of the new My Yahoo. March 11, 2007

E-Ink's BlueChute E-ink Tablet

Engadget has found another attractive think e-ink display that blogs may one day be read on. March 11, 2007

Two Celebrity Gossip Blogs Among Females Aged 17-25 Favorite Sites

A recent Youth Trends study of 17-to-25-year-olds reported on their favorite websites. March 10, 2007

April Edition Will Be Premiere's Last

Hachette Filipacchi is ceasing publication of the print edition of Premiere with the April edition. March 10, 2007

Cheerios Teams Up With Eric Carle

Cheerios has teamed up with children's book author and illustrator Eric Carle for a special promotion. March 10, 2007

SEC Launches Operation Spamalot

The Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended trading in the securities of 35 companies that have been the subject of recent and repeated spam email campaigns. March 9, 2007

Former Nanny for Madonna and Guy Writing Tell All Memoir

Madonna's former nanny is shopping a book proposal for a tell-all memoir around. March 9, 2007

Female Air Force Captain Blogs for Glamour

Glamour has launched a new blog called Captain KJ: Adventures in Baghdad. March 8, 2007

Calvin Klein Targets Social Networking Teens with IN2U Fragrance

Calvin Klein is targeting the young blogging and text messaging crowd with a new fragrance called CK in2u and a new social network called What Are You IN2?. March 8, 2007

Future Competition for Human Bloggers: Super Intelligent Robot Bloggers

In the future human bloggers may face a new threat - robots that blog. March 7, 2007

TechCrunch Traffic Overwhelms Some Startups

A post on Crunchnotes says the traffic at TechCrunch is now big enough that they sometimes overwhelm the websites of small startups when they blog about them. March 7, 2007

Turkish Court Blocks Access to YouTube

The Times Online and the BBC are reporting that an Instanbul court has blocked access to YouTube because it claims a video on YouTube offends Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founding president of the Turkish Republic. March 7, 2007

Bush Asks Dole and Shalala To Clean Up Walter Reed Mess

President Bush has enlisted former Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole and former Clinton Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala to help him clean up the Walter Reed disaster. March 7, 2007

Captain America is Dead

We have some very sad news to report. March 7, 2007

Lennon Film Showing Canceled Over Copyright Dispute

A Maine private school had to cancel the showing of a John Lennon documentary because of a copyright dispute. March 7, 2007

Warren Adler Predicts the End of Mass Media: Niche Content is In

Bestselling novelist Warren Adler is predicting the end of mass media as we know it. March 7, 2007

Cisco Systems Acquires Social Networking Technologies

The New York Times recently reports that Cisco Systems, Inc. March 6, 2007

Eons Social Network For Seniors Raises $22 Million

Eons, a social network that has Jane Seymour as an advisor and it is targeted at the 50+ crowd, has raised $22 million in financing. March 6, 2007

USA Today Goes Interactive

USA Today has launched a redesign of its website that includes new social networking community features. March 6, 2007