Scott's : Trends

12:50 PM

June 25, 2008 Hot Trends

Purchase of Theme Song, a Staple of Canadian Culture, Upsets Hockey Fans (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:36:49 PDT
Canada’s CTV network purchased the exclusive rights to a beloved hockey theme song associated with a program on a rival broadcaster.

More than 1 in 4 deliveries are C-sections

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:28:39 PDT
In a news bulletin issued Wednesday, the society says that C-sections, in addition to increasing the risk of bleeding, scarring, infection and chronic pelvic pain, can also make subsequent pregnancies riskier and more prone to complications. Many women who have had one C-section also choose or require a second one, it says.

Site Awards Database - Los Angeles Times

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:59:38 PDT
Site Awards Database - Los Angeles Times Fresh News Site Awards Database Los Angeles Times - 1 hour ago Held Tuesday night in Los Angeles, credit the BET Awards for lining up a solid list of performers, so much so that the network stretched 14 awards into a three-hour telecast. Kanye West, Chris Brown Snag BET Awards People Magazine Kanye West Doubles Up On BET Awards FMQB MTV.com - Billboard - Seattle Post Intelligencer - SheKnows.com all 573 news articles

Deal still possible for Hockey Night theme song (CBC Edmonton)

Thu, 05 Jun 2008 15:38:38 PDT
Scott Moore, the executive director of CBC Sports, is playing down earlier published reports Thursday that hockey fans have heard the Hockey Night in Canada theme song for a final time.

Scientists get online news aggregator (Nature)

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:08:17 PDT
Canadian researcher launches science version of Google News.

Former MySpace VP's SodaHead.com raises $8.4 Million

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:13:51 PDT
Los Angeles, Calif.-based SodaHead.com has raised $8.4 million Series B from Mohr Davidow Ventures and Mission Ventures. SodaHead is a site that encourages users to create/vote on public polls and share knowledge. There is a featured question on the homepage, top categories, in the news, video questions, and a feature called What’s Bubbling Now.

Ayesha Takia quitting films?

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:01:24 PDT
The latest Bollywood news suggests that the industry is going to be one actress short. Ayesha Takia, who is heading up the altar at the end of the year, is rumoured to be quitting films and plans to spend her days being Mrs. Farhan Azmi.

US News Expands The Ranking Service

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 08:14:05 PDT
US News&World Report, an authoritative source for US university rankings has launched an auto ranking website in what seems to be an expansion move towards a general online ranking service.

Batman To Team Up With The Slowskys

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:57:48 PDT
As part of a promotion for this summer's new Batman movie, Warner Bros. has launched Gotham Cable News. The fake news website includes news reports about batman and crime in Gotham -- and horrifying fake ads for Comcast. Apparently, the residents of Gotham City have to deal with the same poor HD picture quality and unreliable Internet service we suffer here in, uhm, Brotherly Love City. via Gizmodo]

Rising Trend of Disgusting Patent Squatting

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 04:47:50 PDT
Do you know that you need to pay patent fees for those graphics on your websites if they are having hyperlink to contact information? This sounds absolutely ridiculous but that's what is happening now.


Easy Blogger Creator

Labels:

AddThis Social Bookmark Button Add to Any Social Bookmark onlywire Socializer socialize it