Out in West Texas on Highway 10, there’s a whole lotta nothin’. I know, because on a family trip to New Mexico and Colorado in August, we had …
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MySpace readies facelift
by Lee Simmons, August 20, 2010, 10:45 amThe one-time darling of the social media world is hoping to rekindle its spark. MySpace has selected San Francisco-based Pereira & O’Dell to lead the online firm through an extensive rebranding exercise …
White House appointee hopeful gets her own rap video
by Laura Huchzermeyer, August 16, 2010, 4:36 pmGot a cause to promote? Why not make a random Western-themed rap video and watch the hits rack up on YouTube? I’m not really sure why, but there is a new …
How Newsweek was sold for a dollar
by Adam Anderson, August 11, 2010, 12:37 pmAt Hoover’s, editors cover a wide array of industries and provide expertise in how companies are responding to the recession. In particular, most of us are well aware of the current trials and pitfalls …
Rebirth of the cassette
by Lee Simmons, August 4, 2010, 8:19 amI had to rub my eyes to make sure I was reading this right. Has the cassette tape really sparked a return?
Some folks in the music industry seem to think so, even if …
Green technology isn’t clean — but companies are trying
by Patrice Sarath, July 30, 2010, 12:11 pmThe vision of the environmentally conscious shining city on the hill – the Emerald City, perhaps? – might be clouded by all …
Department of Innovation: Beer Me
by Lee Simmons, July 13, 2010, 12:45 pmRemember that commercial from the ’80s in which that golden retriever fetches a beer from the fridge for his master? Thanks to a few thirsty engineers with a lot of time on their hands, Fido may …
How does the PPACA Affect the Healthcare Sector?
by Patrice Sarath, July 6, 2010, 7:00 amThe Patient Protection and Affordability Act of 2010 (PPACA) has been signed into law. New requirements of the law include the expansion of healthcare insurance coverage to all Americans, including approximately 45 million …
Pay to play: PROs come collecting
by Lee Simmons, July 2, 2010, 9:51 amRestaurant proprietors are on the lookout for a tax man of a different sort.
Performance rights organizations (PROs) such as ASCAP, BMI, and SESACare ramping up efforts to collect …
US drugmakers face the fire over lax manufacturing practices
by Anne Law, June 30, 2010, 11:27 amWhile a few years back it seemed that overseas drug manufacturers were largely in the spotlight over FDA plant investigations and recalls, several top US pharmaceutical companies are bearing heavy scrutiny this year and punching …
