DTV Delay Receives Senate Approval

The Senate passed a bill yesterday to delay the nationwide switch to digital TV signals from February 17 to June 12. This will give consumers nearly four more months to prepare. From Reuters: The transition date would move to June 12 from February 17 under the bill that was fueled by worries that viewers are [...]

Caylee Anthony: Company Halts Sale of Tribute Doll

Showbiz Productions, who announced plans yesterday to sell a Caylee Anthony “Tribute Doll”, is now suspending its launch. Good!!! This never should have been designed or even thought of being sold, in the first place. From CNN: A Florida company is suspending launch of its “Caylee Sunshine” doll following a public outcry that included members [...]

The Man Behind The New Caylee Anthony Doll

An interesting post from Blogger News Network on the man behind the new Caylee Anthony doll, Jaime Salcedo. I CAN NOT believe that this company, and this man, is even attempting to sell this doll. I’ve seen that he also sold Michael Vick dog chew toys. Unbelievable! From the post: It seems that there are [...]

Caylee Anthony: Company Selling a “Tribute Doll”

According to the Orlando Sentinel, a Jacksonville promotions company is selling a doll as a tribute to Caylee Anthony. I hate to bring publicity to the Web site but if you want to actually see the doll and find out more information, here is a link to the Web site. I have serious reservations about [...]

The Keys To Excellent Online Writing

Writing a great blog post (like all of mine, right?) isn’t rocket science, but it is slightly different from how you write an email to a friend or develop a formal business memo. In this post, Joel Postman explains that the key is understanding that you’re writing for a different kind of medium. You’ll find [...]

Facebook Dethrones MySpace as World’s Top Social Networking Site

Facebook grew 127 percent in the past year to 222 million visitors in December, and now ranks as the top social networking site worldwide. I have to admit that I still like MySpace better, but only because I like the customization that you have available on MySpace that is not available on Facebook. From BizJournals: [...]

MySpace Could Have Purchased Facebook For Just $75 Million

This falls under the category of “Looking back, I should have made this deal”. From Silicon Alley Insider: According to a new book on MySpace, four years ago, MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe met with Facebook cofounder Mark Zuckerberg and the pair talked merger. Eventually Mark asked Chris if MySpace wanted to buy Facebook for $75 [...]

Casey Anthony: Brother Lee To Be Investigated Further

Sources close to the case believe that authorities will be focusing on her uncle, Lee Anthony in their investigations this week. A lot of people who have left comments on this site have stated that they believe Lee is/was involved. It’ll be interesting to see if authorities turn up any new information this week. From [...]

Prosecution in Casey Anthony Case Files Witness List

A new witness list has been filed by the prosecution in the case against Casey Anthony. From WESH: Anthony is charged with the murder of her daughter, Caylee Anthony. Caylee was 2 when she was reported missing in July. The state filed the witness list Monday morning. It included the names of more than 140 [...]

A Rise In Infant Suffocations Related To Sharing of Beds

According to government research, rates of sudden infant death from suffocation or strangulation have quadrupled in the past 20 years in the United States, most apparently from parents sleeping with their babies. From Reuters: Black male babies are the most affected but it is not clear why, the researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease [...]