Brian Williams: Noise from blogs, Twitter too much for Cronkite, ‘a modest man from Missouri’

Full article (283 words) »

As seaon of big launches begins, video game industry hopes its troubles soon seem so far away

Beatles, Stones, Super Mario: big autumn for games

NEW YORK — With a little help from the Beatles, Super Mario and price cuts from Sony and Microsoft, the slumping video game industry is hoping for a sales resurrection this fall.

Full article (921 words) »

Yahoo’s omg site blasts to top of celebrity news heap on breezily positive tone, small staff

Omg! Positive tone boosts Yahoo celeb site to top

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Think of the most popular brands in celebrity news, and you'll probably come up with a small list that includes Entertainment Tonight, US Weekly and People.

Full article (1291 words) »

A Twitter uprising in Iran, now a Twitter celebrity death: Jackson death was new media moment

Jackson death was twittered, texted and Facebooked

NEW YORK — "Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," the woman called out breathlessly upon boarding a Manhattan bus, moments after the news had broken. Not a word was spoken in response. But nearly every passenger reached for a BlackBerry, a cell phone, whatever device was at hand.

Full article (1093 words) »

Where-were-you moment of the digital age: News of Jackson death broke online

News of Jackson's death first spread online

NEW YORK — It was a where-were-you moment in a digital age. Michael Jackson's death was not learned from a fatherly TV news anchor. Instead, the news first spread online.

Full article (675 words) »

Jackie Chan’s comment (China shouldn’t be a free society) initiates Agitation, Exile Demanded by Chinese

Spokesman: Jackie Chan comments out of context

HONG KONG — Jackie Chan's comments that freedom may not be good for China were taken out of context, his spokesman said Tuesday, while Facebook users and Chinese scholars condemned the veteran actor on the Internet in a spreading backlash.

Full article (571 words) »

Protected by Comment Guard Pro