With the Super Bowl just days away, CBS suddenly has a very awkward situation on its hands — and it’s exactly what the network deserves. Continue reading Will a Gay Dating Site’s Super Bowl Ad Shame CBS? Will a Gay Dating Site’s Super Bowl Ad Shame CBS? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:40:00. Filed Under: Media Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Chatting with Bill O’Reilly on FOX News Channel’s The O’Reilly Factor on Tuesday was a chance for former Alaska governor Sarah Palin to adjust her chair and pick out her coffee mug: It was her debut as correspondent with the network . And in true FOX News fashion, Palin’s interview with O’Reilly was so generous as to swing into granny-pitch territory, in which the often bombastic host let her, unchallenged, “set the record straight” following a critical look at Palin on CBS’ 60 Minutes on Sunday. Continue reading Sarah Palin on Fox: Trashes ‘60 Minutes’ Show on Her She Hasn’t Seen Sarah Palin on Fox: Trashes ‘60 Minutes’ Show on Her She Hasn’t Seen originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:47:00. Filed Under: People , Media , News Corp. Permalink | Tweet this! | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Google , Apple , AT&T , Verizon Apple ( AAPL ) broke its silence in the advertising battle going on between AT&T ( T ) and Verizon ( VZ ). The iPhone maker launched its ad campaign this week showing an iPhone user talking on the phone while surfing the Web as a voice asks, “Can your phone and your network do that?” It’s Apple’s comeback to Verizon’s latest attack on the iPhone which runs on AT&T’s wireless networks. Continue reading Massucci’s Take: Apple teams with AT&T in ad battle with Verizon Massucci’s Take: Apple teams with AT&T in ad battle with Verizon originally appeared on DailyFinance on Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Technology , Google , Microsoft , Yahoo Internet titan Google ( GOOG ) increased its Web search market-share again in October, while No. 2 Yahoo ( YHOO ) lost share at a “scary” pace, in the words of one analyst. Bing, Microsoft’s ( MSFT ) new service and the No. 3 player, also registered gains, reported ComScore, an Internet metrics company. Overall, Google’s web search share climbed to 65.4% last month, up from 64.9% in September. Microsoft rose to 9.9% from 9.4%, while Yahoo fell to 18% from 18.8%. October saw the fifth consecutive share increase for Microsoft. But Google’s share increased to the highest level ComScore has ever registered for the company. “Tonight’s data was positive for Google and Microsoft, and scary for Yahoo,” Broadpoint AMTech internet analyst Ben Schachter said in a note to clients. Continue reading Google eats more Web search share as Bing also rings up gains, Yahoo falters Google eats more Web search share as Bing also rings up gains, Yahoo falters originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: People , Media During his short segment on The O’Reilly Factor Monday night, recently deposed CNN news anchor Lou Dobbs parried Bill O’Reilly’s attempts to goad him into disparaging the Obama administration, but shed little light on his future plans. Dobbs said that in “the last 90 days,” Jonathan Klein, the head of CNN, had made it clear that his vision for the network did not include “advocacy journalism” — or Dobbs, a 28-year CNN veteran. “Jon Klein and I talked about the issue of opinion itself and advocacy journalism and he wanted to take CNN in a different direction, and I tried to accommodate him.” Dobbs, who graciously contented himself with $8 million to leave, also suggested that ideological opponents were responsible for an incident in which Dobb’s New Jersey mansion was fired upon. Continue reading Lou Dobbs talks to O’Reilly about Obama, CNN and who shot at his wife Lou Dobbs talks to O’Reilly about Obama, CNN and who shot at his wife originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Company News , Economy , Wal-Mart Stores , Green Earlier this week, Walmart ( WMT ) took its first steps into the funeral business. On its website, the retailer now offers 15 caskets and over 130 urns and cremains containers. Priced between $895 and $2,899, the caskets are distributed through the Star Legacy Funeral Network, can be delivered within 48 hours, and are designed to appeal to a wide variety of tastes. For example, the pinstriped “Executive Privilege” model is perfect for buttoned-down businessmen, while the metallic lavender “Lovely in All Ways” vessel offers a more feminine style. For the traditional funeral industry, this could be a devastating development. Although they have long been the main retailers of burial vessels, funeral homes are legally required to accept caskets from third parties. With Walmart selling caskets and urns at bargain prices, bereaved families may be tempted to trim funeral costs by ordering from the retailer. Continue reading Save money, die better: Walmart now selling discount coffins, urns online Save money, die better: Walmart now selling discount coffins, urns online originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 01 Nov 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Media A few weekends ago, I was too ill to spend my weekend running to the farmer’s market, tending my “victory” vegetable garden, canning jam, and baking bread, my typical weekend fare. Instead I went on a marathon of old episodes of The Next Food Network Star , culminating in a challenge, during which the final three contestants went to a private screening of Sony Pictures’ Julie & Julia . The trio was instructed to cook a three-course dinner party meal that reflected their own passion for cooking. Melissa D’Arabian, who ultimately won her own cooking show, made two kinds of pastries. World-famous pastry chef Fran

Filed under: Economy , People , Media CNN is rushing to the defense of commentator Lou Dobbs . The award-winning commentator has joined the internet-fueled debate over whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States. Never mind that there is a birth certificate stating he was born in Hawaii in 1961 and that no plausible evidence has been produced showing otherwise , or that other Obama birth certificates have been shown to be forgeries . Dobbs, who has been with CNN since it was launched in 1980 except for a brief period he left following a row with management, is undaunted. He has contravened the efforts of CNN President Jon Klein, who called the story “dead,” and continued to discuss the claims of the birthers. Now, the corporate brass appears to be backing Dobbs as it tries to block commercials critical of his support of the birthers. In a statement, CNN indicated that it has the right to defend itself against an “attack” on the network and its employee on commercials airing on its network. That’s normal practice in the cable industry, said Christa Robinson, a CNN spokesman. Continue reading Media World: CNN circles the wagons around Lou Dobbs Media World: CNN circles the wagons around Lou Dobbs originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Investing , Media When times seemed good and the stock market was returning 10 percent annually, a silent handshake existed between investors and management teams — as long as the company’s stock price was rising, princely sums in executive compensation would be awarded without too much fuss. The perks and pet projects that came with running a multi-billion dollar international firm were likewise seen as simple costs of doing business. But C-suite executives be warned: Your investors are watching your actions in numbers greater than ever before. “I think there’s a lot of anger out there on the part of smaller investors,” over corporate governance issues like executive compensation, activist hedge fund manager Eric Jackson said to DailyFinance . Continue reading Watch out executives: Investors are paying attention Watch out executives: Investors are paying attention originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments

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Filed under: Economy , People , Media The next Food Network Challenge may be this: getting the home of Rachael Ray (right), Bobby Flay, and Mario Batali to top its recent success. Over the past few months, the 16-year-old channel has been on a tear — “Yummo!” as Ray might say — with cash-strapped consumers turning to the Food Network to help stretch their food budgets. June was the Scripps Networks Interactive ( SNI) network’s highest-rated month ever, and the second quarter was its best ever as well. The Food Network, which reaches about 98 million U.S. households, consistently ranks among the top 10 cable networks in ratings among the desirable demographic of viewers aged 25 to 54. Its audience, though, is more diverse than that. Continue reading Media World: Yummo! Food Network soars as restaurants flounder Media World: Yummo! Food Network soars as restaurants flounder originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

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