At the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco, CBS Interactive CEO Quincy Smith shares his thoughts about the free online video service Hulu and why the media company has been reluctant to join the platform. Smith believes the company needs to continue focusing on its core content, making su...
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At the NewTeeVee Live conference in San Francisco, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch talks about how the company’s Flash software is coming to new devices such as game consoles, smartphones, and TVs. Lynch says Adobe is working with chip vendors and TV manufacturers on a variety of different television plat...
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Leaked internal trailer for Mercs, Inc., It’s said to be a MP only sandbox game. It's currently in pre-production at EA LA. About two dozen or so former Pandemic Studios developers who were not laid off with the studio's recent closing are still working on this project. ... mercenaries mercs inc...
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If your company is at all established and successful, it’s probably already become a bloated, uninspiring workplace, says leading satirist Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of “The Art of Demotivation.” Here’s how to take back your company by overcaffeinating your workers, limiting their contact with the...
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Leading satirist Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of “The Art of Demotivation,” shows how to manage three types of problem employees. Whether you’re dealing with the “perpetually offended employee,” the “aggrieved superstar,” or the “egomaniac,” the answer is simple: they need to be grateful for what th...
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According to leading satirist Dr. E.L. Kersten, author of “The Art of Demotivation,” the source of workplace conflict is often misdiagnosed. What’s seen as a simple “misunderstanding” or “failure to communicate” really runs much deeper: Your coworkers don’t actually like you. Kersten helps clari...
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How does a good idea take hold? Serial entrepreneur Jason Calacanis knows the answer. The Brooklyn-born new media bad boy has been stirring up money and attention for his projects ever since he founded The Silicon Alley Reporter in 1996. He followed that with Weblogs, Inc., which he sold to AOL ...
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Three Brockton High School football players are off the team for this week’s Thanksgiving Day game and next week's playoff game after being charged with various alcohol-related offenses.
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