Monthly Archives: August 2011

CORRECTING and REPLACING Cloud9 Recognizes Leaders in Sales Forecasting and …Virtual-Strategy MagazineThroughout the release, references to “Fandango/Daily Candy” should now read “Comcast Digital Entertainment/Fandango.” Cloud9, the leader in on-demand sales forecasting and pipeline management solutions, today announced the winners of … Continue reading →

Any discussion of tough ACC basketball venues generally starts with Cameron Indoor and then proceeds to Comcast Center. Certainly, the College Park venue gets nowhere near as much national attention as Cameron for being a tough place to play. But … Continue reading →

Bloomberg TV Takes New Shot At Comcast Over Channel PlacementpaidContent.orgBloomberg TV is making a renewed push to fight its way out of the nosebleed section of Comcast's channel line-up. Tired of being stuck at 103 on the dial in New … Continue reading →

Bloomberg TV is making a renewed push to fight its way out of the nosebleed section of Comcast’s channel line-up. Tired of being stuck at 103 on the dial in New York and Washington, Bloomberg wants the FCC to make … Continue reading →

Reuters – FAIRFIELD, Conn./CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina (Reuters) — Google Inc’s blockbuster acquisition of Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc will bring an unusual stable of tax and accounting benefits to the search-engine giant, already one of Corporate America’s most savvy users … Continue reading →

Comcast vs Net Neutrality: The MovieTorrentFreakIn 2007 , TorrentFreak broke the news that Robb Topolski had discovered that Comcast was actively blocking BitTorrent traffic. The ISP initially denied his claims but were later forced to come clean. Comcast's BitTorrent blocking … Continue reading →

Earthlink Stock To Go Ex-dividend Tomorrow (ELNK)TheStreet.comBy TheStreet Wire 08/31/11 – 09:53 AM EDT NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The ex-dividend date for Earthlink (Nasdaq:ELNK) is tomorrow, September 1, 2011. Owners of shares as of market close today will be eligible … Continue reading →

AP – Experts say the Iranian government may have been behind a hacking attack, allowing it to read Google email from dissidents who thought they were using secure connections. Original story here.

A class-action lawsuit against Comcast — alleging the cable operator violated federal antitrust laws and overcharged subscribers — is moving forward after a federal appeals court last week affirmed the case’s class-action certification. Original story here.

Philadelphia Inquirer Comcast to introduce low-cost Internet service for low-income familiesPhiladelphia InquirerFulfilling a pledge to the federal government when it acquired NBC Universal Inc., Comcast Corp. is launching a program to offer $9.95-a-month Internet service for low-income families with schoolchildren. … Continue reading →

AP – Police in Trinidad and Tobago are investigating a 14-year-old girl for making threatening comments about the Caribbean country’s prime minister in an Internet video. Original story here.

Appolicious – When iOS 5 finally hits the Internet this fall, it’ll include a number of cool new services from Apple. The biggest, clearly, is iTunes in the Cloud, which takes the entirety of Apple’s iTunes software and turns it … Continue reading →

Hollywood Reporter Versus adding live weeknight studio showsWall Street JournalAP NEW YORK — Versus is adding live weeknight studio shows as part of its evolution after the NBC-Comcast merger. The "NBC SportsTalk" programs will air from 6-7 pm on Monday … Continue reading →

Milwaukee selects EarthLink for voice, data servicesTelecompaper (subscription)US-based Milwaukee Public School System has selected US operator EarthLink Business as its new communications provider. EarthLink has implemented a 228-site network delivering integrated voice and data services throughout the district. …and more » … Continue reading →

Storm shows the value of governmentDelmarva Daily Times… to emphasize why government must provide the essential functions that can't be left to individual Americans in times of natural emergencies. » Jules Witcover is a columnist for Tribune Media Services. E-mail … Continue reading →