| KOREA: NHN, Daum go separate ways on IPTV
It is a win-win game for us and KT, because KT can benefit from our Web search content and we can expand our platform to TV (from computers)." In contrast, Daum, the runner-up to NHN in the Web search field, is taking a straightforward and more risky approach. The firm is preparing to set up a joint venture with Microsoft and Celrun next month with an aim to launch its own IPTV brand, tentatively named "Open TV." The joint venture plans to start free service this summer and paid TV service around December. Furthermore, Daum hopes it will be able to export its vast database (such as user-created video clips) abroad with help from the Microsoft's global network. Daum and Microsoft were so sure of their IPTV business potential that they even shrugged off their bitter history of animosity.
Down On The Street: Wandering Through Freakfest 2007
The idea of recapturing a moment in time is an alluring prospect but one that seeks to deny the passage of time and thus can be fraught with frustration. Just look at the selection at your local video store for a chorus line of flicks that couldn't live up to their predecessor. But, after considering how last year's Freakfest was a definitive break from the past -- a rewriting of the city's annual Halloween celebration that sought to erase horror stories of violence, arrests and hefty cost overruns -- Madison's city fathers seemed to think this could be a franchise worth the risk of a repeat performance. (Read an account of last year's event) To succeed with this follow-up endeavor, city officials took a page from the movie producer's playbook by planning this year's Freakfest as something bigger, better and more.
GG weighs into cricket debate
Isn't wondrous how those with biased views fail to see the message when it goes against that bias.Cricket (and golf) are games where, since time immemorial, honour and personal integrity are part and parcel of the game.The example of poor sportsmanship from all quarters in recent history serve only to prove that 'wrong begets wrong'.The GG is absolutely correct in his observations.I am an Aussie; not biased unduly, but keen to see fair play.The behaviours of all cricketers in recent years leaves much to be desired. Forget pointing the finger at whomever began this obnoxious behaviour and take steps to right what is wrong; the game itself can only benefit. Agree (0) Alert moderator Isaac Hunt: 30 Jan 2008 2:01:10pm The confusion around this issue seems to stem from the mistaken belief that "Cricket (and golf) are games where, since time immemorial, honour and personal integrity are part and parcel of the game" - lets address that important misconstructionsports people are rarely the sharpest tools in the shed and most of them have little understanding of what "honour and personal integrity" is or how to spell it - the fact is that sports people are more competitive than your average Joe in the street and are therefore more inclined to cheat if they are satisfied they will not be caught - the very notion that some sports are more honourbale or have more integrity than others only helps muddy the waters because, although that is what we have been told for years - it is simply not true - sports "personalities generally (an oxy moron if ever there was one) do not deserve to be put up on a short plinth, never mind a pedestal! Agree (0) Alert moderator Dave: 30 Jan 2008 2:49:22pm Mate, the people who began it most probably before the time of cricket.
Woman 'wanted to smash lover's wife' with bat
A MISTRESS who plotted with her lover to kill his wife told him she "just wanted it done", a court has heard. Mirvat Sleiman, 30, of Meadow Heights in Melbourne, and Aaron Rolls, 40, from the Gold Coast suburb of Arundel, plotted to kill Patrizia Rolls by drowning her in the surf. Both are charged with conspiracy to murder. Police uncovered the plot while listening to taped conversations between Rolls and Sleiman over an unrelated investigation, Melbourne Magistrates Court was told during their filing hearing. Detective senior constable Nathan Favre said Rolls was heard telling Sleiman of his plans to take his partner of 17 years for a romantic evening walk on Surfers Paradise beach, then drown her. In another plan the couple discussed, Patrizia would appear to have had an accident when Rolls took her hiking.
'Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe? Finding the Right Doctor Shouldn't Be Like ...
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans are among the most sophisticated consumer shoppers on the planet, spending countless hours online comparing the characteristics and prices of cars, homes, clothes and electronics. Yet when it comes to shopping for a physician, even the most educated consumers often resort to an outdated approach that can best be described as "eeny, meeny, miny, moe." Part of the problem is that the traditional tools for finding a physician -- the telephone directory, insurance provider list, or a referral from a friend -- haven't changed much in the last three decades. The healthcare industry has been slow to adapt to consumers' rapidly evolving online shopping demands. Physicians haven't helped much either. They've been slow to adopt online marketing because of the perceived time, money and energy required to market their practice, credentials and prices on the Internet.
Do better business, virtually
You may not have time to play Second Life if you're already busy with your first one, but technology experts suggest the two may eventually blur into the same thing. Second Life, where people create online versions of themselves called avatars and explore a digital world that mimics this one, has had a lot of interest from the business community. The idea is to use these games as a platform for doing useful work. Some have begun referring to these worlds as "multiuser virtual environments," or MUVEs. Although much of the interest in MUVEs has come from educational institutions, here are a few resources to help you think about an approach for your own organization. Don't mimic your website: On placeofsocialmedia.com, Eric Gordon published a post titled The Geography of Virtual Worlds, in which he contrasts MUVEs with a regular, two-dimensional website.
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