The Daily Loper – June 22, 2006
Posted by Lopy in The Daily Loper on Jun 22, 2006
Today’s links of interest:
- Mobile phone users warned of lightning strike risk
Okay, it’s a bad idea to use your mobile phone outside during rainstorm. The fact that people have to be told this is, well, you know… - Has JumpTheShark Jumped the Shark?
We’ve probably jumped the shark for just asking the question. - Reference books available online
Local residents can access digital books from the comfort of their homes and offices. At last. - HarperCollins Signs Books/Film Deal with Dreamworks
Almost not wortth noting, except we couldn’t bypass this critical aspect of the deal: "The agreement also includes activity books in the UK." Right. - Matt Damon’s Star Trek Blessing
JJ Abrams is supposedly considering casting Matt Damon as the young James T. Kirk. So why not Ben Affleck as Mr. Spock? And Robin Williams as crusty, but loveable Dr. McCoy? - FCC Opens Debate On Rules Limiting Media Ownership
The FCC will not rest until Clear Channel owns every media outlet in the country. - Movie Moonves
Leslie Moonves eyes moving into the long-form motion picture business. ‘Cause there’s nothing more profitable than producing and releasing stuff into the theaters… - Can Retailers Who Provide Free WiFi Get Freeloaders Arrested?
These are the questions that keep us awake at night. No, really. - Hype and glory
So Q magazine uses MySpace to create a profile for a fake band. Several thousand "friends" later they’re offered a gig at Alan McGee’s Death Disco. A fake band! Who would have thought? - More Publisher Support for Vocel
Torstar (Harlequin) and Random House put more muscle being cell phone applications. Because cell phones are our future.
