Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has refiled a patent lawsuit against a host of web companies, including Google and Apple, after an earlier attempt was rebuffed by a judge for being too vague. The revised complaint was filed in Seattle Tuesday and alleged that companies such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, AOL Inc, Apple, Yahoo, Netflix, eBay, [...]
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Microsoft co-founder refiles patent suit against web giants
December 30th, 2010 |
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Michael Franti & Spearhead Rework Hit Song for SF Giants
November 1st, 2010 |
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MICHAEL FRANTI HONORS 2010 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
WORLD SERIES TEAM SAN FRANCISCO
GIANTS WITH SONG “SAY HEY (I LOVE YOU, GIANTS)”
Musician and San Francisco native, Michael Franti is showing his support for the 2010 National League Champion’s the San
Francisco Giants in the MLB World Series with “Say Hey (I Love You, Giants)”. A long-time San Francisco Giants fan,
Franti has reworked Michael Franti & Spearhead’s platinum single “Say Hey (I Love You)” to celebrate the team’s
World Series run in hopes they take home the Championship. Dedicating the song to all Giants’ fans worldwide,
Franti’s infectious hit is given the Giants treatment with references to Tim Lincecum, Brian
Wilson‘s infamous beard and
enough appreciation for the black and orange to keep fans cheering. Check out the song below.
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Members of R.E.M. Team Up On SF Giants Song “Panda & The Freak”
October 28th, 2010 |
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NEW ALBUM VOL. 2: HIGH AND INSIDE DUE OUT FEB. 2011
You may have heard it in AT&T park already this season, but on the heels of the Giants’ commanding seizure of
game 1 of the 2010 World Series last night, baseball-themed rock outfit The Baseball Project have released
“Panda & the Freak.” Comprised of Bay Area native and Giants fan Scott McCaughey (R.E.M., The Minus 5,
Young Fresh Fellows), Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3), Peter Buck
(R.E.M.) and Linda Pitmon (Steve Wynn & the Miracle 3, Smack Dab, Golden Smog) the band’s resume is as
undeniable as their baseball knowledge. “Panda & the Freak” will appear on their new album Vol. 2: High
and Inside due out in Feb. 2011 on Yep Roc Records.
“Panda and the Freak” celebrates the long history of amazing baseball nicknames, concentrating on Giants ace
Tim Lincecum and the ninja-like skills of big man Pablo Sandoval. Take a listen below and click
here to
grab the song on iTunes.
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Cisco, Verizon Help Power New Giants, Jets Stadium
August 24th, 2010 |
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Cisco and Verizon were the key technology partners for the $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium built to house the N.Y. Giants and Jets. The teams spent $100 million on technology. – The New Meadowlands Stadium, the new home for the NFLs N.Y. Giants and Jets teams, is the latest example of a high-priced sports arena armed with the latest technology designed to ramp up the experience of sports fans going to the games.
At a press conference Aug. 23 at the East Rutherford, N.J., c…
Jerry Garcia Honored At Giants Game In San Francisco
August 10th, 2010 |
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The San Francisco Giants hosted a tribute to the late great Jerry Garcia during last night’s game vs. the
Chicago Cubs at AT&T Park in honor of
the 15 year anniversary of the Grateful Dead guitarist’s death.
The evening included many Dead-oriented activities, including the giveaway of Garcia Bobblehead dolls; the cover
band Cryptical performing
“Shakedown Street” and “Touch of Grey” before the game; Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Jeff Pehrson
singing the National Anthem; and Billy Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and Bill Walton leading the
crowd in a Guinness Book of World Records kazoo-infused rendition of “Take Me Out To The Ballgame” during the
seventh inning stretch. Jerry’s family was on hand for the event with his daughter Annabel Garcia throwing
out the first pitch and saying a few words about her father.
The evening benefited The Rex
Foundation, which was founded by the Grateful Dead to support worthy non-profit organizations.
The Giants beat the Cubs 4-3 in the 11th inning.
Internet investment’s new champions: The emerging online giants
July 8th, 2010 |
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DST, Naspers and Tencent have made promising internet investments in many emerging markets. Now even Western internet financiers are emulating them
THEY may not have the name recognition of a Google or a Yahoo!, but they can claim to belong in the same league. The websites of Digital Sky Technologies (DST) account for more than 70% of page-views on the Russian-language internet. Naspers is Africa’s biggest media group, both offline and online. And Tencent is China’s largest internet company by market capitalisation—and the third-largest in the world.
Now these firms are increasingly making their presence felt beyond their home markets. Between them they have invested in dozens of internet firms around the globe. The most adventurous of the three, DST, has already moved west—and paid top dollar for stakes in fast-growing American companies, notably Facebook, the world’s biggest social network. …
10 Intriguing but Unlikely Mergers of IT Giants
June 16th, 2010 |
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In the tech industry, trying to compete with the juggernauts can be extremely difficult. Not only do they put pressure on smaller firms, they continue to innovate beyond what other companies are capable of achieving. That’s precisely why mergers and acquisitions might be best for some firms in the industry. By merging with other companies, they can bolster their lineup of offerings, and become a more efficient firm that can compete against companies such as Microsoft, Apple and Google. That said, the chances of any major mergers occurring among the largest and richest IT technology companies are quite slim. But that shouldn’t stop anyone from offering up some ideas. Here is a look at 20 tech companies that should merge, but sadly, probably never will. – …
They Might Be Giants: Dates
April 15th, 2010 |
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS HIT THE ROAD IN SPRING AND SUMMER 2010
STOPS INCLUDE
SASQUATCH FESTIVAL AND BONNAROO
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After a hugely successful run earlier this year, They Might Be Giants will play several dates over the spring and summer of 2010,
including two benefit shows in the Boston area. The two shows at the Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA will be
aimed at kids and proceeds from the show will benefit Boston
By Foot. The band has played a series of successful kids’ shows in support of Here Comes
Science, their acclaimed 2009 release.
The upcoming dates will also include several family shows across the country, as well as festival stops at Boston’s
WXRV Earth Day Celebration (free show!), the Sasquatch Festival in George, Washington, and Manchester,
Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Festival.
Released in September 2009, Here Comes Science has received praise across the board for its unique and
exciting fusion of rock, education and humor. Boing Boing described the album as “top-notch pop music
with humor that’s aimed at both kids and adults” and called the album “better than great. Perfect.”
They Might Be Giants Spring/Summer 2010 Tour Dates:
04/22: Boston, MA @ Rose Kennedy Greenway
(WXRV Earth Day Celebration – FREE show)
05/23: Arlington, MA @ Regent Theatre*
05/23: Arlington, MA @ Regent Theatre*
05/30: George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
06/11: Asbury Park, NJ @ The Stone Pony
06/12: Baltimore, MD @ Rams Head Live*
06/13: Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
06/26: London, UK @ Royal Festival Hall*
06/26: Royal Festival Hall
09/24: Providence, RI @ Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
09/25: Uncasville, CT @ Wolf Den at Mohegan Sun (4th Annual Fan Appreciation Show)
09/26: New York, NY @ Town Hall*
* – family show
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Microsoft vs. Google: Tech Giants’ Turf War Heats Up
April 6th, 2010 |
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Google and Microsoft have their fingers in so many pies that one could use a Venn diagram to chart the multiple ways the rivals compete for consumers’ eyeballs and companies’ dollars. Fortunately, that’s what research analysts do for us. Gartner analysts Tom Austin and David Mitchell Smith held a Webcast March 31 to discuss the evolving battle between Google and Microsoft, examining their strengths, weaknesses and threats to their businesses. While Microsoft Bing is targeting Google’s search engine market share, Google Apps is looking to poach from the massive installed base of more than 500 million Microsoft Office users. In this slide show, eWEEK provides an overview of the battleground.
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It’s Not Just the Banks … Defense and Pharmaceutical Giants Also Too Big
April 3rd, 2010 |
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Everyone knows that the megabanks are considered too big to fail.But its not just banks …There was AIG and the big auto makers.And CNN noted yesterday that the government found pharmaceutical giant Pfizer “too big to nail”.And former high-level CIA o…
Super Bowl 2010 Sets Ratings Record
February 8th, 2010 |
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Sunday night’s Super Bowl XLIV is on its way to setting a ratings record. According to early Nielsen figures, the Super Bowl got its highest overnight ratings in 23 years. This weekend’s NFL Championship Game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans Saints earned a rating of 46.4%. Last year’s game between the [...]
Japan’s vulnerable newspapers: The teetering giants
February 4th, 2010 |
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Japanese newspapers are in worse shape than they appear
AS NEWSPAPER companies across the developed world took a beating in the past few years, those in one rich country merely shrugged. Japanese newspapers are by far the world’s biggest: Yomiuri sells 10m copies each morning and another 3.6m in the evening. Newspapers enjoy such close ties with politicians and companies that news in Japan does not so much break as ooze. Yet the giants are teetering.
The problem is not circulation, which has held up well thanks to a distinctive system of distribution. Virtually all Japanese newspapers are delivered by agents who work on commission, frequently turning up on doorsteps to collect money. People carry on buying newspapers in Japan for the same reason they keep paying for gym memberships elsewhere: pushy salesmen. Between 1999 and 2009 the combined circulation of morning and evening papers in Japan fell by just 6.3%, according to Nihon Shimbun Kyokai (NSK), the newspaper publishers’ association. By contrast, American newspapers lost 10.6% of their paying readers between 2008 and 2009. …
Mechanical giants cheered at celebration of German unity
October 3rd, 2009 |
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Gigantic puppets starred at celebrations marking the 19th anniversary of German unification in Berlin on Saturday as tens of thousands watched the mechanical marionettes on their walk through the city. At the capital’s landmark Brandenburg Gate, for 45 years the border between communist east
Springsteen To Perform Full Albums at Giants Stadium
September 30th, 2009 |
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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND TO PERFORM
FULL ALBUM SEQUENCES DURING GIANTS STADIUM RUN
BORN TO RUN, DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN, BORN IN THE USA TO BE PERFORMED IN THEIR ENTIRETY
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In response to the overwhelming fan enthusiasm at Chicago’s Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band live performance of the album Born to Run (read the JamBase review here), Springsteen has decided to perform one classic album each night at East Rutherford, NJ’s Giants Stadium:
09.30 Giants Stadium Born To Run
10.02 Giants Stadium
Darkness on the Edge of Town
10.03 Giants Stadium Born In The USA
10.08 Giants Stadium Born To Run
10.09 Giants Stadium Born In The USA
In Chicago, Bruce began with a varied set list, performed the album portion of the show in the middle of the concert, and continued the show through its grand finale. Said long time manager Jon Landau, “Chicago convinced us that this was really worth doing. The audience was so supportive of the concept that it convinced us to go ahead with this at Giants Stadium.”
Chicago Tribune‘s Greg Kot called that city’s performance “epic,” continuing, “they delivered and then some.”
Tech Giants Join Open Identity Partnership with Government
September 9th, 2009 |
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Yahoo, AOL and Google are among 10 companies that are working with the government to push support for OpenID and Information Card technologies for members of the public using government Websites.
– Ten companies ranging from
Yahoo to PayPal to Google are supporting plans to support pilot programs
aimed at enabling users to log in to government Websites using OpenID and
Information Card technologies.
The initiative
is meant to fit into President Obamas memorandum to make it easy for
ind…
The Real Economy Versus the Make-Believe World of the Government and Financial Giants
August 4th, 2009 |
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In the real economy, unemployment is at Depression-era levels (see this, this and this).In the real economy, bank loan loss rates will be higher than the Depression.In the real economy, government revenue is at its lowest level since the Depression, an…