By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Lawyers looking for a chance to double-bill their hours now will have the chance of their lives. Next year, airlines on international routes will offer high-speed Internet access. How much will consumers be willing to pay to read, say, CornerBarPR.comSM in the air? Whatever it is, you can bet the lawyers will mark it up before billing us. High Time
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Augusta Masters their women.... Tapeworm in the Friendly Skies.... Fans overlook the Chicago Cubs.... Criminals balance state budget.... World-class CEO jackpot.... The Law no longer reigns.... New News Munchies feature highlights corporate stupidity in the news: Would you want to be the media spokesperson? Lottsa Comments
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Fred Davis, former editor of PC Week and PC Magazine, is launching a technology-focused magazine called Dig_iT, designed to help everyday consumers learn how high-tech stuff can affect their lives. They think Wired has become "ultra-boring"; Davis says he wants to use product reviews and celebrity features to attract non-technical audiences. Celeb Tech
By Richard B. Barger, ABC, APR
After introducing Contacts On Tap™, our 55,000-listing on-line media directory, in October, we've listened to patron suggestions. We're already well along with development of our 2.0 module, which will allow you to customize and save lists, download data, and distribute to your selected media, or to send your release directly from our servers. You'll be able to sign up for Level 2.0 in mid December. Christmas Lists
By Richard B. Barger, ABC, APR
Free speech or blasphemy? A sports fan's sign, "GENO IS GOD," celebrating the coach of the NCAA champion Connecticut women's basketball team, is taken a bit too seriously by the Episcopal Church right across the street. In A Zone
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Half of all U.S. workers now use computers on the job -- often for business-related purposes other than sending jokes via email -- according to the Department of Labor. One in 10 workers uses them for job hunting. With numbers like that, we wonder, why aren't more of them subscribing to Contacts On Tap™? Job Search, Anyone?
By Richard B. Barger, ABC, APR
In a fit of self-preservation, the Direct Marketing Assn. has figured out that our e-mailboxes and Internet pipelines are clogged with spam -- Unsolicited Commercial Email. They don't profess much concern for consumers, but seem to realize that, if marketers don't quit fouling their own nest, Congress will do it for them. So they're racing to catch up with -- and try to appear as if they're leading -- the parade. Send In The Clowns
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Arthur Andersen may have disappeared faster than one of Siegfried and Roy's tigers, but the company's former employees are keeping in touch through an on-line Alumni Network. The irony is, the Web site was registered pre-Enron. The most popular section? Job opportunities, of course. In the best on-line tradition, the site already has competitors. Tangled Web
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Fleishman-Hillard has been named one of the "100 Best Companies for Working Mothers," according to Working Mother magazine. F-H is the only PR firm on the list, which focuses on companies providing benefits like flexible schedules, leave for new parents, and programs for women's advancement. Hard-Working Mothers
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Rosie O'Donnell, 'Queen of Nice,' became a self-proclaimed 'uber bitch,' according to a big-deal lawsuit filed by publisher Gruner + Jahr USA after O'Donnell quit her namesake magazine last month. "Lesbian chat show star faces £70m magazine lawsuit," says the tasteful headline in the London Telegraph. Too 'Girlie'
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
If you don't have something nice to say about Kmart, you can't say it here. Kmart has launched a "gathering place for all those interested in supporting Kmart," with content limited to articles and opinions supporting the retailer, which is struggling to emerge from bankruptcy. Unlike a newspaper or TV station, the only news on this site is good news. Grouches are banned. No Blue News
By Richard B. Barger, ABC, APR
There is no poisoned Coke or Pepsi, okay? The hoax, which got new life because of the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, basically says that you don't want to drink Coca-Cola, or, perhaps, Pepsi-Cola, because ... well, who cares? It's not credible; it's not true; it's not happening. Not The Real Thing
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
A trickle of spam-fighting tools is expanding to a full-fledged stream. Over the next few months, you'll see more and more ways to protect your email inbox from the deluge of unsolicited commercial email promoting porn, work-at-home schemes, long-distance services, enlarged body parts ... We're Revolting
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Things aren't rosy at Rosie magazine. Rosie O'Donnell has quit her namesake magazine because she's pissed at the publisher. Rosie stops publishing at the end of the year. Wilted Rose
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Sell your wireline stock; critical mass is approaching in the cordless phone industry. More people are starting to use cellular as their only phone. Airwaves account for almost 30 percent of personal calling minutes, with cell phone subscriptions growing, and growing, and growing ... Cutting The Cord
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Microsoft continues its errant ways. At least that's the opinion of a group of competitors, who accuse the software giant of failing to comply with the antitrust settlement reached last year. Microsoft is saddened by the industry's inability to see the benefit of its generously following some of the agreement. Big Meanie
By Richard B. Barger, ABC, APR
Gateway Computers has done the unthinkable: The company offers direct, head-to-head, competitive advertising of its flat-screen computer with Apple's iMac. It's pretty rare that the intensely competitive, low-margin computer industry sees comparative ads. NEC enters the fray with a flat-screen model of its own, but it doesn't have ads with jumping computers. Getting Jumpy
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
Opie and Anthony," a controversial pair of WNEW-FM hosts, were fired after airing live blow-by-blow broadcast of a Virginia couple having sex at St. Patrick's Cathedral as part of a contest promoting Sam Adams beer. Couples competed for prizes by having sex in public places. Howard Stern, that model of decorum, said it was more than he could bare. Sex For Sam
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
The Communist Party in China appears to have blocked access to the Google search engine, in a crackdown on "subversive" Internet content. They're trying to create a "good atmosphere" for the Communist Party congress, scheduled for November. That's okay; they can still use Yahoo. Block-Heads
By CornerBarPR.com® Staff
... but I forget the name. Ever happen to you? A lot? Before long, technology will help you overcome it. A new gizmo will remember -- actually, it will record -- names; all you have to do is say, "Nice to meet you." Pretty friendly, huh? At your local electronics store in, oh, say, three years. Digital Nudge
