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Barbie comes out swinging

Barbie comes out swingingUnfair Competition?!Unfair Competition? I didn't know that Mattel was in the porn business as well. That cause of action was probably just included on Mattel's trademark infringement document template so they left it there.Common Name?I dont think they can possibly win with the 'common name' argument. ...

Tags: Barbie

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

Mattel sues porn site over use of Barbie name

Mattel sues porn site over use of Barbie nameFunny ...I never knew children were allowed to look at porn sites. I thought ol, materialistic Barbie would fit right in.Another funnyShe doesnt look anything like the barbie doll that Mattel produces. I checked the site and even looked at its...

Tags: Wiki, Mattel Inc., Barbie, doll

Discussion threads 2007-08-22

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Top online video destinations for US users ages 2-11

Brand/Channel Unique Viewer % Audience, 000 Disney Records 49.6 179 EverythingGirl.com 48.0 161 MyePets 47.6 161 JETIX 46.9 159 Playhouse Disney 43.9 340 PBS Kids 43.1 281 LEGO 40.9 137 NickJr 39.6 718 ...

Tags: Online Video, Video, NB

Blog posts 2008-07-12

I'll have the #3 Value Meal, Super Size, with an order of Linux

With the news that Best Buy will now be selling boxed, commercially supported versions of Ubuntu, the Desktop Linux onslaught begins. Our ultimate goal of Total World Domination will soon be within our grasp, now that yet another mondo-huge retailer has jumped on the Linux bandwagon. Or...

Tags: Ubuntu, Linux, UNIX, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-07-10

eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?

eBay: New belle of Microsoft's merger ball?Spin out PayPal or Skype???Someone's not doing their homework!! Those two properties are equally (or more?) valuable to Microsoft than eBay's "core" auction biz. M$ would love to have the predominant method of web payment...not to mention Skype for its "Mickey-phone". ...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Mergers & Acquisitions, Linux, Microsoft Corp., eBay Inc., merger ball, belle, merger

Discussion threads 2008-06-16

Why Google, Yahoo and Microsoft should worry about Countrywide's takeover

Why Google, Yahoo and Microsoft should worry about Countrywide's takeoverI do not like BOA,but I guess they will be buying my Mortgage, I know I can refinance but that can cost 3-6 thousand dollars. I know Ditech has a flat fee of $349, but at a much higher interest rate.What...

Tags: Financial services, Countrywide, Google Inc., advertisement, Goog, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-01-11

Dad's sale of pot-smoking son's game sparks Web debate

Dad's sale of pot-smoking son's game sparks Web debateThe father must do what is right in raising his offspringbut whether that includes making it a public spectacle is another thing altogether. It, depending on country, state, providence or township may have different legal ramifications for not just father but...

Tags: Games, Dad, game, Web

Discussion threads 2007-12-18

Sugababes Screensaver (zip)

The Sugababes are a BRIT Award-winning pop group trio from London, England. Mattel has teamed up with Sugababes to create a new themed Barbie doll collection, which hit stores in May 2007. A must download free screensaver for fans of Sugababes.

Tags: Wallpaper Screensavers, Sugababes

Software downloads 2007-11-22

Barbie Key Signings

If the upcoming Christmas season goes according to Mattel's plan, your pre-teen daughter might be spending their post-holiday week at her friend's houses doing what amounts to good, old-fashioned key signings. Mattel has a free virtual world for pre-teen girls called Barbie's World that let's friends talk...

Tags: Mattel Inc., Friend, Veronica, Media Players, Digital Music, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Phil Windley

Blog posts 2007-11-09

Flin4cell 2006 (exe)

Flin4cell is the innovative software for the modern collector studied for yours hobby and able to manage every kind of collection. The simplicity of use and the capability to organize and to manage every kind of collection as DVD, CD, Telephone Cards, Coins, Film, Movie Music, Stamps, Wines, Books, Postcards,...

Tags: Collection, Flin4cell, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment

Software downloads 2007-08-30

Leopard hard drive

Leopard hard driveCall it a Hard Drive.........CONDOM.heat, shmeatPeople who think nothing of overpaying for an Apple must certainly be able to simply buy a new enclosure &/or HDD when their old one dies/melts. They just jump in their Jag and drive to the Apple store and overpay for another one.Seriously,...

Tags: hard drive, cloth, Apple Macintosh, Gotta Love, enclosure

Discussion threads 2007-05-23

Worst PC of all time - Which one gets your vote?

The Washington Post has an article by Dan Tynan of PC World listing the top 10 worst PCs of all time. I think that youll agree that its a pretty accurate list and contains some real lemons.Heres the list:#10. Dell Dimension 4600 (2003)#9. New Internet Computer (2000)#8. eMachines eTower...

Tags: Desktops, PC, New Internet Computer, Packard Bell PC, Dell Dimension 4600

Blog posts 2007-03-19

The future of toys is the Web

As younger children spend more time in front of the computer and less time playing with GI Joe and Barbie, toymakers are adapting their products to the changing market, reports the Associated Press Nowhere was this more prevalent than this years annual American International Toy Fair, where one could...

Tags: Education Technology

Blog posts 2007-02-16

Has the toy industry screeched to a halt?

Has the toy industry screeched to a halt?Why areWhy are chemistry sets and marshmallow guns "edgy?" I thought that you were going to say that the toys were more "adult" oriented like the Barbie stuff can be. The fact is, that some of these edgier toys have a...

Tags: Strategy, industry

Discussion threads 2007-02-14

Hillary Clinton trumps Barack Obama, on eBay!

Winning the most powerful position in the world--president of the United States--takes big money.Campaigns are not the only organizations on the presidential money trail, however.Good old fashioned American democracy is dovetailing, as usual, with good old fashioned American capitalism. What I am calling “User Generated Politics” gets commercial!In “eBay...

Tags: Amateur Content, Culture, eBay, Hillary Clinton, Political Campaign, Politics, President Clinton, Presidential Race, Social Networking, Social Web, User Generated Politics, User-Generated Content, Web 2.0

Blog posts 2007-02-14

Photos: Science is cool at Toy Fair

Among the Barbie dolls and train sets at the American International Toy Fair, science kits--and even the lowly ant farm--are still a hit.

Tags: doll, photograph

Image galleries 2007-02-13

Which laws work hardest against open source?

Which laws work hardest against open source?Interesting story......but I don't think the threat in question would have stood up in court. My understanding is that trademark holders can insist that their marks be identified in 3rd-party communications, but they can't stop people from using them to refer to the...

Tags: SEARCH, Branding, Apple Inc., open source, Mattel Inc., trademark owner

Discussion threads 2006-12-12

Federal case may redefine child porn

Federal case may redefine child pornThe government is composed chiefly of idiots. ntntFilings from the Loony Bin?So the raey covers on the underwear packages are out now, and Sears catalogues will soon be considered porn. Underwear ads are out. In fact, we're to promote the notion that people...

Tags: government, photograph, child pornography

Discussion threads 2006-11-30

Microsoft updates Office beta

Microsoft updates Office betaInterestingI bet this product is a real winner. MS makes great office productivity apps, but the question is, like it was with Office XP and 2003, does anyone truly NEED this upgrade?http://opendomain.blogspot.com/What is it with ZD not giving us links...They only link to their own stories, never...

Tags: Word processors, PRODUCTIVITY, menu bar, font, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Corp., spreadsheet

Discussion threads 2006-09-13

Photos: Arizona city goes wireless

Photos: Arizona city goes wirelessstkupid me>"only a small percentage of the population can get indoor coverage."barbie.

Tags: Wi-Fi, photograph, wireless

Discussion threads 2006-07-05