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- Scrabble ownership and the public domain
- As reported recently, Facebook has been asked by Hasbro and Mattel to remove the "Scrabulous" game from its web site. Hasbro and Mattel jointly own the rights to the "Scrabble" game, something that most people have at some point in their lives played at least once. Scrabulous was a software...
- Tags: Hasbro Inc., Mattel Inc., Domain, Scrabble, Games, Personal Technology, John Carroll
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- Facebook asked by Mattel to remove 'Scrabulous'
- Facebook asked by Mattel to remove 'Scrabulous'This is......scrucking fabulous.Literally....Dude, I can't remember cracking up so hard over a two-word joke. Loved it. ;-)
- Tags: Scrabulous, Mattel Inc., Facebook
- Discussion threads 2008-01-16
- 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: Screensaver, Mattel Inc.
- 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
- 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
- Aishwarya Rai Beautiful Screensaver (zip)
- Aishwarya Rai is former Miss World and an award winning actress. Her popularity is so noted that when Mattel, the largest toy company, released Barbies adorned in Aishwarya Rai costumes, they sold out within minutes. Aishwarya Rai was also voted "Worlds Most Attractive Woman" in 2003 by Hello Magazine readers,...
- Tags: Mattel Inc., Toy Company, Aishwarya Rai
- Software downloads 2007-08-21
- Magic 8 Ball (bin)
- Computerized recreation of the classic fortune telling device from Mattel. All you need is to ask the question and then shake the ballm and you will get the answer. It is easy and funny. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Mattel Inc.
- Software downloads 2007-08-10
- Images: Barbie's greatest hits?
- Mattel is trying to reach out to the next iteration of girls with an MP3 player designed to look like a doll that also hooks into an online virtual world.
- Tags: Media players, Digital music, Digital media, Mattel Inc., doll, MP3 player, MP3
- Image galleries 2007-04-27
- 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
- Real Myst test demo (exe)
- The game realMYST is a noble attempt by Cyan to update its popular adventure game Myst. The title is meant to imply that this is the "real" version of Myst, the version the Rand brothers would have originally created had the technology been available. The major change is the game's...
- Tags: Mattel Inc., Title, Games, Personal Technology
- Software downloads 2003-11-03
Additional Resources
- A world ruled by Apple
- A world ruled by AppleGood post[i]I am perfectly willing to praise Apple or Linux when I feel they are doing something right, and do so on a regular basis in this blog. That’s why I have a hard time understanding the need to believe that Gates did nothing right, in...
- Tags: Operating systems, PRODUCTIVITY, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system
- Discussion threads 2008-06-30
- (Photos: Nissan electric Cube at the NY auto show)
- (Photos: Nissan electric Cube at the NY auto show)Mattel can do a better job.There is nothing appealing about this car. This is where ugly form meets deficient function. Or what would happen if Picasso built an Edsel.Gas-powered again!Why can't they just come out with the electric version. That would...
- Tags: Cube, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., photograph
- Discussion threads 2008-03-25
- Week in review: Apple goes into thin 'Air'
- Week in review: Apple goes into thin 'Air'bring on the trollsto tell us this is nothing new!!i do wish the air weighed less tho...being slim is cool, but being lighter would be cooler! Why not make an apple tablet for crying out loud!RE: Week in review: Apple goes into thin...
- Tags: Notebooks, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-01-18
- Scrabble ownership and the public domain
- Scrabble ownership and the public domainBe careful JohnYou're starting to channel Lawrence Lessig.Is "2067" a typo?1993 + 70 = 2063Or is it not as simple as that?Incentives to CreateGood post, John. Modern copyright law is simply ludicrous. When originally enacted, copyrights were intended to give incentives to creators and balance...
- Tags: Sales force management, grandchildren, incentive
- Discussion threads 2008-01-17
- News to know: People don't get the MacBook Air; Thinnest digital camera; Merger mania
- Notable headlines: Cisco plugs CallManager vulnerability that rates a '10' Janice Chen: Think the MacBook Air is thin? Check out the thinnest 8-megapixel digital camera. Dan Farber: Salesforce adds $5 per login pricing option and new developer tools. Phil Wainewright:...
- Tags: FCC, Larry Dignan, Oracle Corp., Merger, Apple MacBook, Digital Camera, Microsoft Corp., Camera, Notebooks, Open Source, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2008-01-17
- 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
- China's now building commercial airliners?!¿@!¡
- China's now building commercial airliners?!¿@!¡I think China will ultimately be very successful in airliners.To be sure, Chinese companies have made some big errors this year: Lead in children's toys, tainted pet food ingredients, and releasing pre-production automobiles for safety testing that kill all of the passengers in ordinary crashes. But,...
- Tags: Boeing Co., airliner, Airbus
- Discussion threads 2007-12-21
- Environmental pollution increases crime rate?
- Environmental pollution increases crime rate?Every country that cleaned up lead has had a huge drop in crime ratesThe lead clean up has caused a steady and significant drop in the crime rates in all countries that have cleaned up the lead in them. The current crime rates in the...
- Tags: industry, ozone, crime rate, gase
- Discussion threads 2007-10-22
- 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
- "Users will curse you"
- "Users will curse you"Why is this news?While there are some decent suggestions for improving the dev process this shouldn't come as news to anyone. Every other industry has strict guidelines for quality control. Look at the Mattel/China debacle and you see that every industry needs quality guidelines. Shipping crap is...
- Tags: Professional development, QA, development cycle, software
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
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- Mattel Inc.
- Mattel designs, manufactures and markets a variety of toy products worldwide through sales to retailers and wholesalers and directly to consumers. Co.'s portfolio of brands...
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