Archive for May, 2007

Registration now open for Sport and Technology: The Conference 2007

Friday, May 4th, 2007

sportandtechnology: The Conference 2007
Friday, 29 June 2007 at the UK headquarters of satellite company Inmarsat, Central London.
SportBusiness and ArkSports are delighted to announce that registration is now open for the third edition of Sport and Technology: The Conference at:
http://www.sportandtechnologyconference.com
Following the success of the previous two editions, places are expected to sell-out fast for [...]

Just for fun - A Fan and His Idol - A Love Story

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

STEEL TOOTH: Scott as Tarzan, the role for which he is best known.

“Everyone has to have that–to get away from what they’re doing and to be transported to a place, whether it’s intellectual or just going to the funny farm. It’s something that’s comparatively cheap to do, and you get great enjoyment out of [...]

RIP Wally Schirra

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Wally Schirra, one of Nasa’s 7 original astronauts, has died today at 84:
Boys my age and a bit older knew the name Wally Schirra. We weren’t old enough to know the strife of the Vietnam War yet (at least I was fortunate in that way) , and everything that was positive for us [...]

Tower Records’ new owner plots return to retail

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

The Sacramento Bee reports on the revival of the online arm of recently bankrupted and liquidated Tower Records.
By DALE KASLER
Sacramento Bee
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
In an industrial-looking office in West Sacramento, Calif., a skeleton crew operates Tower Records’ still-functioning e-commerce business, Tower.com.
Tower.com represents the last remnant of Tower’s once-great retailing empire. It could also be the [...]

GameTap makes play for users

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

SFGate blogger Ryan Kim describes online game subscription company GameTap’s first time first day availability of a major game: Lara Croft Tomb Raider: Anniversery, scheduled for June 5.

Joost signs TV-Internet deals

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

SFGate blogger Dan Fost reports on Joost’s goals of mergin the best of television with the best of the internet