Old Media is dying, so what is to be done?
Region: New JerseyRecently, the New York Times and Washington Post, both flagship newspapers, announced layoffs as a result of declining ad revenues, competition from online news sources, and, of course, the deepening economic downturn. In addition to layoffs, the Times is slashing non-union salaries by up to 5% for the remainder of 2009 and forcing furloughs, and the Washington Post is offering buyouts. As all news junkies are aware,... more
Views: 3259Twitter and Citizen Journalism: Perfect Together -- Twittering the Sawmill Bar and Grill Fire
Region: New JerseyAs discussed in the first post on my blog, Twitter is one of my favorite social networking sites, because it is a simple, yet extremely robust, platform for information exchange, learning, collaboration, and, at times, mundane conversation--all in real-time. Being a social networking site, you create all of your content (aka "tweets"), up to 140 characters each, and your update is broadcast to your followers. In turn,... more
Views: 1831How To Accept Credit Cards Without a Merchant Account
Region: New JerseyTo increase sales on your website, you must accept credit cards. To process credit cards, you could apply for a merchant account through your bank or other financial institution. Sometimes, though, you would be further ahead to use the services of a credit card processor. This is especially true when you are first starting out and have more limited resources. In this way, you may process credit card transactions witho... more
Views: 2441David Goldman Creates "Bring Sean Home" Web Site for Abducted Child
Region: New Jersey
When David Goldman dropped his wife, Bruna, and son, Sean, at the Newark airport for a two-week vacation in her native Brazil in 2004, he didn't know it would mean the end of his marriage and the last time he would see his son. When Bruna arrived in Brazil, she called David, said their marriage was over and that he would only see Sean again if he signed full custody of the boy over to her. He never signed anything and ... more
Views: 7427Michael Fuccile Killed at Jersey City Liberty State Park Station
Region: New Jersey
Police have identified 36 year-old Michael Fuccile as the man who was attacked and killed at Jersey City's Liberty State Park light rail station this morning. They have 24 year-old Elgin Lewis Taylor Jr. in custody as the suspect of the murder. Witnesses say that Elgin Taylor approached Michael Fuccile as he waited at the station at around 8:30 a.m. this morning. He was heading into Manhattan where he worked for Merri... more
Views: 6279Anthony Digilio Investigated in Robert Post Boat Death
Region: New Jersey
At around one a.m. on Sunday morning, Robert Post, 49, of Essex Post and four others were boating when their 17-foot Boston Whaler was struck by a speedboat, killing Robert Post. Police are currently questioning Anthony Digilio, 29, of Brick, NJ for his possible involvement in the accident. Anthony Digilio acknowledges that he was boating on the Metedeconk River near the scene of the accident and s... more
Views: 6828SPAMS - a Universal Detection System for Threats
Region: New Jersey
A Universal Detection System is under Development by a US based team at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(LLNL), and has already been tested in lab and field experiments. In their latest advance,the LLNL team has conceptually shown that they can almost simultaneously detect four potential threat materials- biological,chemical,explosives and radiological - along with illicit drugs. Their work uses a technology whic... more
Views: 977World of Warcraft's First Millionaire Selling Golden Secrets
Region: New Jersey
Brad Johnson, the world's first World of Warcraft (WoW) millionaire, has released a product of his invention called Warcraft Millionaire: The Blueprint to One Million Gold, which the Daddy Warbucks of WoW calls the “complete gold making solution for the world’s most popular MMORPG”. WoW, which is an online fantasy role-playing game that has its roots in J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings books... more
Views: 4524Internet Helps Catch Suspected Pedophile Wayne Nelson Corliss
Region: New Jersey
The Associated Press is reporting that Wayne Nelson Corliss, has been apprehended on charges of sexually abusing three very young boys in Southeast Asia, Corliss was located after international police organization Interpol posted his photo on their website May 5, 2008. Three days, and some 250,000 website visits later, cops in Union City, NJ detained Wayne Nelson Corliss, 58. Speaking to the AP, Interpol S... more
Views: 5071Atlantic City Casino Workers Fighting for First Contracts
Region: New Jersey
by James Parks, Apr 28, 2008 Despite overwhelming votes by workers at four Atlantic City casinos in favor of forming a union with UAW, management at the four casinos continue to stall and delay negotiations to avoid granting the nearly 4,000 workers a voice at work. At a press conference last week, New Jersey State AFL-CIO President Charles Wowkanech said: The casino dealers and slot technicians fight to organiz... more
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