This is a huge win for Social Media and for the new consumer economy. In the spring of 2008, the band “Sons of Maxwell” were traveling to Nebraska for a one-week tour on United Airlines, after a year of going through their “customer service” department he posted this video to YouTube with insane results. I will bet that his claim has now been taken care of at the cost of millions of dollars of bad press for United.

This blog was first created for the purpose of entertainment reporting and opining, however, with the passing of Walter Cronkite, I felt it necessary to pay respect to one of the most honorable news reporters to grace television screens.  He was not an entertainer — unlike many delivering the news today.  Cronkite told the news as it happened.  With his memorable tag out, “And that’s the way it is…” he emphasized that the news just delivered was neither bias nor opinionated.  There was no need

MSNBC —- (The U.S. military is distributing fliers along Afghanistan’s border with Pakistan asking for informaton about a missing soldier. Brian Williams reports.) Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News , and News about the Economy WASHINGTON – The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban, two U.S. defense officials confirmed.

Royalty protection officer convicted over £3m scam (Independent) A former police Royalty Protection officer was facing jail today after being convicted of masterminding a £3 million spread-betting and property scam. Clips get Richardson; Randolph to Grizzlies (San Diego Union-Tribune) The Los Angeles Clippers traded leading scorer Zach Randolph to Memphis in exchange for Quentin Richardson, it was announced yesterday. Richardson averaged 10.2 points and 4.4 rebounds in 72 game s with the New York Knicks last season.

Fox Anchor’s Email Hacked , Leads to Identity Theft Huffington Post From the personal account, we believe the hacker was able to gain information which allowed access to this employee’s Google Apps account which contained … Source: google hacking – Google News

Leadership is a theme ubiquitous, all parts of our lives, and the Internet – a phenomenon that some people are much more involved than others. Are you one of those people spend a good 4.5 hours on the Internet each day? Ever wondered how to stop is just a visitor and make your own presence on the internet and start a real leader in the Internet? Well I have a few styles of leadership and ideas that we hope inspire you to expand and ambitious to conquer the world-wide-web. 1. Search Engine Optimization.

Gulf Daily News , July 19, 2009 Ali Akbar Salehi new U.S.- educated head of Iran’s nuclear program TEHRAN: The West must close the Islamic republic’s nuclear file and cease its hostility towards Tehran, Iran’s new atomic chief Ali Akbar Salehi said yesterday. “Legal and technical discussions about Iran’s nuclear case have finished … and there is no room left to keep this case open,” Salehi said in his first remarks since being appointed to head Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation.

Grandmas have generally outgrown trying to impress their pals and peers.  They often ‘tell it like it is’, or at least, speak their minds freely–minds that are vested with many years of experience-gleaned wisdom and invested with hope that the world they’ve endured and added to will be a better place for their children’s children.  At least, that’s what I think Margaret and Helen are trying to do if their blog posts are any proof: “She mixes religion and politics like I mix gin and tonic

Stop all this Yaketty Yak! Y’all might have heard the latest yaketty-yak on Facebook, Twitter, CNN, and Fox News about yet another effort to smear dirt on my alabaster name: an ugly tale about how I got caught taking a bath in a hotel in Switzerland with the Pope when he broke his hand. It’s not like you heard on Larry King Live so stop those ugly rumors right this minute. First off, though I’m a Baptist, I love the Catholics because if it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t have had fishsticks for lunch at school on Fridays when I was youngun, and I’ve ever been partial to fishsticks.

Coffee Risk on Pregnant Women Danish researchers report that moderate drinking moderate amounts of caffeine during pregnancy women does not cause premature or underweight births. Researchers found no evidence of a link between prematurity, birth weight and the amount of caffeine consumed by motherstobe. Previous studies suggested caffeine might harm unborn babies as it stays in the system longer in [.] Silent Aspirations Our post today is a special guest blog entry from Susan Weissman.