Know More Media: May 2008 Archives

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May29	Dunkin Donuts Chooses to Terminate Ad Featuring Rachael Ray in Controversial Scarf Due to Negative Public Opinion Dan Smith May 29, 2008 Dunkin Donuts is one of my favorite donut shops, and so I was interested when I saw them in the news today – the company recently terminated one of their advertisements featuring the celebrity chef Rachael Ray because of... Continue Reading Posted at 1:56 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May28	UPS and DHL to Join Shipping Forces In the U.S. Easton Ellsworth May 28, 2008 United Parcel Service, Inc. (Public, NYSE: UPS) announced Wednesday that it hopes to close a deal soon with competitor DHL in which UPS will carry air freight for some DHL units within the U.S. 3 key reasons why the potential... Continue Reading Posted at 3:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May22	Memorial Day Weekend Travel Perhaps Slower in 2008, But Business Still Strong Dan Smith May 22, 2008 By all reports and estimates I’ve seen, produced by local surveys and national AAA surveys, Americans will be decreasing their Memorial Day weekend holiday travel by about 1% this year. This is the first year since 2001 that Memorial... Continue Reading Posted at 1:44 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May21	American Airlines Adds $15 Checked Bag Fee to Offset Rising Fuel Prices Easton Ellsworth May 21, 2008 Today American Airlines (AA) announced that on June 15, it will begin charging its customers $15 for their first checked bag. The move, along with several other AA initiatives, comes in response to record global oil prices. As the Wall... Continue Reading Posted at 11:37 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May20	Vinemeet Columbus Ohio Kimberlee Morrison May 20, 2008 Last September, I suspended some of my inhibitions and embarked on a social networking experiment by spending a weekend with people I’d met on Newsvine. This Vinemeet was the event that sort of solidified my theory that Newsvine was much... Continue Reading Posted at 4:26 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May15	Bill Belew is Interviewed and Featured in The Mercury News of Silicon Valley, CA Dan Smith May 15, 2008 I always love the opportunity to highlight the newsworthy achievements of our Know More Media authors, and Bill Belew is the latest to be spotlighted in the public eye. This week, an article was published in The Mercury News,... Continue Reading Posted at 5:42 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Tiny Smart ForTwo Car Gets Top Safety Ratings, But Will People Buy It? Easton Ellsworth May 15, 2008 In the U.S., I doubt it. Unless the ForTwo (made by Smart, which is owned by Daimler AG (Public, NYSE:DAI)) gets crazy gas mileage.5 things you should know about the Smart ForTwo automobile:1. It's an updated version of an also-teeny... Continue Reading Posted at 2:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	McDonald’s Free Chicken and Dunkin Donuts Free Iced Coffee on Same Day, May 15 – How Incredibly Indecent Dan Smith May 15, 2008 What is this world coming to? It seems that every time I turn around, some restaurant, ice cream parlor, or donut shop is offering me free food. How is a man to spend money in this environment? How is... Continue Reading Posted at 1:18 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May12	R.I.M. Announces Blackberry Bold: Staying in the Competition Kimberlee Morrison May 12, 2008 Smartphones are not just for business people anymore, haven’t been for several years now. Like so many other things, the smartphone has evolved from a business necessity to a stylish status symbol for any gadget lover. Today, Research in... Continue Reading Posted at 1:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 9	Know More Media Review: Microsoft/Yahoo Chronicles Kimberlee Morrison May 9, 2008 The internet has been buzzing with speculation ever since Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) put forth its offer to buy out Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO), which Yahoo interpreted as a hostile take over attempt. Last week however, Microsoft withdrew it's offer which has become quite... Continue Reading Posted at 5:55 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 8	Mother’s Day is the Busiest Day of the Year for Some Businesses Dan Smith May 8, 2008 This past Valentine’s Day I found myself at the florist, buying flowers, as one is wont to do in a florist on Valentine’s Day, and I struck up a quick conversation with the owner. I asked if Valentine’s Day... Continue Reading Posted at 12:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Clearwire: Another Nail in the Wireless Broadband Competition Coffin? Easton Ellsworth May 8, 2008 So by now you may have heard about Clearwire (NASDAQ: CLWR).If not, you will when its $14.5 billion wireless broadband network starts spreading across the earth.Who's funding it? Some folks you may have heard of before. Intel. Google. Comcast. Time... Continue Reading Posted at 9:19 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 5	Cinco de Mayo: A Welcome Cultural Celebration Kimberlee Morrison May 5, 2008 Cinco de Mayo has long been a celebration of Mexican heritage in the US. Like many other cultural holidays observed such as Oktoberfest, St. Pratrick’s Day, and Chinese New Year, Cinco de Mayo is in part a celebration of... Continue Reading Posted at 12:43 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 2	Know More Media Review: "Mileygate," Rice Shortage, Earthday and More Kimberlee Morrison May 2, 2008 There have been some pretty interesting things happening in the news the last couple weeks. From Earth Day to reports of a global rice shortage, to "Mileygate," the Know More Media authors have had their fingers (and keyboards) on... Continue Reading Posted at 5:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
May 1	2008 Kentucky Derby – Annual Horse Betting Business Bonanza Dan Smith May 1, 2008 The 134th annual Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs is set to take off this Saturday May 3, 2008 at 6pm EDT. The Kentucky Derby is said to be the king of all horse races, with an overall... Continue Reading Posted at 1:15 PM \| Permalink \| Comments

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