Word: biz
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...Yahoo's Media Group could use a hit. Company CEO Terry Semel recruited former ABC-TV chairman Lloyd Braun two years ago to help the portal become a serious show biz player, and the Media Group was touted as an incubator for revolutionary new online content. But a series of gaffes ensued: plans to revive a TV pilot called "The Runner" as an interactive game went nowhere, a roving war correspondent and an adventure travel guide failed to click with audiences, and there was even discussion of having a newscast read by puppets. This year, scaling back its ambitious plans...
...there’s a world of difference between DIY and CMJ, and whether it’s Matador or Mercury that writes the checks, legendary producer Steve Albini (most famous for his work with the Pixies and Nirvana) still hits the head on the music biz nail with his 1993 article on “The Problem with Music,” a rigorous analysis of the economics of “alternative” music that ends with the notorious words “some of your friends are probably already this fucked...
...your wife just celebrated your 10th anniversary. That seems like a long time, at least in show biz...
...Davis), and neither element works here. Some have suggested the producers, who consulted New York journalists in developing the series, could have done their homework better. I say they probably did it too well. No one is more likely to draw you a corny, clich?d picture of the journalism biz than journalists themselves, especially when being flattered with the attentions of a Hollywood big-shot producer. Get me rewrite...
Swedish furniture giant Ikea has done just that, launching a division called the Small Biz Network to accommodate entrepreneurs starting ventures. A quarterly electronic newsletter invites small-business owners into a local Ikea store for a networking event. Brands that encourage consumers to join their retail communities are hoping for a greater degree of customer loyalty in return. For many, it's too early to predict results, but when asked if she would try out any of the other assembly-meal places opening up around town, Feldpausch replied, "I would feel disloyal if I were to go to another...