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MADONNA Shockingly to some, her tour isn't completely selling out. But pros say the reinvention queen is doing well in most cities; $300 for top seats may explain the slack...
...conducted by Harris Interactive earlier this year, 91% of those surveyed said that kids are being pitched to in ways that they don't even notice, and 61% believe that advertising to children starts too young. At what age do they think it's O.K.? A majority of the pros in the poll think it's appropriate to start advertising to kids at age 7, even though they feel that children can't "effectively separate fantasy from reality in media and advertising" before age 9 or make intelligent purchase decisions before 12. A recent study by the American Psychological Association...
After seven different coaching jobs over a 21-year NBA career, Brown won his first pro title last week, making him, at 63, not only the oldest coach to win an NBA championship but also the first to win a title in college and the pros. (As the coach of the U.S. Olympic team, he goes for the trifecta in Athens this summer.) But it took a union with Dumars to give the itinerant coach his crown. And the ex-Piston bad boy, who helped Detroit win back-to-back championships as a player in 1989 and '90, made history...
...grass or snow)--is the extreme sport of the moment. "Four years ago, kiteboarding was just for a few determined and durable extreme athletes because the equipment was unevolved and you had to teach yourself. But now there's good, inexpensive gear, and people can take classes from certified pros," says Trip Forman, co-owner of Real Kiteboarding of Cape Hatteras, N.C., a kiteboarding school. Forman's outfit boasts 18 full-time coaches, and 6,000 people are registered to take lessons this year, double the number from last year. Students--including presidential candidate John Kerry--have traveled from...
...doubt Dartfish's value, but because of the perpetually crowded sports market, some question its long-term prospects. "The amateur athletes don't have much money to spend," says Leigh, who has also invested in sports-technology companies. "And the pros expect everything to be given to them. It's a tough row to hoe." Bergonzoli says the pros get no freebies from Dartfish and that downward pressure on tech costs will increase volume. The company, which grew 40% last year, broke even for the first time this past quarter. For a young tech firm like Dartfish, that's cause...