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...Internet, Robson gave them a concise summary that's impressive coming from a teen - but not exactly groundbreaking. Except, perhaps, to the financial set: an inexplicably enthused Morgan Stanley published Robson's anecdotes online under the lofty title "How Teenagers Consume Media," and the report spread across the Web from there. Edward Hill-Wood, executive director of the media team for Morgan Stanley's European branch, told the Guardian he was inundated with requests about the report. What exactly did Robson reveal? Well...
...today's environment, any move that attracts attention might be worth it. "Overall, it seems to be a pretty smart strategy," says Pete Blackshaw, a brand strategist for Nielsen Online. "Doing it on the Web makes a world of sense. They are clearly getting some buzz, there's a novelty effect. At a time when everybody is going to be competing around November to get attention, this is a good opportunity to potentially get in front of the line." Blackshaw, who monitors how brands are perceived in the social-networking sphere, says the Christmas marketing has gotten positive feedback...
...travelers are stocked with provisions (Tiger beer, baby diapers) you can't find at longhouses like Long Dungan, where 35-year-old Web designer Calvin Jemarang takes me to meet his spry 83-year-old uncle Kojan Kabeng, a sculptor and blowpiper, one of the last of a dying breed. Kojan's kitchen lintel is decorated with a radiant succubus motif, and when I ask the legend behind it - in which a hunter is seduced and eaten by a beautiful spirit - Calvin perks up; he has never heard it either. Later, at a nearby Sekapan longhouse, 35-year-old Stephen...
...Because of the detailed information Alibaba has about its member companies, such as the type of Web traffic they generate, it can provide banks with additional data to determine a company's creditworthiness. "We are definitely not trying to take the place of the major banks," says Spelich. "What we are trying to do is help them understand a class of entrepreneur they typically don't do business with...
...Seneca, an all-female student organization whose mission, according to its Web site, includes “promot[ing] discourse and awareness of issues that affect women," met with a UHS liaison in the fall to discuss a possible continuation of the subsidy...