Media Manipulation on the 4th of July
It's fun, it's easy, and it's American. Scott G looks at one way to get some juicy news coverage for your product, even if that product is illegal in many parts of the country. 
No Cannes Do
Phenomenal photography, dynamic directing, energized editing, and moronic marketing highlight the top 3 commercials at the Cannes festival. Scott G points out a few things the advertising managers overlooked when approving these low-concept productions.
Send2Press Relaunches VNR Service
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Send2Press(R), a leading targeted newswire service, announced today the relaunch of its video news release, or "VNR," production and distribution channel. As part of the revamped service offering, Send2Press will be both producing and disseminating client VNRs online and to the media for the first time since 2002. Market Acceptance of Grid Computing Continues as the Technology Enters Commercial Mainstream
BOONTON, NJ -- Grid computing has penetrated well beyond the large research institutions that first developed the techniques required to virtualize computing resources and has entered the "early adoption" phase of mainstream commercial computing, says a new market research study released by the Insight Research Corporation. Grid computing, a type of distributed system, makes it possible to share computing resources across networks, creating what amounts to virtual super computers.
Federal Judge to Rule on Google’s Right to Allegedly Limit Speech on the Internet
LOS ANGELES, CA -- At 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 30, 2006 in United States Federal Court, 280 S. First Street, Courtroom #3, San Jose, California, a drama will play out between KinderStart.com (a site for kids zero to seven and their parents) and the giant of the Internet, Google, controlling up to 80% or more of 'Net searches worldwide.
Fake Commercials Shock the Ad Industry
Most people in the communications business try their best, but sometimes things just get out of hand. Scott G takes a look at some eyebrow-raising news involving fast food that makes you want to fast, and an auto maker invoking a name from days of the Third Reich.
Out of My Mind (And Into Yours) Part Deux
Where do ads, brands, technology, sonic branding, media and marketing all come together? In the brainpan of Scott G, who collects this stuff for your entertainment. You're welcome.
Fine Print: Where ‘Yes’ Becomes ‘No Way!’
Weasel words, prevarication, contradictions, legalese and qualifications are the order of the day in advertising disclaimers. Scott G dives into the subject and a great time is guaranteed for all! (Guaranty not valid in this galaxy. No diving has taken place.) 
Author and USCG Veteran Uses AmazonConnect e-Marketing to Interact with Readers
HENDERSON, NV -- Author Ron Butcher is using Amazon's new "Plog" feature in an effort to communicate to the masses regarding his new non-fiction cruise travel guide, "Cruise Control: Your Peace of Mind at Sea."
Three Telecommunications Networks Now Thrive, But Only One to Survive, Says Insight Research
BOONTON, NJ -- The wireless, Internet and phone networks that presently comprise the global telecommunications infrastructure will generate nearly $1.2 trillion in revenue this year, but according to a new market analysis report from Insight Research, there is a very real possibility that by the close of 2011 one of the three networks may come to dominate the others and thereby change the telecommunications revenue picture completely.
