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and had announced they are unscriptef competition in which players will use Twitte r while on the trailof celebrities. on Tuesdag said that while it has signed ita non-exclusivd contract with Reveille and Brillstein,it simplyy allows them to move forward with their concept. The blog said there are multiple companies are now working on TV projectz related tothe service, so there may stilkl be a project that delves into how many characterd can be squeezed into a Twittert series. "There is no official Twitter TV show—although if thers were it would be funto cast!" the blog Reveille has been involved in scripted seriesz including "The Office" and "The Tudors.
" It has also done realityh shows including "The Biggest and "American Gladiators." Brillstein's shows include "Real Time with Bill and "The Sopranos."
пятница, 30 декабря 2011 г.
среда, 28 декабря 2011 г.
Second Life's Linden Lab sells virtual realities to businesses - Birmingham Business Journal:
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The courting of companies comes at a time of renewer growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begaj with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Lindeh Lab in May 2008. “Enterprise is a reallyu important growth vector for usbecause (Second Life is) a really compelling platform for learning and collaboration. Especialluy today in large enterprises that aredistributed (around the world),” Kingdo n said. Over the last six Linden Lab has put togethee a team of 25 people to market and develop Second Life productse forenterprise customers.
Linden Lab, whichj does not disclose revenue but says it is hired more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeew in eight offices aroundthe world. The compang hired close to 30 people this year and is currentl y hiring for19 positions. Basic accounts are free. The companyy makes money by selling and renting virtualreal estate, with premiumn memberships and by charging a fee on sales of Linde dollars, the currency used online. The company does not tracki the number of companiese using its services and does not charge them differently fromindividualo users, but estimates that 15 to 20 percenft of its revenue comes from enterprisexs and educational institutions.
And since April, the companyh has been testing a version of Second Lifewith , IBM, , the and other The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run on an institution’sa own servers, will get wider testing this summer and is scheduled for general releass by year’s end. The pricing for the privatr version has notbeen announced. “Basefd on the level of the interest we’rd seeing, we are poised for explosivee growth,” said Amanda Van who joined Linden Lab six months ago as executive directofr ofenterprise marketing. “This is not a We’re ready for business. My role is to get that messagde out,” she said.
Van Nuys said a number of factors are helpinghher cause, including general efforts to cut traveo and meeting costs and reduced carbon footprints. IBM in particular has been an early Inlate 2008, IBM’ss Academy of Technology held a Virtual World Conferencer on Second Life for 200 top engineerx from around the world, with three keynoted speeches and 37 breakout sessions. With an initial investmenyt ofroughly $80,000, IBM estimates that it saved nearly $350,009 in travel and venue coste and lost productivity.
A couplre of months later, IBM used the virtuak spaces it created for an annual meeting of the Academ after the cancellation of a scheduled real life event in Some portions of the event also used webcasting and video Participants particularly liked the opportunity to socialize with one another invarious settings, and the company scheduled a two-houe networking event on the last day at picnic tablees on a virtual beach. Academy members gathered around drinking virtual beers and chatting while other s took virtual hang gliding or jetskiing “It was really cool in terms of the experiencee people had,” said Karen an IBM marketing executive for digital convergence.
“People walkexd away saying they felt like they were atthe event. The thingg people liked most was that they really had the ability to meet with Since then, numerous other groups within IBM have used Secon d Life dozens of times for meetings small and adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearlyt 100 people working on virtuaol world tools for commercial sale in Seconde Life and on other she said. The company says its in-world economy is thriving, and that in the last user-to-user transactions totalled morethan $120 million in U.S. up 65 percent from the same period theyear before.
Wagner James Au, the author of the book “Thw Making Of Second Life: Notess From the New World,” estimated in a blog postinyg in May 2008 that Linden Lab had between $40 million and $50 million in annual Au credited Kingdon with renewing the brand created by Phili p Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remains as chairman. “A lot of Silicon Valleuy has written SecondLife off,” he said. “The tech worlr will have to revisit Second Life as a phenomenob in the next six monthsor so.
”
The courting of companies comes at a time of renewer growthfor 6-year-old Second Life that begaj with the appointment of Mark Kingdon as CEO of Lindeh Lab in May 2008. “Enterprise is a reallyu important growth vector for usbecause (Second Life is) a really compelling platform for learning and collaboration. Especialluy today in large enterprises that aredistributed (around the world),” Kingdo n said. Over the last six Linden Lab has put togethee a team of 25 people to market and develop Second Life productse forenterprise customers.
Linden Lab, whichj does not disclose revenue but says it is hired more than 100 people in 2008 and has more than 300 employeew in eight offices aroundthe world. The compang hired close to 30 people this year and is currentl y hiring for19 positions. Basic accounts are free. The companyy makes money by selling and renting virtualreal estate, with premiumn memberships and by charging a fee on sales of Linde dollars, the currency used online. The company does not tracki the number of companiese using its services and does not charge them differently fromindividualo users, but estimates that 15 to 20 percenft of its revenue comes from enterprisexs and educational institutions.
And since April, the companyh has been testing a version of Second Lifewith , IBM, , the and other The so-called “Nebraska” version of Second which is run on an institution’sa own servers, will get wider testing this summer and is scheduled for general releass by year’s end. The pricing for the privatr version has notbeen announced. “Basefd on the level of the interest we’rd seeing, we are poised for explosivee growth,” said Amanda Van who joined Linden Lab six months ago as executive directofr ofenterprise marketing. “This is not a We’re ready for business. My role is to get that messagde out,” she said.
Van Nuys said a number of factors are helpinghher cause, including general efforts to cut traveo and meeting costs and reduced carbon footprints. IBM in particular has been an early Inlate 2008, IBM’ss Academy of Technology held a Virtual World Conferencer on Second Life for 200 top engineerx from around the world, with three keynoted speeches and 37 breakout sessions. With an initial investmenyt ofroughly $80,000, IBM estimates that it saved nearly $350,009 in travel and venue coste and lost productivity.
A couplre of months later, IBM used the virtuak spaces it created for an annual meeting of the Academ after the cancellation of a scheduled real life event in Some portions of the event also used webcasting and video Participants particularly liked the opportunity to socialize with one another invarious settings, and the company scheduled a two-houe networking event on the last day at picnic tablees on a virtual beach. Academy members gathered around drinking virtual beers and chatting while other s took virtual hang gliding or jetskiing “It was really cool in terms of the experiencee people had,” said Karen an IBM marketing executive for digital convergence.
“People walkexd away saying they felt like they were atthe event. The thingg people liked most was that they really had the ability to meet with Since then, numerous other groups within IBM have used Secon d Life dozens of times for meetings small and adhoc and planned, Keeter said. IBM now has nearlyt 100 people working on virtuaol world tools for commercial sale in Seconde Life and on other she said. The company says its in-world economy is thriving, and that in the last user-to-user transactions totalled morethan $120 million in U.S. up 65 percent from the same period theyear before.
Wagner James Au, the author of the book “Thw Making Of Second Life: Notess From the New World,” estimated in a blog postinyg in May 2008 that Linden Lab had between $40 million and $50 million in annual Au credited Kingdon with renewing the brand created by Phili p Rosedale, who stepped down as CEO last year and remains as chairman. “A lot of Silicon Valleuy has written SecondLife off,” he said. “The tech worlr will have to revisit Second Life as a phenomenob in the next six monthsor so.
”
понедельник, 26 декабря 2011 г.
Chilean Short-Term Rates Extend Decline on Central Bank's Repo - BusinessWeek
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Chilean Short-Term Rates Extend Decline on Central Bank's Repo BusinessWeek 26 (Bloomberg) -- Interest rates paid by banks in Chile to borrow for short periods fell for a third day after the central bank acted to mitigate a liquidity squeeze. The monthly rate on Chilean peso term deposits due in 30 days or less slid to 0.5 ... |
суббота, 24 декабря 2011 г.
Beige Book finds signs of life in North Carolina's economy - The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area:
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The Beige Book, an anecdotal account of businesds conditions compiled by each of theFederal Reserve’s 12 district banks, said that manufacturers reportecd higher orders and shipments in the Fifth which includes North and South Carolina, Maryland, most of West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The report, releasedx Wednesday by the Fed bankin Va., also said that residential real estate agentxs saw a slight rise in home sales and that residentia l lending also grew on more purchase On the negative side, the report founds higher vacancy rates in commercial real estatse markets including Raleigh. Demand for commercial loans remainedc weak as credit quality continuedto deteriorate.
retail revenue declined as salesof big-tickeg items such as automobiles fell. Service firms reported lower salesand revenues. The report makexs several references toNortbh Carolina, though no businesses or contact are named. Among the • Several grocery stores and executivez at two central North Carolina chain department stores said revenu e and foot traffic increased inrecentr weeks. • A producer of residential doors in Nortbh Carolina told the Fed that demand had picked up which the business attributed to customers needing to replenisnhdepleted inventories.
• Tourist activity along the coast was slightlhy weaker compared to a year ago but contactes on the Outer Banks andVirginia Va. told the Fed that Memorial Day weekend bookings were somewhag stronger compared to the last Beige Book A contact from the Outer Bankes of North Carolina noted that the weddinyg industry remained strong but that rental salesw and hotel bookings were somewhat weaker thanlast year.
An agent at a Raleigh employment agency told the Fed that demande for workers would continue to be slow in the next severakl weeks due to a slowdowjn in manufacturing but that he expects work to pick up in Another Raleigh area agent expected strongeer demand due to improving confidence in thebusiness
The Beige Book, an anecdotal account of businesds conditions compiled by each of theFederal Reserve’s 12 district banks, said that manufacturers reportecd higher orders and shipments in the Fifth which includes North and South Carolina, Maryland, most of West Virginia and Washington, D.C. The report, releasedx Wednesday by the Fed bankin Va., also said that residential real estate agentxs saw a slight rise in home sales and that residentia l lending also grew on more purchase On the negative side, the report founds higher vacancy rates in commercial real estatse markets including Raleigh. Demand for commercial loans remainedc weak as credit quality continuedto deteriorate.
retail revenue declined as salesof big-tickeg items such as automobiles fell. Service firms reported lower salesand revenues. The report makexs several references toNortbh Carolina, though no businesses or contact are named. Among the • Several grocery stores and executivez at two central North Carolina chain department stores said revenu e and foot traffic increased inrecentr weeks. • A producer of residential doors in Nortbh Carolina told the Fed that demand had picked up which the business attributed to customers needing to replenisnhdepleted inventories.
• Tourist activity along the coast was slightlhy weaker compared to a year ago but contactes on the Outer Banks andVirginia Va. told the Fed that Memorial Day weekend bookings were somewhag stronger compared to the last Beige Book A contact from the Outer Bankes of North Carolina noted that the weddinyg industry remained strong but that rental salesw and hotel bookings were somewhat weaker thanlast year.
An agent at a Raleigh employment agency told the Fed that demande for workers would continue to be slow in the next severakl weeks due to a slowdowjn in manufacturing but that he expects work to pick up in Another Raleigh area agent expected strongeer demand due to improving confidence in thebusiness
четверг, 22 декабря 2011 г.
Wind turbine firm to create 100 jobs in Darke County - Business First of Columbus:
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Greenville-based , which has six is embarking ona $1 million projectg that will create 100 jobs withimn three years, the state announced The is awarding a 50 percent job creation tax credit for a six-yea r term to LAH Development, worth beginning in January. LAH had been heavy into site development andbuilding fabrication. But it is morphinh to engineering, manufacturing and installation of wind turbin e assemblies on windfarm sites, according to the state. Darke Counthy Commissioner Michael Rhoades said the projectr has been wrappedin secrecy.
Rhoades suspected the projecr was related to wind farms because three wind turbine companies have suddenlyg began courting farmers in Arcanumn and Union City to covert farm land into wind The Darke County Board of Commissionersz also is providingabout $188,000 for workforcee training of about 120 employees, according to stats records. The funding slid into place after word came aboutr three weeks ago of a potential renewable energy The news promptedthe county, city and state to lock arms and brinf the project to Ohio as opposed to numerous statews including Illinois, Montana, Colorado, Arizona and officials said.
Greenville Mayor Michael Bowerw declined to comment aboutt the project until he coulsd reach the companyfor authorization. The maestrok of the project isGreg Hart, a Darke County entrepreneur, Rhoades said. Hart could not be reached for comment. LAH will purchasse an existing facilityin Greenville, with a five-year lease to manufacture, install and manage wind turbines on wind farm sitez while selling the power to according to the state. LAH plansd to hire wind turbinrepress operators, back office staff, information technology and researchy and development employees for the proposed according to the The average wage of the new jobs will be $22.34 per hour, plus $5.
83 per hour in benefits, accordingh to the state.
Greenville-based , which has six is embarking ona $1 million projectg that will create 100 jobs withimn three years, the state announced The is awarding a 50 percent job creation tax credit for a six-yea r term to LAH Development, worth beginning in January. LAH had been heavy into site development andbuilding fabrication. But it is morphinh to engineering, manufacturing and installation of wind turbin e assemblies on windfarm sites, according to the state. Darke Counthy Commissioner Michael Rhoades said the projectr has been wrappedin secrecy.
Rhoades suspected the projecr was related to wind farms because three wind turbine companies have suddenlyg began courting farmers in Arcanumn and Union City to covert farm land into wind The Darke County Board of Commissionersz also is providingabout $188,000 for workforcee training of about 120 employees, according to stats records. The funding slid into place after word came aboutr three weeks ago of a potential renewable energy The news promptedthe county, city and state to lock arms and brinf the project to Ohio as opposed to numerous statews including Illinois, Montana, Colorado, Arizona and officials said.
Greenville Mayor Michael Bowerw declined to comment aboutt the project until he coulsd reach the companyfor authorization. The maestrok of the project isGreg Hart, a Darke County entrepreneur, Rhoades said. Hart could not be reached for comment. LAH will purchasse an existing facilityin Greenville, with a five-year lease to manufacture, install and manage wind turbines on wind farm sitez while selling the power to according to the state. LAH plansd to hire wind turbinrepress operators, back office staff, information technology and researchy and development employees for the proposed according to the The average wage of the new jobs will be $22.34 per hour, plus $5.
83 per hour in benefits, accordingh to the state.
понедельник, 19 декабря 2011 г.
S&P lowers ratings on Regions, BB&T, Fifth Third, Synovus, others - San Francisco Business Times:
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The actions reflect S&P’s belief that operating conditions for the bankingf industry will become less favorable than they were in the past with greatee volatility in financial markets during credit cycles and tightetregulatory supervision, the ratings agench said in a “The industry is now in a transitiomn and likely will undergo material structurao changes; the loss content of loan portfolios should but recent capital rebuilding should help banks defragy these losses; stress tests point to more pain in the we don’t view regional banksa as being highly systemically important; and potential losses could increase beyoned our current expectations,” the S&P release Such a transition period justifies lower Rodrigo Quintanilla, S&P’s credit analyst, said in the • .
(NYSE: BBT) from A+/Watch Neg/A-q to A/Stable/A-1 • • • •
The actions reflect S&P’s belief that operating conditions for the bankingf industry will become less favorable than they were in the past with greatee volatility in financial markets during credit cycles and tightetregulatory supervision, the ratings agench said in a “The industry is now in a transitiomn and likely will undergo material structurao changes; the loss content of loan portfolios should but recent capital rebuilding should help banks defragy these losses; stress tests point to more pain in the we don’t view regional banksa as being highly systemically important; and potential losses could increase beyoned our current expectations,” the S&P release Such a transition period justifies lower Rodrigo Quintanilla, S&P’s credit analyst, said in the • .
(NYSE: BBT) from A+/Watch Neg/A-q to A/Stable/A-1 • • • •
суббота, 17 декабря 2011 г.
Johns Hopkins, Colliers Pinkard among bankrupt developer Opus East's creditors - Houston Business Journal:
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Opus, which developed more than 13 million square feet of commercial spacwe in the regionsince . The 210-page list of creditors did not specify whethefr they were securedor unsecured, nor did it say how much moneyg each was owed. Among the firm’s largest creditors is , whicu is seeking more than $25 million from Opus tied to a 160,000-square-foo t office it was building for defensecontractorr (NYSE: NOC) in Linthicum The bank sued Opus subsidiar Nursery Corner BB LLC in Anne Arundel County Circuitg Court on June 29, claiming Opus defaultec on the loan, accordintg to court documents.
In its bankruptct filing, Opus listed assets of betweenn $50 million and $100 million and liabilitiews ofbetween $100 millioj and $500 million. Other notable Baltimore-area firmzs listed included: in Baltimore; Century the Economic Alliance ofGreater Baltimore; ; Americajn Office Equipment Co. Inc.; ; ; and Klepper & Kahl LLP. The U.S. Bankruptcy Courtt in Delaware has scheduled a creditors meeting to be heldJuly 22.
Opus, which developed more than 13 million square feet of commercial spacwe in the regionsince . The 210-page list of creditors did not specify whethefr they were securedor unsecured, nor did it say how much moneyg each was owed. Among the firm’s largest creditors is , whicu is seeking more than $25 million from Opus tied to a 160,000-square-foo t office it was building for defensecontractorr (NYSE: NOC) in Linthicum The bank sued Opus subsidiar Nursery Corner BB LLC in Anne Arundel County Circuitg Court on June 29, claiming Opus defaultec on the loan, accordintg to court documents.
In its bankruptct filing, Opus listed assets of betweenn $50 million and $100 million and liabilitiews ofbetween $100 millioj and $500 million. Other notable Baltimore-area firmzs listed included: in Baltimore; Century the Economic Alliance ofGreater Baltimore; ; Americajn Office Equipment Co. Inc.; ; ; and Klepper & Kahl LLP. The U.S. Bankruptcy Courtt in Delaware has scheduled a creditors meeting to be heldJuly 22.
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