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The Motown Mortgage Crisis

Martha reeves and the vandellas

You know the economy is bad when Motown  is singing about the mortgage meltdown. Not only was it a tough week for Freddie Mac, but it was also a rough one for Bernie Mac. If your worried or stressed-out about losing your money, just listen to the now relevant Martha Reeves and the Vandellas hit! It will make your troubles go away!

The Format Menace

The HD-Blue Ray War

How Blu Ray won the High Definition format war!



Crude Oil nearly $90 a Barrel!!

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The Price of Crude Oil is really becoming obnoxious as it flirts with $90 per barrel. Fears of a supply shortage have shot the oil back up after it went down nearly 4 dollars at the start of the month. With fears of a colder than normal winter and pipeline leaks in oil rich Nigeria, the price of Crude may get more rude!

WGA Strike!

WGA Strike!

Move over Reality shows, the dormant Hollywood production offices may be up in running by next week! The Writers Guild of America and major studios have made “significant progress” in their labor talks including the major source of conflict involving Internet revenue and compensation. The three month old strike which has cost Hollywood studios Millions of dollars (and myself, many great hours of TV enjoyment) may be nearing an end!

We just might  get a ’Scrubs’ series finally after-all! Honestly I think NBC owes the fans a two-hour ‘Scrubs’ finale-movie! For all the up-to-date Strike info check out Deadline Hollywood Daily.

Microsoft makes big Bid

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Microsoft bid 45 Billion Friday for acquisition of struggling search engine Yahoo! Microsoft hopes  to gain leverage to compete more effectively against its rival Google for ad revenue and Internet dominance. This can only be a good thing for us consumers. Competition usually leads to innovation.