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August 01,
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Australia Bans "Grand Theft Auto" Game Over Hidden Sexual Content
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ArtistDirect Buys Anti-Piracy Firm MediaDefender for $42.5 Million
o Report: 95% of Mobile Users
too Afraid to Download Games
o Nokia Names Kallasvuo as New
CEO
o 3D Graphics Developer Lucid
Raises $4 Million
o Report: TV Viewing Losing
Appeal Among Tweens, Young Teens
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Briefly Noted: Yahoo - CNN -
ABC News, TiVo - National Cable Television Cooperative, Sirius
Satellite Radio - Ford, XM Satellite Radio - USTA, Avid - Face
Robot, C-SPAN - podcasts, SmartVideo - Court TV, Private Media Group
- MindMatics, Square Enix - "Final Fantasy XII," Khronos Group -
COLLADA, Hotel TV - infrared hack, "Darknets"
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Job/Event/Marketplace Classifieds:
--Analytics Manager
--Web Development Firm Looking For Projects
--Paid Search Analytics Manager
--Telecom/Network Sales Executives
--Research Analyst
--Integrated Marketing Account Manager
--Business Strategy Consultant - Telecom, Energy, Utilities
--eBay Marketing Executive
--Advertising And Marketing Position
--Marketing Communications Manager
--Director of Marketing Analytics
--Project Manager
--Database Warehouse Architect
--Senior SAP Application Architect
--Strategic Communications Group Offers Blog Relations Counsel
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o Australia Bans "Grand Theft Auto"
Game Over Hidden Sexual Content
Sydney -- The Australian government's Office of Film and
Literature Classification (OFLC) has withdrawn the 15+ rating it
gave to Take-Two Interactive's "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas" --
effectively banning the video game in Australia -- after it was
revealed that the title shipped with sexually explicit content
hidden in the source code. The content can be unlocked from the
game's disc by downloading a modification called "Hot Coffee" off of
the Internet. "Businesses that sell or hire computer games should
remove existing stocks of this game from their shelves immediately,"
said OFLC director Des Clark. "Parents are strongly advised to
exercise caution in allowing children continued access to the game,
particularly if they might have access to the 'Hot Coffee'
modification." The OFLC has also in the past banned Take-Two's
"Grand Theft Auto III" and "Manhunt" titles in Australia, in
addition to games from other publishers, including "BMX XXX," "NARC"
and "Postal 2".
http://www.oflc.gov.au/resource.html?resource=544&filename=544.pdf
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?aid=10473
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o ArtistDirect
Buys Anti-Piracy Firm MediaDefender for $42.5 Million
Los Angeles -- ArtistDirect, an independent online music site
that claims 13 million visitors per month, announced on Monday that
it has acquired Internet anti-piracy software developer
MediaDefender, for $42.5 million. Marina del Rey, Calif.-based
MediaDefender seeds popular peer-to-peer file-sharing networks with
"spoofed" versions of copyrighted songs and other media files,
frustrating prospective downloaders with bogus files, on behalf of
the major record labels and movie studios. "We believe that
MediaDefender holds enormous potential to become the ubiquitous gold
standard for the customized protection on the Internet of all forms
of digital content," said ArtistDirect CEO Jon Diamond. Los
Angeles-based ArtistDirect foresees expanding the use of
MediaDefender's technology to protect straight-to-DVD movies, video
games, software and e-books.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/nym100.html
http://www.mediadefender.com
http://www.artistdirect.com
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o Report: 95%
of Mobile Users too Afraid to Download Games
London -- According to a new survey by mobile game publisher
I-Play, about 95% of "virgin" mobile phone users are too afraid to
download video games on their handsets. The survey of more than
2,500 mobile users in Germany, Italy, Spain, the U.S. and the U.K.
found that 33% of respondents did not even know whether their
handsets could play games, while about 17.5% admitted to not even
knowing how to download a game. Only 5% of the survey's respondents
said have ever downloaded a game. "The mobile games market is
essentially only five percent penetrated," said I-Play COO David
Gosen. "The good news is that we now know what's limiting market
growth -- the industry must improve accessibility to mobile games
and, more importantly, educate consumers on how and where to obtain
mobile games."
http://about.iplay.com/article.jsp?NID=89&NYID=2005
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o Nokia
Names Kallasvuo as New CEO
Helsinki -- Finland-based Nokia, the largest mobile-handset maker
in the world, announced on Monday that Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, who
currently heads the company's mobile phone business unit, will be
appointed as its next president and chief operating officer on Oct.
1, and as chief executive officer next June. Nokia said acting CEO
Jorma Ollila, who has served as CEO for 13 years and chairman for
six years, would continue as chairman and CEO until June 1, 2006, at
which time he will become non-executive chairman of Nokia's board.
"We are pleased that (Ollila) has agreed to remain as the chairman
of the board," said Nokia Vice Chairman Paul Collins. "This will
provide for an orderly transition while giving the company access to
his understanding of our business, our industry and its challenges
and opportunities."
http://press.nokia.com/PR/200508/1004430_5.html
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o 3D Graphics
Developer Lucid Raises $4 Million
Tel Aviv -- Lucid, an Israel-based developer of advanced
processing for 3D graphics, announced that it has raised $4 million
in venture capital financing. Genesis Partners and Giza Venture
Capital led the round. "In a world of high-definition, flat screens
and photo-realistic games, the performance demands from the graphic
processors increase immensely," said Giza Vice President Eyal Niv.
"The technology developed by Lucid will enable linear improvement
through usage of several graphic processors simultaneously, thus
facilitating a dramatic breakthrough in computer graphic
performance." Lucid also announced that it has appointed as Moshe
Steiner, former co-general manager of Marvell Israel, as its new
chief executive officer and hired George Haber, founder and CEO of
Giga Pixel, as its new chairman.
http://www.lucidlogix.com
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o Report: TV
Viewing Losing Appeal Among Tweens, Young Teens
New York -- As they get older, American kids ages 8-14 become
increasingly disinterested in watching television, and more and more
distracted when they do watch it, according to a new report from
Packaged Facts. While nearly 80% of younger "tweens" say that they
"love" watching television, according to research conducted by
Simmons
Market Research Bureau, that number drops to 60% when kids reach
their early teen years. And many tweens and young teens often do
something else while watching TV, such as read, listen to music or
use a computer. "Tweens and young teens are mastering the adult art
of multi-tasking," said Don Montuori, the acquisitions editor of
Packaged Facts. "The Internet, in particular, offers a compelling
alternative to TV programming, and this is a significant development
for marketers in their efforts to target these consumers."
http://www.packagedfacts.com/corporate/press/press_view.asp?Article=561
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o Briefly Noted: (Sunnyvale,
Calif.) Yahoo announced on Monday that it has signed agreements with
CNN.com and ABC News that will lead to the inclusion of daily video
news feeds on Yahoo News. The free, ad-supported video clips are due
to launch on Yahoo in September.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050801/15440.html
http://news.yahoo.com
(Alviso, Calif.) TiVo announced on Monday that the National Cable
Television Cooperative (NCTC), an organization of independent cable
TV providers with a combined 14 million subscribers, to offer TiVo
service to their subscribers. The NCTC's network of more than 1,000
cable operators will be able to independently market TiVo in areas
where digital video recording technology was not previously
available. Separately, Alviso, Calif.-based TiVo said that five more
advertisers -- Ameriquest, E*Trade, Nautilus, Novartis and Tylenol
-- have signed on to use its new interactive ads that let them
insert a branded "tag" into their commercial spots to direct viewers
to more information and special offers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/sfm045.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/sfm033a.html
http://www.cabletvco-op.org
http://www.tivo.com
(New York) Sirius Satellite Radio said on Monday that automakers
Ford and Lincoln Mercury will offer Sirius as a factory-installed
option on their 2006 Ford F150, Ford Explorer, Lincoln Mark LT and
Mercury Mountaineer models. The $195 option will include a six-month
subscription to Sirius. Ford plans to offer factory-installed Sirius
on up to 21 models in the next two years; the company estimates
adding up to a million new Sirius subscribers.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/nym020a.html
http://www.siriusradio.com
(Washington) XM Satellite Radio said on Monday that it has signed
a three-year deal with the U.S. Tennis Association (USTA) to
broadcast the US Open. Under the deal, XM will have exclusive
satellite radio rights to the tennis event through 2007. It plans to
broadcast the men's and women's singles semifinals and finals; the
2005 US Open will be held August 29-September 11. The deal also
includes weekly reports from the US Open Series, the North American
summer season of 10 tournaments linked to the US Open, to air across
several of XM's sports, news, and talk channels.
http://www.xmradio.com/newsroom/screen/pr_2005_08_01a.html
(Los Angeles) Avid Technology, a maker of professional video
editing equipment, on Monday introduced its new Softimage Face Robot
software, which it says allows 3D artists to create realistic,
lifelike facial animation for high-end film, postproduction and
video game projects. Massachusetts-based Avid said the technology
will be shown publicly for the first time during this week's
SIGGRAPH convention in Los Angeles.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050801/15464.html
http://www.softimage.com/facerobot
(Washington, DC) Political cable network C-SPAN said that it has
begun offering three of its programs -- "After Words," "Q & A" and
segments from "American Perspectives" -- as podcasts. They are the
first C-SPAN programs to leverage the new podcasting technology,
which allows users to download audio over the Internet and listen to
them at their convenience.
http://www.c-span.org/podcast
(New York) SmartVideo, a provider of mobile TV delivery
technology, announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with
Court TV to deliver four channels of video content for cell phones,
including a live network feed. Separately, Atlanta-based SmartVideo
said it signed a deal with online personals site TheDateZone.com to
offer access to its dating service on mobile phones. The agreement
gives subscribers the ability to audio and video conference with
singles both online and via cell phone.
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050801/15187.html
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/050801/15517.html
http://www.courttv.com
http://www.thedatezone.com
http://www.smartvideo.com
(Barcelona, Spain) Adult entertainment provider Private Media
Group announced on Monday that it has signed an agreement with
German mobile messaging services provider MindMatics, to market
Private's content to 220 million European wireless subscribers. The
deal will bring Private-branded personalized chat, wallpapers, video
clips, erotic games and other applications to cell phones.
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050801/lam070.html
http://www.mindmatics.co.uk
http://www.private.com
(Tokyo) Japanese video game publisher Square Enix said on Monday
that it plans to ship its "Final Fantasy XII" title for PlayStation
2 in Japan on March 16, 2006. The franchise has sold over 63 million
units since its debut in 1987. A North American release for the game
is slated for later in 2006.
http://www.square-enix.com
(Los Angeles) The Khronos Group, a member-funded industry
consortium developing open standards for media authoring, announced
on Monday that the COLLADA project has joined its efforts to create
an open standard for 3D authoring. COLLADA ("COLLAborative Design
Activity") was initiated by Sony to create open 3D authoring
applications for the forthcoming PlayStation 3. Companies supporting
COLLADA include 3Dlabs, Alias, Aegia, ATI, Nvidia and Softimage.
http://www.collada.org
http://www.khronos.org
(San Francisco) Wired News and CNET News.com on Monday reported
on a hack that can enable someone to gain access to guest e-mail,
room bills and free adult films on the infrared television systems
used by many hotels. Adam Laurie, of U.K.-based security firm The
Bunker, developed the hack to expose the lack of password protection
and authentication on the systems, which can be compromised using a
laptop running Linux, an infrared transmitter and a USB TV tuner.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68370,00.html
http://tinyurl.com/bl28o
(New York) The New York Times on Monday reported on a new crop of
"darknet" peer-to-peer file-sharing applications that incorporate
technology to conceal the identities of users and what they are
trading with one another. A recent Supreme Court ruling found
file-sharing companies could be found liable for infringement
committed by users of their software. The article mentions Irish
programmer Ian Clarke's Freenet -- introduced in 2000 as a tool for
political dissidents to securely share ideas over the Internet -- in
addition to another "darknet" project in the works at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/technology/01file.html
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The Analytics Manager will serve as principal on all data
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Responsibilities include identifying and reporting on KPIs on
an on-going basis, designing and implementing tests to locate
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strong understanding of SQL database structure, and working
knowledge of query creation. More details can be found at:
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CleariteCommunications is a highly-focused web development
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> Paid Search Analytics Manager
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and Finance. 5 -7 years of exp in managing highly quantitative
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Send resumes to
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is a master agent for many of the top US carriers and provides
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> Research Analyst
Join a rapidly growing Online and Full Service market research
company. Privately held, profitable, Fortune 500 accounts.
Require: 7-10 years marketing research exp., particularly on
the supplier side, experience with Fortune 500 marketing
research clients highly desirable, Client side marketing
research experience desirable, prior experience with writing
effective proposals, survey writing knowledge, Strong
communication skills, oral and written, Able to handle
multiple projects simultaneously, Bachelor’s degree in
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strong plus. Compensation: $80-100K. Send resumes to
ktaylor@talentplanet.com
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> Integrated Marketing Account Manager
Avenue A Razorfish has an immediate opening for an Integrated
Marketing Analyst in our Atlanta or Fort Lauderdale office.
Require: 4 plus years exp. working in the areas of marketing
or analytics for a professional services company. At least 2
years exp. with online marketing analytics related to web site
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Detail-oriented, with excellent writing and analysis skills.
Familiarity with online analytics measures, terminology,
benchmarks and tracking technology (Atlas desired), Proven
skills with Access and Excel with strong presentation skills.
Submit a resume, cover letter via email to:
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> Business Strategy Consultant - Telecom, Energy, Utilities
Fortune 1000 Firm/Qualified candidates must have experience
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to work in a team environment. Salary 110,000 - 140,000 with
Bonus Consulting experience to the Energy and Utilities
industries (3-5 yrs for Consultant, 5-10 yrs for SR.
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highly preferred MBA. Send resumes to
mark@allandavidrecruiters.com
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> eBay Marketing Executive
Entry level position in a growing e-commerce company. We are
seeking a dynamic individual who can manage over 500 auctions
per day on eBay. You will be provided with our customized
software to manage the auctions. The software empowers you to
run reports and analyze auction success. You will be trained
well and work closely with our Marketing Manager for a month
before you take complete responsibility on the project.
Require good problem-solving skills, communications skills.
Excellent time-management skills. Great team worker.
Successful experience selling on eBay is a plus. Send resumes
to jobscss@comcast.net
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> Advertising And Marketing Position
Morristown Agency Seeking Part-time/Full-time Employees in
Advertising/Marketing Industry, Web Developer and Client
Services Position with 1 to 2 years experience. Contact
201-486-7167 or send resumes to
michelle.nelson@iideagroup.com
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> Marketing Communications Manager
Network World has a great opportunity for a creative project
manager with a marketing background (including online
marketing) to lead the Marketing Communications department
producing innovative and effective ways to further promote the
Network World brand. Great people and project management
skills; effectively lead a quality team juggling many
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hotjobs@nww.com
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> Director of Marketing Analytics
In this position, the Director will support the Marketing
department by providing analytical reports, interpretations,
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knowledge of SAS foundation products and some experience in
Hyperion, ESRI or VB.NET. A min. of 10 yrs exp. in an
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> Project Manager
Cauldron Solutions, a leading provider of technology solutions
that manage the production, distribution and transaction
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projects on time and on budget. Excellent communication
skills, attention to detail, PLC discipline, and strong
client-relationship management skills are essential. Visit
www.cauldronsolutions.com and send resumes to
jobs@cauldronsolutions.com.
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> Database Warehouse Architect
This individual will lead in the design, modification,
development and implementation of the company's database
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reports. He/she will lead in the testing process through test
review and analysis, test witnessing and certification of
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vbhatia@hirestrategy.com, or visit,
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> Senior SAP Application Architect
2-3 Years SAP BW Implementation and Development Exp. 5 Years
of total exp in full life cycle SAP Implementations, with
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with a 3rd Party BI tool such as Business Objects, Cognos
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