Archive for December, 2007

Ask.com Reveals Its Top Searches for 2007

Ask.com Press release: ‘A MySpace Year’ Says Ask.com as It Reveals Its ‘Real
Deal’ List of Top Searches for 2007
Additional List Findings Include: Barack Obama Beats Hillary Clinton and Rudy
Giuliani Boston Red Sox Take the Playing Field Hannah Montana Takes Over the TV
Screen Jennifer Lopez Leads the Celebrity Pregnancy Pack
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 4 — In order [...]

The Top Ten Book Gift Ideas

The Top Ten Book Gift Ideas in this week’s Bestellers List at Amazon, see The Top Ten Books here for more info including some reader reviews in our online store with those and many more great books that make some nice holiday gifts! (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
And The Top Ten [...]

Amazon Pays $4m for J.K. Rowling’s Fairytales

Spiegel Onlune reports here: Could it be the world’s most expensive children’s book? The Harry Potter series may have come to an end, but its money-making capacity lives on: A collection of fairytales written by author J.K. Rowling has sold at auction for $4 million.

Wii, “Call of Duty” top U.S. charts in November

Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: SAN FRANCISCO - Nintendos Wii held on to its spot as the No. 1 video game console in the United States in November, selling 981,000 units, industry data showed on Thursday.

Outsiders Put Mobile Phone Industry Under Pressure

Spiegel Online reports here: The golden age for mobile phone providers has come to an end. Sales have stopped growing, and new business models aren’t working. At the same time, giants from outside the industry, like computer maker Apple with its iPhone, are trying — successfully — to penetrate the vast market.

The Golden Globes 2008 Nominations

The Golden Globes 2008 Nominations are:
Best film - Drama
American Gangster
Atonement
Eastern Promises
The Great Debaters
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood
Best film - Musical or Comedy
Across the Universe
Hairspray
Juno
Sweeney Todd
Charlie Wilson’s War
Best director - film
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd
Ethan Coen and Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the [...]

“Pirates” plunders DVD sales chart

Reuters reports here at Yahoo News: - “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End” topped the DVD sales chart during its first week in stores, while “Superbad” debuted at No. 2, according to Nielsen VideoScan sales data issued Wednesday.
Meanwhile the Top Ten DVD’s this week from the Bestellers List at Amazon, see more details of all The Top [...]

E.U. Consumers Search For iPods, iPhones, Other Tech Gadgets

InformationWeek reports here at Yahoo News: iPods and iPhones topped the list of tech gadgets that French, German, and British consumers searched for in early November.
Nintendo Wii and Apple iPod were the most searched-for gadgets in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, during the early part of the holiday shopping season, according to a recent [...]

The Top Ten Music CD’s This Week

The Top Ten Music CD’s this week from the Bestsellers List at Amazon, see more details of these and other great gift ideas here on this page The Top Ten Music CD’s in our online store (ranking as of writing of this article, might change over time)
The Top Ten Music CD’s are:
• Noel
Bringing Josh Groban’s [...]