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David Waxman: New Opportunity in Old Media

Think globally, act locally. That type of thinking helped David Waxman, co-founder of internet-based ad agency Spot Runner tap into the multi-billion local TV ad market. While other firms were concentrating on the big fish and networks, Waxman and his partner Nick Grouf saw a huge opportunity in aggregating the...

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Videos 2007-12-04

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Four berths are still up for grabs

PHILADELPHIA -- A few weeks ago, gymnast Chellsie Memmel bought herself a Coach purse and an iPod in honor of the 20th birthday she celebrated Monday. What Memmel really wanted was an automatic Olympic berth from the U.S. Olympic trials that concluded Sunday. But only the top two...

Articles 2008-06-24

Lancaster aims to impress at Norisring.

Jon Lancaster will hope to build on his podium performance last time out at Pau as the F3 Euroseries heads to the Norisring this weekend for the fourth round of the year. The ART Grand Prix driver produced a fine display in the rain in France to stand...

Articles 2008-06-23

Russia earns spot in semifinals

BASEL, Switzerland -- Russia scored two goals in extra time Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the European Championship with a 3-1 upset win over the Netherlands. Dimitry Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin scored within five minutes of each other in the second half of extra time....

Articles 2008-06-22

I was lucky to finish, says Raikkonen.

Kimi Raikkonen had to settle for the runners-up spot in the French Grand Prix on Sunday after a problem with the exhaust system on his Ferrari F2008 cost him time and dropped him behind his team-mate, Felipe Massa - the eventual victor. Raikkonen, who started from pole, had...

Articles 2008-06-22

STOP PRESS: Massa wins at Magny Cours.

Ferrari's Felipe Massa took his third win of the season at the French Grand Prix on Sunday - and in the process goes top in the battle for the 2008 drivers' title. Massa trailed his team-mate and pole sitter Kimi Raikkonen until around half distance, when the Finn...

Articles 2008-06-22

Villeneuve: I'll have to return to Le Mans to win.

Though he may have finished in the runner-up spot in only his second appearance in the legendary Le Mans 24 Hours, Jacques Villeneuve insisted he was far from satisfied, and has vowed to return to finish the job off. The French-Canadian made his debut in the celebrated round-the-clock...

Articles 2008-06-20

Croatia wary of the comeback kings Turkey

VIENNA AFP — Croatia may go into Friday's Euro 2008 quarter-final as favourites but Slaven Bilic's men are wary of being caught out by Turkey's reputation as the comeback kings. The Croats made it to the last eight as comfortable winners of Group B with a perfect score...

Articles 2008-06-20

Massa: Massa: Don't write off BMW in France.

Felipe Massa has warned that only a fool would dismiss BMW-Sauber's chances in the upcoming French Grand Prix, but insists he is confident Ferrari will remain the benchmark around Magny-Cours. The Scuderia has triumphed in seven of the last eleven races held at the Nevers circuit - due...

Articles 2008-06-19

Recovering Stosur blows into Eastbourne tennis semis

EASTBOURNE, England AFP — Australian Samantha Stosur stretched her comeback from illness with a charge into the semi-finals of the Eastbourne Championships 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 over Caroline Wozniacki on Thursday. Stosur, three-times a runner-up on the WTA, achieved her best showing since returning to tennis in April after...

Articles 2008-06-19

FSTi: All female crew wins in Turkey.

Burcu Cetinkaya and co-driver Cicek Guney took the glory in the Fiesta SportingTrophy International series in Turkey last weekend and in the process created history by becoming the first all-female crew to win a round of the championship. Cetinkaya and Guney had been running second to their Castrol...

Articles 2008-06-17

Solberg: That's wasn't bad at all.

While there was no repeat of the runners-up spot he took on the Acropolis two weeks ago, Subaru's Petter Solberg was still very happy following his sixth place finish on the Rally of Turkey last weekend. 'Hollywood' ran in the points throughout the eighth round in the 2008...

Articles 2008-06-16

We played good tactics, says Latvala.

Jari-Matti Latvala has admitted that it was 'good tactics' that helped him secure the runners-up spot on the Rally of Turkey last weekend, the eighth round in the World Rally Championship. Latvala, who had only done the Kemer-based event once before, went into the round keen to try...

Articles 2008-06-16

Take cover - it's France v Italy again

ZURICH, Switzerland AFP — On the page or on the pitch any encounter between France and Italy generates sauna-like temperatures, even more so with the kind of stakes riding on this latest instalment of their rivalry. Given the old foes' history there's a delicious drama attached to Tuesday's...

Articles 2008-06-15

Byrne takes pole at Snetterton.

Shane Byrne timed his best lap to absolute perfection after storming to his fourth Bennetts British Superbike pole position of the season at Snetterton. The championship leader crossed the line with the best lap of the weekend just as the threatening rain clouds opened up and deluged the...

Articles 2008-06-14

JV: Peugeot aiming to 'catch Audi sleeping'.

Jacques Villeneuve has revealed that Peugeot's tactics for the 2008 Le Mans 24 Hours are to 'catch Audi sleeping', though the former Formula 1 World Champion did voice some concerns over the French manufacturer's ability to run three cars in only the second year of its La Sarthe return. ...

Articles 2008-06-11

Rossi works on starts, qualifying.

Having declared that catching Dani Pedrosa had been 'impossible' from ninth on the grid, Valentino Rossi unsurprising worked on solving his Catalan qualifying problems during his Monday test. Rossi's worst grid position of the season was made all the more significant by a poor start and by the...

Articles 2008-06-10

Senna leads the running to play Spain's 'water carrier'

Marcos Senna is closing in on a place in Spain's starting lineup for their opening Euro 2008 match against Russia tomorrow. The Brazilian-born player appears to have been given the nod over Xabi Alonso for the holding role to provide defensive cover for the talented trio of Andres Iniesta, Xavi...

Articles 2008-06-09

Pedrosa conquers Catalunya.

Dani Pedrosa has taken his second MotoGP victory of the 2008 season - and maintained his perfect home Spanish record - by slaughtering his rivals during Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix. A classic Pedrosa victory saw the Repsol Honda rider snatch the lead at turn one, then set off...

Articles 2008-06-08

19 Recordings Makes Music History as 'American Idol' Artists Sweep Up Billboard's Hot 100 List

SIMON FULLER-MANAGED ARTISTS CLAIM 17 OF THIS WEEK'S HOT 100 SPOTS AT THE TOP 'American Idol' Winner David Cook and Runner-Up David Archuleta Rewrite Chart History With Historical 14 Debuts on Current Pop Singles Chart LOS ANGELES, May 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Just one week after...

Articles 2008-05-29