Wikimedia Commons Happy Star Wars Day! On Friday, fans of the intergalactic film franchise celebrated a galaxy far, far away by sharing “Star Wars” photos, cast quotes and plenty of “May the 4th be with you” greetings. The unofficial holiday is observed annually on May 4 and many mark the occasion by putting a punny […]
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Photo Credit: Marvel/Disney Mark Hamill dead is a celebrity death hoax. There is no truth to rumors that the Star Wars actor had died. The actor himself addressed the death rumor on his Twitter account. In doing so, Hamill scared the crap out of some of his fans who mistakenly took it as a real
Photo Credit: Disney/Lucasfilm Curious about the younger days of Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars mythology? Marvel Comics is set to release a five-issue miniseries focusing on actor Donald Glover’s take on a young Lando Calrissian in the upcoming “Solo: A Star War Story” at Disney Pictures and Lucasfilm. “Lando: Double or Nothing” will take
The new Star Wars movie being filmed near Iowa or California with a large number of extras needed is fake news. There is no truth to a series of reports circulating social media that suggested that the new Star Wars film is being shot in Iowa or California and seeking extras. The template reads: [TOWN],
Here are the notes from the Chris Brogan Media broadcast for 10/24/17. (You can watch this on my Facebook account). The goal of these posts is that there are trends and ideas here that might impact your business now or soon. Think on the stories here and look for ways to adjust your business accordingly.
“Ecommerce Briefs” is my occasional series on news and developments from online merchants. In this installment, I’ll address: Amazon’s new partnership with Kohl’s; activity in the U.S. online food delivery market; and the implications of the recent bankruptcy filing by Toys”R”Us. Amazon and Kohl’s Form a Partnership Amazon is reaching further into the brick-and mortar
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We prefer to cover stories where Cambridge is beating Oxford, but apparently our city trails the Other Place when it comes to search engine optimisation (SEO). Cambridge-based Andrew Cock-Starkey, founder of new networking and learning group, Optimisey, has been looking at how the rival cities compare when it comes to SEO, and the results do
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Disney is going local to promote the newest Star Wars movie. Instead of sticking with nationwide advertising campaigns and huge events in big cities around the world, the popular film franchise is letting fans discover secrets about the new movie through an augmented reality game that takes them to locations within their own communities. From
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After Marine Sgt. Thomas (“TJ”) Brennan was hit by the blast from a rocket-propelled grenade in Afghanistan in 2010, he suffered a traumatic brain injury that left him unable to recall much of his immediate past — including, at times, the name of his own daughter. “When I got blown up, it erased a lot
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A U.S. Marine from the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Alpha Company looks out as an evening storm gathers above an outpost near Kunjak, in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand province. Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters/Viking hide caption toggle caption Finbarr O’Reilly/Reuters/Viking A U.S. Marine from the 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, Alpha Company looks out as an evening storm gathers above
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