Marvel’s Thor is Going to be Hot! – Kick Off at Comic-Con a Hit (0)
7/29/10 •
We kicked off the “Thor” action with the first image of Thor. Then, we gave you a peek at the first official photo of Odin, Thor and Loki all together as well as the throne room of Odin himself. Now, catch a glimpse into the complicated relationship between the hammer wielder and his father, Odin, [...]
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Trend Alert – Second Life – Virtual Goods – Is Alive and Well (0)
7/29/10 •
The Social Graf from MediaPost
Second Life Chugs Along
by Erik Sass,
Second Life is a great case study in social media trends. First came the huge wave of hype in 2005-2006, when every marketer and his mother felt compelled to get into the pioneering virtual world created by Linden Labs, which was touted as the future of [...]
Trend Alert – India’s Africa Opportunity and Plans (0)
7/29/10 •
Business model: “teaching how to fish”
Unlike the state-centric Chinese model largely focused on resource extraction and necessary infrastructure, India’s economic presence in Africa is marked by the predominance of its private sector, including a significant number of small and medium enterprises.4 Beyond resources and infrastructure, India has carved out niches such as information and telecommunication [...]
Trend Alert – Spice Girls India Search has Begun (0)
7/29/10 •
The makers of the international band Spice Girls will now make its Asian counterpart that will have one Indian girl.
FarWest Entertainment has launched a global initiative Project Lotus, to find, train, groom five girls who will form a Pan-Asian girl band, to be called (tentatively) the Asian Spice Girls.
Five talented Asian women will be selected [...]
Barbie(R) Celebrates 125th Career with Global Initiative to Inspire Girls (0)
7/29/10 •
Barbie(R) Celebrates 125th Career with Global Initiative to Inspire Girls
Barbie(R) “I Can Be(TM)…” Campaign Kicks-Off with Signature Partners The White House Project, Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Foundation and theAnnouncement of Barbie’s(R) “10 Women to Watch in 2010″ List
EL SEGUNDO, Calif., (BUSINESS WIRE) — For more thanfive decades, Barbie(R) has inspired girls to [...]
Trend Alert – Saving the Whales is Important! (0)
7/29/10 •
The trend for school children to be focused on saving the whales will continue. Whales are fascinating to children and adults alike. Look for them to continue to be a popular theme in children’s merchandise, discovery channel specials and classrooms. Here is a little refresher course on this awesome mammal.
Whale (origin Old English hƿæl) is [...]
Trend Alert – Social Games is For Real! The Elephant in the Social Media Room (0)
7/27/10 •
“Social or casual games is the proverbial elephant in our global room of social media…They will dwarf most future uses of social media”…..says Jacob R Miles III, Chairman, GrapevineStar Media
U.S. Copyright Office Legalizes IPhone Jailbreaks…IPad Impact? (0)
7/27/10 •
U.S. Copyright Office Legalizes IPhone Jailbreaks
Handing Apple a big defeat, the Library of Congress and Copyright Office said today that jailbreaking an iPhone isn’t unlawful — even when users bypass digital rights management technology to do so.
“On balance,” the Library of Congress wrote, “when one jailbreaks a smartphone in order to make the operating system [...]
Hotel Hollywood – A Film about an Indian American Wedding (0)
7/27/10 •
A horror film about an Indian American wedding party that faces a gruesome contagion is generating a huge buzz online, and early positive reviews. Hotel Hollywood made headlines with “Crack the code and WIN $20000”.
The Internet was abuzz with more than half a million hits to the web site and tens of thousands of fans [...]
Trend Alert – Retailer GameStop buys Digital Game Distribution Site Kongregate (0)
7/27/10 •
Video game retail giant GameStop is opening 400 stores a year, but it knows that the shift to digital game distribution is coming. That’s why it bought the indie game portal Kongregate today.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The site will remain under the management of founders Jim and Emily Greer following the closing [...]
Trend Alert – Bobby Jindhal, Business Leadership without Sensational Politics (0)
7/26/10 •
Jindal was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Amar and Raj Jindal, who came to the United States as immigrants from Punjab, India.[2]
Jindal attended Baton Rouge Magnet High School, graduating in 1988. “He always had his eye on, first of all, where he wanted to go, and second, how he was going to get there,” [...]
Trend Forward – The Oprah Winfrey Network (0)
7/25/10 •
Welcome Maurizio, Congratulations on your new job at Oprah Winfrey Network
What a great job! Take good care of “O”
Oprah Winfrey Network, which is launching in January 2011 will be trend forward in its approach to next generation media. ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX networks in India, Europe, Africa, Brazil, DuBai and Entreprenuers worldwide, large and [...]
Trend Alert – Dolce and Gabbano, Milan Italy (0)
7/25/10 •
“Its all about life and it’s story with Dolce and Gabbano who tells a story with their clothing collections. In wearing their clothes you become part of their movie about style”…..Jacob R Miles, GrapevineStar
Trend Alert – Where was Twilight at Comic-Con? (0)
7/24/10 •
Is Twilight, the popular film series coming to graphic novels. There is no question that the Twilight series is one of the most popular film series in the history of teen films. Is it a great or late opportunity?
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Trend Alert – India’s $35.00 Computer is a Game Changer (0)
7/23/10 •
India’s $35.00 computer is a global game changer, it will impact global education, training and communications among the poorest people in the world, lifting them up. India we salute you…….says Jacob R Miles, CEO GrapevineStar
Diva Spies – SALT Movie….Angelina Jolie…Bollywood to Hollywood (0)
7/23/10 •
Hottest on-screen spies
By Bollywood Basanti from iDiva.com
Of course the best spies are the real ones who have never been discovered but with Salt releasing, where Angelina Jolie plays a CIA officer who’s loyalty is tested when she is accused of being a Russian spy, let’s take a look at the deadliest female spies who were [...]
Trend Alert – Digital Comics Having a Big Year due to IPad and other similar Devices (0)
7/23/10 •
It has been a big year for digital comics, with publishers like DC and Marvel jumping onto the iPad and other devices. Still, most of the news involves transferring existing comics to new devices. Now, two San Francisco startups, Cognito Comics and gaming company Tall Chair, are creating an experience designed specifically for the iPad.
Cognito [...]
Comic-Con Opens, Movies, Toys, Videogames, Comics, Graphic Novels (0)
7/22/10 •
It is the opening day of Comic-Con, This event will have a lasting impact on future movies, toys, videogames, comics and graphic novels that will become national or global brands…says Jacob R Miles, Chairman of GrapevineStar Entertainment, a new media and intellectual property integration company.
Mobile Trend Alert – Android Gains, Mobile Ads (0)
7/21/10 •
Conference Takeways: Gains For Android, Mobile Ad Engagement
by Mark Walsh for MediaPost
In case you couldn’t make it to the Interactive Advertising Bureau’s Mobile Marketing Conference in New York this week, Citi analyst Mark Mahaney has issued a research note highlighting some of the key points from the event. The firm attended sessions from companies including [...]
Butterfly Byte: Glamour Magazine’s Reel Moment Contest (0)
7/20/10 •
I won Glamour Magazine’s 2010 Reel Moments essay contest! My story was chosen to be made into a short, online film. It will be released in October. A famous actress directed it.
My story is about me and a girlhood friend who were separated, but miraculously reconnected 23 years later.
The magazine’s program is designed to give celebrity women a [...]
Movie Studios, Gaming Companies, Comic book and Graphic Novels Set to Invade San Diego Comic-Con (0)
7/20/10 •
Comic-Con has become one of the centers for new content and intellectual properties for film and TV… says Jacob R. Miles III, CEO of GrapevineStar Entertainment Inc., a media and entertainment company.
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