Week of April 1, 2008
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin fail to overcome their
conflicts on a missile defense system the U.S. plans to build in Central Europe.
Hillary Rodham Clinton launches a TV ad that questions John McCain’s
readiness to deal with an economic crisis. The ad is called “3a.m” and goes
something like this - “John McCain just said the government shouldn’t take any
real acting on the housing crisis; he’d let the phone keep ringing. “Hillary Clinton
has a plan to protect our homes, create jobs. It’s 3 a.m., time for a president
who’s ready,” says a voice/over announcer.
President Bush tells a NATO summit that the U.S. would increase its number of
troops in Afghanistan.
Senate Democratic and Republican leaders reach agreement on a multibillion-
dollar package to address rampant foreclosures and other problems stemming
from the bad housing market.
At the National Hurricane Center in Orlando - FEMA announces not to expect to
get free ice anymore.
Passing -
Actor
Charlton Heston
. He was 84.
Technology -
Yahoo begins promoting “Amp” - a new tool
model for advertising.
Apple files a federal challenge to New York’s
trademark application for a new “Big Apple”
logo, saying it’s too similar to the stylized
emblem found on iPhones, iPods and iMac
computers.
Looks like iTunes is the #1 music seller - behind
Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Amazon.
MySpace unveils a joint venture with the world’s
top three music labels to offer music for sale and
it’s likely to give iTunes a run for its money.
Amazon TextBuyit launches this week - and lets people text the name of a
product, its description or its UPC or ISBN or 262966 - (that spells Amazon)
that’s from anywhere their cellphones work, including inside stores.
