From TechStars To TV Stars, The New York Startup Accelerator Snags A 6-Episode Show On Bloomberg
August 2, 2011 No Comment
This morning TechStars announced that it’d be the star of a new Bloomberg TV show, creatively called ” TechStars .” The show will launch on September 13th at 9 PM and will run through October 18th. It follows around the 11 winter TechStars NYC companies and the mentors that worked with them, including Fred Wilson , Dennis Crowley , Joel Spolsky and Chris Dixon . David Tisch, Managing Director of TechStars… Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Silicon Alley Insider Discovery Date : 02/08/2011 14:21 Number of articles : 3
Continue reading …From TechStars To TV Stars, The New York Startup Accelerator Snags A 6-Episode Show On Bloomberg
August 2, 2011 No Comment
This morning TechStars announced that it’d be the star of a new Bloomberg TV show, creatively called ” TechStars .” The show will launch on September 13th at 9 PM and will run through October 18th. It follows around the 11 winter TechStars NYC companies and the mentors that worked with them, including Fred Wilson , Dennis Crowley , Joel Spolsky and Chris Dixon . David Tisch, Managing Director of TechStars… Broadcasting platform : Vimeo Source : Silicon Alley Insider Discovery Date : 02/08/2011 14:21 Number of articles : 3
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Dragons’ Den star calls in police and deletes tweets appearing to solicit violence after Russian threatens to harm daughter The Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has been forced to delete tweets after offering a £50,000 reward for anyone who broke the arms of a man who used Twitter to threaten his daughter. Someone going by the name of Yuri Vasilyev tweeted Bannatyne three days ago, saying: “I’m looking for a £35,000 investment to stop us hurting your Hollie Bannatyne. We will bring hurt and pain into your life. We are watching her. She is very attractive. Want photos?” After revealing that police had been informed of the threat, Bannatyne told his 371,653 Twitter followers: “I offer £25,000 reward for the capture of the coward who calls himself @YuriVasilyev_ Double if his arms are broken first.” He added: “I am serious btw [by the way]. I think he is in Moscow.” Bannatyne’s strategy appears to echo the plot of the film Ransom , in which a millionaire, played by Mel Gibson, puts out a bounty on the criminals who have kidnapped his son. A number of Twitter users were quick to take Bannatyne to task for appearing to solicit violence. “Just read it thought it was a bit irresponsible of @DuncanBannatyne. Some nutter will take it seriously,” wrote one . Bannatyne replied: ” Good I want you to. ” Another user went further , asking: “You are seriously trying to pay someone, to break someone’s arms, on an incredibly public forum? Fair enough … Just to clarify, you 100% want everyone to know you are seriously doing this. Despite it being illegal?” The criticism appeared to bring about a change of heart, and Bannatyne deleted the offending tweets and amended his offer to ” £30,000 reward for info leading to his arrest “. However, he kept up the pressure, telling his followers he had tracked the alleged criminal to an internet cafe in Moscow. “@YuriVasilyev_ My people are getting closer to you every minute, run and hide you little coward in Moscow,” he tweeted . ” Go home to your mum and cry we are closing in on you little boy.” The saga was picked up across Twitter, leading parody – ” I offer £25 for the capture of my 3-year-old. Double if her toenails are clipped ” – and more serious points. Many users made comparisons with the Twitter joke trial in which Paul Chambers was convicted of “menace” for threatening to blow up Robin Hood airport in a humorous tweet. “I hope Bannatyne doesn’t threaten to blow Russian chap sky high if there’s any snow in Moscow. Then he’ll be in trouble,” wrote David Allen Green , the New Statesman’s legal correspondent who also represents Chambers. Bannatyne’s agent confirmed that the police had been informed. On Tuesday afternoon, Bannatyne released a statement saying: “My family is well protected but I take any threat to them very seriously and will do all I can to ensure the person or people involved are caught.” The entrepreneur, author and philanthropist made no mention of the deleted tweets. Dragons’ Den Twitter Internet Crime Sam Jones guardian.co.uk
Continue reading …Dragons’ Den star calls in police and deletes tweets appearing to solicit violence after Russian threatens to harm daughter The Dragons’ Den star Duncan Bannatyne has been forced to delete tweets after offering a £50,000 reward for anyone who broke the arms of a man who used Twitter to threaten his daughter. Someone going by the name of Yuri Vasilyev tweeted Bannatyne three days ago, saying: “I’m looking for a £35,000 investment to stop us hurting your Hollie Bannatyne. We will bring hurt and pain into your life. We are watching her. She is very attractive. Want photos?” After revealing that police had been informed of the threat, Bannatyne told his 371,653 Twitter followers: “I offer £25,000 reward for the capture of the coward who calls himself @YuriVasilyev_ Double if his arms are broken first.” He added: “I am serious btw [by the way]. I think he is in Moscow.” Bannatyne’s strategy appears to echo the plot of the film Ransom , in which a millionaire, played by Mel Gibson, puts out a bounty on the criminals who have kidnapped his son. A number of Twitter users were quick to take Bannatyne to task for appearing to solicit violence. “Just read it thought it was a bit irresponsible of @DuncanBannatyne. Some nutter will take it seriously,” wrote one . Bannatyne replied: ” Good I want you to. ” Another user went further , asking: “You are seriously trying to pay someone, to break someone’s arms, on an incredibly public forum? Fair enough … Just to clarify, you 100% want everyone to know you are seriously doing this. Despite it being illegal?” The criticism appeared to bring about a change of heart, and Bannatyne deleted the offending tweets and amended his offer to ” £30,000 reward for info leading to his arrest “. However, he kept up the pressure, telling his followers he had tracked the alleged criminal to an internet cafe in Moscow. “@YuriVasilyev_ My people are getting closer to you every minute, run and hide you little coward in Moscow,” he tweeted . ” Go home to your mum and cry we are closing in on you little boy.” The saga was picked up across Twitter, leading parody – ” I offer £25 for the capture of my 3-year-old. Double if her toenails are clipped ” – and more serious points. Many users made comparisons with the Twitter joke trial in which Paul Chambers was convicted of “menace” for threatening to blow up Robin Hood airport in a humorous tweet. “I hope Bannatyne doesn’t threaten to blow Russian chap sky high if there’s any snow in Moscow. Then he’ll be in trouble,” wrote David Allen Green , the New Statesman’s legal correspondent who also represents Chambers. Bannatyne’s agent confirmed that the police had been informed. On Tuesday afternoon, Bannatyne released a statement saying: “My family is well protected but I take any threat to them very seriously and will do all I can to ensure the person or people involved are caught.” The entrepreneur, author and philanthropist made no mention of the deleted tweets. Dragons’ Den Twitter Internet Crime Sam Jones guardian.co.uk
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Ahead of an afternoon vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending, Senators took to the floor to sound off. (Aug. 2)
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Ahead of an afternoon vote on a bill to raise the debt ceiling and cut federal spending, Senators took to the floor to sound off. (Aug. 2)
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Tropical Storm Emily was expected to bring heavy rain Tuesday to Puerto Rico after crossing the northeast Caribbean sea on a track that would take it near Haiti within 24 hours. (Aug. 2)
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Tropical Storm Emily was expected to bring heavy rain Tuesday to Puerto Rico after crossing the northeast Caribbean sea on a track that would take it near Haiti within 24 hours. (Aug. 2)
Continue reading …Once Again, The Long-Term Unemployed Get The Shaft – Because ‘It Wasn’t A Big Enough Deal’ To Include Them
August 2, 2011 No CommentDemocrats couldn’t be bothered to lock a significant deal down when they still had control of both houses. Remember when I called all those congressional offices, and was told “there’s no political will for another tier of benefits”? I can’t tell you how much that still irks me. Despite being in the middle of a major economic meltdown, but the thought of demanding additional unemployment benefits terrified them and they curled up in the fetal position instead: WASHINGTON — The long-term unemployed have been left out of a deal between congressional negotiators and the White House to enact massive spending cuts and raise the nation’s debt ceiling before its borrowing limit is reached on Tuesday. Under the so-called grand bargain President Obama tried to strike with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), federal unemployment benefits would have been extended beyond January 2012, when they are set to expire. But those negotiations collapsed in July. On Sunday, congressional leaders and the administration crafted a not-so-grand bargain that will cut spending without raising taxes or preserving stimulus programs like federal unemployment insurance. Asked Sunday night why spending to help the unemployed had been left out of the deal, a White House official said, “because it had to be part of a bigger deal to be part of this.” In other words, Democrats need significant leverage to get Republicans to agree to additional spending on the unemployed. Federal unemployment insurance programs, which kick in for laid off workers who use up 26 weeks of state benefits, cost a lot of money: Keeping the programs through this year required an estimated $56 billion. In December, Democrats only managed to keep the programs alive for another 13 months by attaching them to a two-year reauthorization of tax cuts.
Continue reading …Once Again, The Long-Term Unemployed Get The Shaft – Because ‘It Wasn’t A Big Enough Deal’ To Include Them
August 2, 2011 No CommentDemocrats couldn’t be bothered to lock a significant deal down when they still had control of both houses. Remember when I called all those congressional offices, and was told “there’s no political will for another tier of benefits”? I can’t tell you how much that still irks me. Despite being in the middle of a major economic meltdown, but the thought of demanding additional unemployment benefits terrified them and they curled up in the fetal position instead: WASHINGTON — The long-term unemployed have been left out of a deal between congressional negotiators and the White House to enact massive spending cuts and raise the nation’s debt ceiling before its borrowing limit is reached on Tuesday. Under the so-called grand bargain President Obama tried to strike with House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), federal unemployment benefits would have been extended beyond January 2012, when they are set to expire. But those negotiations collapsed in July. On Sunday, congressional leaders and the administration crafted a not-so-grand bargain that will cut spending without raising taxes or preserving stimulus programs like federal unemployment insurance. Asked Sunday night why spending to help the unemployed had been left out of the deal, a White House official said, “because it had to be part of a bigger deal to be part of this.” In other words, Democrats need significant leverage to get Republicans to agree to additional spending on the unemployed. Federal unemployment insurance programs, which kick in for laid off workers who use up 26 weeks of state benefits, cost a lot of money: Keeping the programs through this year required an estimated $56 billion. In December, Democrats only managed to keep the programs alive for another 13 months by attaching them to a two-year reauthorization of tax cuts.
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