Tuesday, September 30, 2008

[Copyblogger] What Fight Club Can Teach You About Innovative Content

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What Fight Club Can Teach You About Innovative Content

Tyler Durden

Besides being innovative content itself, the Chuck Palahniuk novel and David Fincher film Fight Club contain several lessons about creativity and getting remarkable things done. In fact, I found at least 8 rules you can use to create more innovative content (or more innovative anything).

Of course, these types of tips are better suited for my new project, Lateral Action.

So, head over there for Tyler Durden's 8 Rules of Innovation. This post is the tie-in for those of you who noticed Lou, Jack and Marla are all named after characters in Fight Club. :)


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[Copyblogger] Do You Want to Make Serious Money as a Freelance Copywriter?

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Do You Want to Make Serious Money as a Freelance Copywriter?

Copywriting Success Summit

Well, you seriously can.

Some true copywriting pros and I are putting on an amazing event for freelance copywriters called Copywriting Success Summit 2008. And no… you don't have to fly anywhere or get a hotel room… it's an online event for copywriters who want to grow their business to the next level, or for those looking to get in the business and succeed.

This is the first-ever online summit dedicated to helping copywriters win high-caliber clients, better market their services, and earn an executive income in the world of no-hype copywriting. I'm proud to say we've got an all-star line-up.

Presenters include bestselling authors and experts such as Bob Bly, Peter Bowerman, Steve Slaunwhite, Michael Stelzner… and oh yeah, me.

If you're not familiar with some of these stellar people, check out their bios here (there's a cool audio presentation at the site, so turn up your speakers to hear the good stuff).

Here are some of the sessions:

  • How to Be a Highly Paid Copywriter as a One-Person Business
  • Contact to Contract: Turning Prospects Into Clients!
  • Your 60-Minute Marketing Plan
  • Becoming the King (or Queen) of the Hill in Your Niche
  • How to Gain Exposure Using Social Networking Sites
  • Becoming a $125-per-Hour Writer and Beyond
  • Making Top Dollar Writing White Papers
  • Pricing Your Copywriting Services

Click here to see all 12 sessions.

Of Course There's More…

We’ve added more than $450 worth of giveaways to sweeten the pie. These are high-value products, books and classes that the presenters actually sell in their own successful copywriting businesses. When you sign up for the event, you get all these included at no extra cost, which is pretty sweet, yes?

Here’s a sample of the more than 12 valuable books and classes we’re giving away:

  • The Psychology of Selling and Marketing
  • Writing for Big Companies
  • Maverick Marketing: Innovative Selling Ideas to Make You More Money
  • Succeeding as a Freelance White Paper Writer

Remember, this event does not require any travel. You simply attend sessions, meet the experts and network with peers from the comfort of your home or office. There's already an active active Facebook and LinkedIn group, complete with discussion forum. Pretty cool, huh?

Here's the Deal…

You can save $100 off the registration price, but only through October 6, 2008. Plus, there are only 1,000 spots available, and since there have been so many big names involved who are promoting this, I've only been guaranteed by the other presenters that 100 Copyblogger readers can sign up.

I know, it seems pretty uncool to limit the number spots for the Copyblogger audience, but with a limited number of total spots due to the conferencing software, and this many marketing pros promoting, it has to be this way out of fairness. All of the people presenting have a large number of followers and great skills, so if you're interested, sign up quickly to avoid getting left out.

Also, in my session on social media marketing, I'll be revealing stuff that you've never seen on Copyblogger. I'll show in detail a complete marketing game plan that any struggling freelance copywriter can use to score high levels of new business.

Click here to get all the details and save $100 off the conference fee through October 6.

~Brian


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Monday, September 29, 2008

Failing Economy benefits Entertainment Industry

 

MEDIATECHNICS CORPORATION (MEDT)

Mediatechnics Corporation is the parent company of several subsidiary Corporations, each with their own professional management team with extensive backgrounds in finance, manufacturing, marketing and distribution in areas such as CD Replication, DVD and CD Replication, as well as video to DVD conversion.
Recent Price .013
Market Capitalization$2.57M
Est Float171M
Outstanding Shares251M
ExchangeOTC.PK


Company Site
Company Highlights

The combination of their operating units: MediaTechnics Systems, Inc.; Media Master Corporation; The Live Network and CRD Technologies, Inc.; and other acquisitions currently in negotiation, when completed, lead the company to anticipate that total consolidated revenues for MediaTechnics Corporation during 2008 will more than double over 2007.

MEDT is in the arena with publicly traded companies such as Live Nation (NYSE:LYV) which currently has a market cap of $997M and Rimage (NASDAQ:RIMG) which trades currently at $16.20 a share.

The company has signed a technology licensing agreement with The Amergence Group, to license its Tranzbyte optical media technology and have the exclusive right to market and sell Copy Protection software to our installed base of thousands of CD and DVD duplication systems and service customers. This transaction will set in motion an unprecedented solution for all of our customers that want to secure their CD and DVD content against illegal copying and distribution .

 
MediaTechnics' Acquisition of Innotech Thrusts 2008 Revenue Expectations beyond $7 Million



Current Projects

Mediatechnics Corporation Completes Acquisition of Innotech, Inc.

Mediatechnics Corporation recently announced that it has acquired Innotech, Inc., located in Lynnwood, Washington. Innotech is an acclaimed industry leader with a strong regional and national/online presence in the sales of CD/DVD duplicators, CD/DVD media, print cartridges and packaging supplies. Featuring a multitude of duplication products for a broad cross section of customers, Innotech also has a Media Services department that provides in-house CD and DVD duplication, DVD authoring, film to DVD conversions and product fulfillment services. Among the major product brands carried are Clear Image Media, Fuji, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Imation, Maxell, Mitsui, Verbatim, and others.

MediaTechnics Corporation Completes $3,000,000 CRD Technologies, Inc. Acquisition

Mediatechnics Corporation recently completed the acquisition of Phoenix-based CRD Technologies Inc. CRD Technologies Inc. is a manufacturing company with a wide-ranging distribution channel throughout the United States. CRD assists in the development, marketing and distribution of a multitude of different products for its customers on a contract basis. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, CRD Distributors, the company manufactures and markets private label consumer beverages and dietary supplements. During fiscal year 2007, CRD earned profits of more than $275,000 on revenues in excess of $1,200,000.



Company Overview

Mediatechnics Corporation ( OTC.PK: MEDT)

Mediatechnics Corporation is in an ongoing pursuit of becoming a diversified manufacturer and distributor of valuable goods and services with in the technology development and product distribution sectors.

The Live Network
TLN was one of the first companies to successfully produce and distribute event CDs and DVDs minutes after the performance.

The Live Network has partnered with artists and entertainment companies to provide a proven, cost free way to recapture the 1.1 billion dollars a year lost to the illegal bootleg market. The Live Network has over 8 years experience working with top of the line equipment available to provide services ranging from private performance productions to full-scale live album recording and mastering. TLN creates custom sound and video systems for various sized comedy or theater clubs.

Fans are more attracted to the on location convenience, and will opt to purchase the disc right then and there instead of waiting for it to be released. To date, The Live Network has recorded over 400 concerts, 30 festivals and various other special events including the 2005-08 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The Live Network was able to produce 25,000 discs in two days at a major Internet marketing event in Atlanta.


TLN partners with dozens of industry groups to help empower artists with a state of the art recording and distribution systems capable of adding significant amount of new revenue to their merchandising operation. Today, TLN is making strides across various platforms to implement our patent pending system of recording and on site distribution to a concert or sporting event near you.

The Live Network offers artists and entertainment companies a range of services including:

 Complete pre and post production audio/video recording

 On site Disc production averaging 1000 discs in 30 minutes with limitless upgrade capacity

 CD/DVD duplication and replication services  Full multimedia (including web) design and development

 Case specific software application design

 Full video and audio wiring and maintenance services The Live Network guarantees that the system(s) installed will work flawlessly.

The Live Network is leading the industry in the on-site production and distribution of event media and offers full service, on-site video and audio production, combined with MediaTechnics proprietary duplication equipment. This combination provides a solution to entities that control copyrighted material, allowing them to create and sell media without compromising ownership rights.

Mediatechnics Systems Inc.
Headquartered outside of Sacramento, near San Francisco California, Mediatechnics has their fingers on the pulse of the information recording industry. Founded in 1988 by top industry professionals, Mediatechnics is the number one producer of affordable desktop & production CD and DVD Duplication/Publishing Systems.

Starting with our IMPACT system in 1988 and continuing with our #1 selling FUSION system and Shuttleplex analyzer, Mediatechnics continues to revolutionize the industry by creating reliable, innovative products that set the benchmark for the CD and DVD Duplication / Publishing Industry.
The production and shipping of all our systems is managed from our California office and the duplication services are run in our state of the art New Jersey facility. All Internet and related marketing is located in Arizona.

Much of Mediatechnics success was attributed the Impact series line of recordable CD/DVD duplication and printing systems. The Impact line was designed to be configured and upgraded without having to dispose of the original investment. From listening to customers who used the Impact, the Fusion systems were born and with the Fusion Duplicators their equipment was taken to the next level. The Fusion has been wildly successful and is used around the world from end users to OEMs. Customers know that Mediatechnics delivers systems and services that provide unsurpassed value and performance.

Media Master Corporation

Media Master Corp. is a full service Marketing and Fulfillment Company.

Their staff comprises over 50 years of fulfillment and marketing experience. They know what it takes to get a company's product to market in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible.

They are a full service supplier of Media Equipment and related services. A listing of their specialties include:

  • CD Replication  DVD Replication  CD Duplication
  • DVD Duplication  Floppy Duplication  Screen Printing
  • Thermal Printing  Video to DVD Conversion
  • Creative Services  Packaging  Assembly
  • Web Site Creation
  • Production Fulfillment
  • Warehousing/Distribution

CRD Distributors

CRD provides premium turnkey private label beverages. Their model allows their client's to focus on marketing and sales while outsourcing their production and supply chain management in the background. They specialize in building brands with the customer's specifications, including the formulation, manufacturing, storage, design and delivery of their beverage. They welcome traditional grocers, C-stores, buying groups, wholesalers, private label marketers, promotional companies, and startups.

CRD currently manufactures a wide variety of beverages for Their customers that are currently sold on shelves across North America. With a broad range of products, from bottled water to high-powered energy drinks, CRD provides a full service solution for our customers creating and selling their own brands. CRD has experience in almost every facet of the beverage industry, including beverage development, packaging, design, promotion and distribution. The company is dedicated to providing clients with quality private labeled beverages while providing outstanding customer service.

CRD is also partnered with several of the world's premier beverage bottlers, packagers and formulators in an effort to supply our clients with their own private labeled drinks. The CRD model allows the clients to provide quality beverages to their customers, at affordable prices, confidently under their own brand name with out the huge minimum order requirements.

Innotech, Inc.

Innotech is the most recent acquisition of MediaTechnics Corporation. Innotech is an acclaimed industry leader with a strong regional and national/online presence in the sales of CD/DVD duplicators, CD/DVD media, print cartridges and packaging supplies. Featuring a multitude of duplication products for a broad cross section of customers, Innotech also has a Media Services department that provides in-house CD and DVD duplication, DVD authoring, film to DVD conversions and product fulfillment services. Among the major product brands carried are Clear Image Media, Fuji, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Imation, Maxell, Mitsui, Verbatim, and others.

Since 1999, Innotech has built its reputation on quality products and premier service and has an active database of more than 24 thousand customers spanning a wide variety of industry markets. The company has distinguished itself by staffing with highly trained experts who specialize in a customer-first, "consultive" selling approach. This allows them to fully understand their customers' applications and requirements before they suggest a solution, which results in happier customers.

Companies comparisons in the MEDT arena:

Rimage

NADSAQ:RIMG

Last trade:$16.20 Market Cap $156M

Rimage Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance digital publishing and duplication systems that are used by businesses to produce recordable CD, DVD, and blue laser discs . The company also offers Rimage 2000i Desktop publishing system, a two-drive recorder, and Rimage 480i thermal inkjet printer. In addition, Rimage Corporation provides various consumables, including ribbons, ink cartridges, and Rimage-branded blank recordable CD, DVD, and blue laser media, as well as involves in maintenance contract sales.

Live Nation

NYSE:LVY

Last Trade:$13.17 Market Cap $997 M

Live Nation, Inc. operates as a live music company. It principally promotes live music events in its owned and/or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues, as well as produces music festivals. The company also engages in the production and/or promotion of music tours, and provision of various services to artists. In addition, it manages its in-house ticketing operations, and online and wireless distribution activities, including the development of its Web site; and rents its venues for events.

MIDGARDXXI

OTC:MGXX

Last Trade $.01Market Cap 394K

MidgardXXI, Inc., formerly Exabyte Corporation, offers tape storage, media and automation solutions for workstations, midrange servers and enterprise storage networks. The Company's tape drive products are based on its VXA and MammothTape technologies and its automation products are primarily based upon VXA, and LTO (Ultrium) technologies. It has a worldwide network of original equipment manufacturers, distributors and resellers that share its commitment to value and customer service, including partners, such as IBM, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Apple Computer, Tech Data, Imation, Ingram Micro and CDW. It also offers a full range of warranty and post-warranty repair services for its tape drive, library and media products. The Company delivers these services pursuant to agreements with Teleplan Service Logistics, Inc., which is the provider of its repair services and Anacomp, Inc., which provides its on-site customer service. In August 2006, it was acquired by Tandberg Data ASA.

Intevac, Inc .

NASDAQ:IVAC

Last Trade $10.61 Market Cap 231M

Intevac, Inc. has two business segments: equipment and imaging instrumentation. The Company is engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of manufacturing systems and production of platforms. It also supplies magnetic media sputtering equipment to the hard disk drive industry and offers etch systems to the semiconductor industry. The Company also develops digital-optical products for the capture and display of low-light images and the optical analysis of materials. It provides sensors, cameras and systems for commercial applications in the inspection, medical, scientific and security industries and for government applications such as night vision and long-range target identification. On January 31, 2007, Intevac completed an acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of DeltaNu, LLC. On November 9, 2007, the Company completed an acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of Creative Display Systems, LLC.

LEADERSHIP

Richard Wilson, CEO, Treasurer, Dir.
Ari S. Bass, Dir.



Market Snapshot



The Savvy Investor (SI) provides information on selected companies that it believes has investment potential. This newsletter is based on SI independent analysis but relies on information supplied by sources believed to be reliable. This newsletter is provided for informational purposes only. It is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any financial instruments or to participate in any particular trading strategy in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would violate applicable laws or regulations. The opinions contained herein reflect our current judgment and are subject to change due to market conditions without notice. This newsletter may not be suitable for all investors and investors must make their own investment decisions using their own independent advisors as they believe necessary and based on their specific financial situations and investment objectives. SI is not a registered investment advisor or broker - dealer and accepts no liability for any losses arising from an investors reliance on or use of this newsletter. SI has been compensated five hundred thousand shares by a third party for the publication of this report. Statements contained herein, other than historical data, may constitute forward-looking statements.. Forward-looking statements involve risk, and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. For further details concerning these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of MEDT including the company's most recent annual and quarterly reports. MediaTechnics Corp.
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Failing Economy benefits Entertainment Industry

 

MEDIATECHNICS CORPORATION (MEDT)

Mediatechnics Corporation is the parent company of several subsidiary Corporations, each with their own professional management team with extensive backgrounds in finance, manufacturing, marketing and distribution in areas such as CD Replication, DVD and CD Replication, as well as video to DVD conversion.
Recent Price .013
Market Capitalization$2.57M
Est Float171M
Outstanding Shares251M
ExchangeOTC.PK


Company Site
Company Highlights

The combination of their operating units: MediaTechnics Systems, Inc.; Media Master Corporation; The Live Network and CRD Technologies, Inc.; and other acquisitions currently in negotiation, when completed, lead the company to anticipate that total consolidated revenues for MediaTechnics Corporation during 2008 will more than double over 2007.

MEDT is in the arena with publicly traded companies such as Live Nation (NYSE:LYV) which currently has a market cap of $997M and Rimage (NASDAQ:RIMG) which trades currently at $16.20 a share.

The company has signed a technology licensing agreement with The Amergence Group, to license its Tranzbyte optical media technology and have the exclusive right to market and sell Copy Protection software to our installed base of thousands of CD and DVD duplication systems and service customers. This transaction will set in motion an unprecedented solution for all of our customers that want to secure their CD and DVD content against illegal copying and distribution .

 
MediaTechnics' Acquisition of Innotech Thrusts 2008 Revenue Expectations beyond $7 Million



Current Projects

Mediatechnics Corporation Completes Acquisition of Innotech, Inc.

Mediatechnics Corporation recently announced that it has acquired Innotech, Inc., located in Lynnwood, Washington. Innotech is an acclaimed industry leader with a strong regional and national/online presence in the sales of CD/DVD duplicators, CD/DVD media, print cartridges and packaging supplies. Featuring a multitude of duplication products for a broad cross section of customers, Innotech also has a Media Services department that provides in-house CD and DVD duplication, DVD authoring, film to DVD conversions and product fulfillment services. Among the major product brands carried are Clear Image Media, Fuji, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Imation, Maxell, Mitsui, Verbatim, and others.

MediaTechnics Corporation Completes $3,000,000 CRD Technologies, Inc. Acquisition

Mediatechnics Corporation recently completed the acquisition of Phoenix-based CRD Technologies Inc. CRD Technologies Inc. is a manufacturing company with a wide-ranging distribution channel throughout the United States. CRD assists in the development, marketing and distribution of a multitude of different products for its customers on a contract basis. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, CRD Distributors, the company manufactures and markets private label consumer beverages and dietary supplements. During fiscal year 2007, CRD earned profits of more than $275,000 on revenues in excess of $1,200,000.



Company Overview

Mediatechnics Corporation ( OTC.PK: MEDT)

Mediatechnics Corporation is in an ongoing pursuit of becoming a diversified manufacturer and distributor of valuable goods and services with in the technology development and product distribution sectors.

The Live Network
TLN was one of the first companies to successfully produce and distribute event CDs and DVDs minutes after the performance.

The Live Network has partnered with artists and entertainment companies to provide a proven, cost free way to recapture the 1.1 billion dollars a year lost to the illegal bootleg market. The Live Network has over 8 years experience working with top of the line equipment available to provide services ranging from private performance productions to full-scale live album recording and mastering. TLN creates custom sound and video systems for various sized comedy or theater clubs.

Fans are more attracted to the on location convenience, and will opt to purchase the disc right then and there instead of waiting for it to be released. To date, The Live Network has recorded over 400 concerts, 30 festivals and various other special events including the 2005-08 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The Live Network was able to produce 25,000 discs in two days at a major Internet marketing event in Atlanta.


TLN partners with dozens of industry groups to help empower artists with a state of the art recording and distribution systems capable of adding significant amount of new revenue to their merchandising operation. Today, TLN is making strides across various platforms to implement our patent pending system of recording and on site distribution to a concert or sporting event near you.

The Live Network offers artists and entertainment companies a range of services including:

 Complete pre and post production audio/video recording

 On site Disc production averaging 1000 discs in 30 minutes with limitless upgrade capacity

 CD/DVD duplication and replication services  Full multimedia (including web) design and development

 Case specific software application design

 Full video and audio wiring and maintenance services The Live Network guarantees that the system(s) installed will work flawlessly.

The Live Network is leading the industry in the on-site production and distribution of event media and offers full service, on-site video and audio production, combined with MediaTechnics proprietary duplication equipment. This combination provides a solution to entities that control copyrighted material, allowing them to create and sell media without compromising ownership rights.

Mediatechnics Systems Inc.
Headquartered outside of Sacramento, near San Francisco California, Mediatechnics has their fingers on the pulse of the information recording industry. Founded in 1988 by top industry professionals, Mediatechnics is the number one producer of affordable desktop & production CD and DVD Duplication/Publishing Systems.

Starting with our IMPACT system in 1988 and continuing with our #1 selling FUSION system and Shuttleplex analyzer, Mediatechnics continues to revolutionize the industry by creating reliable, innovative products that set the benchmark for the CD and DVD Duplication / Publishing Industry.
The production and shipping of all our systems is managed from our California office and the duplication services are run in our state of the art New Jersey facility. All Internet and related marketing is located in Arizona.

Much of Mediatechnics success was attributed the Impact series line of recordable CD/DVD duplication and printing systems. The Impact line was designed to be configured and upgraded without having to dispose of the original investment. From listening to customers who used the Impact, the Fusion systems were born and with the Fusion Duplicators their equipment was taken to the next level. The Fusion has been wildly successful and is used around the world from end users to OEMs. Customers know that Mediatechnics delivers systems and services that provide unsurpassed value and performance.

Media Master Corporation

Media Master Corp. is a full service Marketing and Fulfillment Company.

Their staff comprises over 50 years of fulfillment and marketing experience. They know what it takes to get a company's product to market in the most cost effective and efficient manner possible.

They are a full service supplier of Media Equipment and related services. A listing of their specialties include:

  • CD Replication  DVD Replication  CD Duplication
  • DVD Duplication  Floppy Duplication  Screen Printing
  • Thermal Printing  Video to DVD Conversion
  • Creative Services  Packaging  Assembly
  • Web Site Creation
  • Production Fulfillment
  • Warehousing/Distribution

CRD Distributors

CRD provides premium turnkey private label beverages. Their model allows their client's to focus on marketing and sales while outsourcing their production and supply chain management in the background. They specialize in building brands with the customer's specifications, including the formulation, manufacturing, storage, design and delivery of their beverage. They welcome traditional grocers, C-stores, buying groups, wholesalers, private label marketers, promotional companies, and startups.

CRD currently manufactures a wide variety of beverages for Their customers that are currently sold on shelves across North America. With a broad range of products, from bottled water to high-powered energy drinks, CRD provides a full service solution for our customers creating and selling their own brands. CRD has experience in almost every facet of the beverage industry, including beverage development, packaging, design, promotion and distribution. The company is dedicated to providing clients with quality private labeled beverages while providing outstanding customer service.

CRD is also partnered with several of the world's premier beverage bottlers, packagers and formulators in an effort to supply our clients with their own private labeled drinks. The CRD model allows the clients to provide quality beverages to their customers, at affordable prices, confidently under their own brand name with out the huge minimum order requirements.

Innotech, Inc.

Innotech is the most recent acquisition of MediaTechnics Corporation. Innotech is an acclaimed industry leader with a strong regional and national/online presence in the sales of CD/DVD duplicators, CD/DVD media, print cartridges and packaging supplies. Featuring a multitude of duplication products for a broad cross section of customers, Innotech also has a Media Services department that provides in-house CD and DVD duplication, DVD authoring, film to DVD conversions and product fulfillment services. Among the major product brands carried are Clear Image Media, Fuji, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Imation, Maxell, Mitsui, Verbatim, and others.

Since 1999, Innotech has built its reputation on quality products and premier service and has an active database of more than 24 thousand customers spanning a wide variety of industry markets. The company has distinguished itself by staffing with highly trained experts who specialize in a customer-first, "consultive" selling approach. This allows them to fully understand their customers' applications and requirements before they suggest a solution, which results in happier customers.

Companies comparisons in the MEDT arena:

Rimage

NADSAQ:RIMG

Last trade:$16.20 Market Cap $156M

Rimage Corporation engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of high-performance digital publishing and duplication systems that are used by businesses to produce recordable CD, DVD, and blue laser discs . The company also offers Rimage 2000i Desktop publishing system, a two-drive recorder, and Rimage 480i thermal inkjet printer. In addition, Rimage Corporation provides various consumables, including ribbons, ink cartridges, and Rimage-branded blank recordable CD, DVD, and blue laser media, as well as involves in maintenance contract sales.

Live Nation

NYSE:LVY

Last Trade:$13.17 Market Cap $997 M

Live Nation, Inc. operates as a live music company. It principally promotes live music events in its owned and/or operated venues, and in rented third-party venues, as well as produces music festivals. The company also engages in the production and/or promotion of music tours, and provision of various services to artists. In addition, it manages its in-house ticketing operations, and online and wireless distribution activities, including the development of its Web site; and rents its venues for events.

MIDGARDXXI

OTC:MGXX

Last Trade $.01Market Cap 394K

MidgardXXI, Inc., formerly Exabyte Corporation, offers tape storage, media and automation solutions for workstations, midrange servers and enterprise storage networks. The Company's tape drive products are based on its VXA and MammothTape technologies and its automation products are primarily based upon VXA, and LTO (Ultrium) technologies. It has a worldwide network of original equipment manufacturers, distributors and resellers that share its commitment to value and customer service, including partners, such as IBM, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Apple Computer, Tech Data, Imation, Ingram Micro and CDW. It also offers a full range of warranty and post-warranty repair services for its tape drive, library and media products. The Company delivers these services pursuant to agreements with Teleplan Service Logistics, Inc., which is the provider of its repair services and Anacomp, Inc., which provides its on-site customer service. In August 2006, it was acquired by Tandberg Data ASA.

Intevac, Inc .

NASDAQ:IVAC

Last Trade $10.61 Market Cap 231M

Intevac, Inc. has two business segments: equipment and imaging instrumentation. The Company is engaged in the design, manufacture and marketing of manufacturing systems and production of platforms. It also supplies magnetic media sputtering equipment to the hard disk drive industry and offers etch systems to the semiconductor industry. The Company also develops digital-optical products for the capture and display of low-light images and the optical analysis of materials. It provides sensors, cameras and systems for commercial applications in the inspection, medical, scientific and security industries and for government applications such as night vision and long-range target identification. On January 31, 2007, Intevac completed an acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of DeltaNu, LLC. On November 9, 2007, the Company completed an acquisition of the assets and certain liabilities of Creative Display Systems, LLC.

LEADERSHIP

Richard Wilson, CEO, Treasurer, Dir.
Ari S. Bass, Dir.



Market Snapshot



The Savvy Investor (SI) provides information on selected companies that it believes has investment potential. This newsletter is based on SI independent analysis but relies on information supplied by sources believed to be reliable. This newsletter is provided for informational purposes only. It is not to be construed as an offer to buy or sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any financial instruments or to participate in any particular trading strategy in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation would violate applicable laws or regulations. The opinions contained herein reflect our current judgment and are subject to change due to market conditions without notice. This newsletter may not be suitable for all investors and investors must make their own investment decisions using their own independent advisors as they believe necessary and based on their specific financial situations and investment objectives. SI is not a registered investment advisor or broker - dealer and accepts no liability for any losses arising from an investors reliance on or use of this newsletter. SI has been compensated five hundred thousand shares by a third party for the publication of this report. Statements contained herein, other than historical data, may constitute forward-looking statements.. Forward-looking statements involve risk, and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. For further details concerning these risks and uncertainties, see the SEC filings of MEDT including the company's most recent annual and quarterly reports. MediaTechnics Corp.
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[Copyblogger] How Good Are Your Critical Thinking Skills?

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How Good Are Your Critical Thinking Skills?

Critical Thinking

If you can’t think critically, you can’t think creatively. And if you can't think creatively, you can't produce compelling content and copy.

To think creatively, we need to step outside the framework of what we see or hear. We have to observe, ask questions and analyze so that we can open up new thoughts and ideas on old matters or commonly-accepted arguments.

Just what is critical thinking? It generally means analyzing statements and determining their validity in support of a conclusion.

Here’s a great example of critical thinking that led to creative exploration:

Some fool once said, “The earth is round!” People shot down that conclusion without even looking at the supporting premises. “Of course it isn’t,” they shouted back. “That makes no sense!” Others tried to refute the claims. “The Earth can’t be round,” they put forth. “The ground is flat. See?”

But the believer pointed out that there was a slight curve to the horizon. The world wasn’t flat. He set aside his biases and opened his mind to analyzing what he’d been told all his life. Why should he believe it? What made it true? What made it false?

He asked questions and demanded proof. He examined the arguments of authorities who made sweeping statements and claims that didn’t hold water. This round-world believer didn’t just refute what others said. He brought up premises to support his own ideas.

He was thinking creatively, and then he took world-changing action after critically evaluating his innovative idea.

Critical thinking and creative thinking go hand in hand. Creative thinking means generating ideas and processes; critical thinking evaluates those thoughts, allowing for rational decision.

So how do you think critically to think more creatively? Here are a few quick tips:

Little Details Matter

Pay attention to words like ‘may’, ‘can’, and ‘will’. There’s a huge difference between something that will [insert marvelous benefit here] and something that might do the same. Never accept anything at face value.

Question the Authorities

If a piece of content quotes an expert to help support the argument or conclusion, ask questions. What qualifies the individual to give advice? What credentials does the person have to make claims? Why is he or she an authority on the subject?

Sweeping Away Statements

Over-generalization usually discredits an argument’s validity from the get-go. Knock down sentences that use words like ‘all’ and ‘everyone’. Not all people do, and not everyone knows. More careful wording such as ‘most’ and ’some’ pass muster more easily.

Scarecrows and Straw Men

Watch out for fallacies. Fallacies are the tricky smoke and mirrors that divert attention from true critical thinking. There are a ton of fallacies, all built to deflect, detract, divert and discredit arguments without really doing so.

Let Down Your Guard

One of the biggest obstacles to creative thinking is bias, also the enemy of critical thinking. Your values, emotions, desires and experiences influence your beliefs and your ability to have an open mind. Set them aside and take the time to ponder information you receive wholeheartedly.

A last note: Be prepared to accept that someone’s arguments are true. Debating validity can be fun; it doesn’t always mean that you’re right. The guy with the ship and the crazy ideas about a round earth went the extra mile (literally) to test his theories. He sought proof for his own ideas and was prepared to face failure (so we assume).

But the explorer had thought long and hard about a creative idea. He wasn't acting on a whim. He’d applied plenty of critical thinking before sailing out to discover that yes, indeed, the Earth truly is round.

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Friday, September 26, 2008

Featuring Marco Antonio Solis at Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit

Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit, October 6-8, 2008 in Los Angeles
Billboard Regional Mexican Music Summit
October 6-8, 2008 – Wilshire Grand, Los Angeles


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Now in its 3rd year, this unique summit celebrates regional Mexican music and unites artists, concert promoters, retailers, sponsors, managers, and record label executives that drive this lucrative sector of the Latin music business

FEATURING:
A Q&A WITH FONOVISA'S EXCLUSIVE RECORDING ARTIST MARCO ANTONIO SOLIS
One of the top Latin artists and songwriters of all time with eight No. 1 albums on Billboard's Top Latin Albums chart and 15 No. 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart! This Latin music superstar will sit down for a rare interview with Billboard's Leila Cobo to discuss his career successes as well as his new studio album "No Molestar" set to be released on Oct. 7.


SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS:
• Artist Showcases
• The Billboard Q&A with Marco Antonio Solis
• Networking Opportunities
• Roundtable Discussions and Panel Sessions with Companies Such As: MySpace Latino, Liberman Broadcasting, Univision.com, YouTube, Sony BMG Latin, Universal Music Latin Entertainment, and many more!


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