Tag: AIG

Apparently, the creators of Konami's new Wii soccer game didn't get the memo; stateside, 'AIG' has nearly become a four-letter word. According to MTV's Multiplayer blog, in the introductory scene of 'Pro Evolution Soccer 2009,' those three infamous letters appear on the blue jerseys of the Manchester United, the British powerhouse that the corporation has sponsored of late. While this might get ...

Cybersquatters, people who buy up potentially valuable domain names in the hopes of making money off of them, are rubbing salt in the wounds of the collapsing banking and insurance industries. Web addresses for newly-merged (and possibly-soon-to-be-merged) banks are being bought up before many of the companies even know who is merging with whom. Barclayslehman.com, hsbclehman.com, ...