Tag: FANS

Can Lady Gaga be stopped? Self-marketing genius, living performance piece, fortuitous flavor of the month or some combination of the three, the Lady's rise to fame seems uninhibited by even bad press and a mediocre music video. You could argue that the world has reached its Lady Gaga tipping point, but the numbers would refute you. As we reported back in April, Gaga made YouTube history by ...

Remember when Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's homerun record in 1974, and received a pat on the back from two college students who stormed the field to circle the bases with him? It's still one of the most iconic images in sports. But if Hammerin' Hank broke the record in 2010, it's all but certain that those two kids would never make it anywhere near the slugger before getting tasered and subdued ...

In the sports world, some have been extremely receptive to the social networking explosion, while others have adamantly opposed the likes of Twitter and Facebook. No matter which side of the fence you're on, there's no denying this trend has given fans more access to their favorite athletes than ever before. Hoping to satisfy fans' endless cravings, a new Web site, essentially an amalgamation of ...

A fan with no blades? Sounds impossible, but when coming from the innovating mind of James Dyson (of the nifty, newfangled vacuum cleaners and hand dryers), maybe it's not so impossible. Then again, maybe that's why Dyson is calling his newest creation the Dyson Air Multiplier instead of the Dyson fan. Well, there is a fan of sorts in the base of the unit, but it's off limits to users because ...

Don't have DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket because you can't get satellite service? You're in luck, because we've gotten word from the Wall Street Journal and Business Insider that DirecTV's new contract with the NFL includes a provision for bringing exclusive out-of-market games to you online, on your phone, or via your cable service. In addition, America's most profitable league can now pursue ...

On June 7th, the artist and sex symbol formerly known as Prince officially turned 50 and apparently someone brought hime the wrong gift. It was a copy of a new five-disc Prince tribute album, which consists of 81 cover songs by Norwegian musicians of every genre including that country's National Symphony Orchestra. Soon after receiving "Shockadelica-50th Anniversary Tribute to The Artist ...

With the successful release of Radiohead's 7th album, 'In Rainbows,' today, an experiment in treating fans like fans and not just empty-headed money dispensers has begun. We thought we'd take a look at the other artists going the label-free route. British pop rock stars and Beatles worshipers Oasis recently parted ways with their record label. The band has already announced that their next ...