Obama and Gaddafi Address UN – Videos Hit Web

President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations today in a speech in New York City. The event has of course inspired a lot of buzz and conversation on the web and Twitter. Videos of the speech have been uploaded to YouTube:

Companies Struggle with Social Media and Employee Discipline

The Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics (SCCE) and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) have conducted yet another social media-related survey, finding that company policies have not yet caught up with the incredible growth in social media use among employees. The survey looked at what management is doing to manage employee social media use.

Amazon Announces Winner Of TV Ad Contest

Amazon.com has announced the winner of its "Your Amazon Ad Contest" its first national competition for the best customer-created television commercial. Angela Kohler, of Los Angles, was voted the winner by the company as well as Amazon customers. Kohler will receive $20,000 in Amazon gift cards along with a trip for two to the 15th Annual Gen Art Film Festival in New York City next…

Pee Wee Herman is Back…in Twitter Form

Pee Wee Herman, the alternate identity of actor Paul Reubens, made famous in the 80s from a couple of TV shows and movies (namely Pee Wee's Big Adventure, Tim Burton's greatest acheivement in my opinion), is back. You probably know the story. He was busted for exposing himself in a theater and Pee Wee Herman pretty much fell off the face of the planet, although…

Making Retail Mobile

It's no secret that today's mobile phones put early supercomputers to shame, and really, smartphones can almost keep up with today's laptops in terms of letting people email, search, listen to music, and shop.  So a session at the Shop.org 2009 Annual Summit explored how retailers should embrace the mobile market.