Nov 4 2010

Red Foundry Raises $1.1 Million for Mobile App Platform

From VentureBeat: Red Foundry, a start-up based in Chicago that has developed an easy way to let people build mobile applications without knowing computer code, announced on Thursday that it had raised $1.1 million in first-round funding. There are quite a few other services focused on helping average users make mobile apps, including iSites and [...]


Sep 3 2010

Oil Platform Fire: No Oil in Water But Questions About Cause

All quiet in the Gulf Friday. An oil platform fire that forced 13 workers to abandon the huge facility in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday was safely extinguished and there was no sign of oil in the water. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough told the New Orleans Times-Picayune a helicopter flyover would double-check the [...]


Sep 3 2010

Oil Platform Fire: No Oil in Water But Questions About Cause

All quiet in the Gulf Friday. An oil platform fire that forced 13 workers to abandon the huge facility in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday was safely extinguished and there was no sign of oil in the water. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bill Colclough told the New Orleans Times-Picayune a helicopter flyover would double-check the [...]


Sep 3 2010

Another Oil Platform Blast in Gulf: No Injuries, No Leaking

An apparent explosion at an offshore oil operation hit the Gulf of Mexico Thursday as a platform caught fire about 100 miles off the Louisiana coast. But this time there were no fatalities and no sign of oil in the ocean waters. All 13 crew members aboard the platform were rescued after they jumped into [...]


Aug 28 2010

MoveOn Promotes ‘TurnOffFox’ Campaign

Citing the “platform” Fox News gives Glenn Beck to promote his events, the liberal MoveOn.org Friday encouraged members to support a new project by ColorofChange called, “TurnOffFox.” According to the e-mail, which was forwarded by MoveOn to its members, “TurnOffFox is the first step in our overall effort to beat back the poison, hate, and [...]