• Disney Japan to release movies on flash cards for cell phones and portable devices (Reuters)
• Time Warner sees Q2 drop (Bloomberg)
• Lower sales contribute to Viacom’s Q2 loss (L.A. Times)
• Augmented reality virtual pets, coming to a PS3 near you (Kotaku)
• What have been the most profitable vidgame movies? (Industry Gamers)
• Check out these reimagined kids spaces and playgrounds (The Cool Hunter)
• Moviegoers choose guinea pigs over the boy wizard – G-Force tops the weekend box office (Bloomberg)
• Retailers draw in the tweens through their parents (Washington Times)
• Customers more satisfied as companies try harder to please them (Wall Street Journal)
• Time to hit the bricks! Plans underway to build a life-size Lego house in the UK (Get Surrey)
• Facebook works toward incorporating a Twitter-like ‘follow’ feature (TechCrunch)
• Wii Sports Resort reviewed (Wired/GeekDad)
• And now, time lapse footage of Disneyland’s construction (BoingBoing)
• A peek at the National Barbie Doll Collectors Convention (Time)
• Back-to-school pitches abandon TV for Facebook and Twitter (USA Today)
• How social media brings business to mom-and-pop operations (New York Times)
• Netflix sees strong Q2 earnings (Reuters)
• Amazon’s Q2 earnings take a dip, but also sees revenue increase (Associated Press)
• Nordstrom takes on Twilight apparel (Business Journal)
• The rise and fall of Crocs (L.A. Times)
• Vidgame companies make a play for Hollywood (L.A. Times)
• Disney CEO bullish on direct web marketing (Reuters)
• Movie marketing and the trouble with Twitter (The Independent)
• Oh, the possibilities of Augmented Reality technology…(Gizmodo)
• Six toys that are very unlikely to get the film treatment and why (OMG Lists)
• Down the rabbit hole: Disney previews new Alice in Wonderland on Facebook (Examiner)
• Get your geek on, it’s Comic-Con time! (L.A. Times)
• Why today’s online youth needs critical thinking skills (CNet News)
• A look at branded social networks (CNet News)
• How does Nintendo make great games and money? (Seattle Times)
• US back-to-school shoppers look to cut costs (Bloomberg)
• DVD sales take a dive (Entertainment Weekly)
• HIT Entertainment cuts one in five jobs (Times Online)
• What are the most engaged brands on the web? (TechCrunch)
• Microsoft’s Kodu lets users build vidgames with no programming experience (Wired/GeekDad)
• Ubisoft taps into the growing social gaming trend (Venture Beat)
• Comcast spearheads new web-TV trial for paying cable subscribers (Wall Street Journal)
• How internet collaborators and Facebook created the opening short for Planet 51 (New York Times)
• Will Crocs take its final step? (Washington Post)
• US$825 in funding for DreamWorks? (Reuters)
• Thousands ‘pore’ out to celebrate SpongeBob’s birthday at the CN Tower (The Canadian Press)
• Microsoft confirms retail store openings this fall (CNet News)
• The iconic Happy Meal from McDonald’s rings in its 30th anniversary (ABC News)
• Check out the high tech toys at Tokyo’s Toy Show (PC World)
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