• Woolies sales survive UK summer deluge (Hemscott)
• This just in: Time Warner still making a lot of money. Revenues are up 5% in Q2 (The Wall Street Journal)
• FaceTube? Testing the limits of interactive programming (Red Herring)
• What toddler needs a backseat DVD player when there’s a GPS system on-board? (Geekdad)
• Disney’s wine idea corked (Decanter.com)
• Dubai a hotspot for kids consumer products sales (Business Intelligence)
• Leaked Wal-Mart and Toys ‘R’ Us ads hints at Xbox 360 price cut (Worth Playing)
• Cartoons are not immune to censorship (Wired)
• HDNet founder Cuban declares internet dead and the ‘intranet’ (uh, aka TV) the wave of the future (AdAge)
• Ay Karumba! Simpsons movie funny. Not ‘Krusty gets Busted’ funny, but about 200th episode funny (The New York Times)
• Wal-Mart Japan unit expects to post a loss (CNN)
• Too far? Girls apparel testing taste boundaries (Arizona Republic)
• Microsoft dropping X-box 360 HD-DVD player price (Digital Journal)
• Offence/Defense: Mattel dishes on its tough toy-testing practices in China (The New York Times)
• Wanted: Content acquisitions type who’s not afraid to make cold calls. Seriously. YouTube’s not kidding (Defamer Job Board)
• Retail giant Wal-Mart moves towards social consciousness (Advertising Age)
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