Google, Ask.com Weigh In On The Year In Search Dec 7, 2007
com Weigh In On The Year In Search. InternetNews Business Report. (SmallBusinessComputing)
What Do Saddam Hussein And Britney Spears Have In Common? Dec 6, 2007
Google's (nasdaq: - - ) top 10 search results , released Tuesday, include a number of hip social networking Web sites--Club Penguin, MySpace and Facebook made the list--as well as Hollywood topics including Anna Nicole Smith, the hit movie Transformers, and celebrity gossip site TMZ.. "There's a huge surge in interest in social networking... [and] a lot of interest in celebrity culture," said Marissa Mayer, Google's vice president of search products, in a Webcast Tuesday. (Forbes)
iPhone tops list of 2007 Google searches Dec 5, 2007
Heroes, Facebook and Anna Nicole Smith rounded out the top 10. Google also released a list of fastest-rising global search terms and the iPhone topped that list too. (Scientific American)
Trends API Access to be Extended Dec 5, 2007
iPhone topped the list, and Webkinz, Transformers, Heroes, TMZ and Anna Nicole Smith completed the top 10 list. Check out eWEEK.com's for the latest news, views and analysis on enterprise search technology. (eWeek)
Top searches 2007: Google v Yahoo Dec 4, 2007
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. December 4, 2007 - 1:04PM. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
VH1's 'Best Year Ever' and 'What Perez Sez: About 2007' Join the Network's Line Up For the Ultimate End-of-Year Pop Culture Celebration Dec 4, 2007
"Premiering Friday December 14 at 9 PM ET/PT, "Best Year Ever" will also feature special field pieces with Best Week Ever's panelists who have traveled around the country to bring their own up-close-and-personal perspective to the biggest, funniest pop culture stories of the year. Field pieces will include: Ultimate "American Idol" Fan Chuck Nice joins the most recent contestants - including Sanjaya! -- on tour. In Baltimore! Doug Benson proves he has the right stuff -- or does he? -- when he... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Ron Paul is a baby elephant (127) Dec 4, 2007
Spears, Anna Nicole Smith and Pitt/Jolie get 100 times more coverage than the ideas of the only two principled men in the race, then America is clearly demonstrating its addiction to pop tart culture and we'll continue to serve up pop tart candidates. -- mslkauai [] Sunday, December 2, 2007 08:24 PM. (Salon)
Britneys a drug addict, Dr. Drew says Nov 26, 2007
Brits an indisputable drug addict - Tabloid Tidbits- msnbc. $7 online stock buys. (MSNBC -- News)
Indisputable: Britney "is a drug addict" Nov 26, 2007
"Fame hinders getting to (Spears) now. It is hard to get through the sycophants who are enabling her and be able to find people around Britney who are willing to potentially sacrifice either their salary or their access to her by bringing her into treatment. That's the core problem. That is what is putting her in danger. That is what killed Anna Nicole Smith. She had people around her who didn't step up and say you need to get treatment!". Drew is not pessimistic about Spears' chances of... (Xinhuanet, China)
- Voice: The right-wing noise machine Nov 23, 2007
This media thrives on what inquiring minds want to know Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears, etc, ad nauseum. A truly fair and balanced media that cared about unknown swift-boaters critiquing John Kerry s medals should have gone bonkers over religious hypocrisy. (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Baby robot that can walk, talk and feel Nov 20, 2007
Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith clung desperately to her son as frantic medical staff tried to revive him after he collapsed in September 2006, a doctor has testified at the start of a coroner's inquest. Hundreds of images of the most photogenic American First Family of all time have been gathering dust in Washington's Smithsonian Museum. (Yahoo News -- Robots and Robotics)
Brit's lawyer sues Anna's estate Nov 20, 2007
9, 2007 12:00 AM LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears and the late Anna Nicole Smith have something in common - the same attorney. Sorrell Trope, the attorney currently representing Spears in her custody battle, is suing Smith's estate for unpaid legal bills. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Turkey with Pitts Nov 20, 2007
Brangelina going home for Thanksgiving - Tabloid Tidbits- msnbc. $7 online stock buys. (MSNBC -- News)
Attorney for Britney Spears sues Anna Nicole Smith estate for more than $160,000 in back pay Nov 10, 2007
Attorney for Britney Spears sues Anna Nicole Smith estate for more than 160,000 in back pay Friday, November 9, 2007 10:20 PM EST. LOS ANGELES Britney Spears and the late Anna Nicole Smith have something in common the same attorney. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Britneys lawyer sues Anna Nicoles estate Nov 10, 2007
Britney Spears and the late Anna Nicole Smith (pictured) have something in common the same attorney ... LOS ANGELES - Britney Spears and the late Anna Nicole Smith have something in common the same attorney. (MSNBC -- News)
Spears attorney sues Anna Nicole Smith estate for back pay Nov 10, 2007
LOS ANGELES Turns out Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith have something in common the same attorney in their child custody battles. AP. (KHOU.com, TX)
10 Questions for Tom Brokaw Nov 8, 2007
NBC Nightly News and praised the Greatest Generation. Now he puts '60s society in the spotlight with his new book, Boom. (Time.com)
More of this story Nov 4, 2007
LOS ANGELES An ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith who is serving a six-year sentence for making criminal threats against her wants a piece of her inheritance, according to documents filed with Los Angeles Superior Court. Mark Hatten, who lists his current address as the Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, dated Smith in 2000 but was later found guilty of threatening her with a knife and assaulting one of her neighbors. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
FBI Knew of O.J. Simpson Plan in Advance... Nov 4, 2007
Riccio told AP that he raised the subject while talking with the FBI about an unrelated subject: a video of Anna Nicole Smith ... Riccio, who had previously sold Anna Nicole Smith's diary, said he spoke for an hour with FBI agents about a video he obtained from a doctor who recorded Smith's 1994 breast implant surgery. (The Drudge Report)
Feds Knew About Simpson 'Sting' Nov 4, 2007
Riccio told AP that he raised the subject while talking with the FBI about an unrelated subject: a video of Anna Nicole Smith. But he said agents dismissed his report, telling him "they didn't want to be involved in another weird celebrity case.". (Time.com)
FBI learned in advance of O.J. Simpson’s plan to get personal items Nov 3, 2007
Riccio told AP that he raised the subject while talking with the FBI about an unrelated subject: a video of Anna Nicole Smith. But he said agents dismissed his report, telling him they didn t want to be involved in another weird celebrity case. (Montana Standard, MT)
Billionaire Family Feuds Oct 25, 2007
Even people who don't follow the sagas of the world's wealthiest most likely got a peek at one of recent history's most salacious feuds, involving former stripper and Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith. For a decade, the tabloid celebrity battled her much-older billionaire stepson, E. Pierce Marshall, for the right to inherit some of the fortune of her late husband, J. Howard Marshall, to whom she was married for just one year. (Forbes -- Business)
Stern eyes Anna's estate Oct 24, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith, holding her daughter, Dannielyn Hope, and Howard K. Stern ... Howard K Stern, the companion of model Anna Nicole Smith and executor of her will, has filed court papers seeking six per cent of whatever the model's estate might recover from her late husband's fortune ... Anna Nicole Smith, holding her daughter, Dannielyn Hope, and Howard K. Stern. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Stern wants share if Anna Nicole Smith’s estate recovers money from her late husband’ fortune Oct 23, 2007
Stern wants share if Anna Nicole Smith s estate recovers money from her late husband fortune Monday, October 22, 2007 11:22 PM EDT. LOS ANGELES Howard K. Stern, the companion of Anna Nicole Smith and executor of her will, has filed court papers seeking 6 percent of whatever the model s estate might recover from her late husband s fortune. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Stern Files Claim Involving Smith Estate Oct 23, 2007
(AP) LOS ANGELES Howard K. Stern, the companion of Anna Nicole Smith and executor of her will, has filed court papers seeking 6 percent of whatever the model's estate might recover from her late husband's fortune. Stern filed his creditor's claim Oct. 18 in Los Angeles Superior Court, citing a contingent fee agreement on file in bankruptcy court. (CBS2.com, CA)
Stern wants Dannielynn to be sole heir Oct 20, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith is shown with her attorney Howard K. Stern and Smith's newborn daughter Dannielynn Hope at home in the Bahamas ... Howard K Stern wants to make Anna Nicole Smith's daughter the sole heir of the late model's estate. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Anna Nicole Smith Doctor Challenges Warrant Oct 20, 2007
in print and online, 24/7 for free, select the Clean Sweep option. Unable to submit Real Estate, Services, Employment, and Business Investements at this time. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Bodyguard: `Stern Administered Drugs To Anna Nicole' Oct 20, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith d Stern (file) (Getty Images). ANNA NICOLE SMITH's former bodyguard has dubbed her companion and lawyer HOWARD K. STERN a liar after he went public with denials he administered drugs to the tragic model/actress. (FOX23.com, OK)
Source: Britney "I Can't Believe This Is Happening" Oct 19, 2007
I feel SOOO bad for her, she really needs some help from those that are suppose to love her before she ends up like Anna Nicole Smith ... He's basically the male version of Anna Nicole Smith an E-List wannabe celebrity. (E! Online)
Stern seeks to establish Anna Nicole's daughter as sole heir Oct 19, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- Howard K. Stern has filed court papers seeking to make Anna Nicole Smith s daughter the sole heir of the late model s estate. AP. (KHOU.com, TX)
Series doesn't deserve identity crisis Oct 18, 2007
The American cultural phenomenon that makes Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith better known than the secretary of State is contributing to the disintegration of the quantity and quality of the U.S. sports fan. The old notion of tuning in to actually watch a game develop, to learn something new, to see exactly what this Colorado team is all about, has been replaced by simple stargazing. (USA Today -- Sports)
Anna Nicole's Last Hours Reenacted in TV Special Oct 18, 2007
The couple, who were with the tragic actress/model when she died in a Florida hotel suite in February, have recalled their frantic efforts to revive Smith for the Biography Channel's Final 24: Anna Nicole Smith. Actors play the roles of Smith, her bodyguard and her nurse in the harrowing reenactment, while Moe and his wife, the late star's nurse, recall her last tragic hours. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
McCartney on divorce Oct 17, 2007
" Meanwhile, Heather has been voted the World's Biggest Gold Digger in an online poll. The 39-year-old charity campaigner beat the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith - who married 89-year-old oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall - to the number one spot in the survey of 2,000 people. OnePoll spokesman John Sewell said, "In the hype surrounding Sir Paul's divorce, it comes as no surprise that Heather has been named the world's biggest gold digger. To walk away with so many millions after just... (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Legal battle not over just yet for Larry Birkhead Oct 17, 2007
April 10: Larry Birkhead says he is the father of Anna Nicole Smiths baby ... Video: Anna Nicole Smith. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Drug Database Figured In Raids On Homes Of Anna Nicoles Doctors Oct 17, 2007
(October 16, 2007)--California authorities who raided the homes and offices of two of the doctors of one-time Central Texan Anna Nicole Smith made high-profile use of a controversial database. The system can detect suspicious patterns of prescriptions. (KWTX.com, TX)
Statement from Richard Milstein Regarding Fees Filed in Anna Nicole Smith Case Oct 17, 2007
You no longer need to remember symbols. Simply type in a company name or stock symbol for instant results. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Legal fees eat Nicole Smith trust Oct 16, 2007
The late Anna Nicole Smith is shown with her partner and attorney Howard K. Stern and Smith's newborn daughter Dannielynn ... The lawyer who represented Anna Nicole Smith's infant daughter in the dispute over the starlet's body is seeking nearly $US200,000 ($A222,000) for his work ... The late Anna Nicole Smith is shown with her partner and attorney Howard K. Stern and Smith's newborn daughter Dannielynn. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Poll names Mills number one 'Gold Digger' Oct 16, 2007
The former wife of Sir Paul McCartney beat Anna Nicole Smith in the survey by OnePoll of 2,000 British internet users. OnePoll spokesman John Sewell says, "In the hype surrounding Sir Paul's divorce, it comes as no surprise that Heather has been named the world's biggest gold digger. To walk away with so many millions after just four years of marriage is incredible.". (FOX23.com, OK)
The Machinations of Jeri Thompson Oct 16, 2007
And, as the crowd swarmed and the TV lights dazzled, Jeri's Hollywood glitz beside Fred's grizzled mug brought to mind less an aspiring First Lady and president than Anna Nicole Smith vamping next to a wizened J. Howard Marshall II.. Jeri's fans (and Jeri) grumble that focusing on her looks--or on political wives in general--is a juvenile, trivial distraction from more important issues in this race. (New Republic)
Does the 25 'MIRACLE' body cream from Boots work? Oct 14, 2007
Detectives have raided the surgeries of doctors who prescribed the drugs that killed Anna Nicole Smith. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie managed to spend 1 million on a Banksy work of art. (Daily Mail)
Opinion: Blame O.J. for influx of semi-celebs Oct 11, 2007
Folks like Anna Nicole Smith, Larry Birkhead, Howard K. Stern, Nicky Hilton, Kevin Federline, Kato Kaelin and Kardashian are mostly famous by association. Its usually because of someone they know, someone they made love to or something they did. (MSNBC -- News)
Couch surfing the world Oct 10, 2007
He made me feel a little better about journalism, and I told him that in my country, Anna Nicole Smith receives 10 times the coverage of the Iraq war. . (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
'Eat all you want and still lose weight!' Oct 8, 2007
The FTC has gone after numerous weight-loss concoctions in recent years, including the well-known TrimSpa (its commercials starred the late Anna Nicole Smith), One-A-Day WeightSmart (from the folks who make the vitamins), CortiSlim and Xenadrine EFX.. The companies behind these products did not admit wrongdoing, but each agreed to pay as much as $12. (Los Angeles Times)
Gore no bore - They came. They listened. They applauded. They even did the wave. Oct 7, 2007
Gore's "cause," global warming, has been ignored by the media in large part because of its fascination with Britney Spears, Paris Hilton and "the embalming of Anna Nicole Smith," he said. "I used to be the next president of the United States," Gore quipped, preceding what was an almost verbatim soundtrack from "An Inconvenient Truth," which won an Academy Award earlier this year. (Rio Rancho Observer, NM)
"Buffy"'s Legacy: "Reaper" (Yay!) and "Moonlight" (Boo!) Oct 5, 2007
When a local reporter with the acting chops of an ant (imagine Anna Nicole Smith running up to a cop, awkwardly holding a mic, and saying, "Chief, chief, where'd you find the body?") crosses through a fountain to snap pictures of a dead body, our hero says, "I thought I'd seen a lot in my life as a vampire until I saw her ... " Well, if that isn't the living end, a reporter crossing a fountain--barefoot no less. --to take a photo; it's enough to bring a brooding vamp to his knees. (New Republic)
Anna Nicole Photo Stir Oct 4, 2007
The late Anna Nicole Smith ... Anna Nicole Smith passed away in February this year ... com had the following to say: "Earlier this morning Hollyscoop reported exclusively that there was a Anna Nicole Smith corpse photo floating around and we didn't want to post it to avoid a lawsuit."We just received a letter from Howard K Stern's representatives, who also represent Anna Nicole Smith's estate, asking us to cease and desist from displaying or publishing the picture in any way. (Sky News)
Al Gore brings film to campus Oct 2, 2007
He said the media gave more attention to the embalming of Anna Nicole Smith than it did to the fact that a piece of ice the size of Texas and Alaska combined melted into the Arctic Sea last summer. "I think we have a crisis in our democracy in the way we're presented information," he said. (The Daily Texan, TX)
Larry Birkhead Sued by Lawyer for Defamation Sep 27, 2007
He also claims Opri promised to represent him free of charge in his custody battle for Dannielynn, his 1-year-old daughter with late model Anna Nicole Smith, earlier this year. But Opri argues Birkhead refused to pay $650,000 in legal fees following the court case. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
UN Chief Sees Major Commitment to Climate Change Sep 26, 2007
"We have to overcome the paralysis that has prevented us from acting and focus clearly and unblinkingly on this world crisis, rather than spending time on Anna Nicole Smith and O.J. Simpson and Paris Hilton," Gore said. The session was meant to gather momentum for the meeting in Bali. (Planet Ark, United States)
Gore, Ban, Schwarzenegger Urge Climate Action Now Sep 25, 2007
"We have to overcome the paralysis that has prevented us from acting and focus clearly and unblinkingly on this world crisis, rather than spending time on Anna Nicole Smith and O.J. Simpson and Paris Hilton," Gore said, drawing applause. California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said: "The time has come to stop looking back at the Kyoto Protocol.... The rich nations and the poor nations have different responsibilities, but one responsibility we all have is action.". (Planet Ark, United States)
Feeling lucky? With its lavish new casinos, S. Florida's the new Sin City Sep 21, 2007
With its lavish new casinos, S. Florida's the new Sin City - 09/21/2007 - MiamiHerald (The Miami Herald)
Why the Left Has Changed Journalism, Education and the Courts Sep 19, 2007
Just look at the utter crap spewed out by the "news" media: Anna Nicole Smith, Natalee Hollaway, Chandra Levy, Brithen Spears, shark bites, car crashes. None of these things matter one whit to the citizenry as a whole and yet we are fed a steady and uniform diet of offensive pablum. (Human Events Online)
Recording amplifies the drama Sep 18, 2007
Riccio -- a Corona-based auctioneer who recently was involved in selling the diaries of the late Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith to a German businessman for $500,000 -- said Monday that he hid a recording device in the room at the Palace Station Hotel o because he wanted evidence that Beardsley and Fromong were trying to sell stolen merchandise. "I wanted it on tape in case [Beardsley] denied it when O.J. came in," Riccio said. (Los Angeles Times)
Nicole Smith's breast surgery video banned Sep 16, 2007
A US judge has banned a doctor's wife from releasing a 1994 videotape showing a breast implant operation being carried out on former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith, who died earlier this year. Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff's preliminary injunction against Alana Johnson on Friday is similar to one he issued last month against her husband Gerald, from Texas, who performed the surgery. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
'TMZ' on TV? It's 'ET' without TLC. Sep 15, 2007
This week, "ET" delivered an excruciating piece of exploitation - showing infant Dannielynn Birkhead watching film of her dead mother, Anna Nicole Smith - in the guise of a touching vignette. That kind of guilt-free packaging, which People magazine also employs for readers plagued by conscience, is creepily fraudulent. (Boston Globe -- Living)
Britney vs. Justin; Sep 14, 2007
Like many creative women, she took time off to start a family and lost career momentum, reduced by many to the role of "bad mom." Like her tragic spiritual sister, Anna Nicole Smith, she soon found that fame for its own sake is a toxic pursuit. Every reader of trash gossip or viewer of tabloid television is implicated in what's happened to Spears, because that shift toward existential celebrity is what drags such characters down. (Los Angeles Times)
Lindsay, Paris and Britney: The Movie?; Sep 13, 2007
but Joe Nasser, the executive producer behind the new Anna Nicole Smith movie, said today that he is in pre-production on a film called "Hollywood Brats," which will be based on the real-life crime blotter events in the lives of a trio of young celebrities. "It's all about these girls in Hollywood getting into trouble," Nasser said. (Los Angeles Times)
Your say: Britney scores bad reviews Sep 11, 2007
I actually feel very sorry for Britney Spears and I hope that she doesn't end up like Anna Nicole Smith - dead in a hotel room ... Looks like a new Anna Nicole Smith in the making. (Stuff.co.nz)
Britney Spears at the VMAs: No, Seriously, Give Us More Sep 10, 2007
This is where Britney Spears suddenly clones herself and shows up as 18 different Britney Spears, in different outfits, on every side of the stage, and then all the Britney Spears start making out with each other, and then a dragon comes, and Tupak Shakur is riding it, and then Britney and Tupak do a duet of "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," and then Grey Goose vodka rains down from the ceiling, and then Britney lights it on fire, and then she dances on the fire while Tupak raps and then Anna... (Film.com)
Little Dannielynn Is 1 Sep 9, 2007
Anna Nicole Smith s daughter celebrated her first anniversary Saturday and it was as father Larry Birkhead promised: fit for a princess. Photographer Larry Birkhead, the biological father of the baby girl former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith gave birth to last fall in Nassau, had been preparing for the birthday bash for some time ... Former MSNB journalist Rita Cosby has reportedly written a tell-all book titled Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death, in which... (eFluxMedia (press release))
Editor's Journal (04.12.07) Sep 8, 2007
It will only turn the issue into a mass-media three-ring circus, occupied by such inauspicious company as "The Runaway Bride," "Bald Britney's breakdown" and "who's the father of the baby of the late Anna Nicole Smith." The fight against racism deserves much more respect than this. John Dunphy is the managing editor of The Lawrence Ledger. (Bordentwo Register News, NJ)
Back To Court For Larry Sep 7, 2007
Larry Birkhead, aka Anna Nicole Smith's ex, has instructed his lawyer to sue journalist Rita Cosby over allegations in her new book. In Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death, Rita claims that Larry and Howard K Stern were caught having sex on camera. (Sky News)
Yours, Mine and Theirs: Fifth Pitt-Jolie Baby on Way? Sep 7, 2007
Even after his death, like weve seen with Anna Nicole Smith, the melee that ensues from it. The film also stars Casey Affleck, Ben Afflecks brother, (Oceans 11,12,13, The Last Kiss) as Robert Ford. (Hollywood Today Newsmagazine)
Judge: No Arbitration in Birkhead Suit Sep 7, 2007
LOS ANGELES -- Larry Birkhead's ex-lawyer cannot settle their dispute over legal bills from the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case in private arbitration, a judge ruled. Superior Court Judge Charles C. Lee rejected Debra Opri's arbitration request in a ruling dated Thursday. (Newsmax)
Law & Order Sep 6, 2007
On a recent Criminal Intent it was the Anna Nicole Smith story writ even larger and here we have a well-known actor (played by Chevy Chase) who, when pulled over for drink-driving, spouts off with an anti-Jewish tirade. I'd say let's leave it to the imagination but. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)