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Telegrams Return

April 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Telegram from Telegramstop

First vinyl records make a comeback, and then telegrams? We have to thank the trend spotting website Springwise for this one. Telegrams have returned. The website Telegramstop will let you write one online, and send it anywhere, for just a few bucks, $4.70 actually. Great and fun idea for any special occasion. Totally memorable. We [...]

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Tags: Media · Transport and Shipping

Johnson Products Goes Back To Roots

April 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment

Ultra Sheen

LOS ANGELES – Johnson Products, makers of Ultra Sheen and other African-American haircare products, will again be an independent company. Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) announced the sale of its Johnson Products Company to a company named RCJP Acquisition, Inc., a newly formed independent entity comprised of Los Angeles-based private equity firms Rustic Canyon/Fontis Partners, [...]

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Tags: Health · News

CBS Turning off Guiding Light

April 1st, 2009 · No Comments

Sad day for soap fans. Sad day for Springfield. The classic CBS soap opera Guiding Light has been canceled by CBS. First started in radio, it apparently began on NBC radio in January 1937 and moved to CBS television in 1952. It apparently will end its run in September, and will be replaced with cheaper [...]

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Tags: Media