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Netflix faces trademark suit over basketball team name and branding in ‘Running Point’

Fast Company Tech

Attorneys for Pepperdine University in Malibu have filed a lawsuit against the streaming service and Warner Bros. Attorneys for the University claim the fictional team’s branding is too similar to its own, and that it uses the same blue and orange team colors and mascot. And the Pepperdine Waves have a problem with it.

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Celebrate Today: One Web. For All.

Amy Sample Ward

A day of on and offline events spanning the globe celebrating the Web. Invite people who would not have seen your online promotions to join you at the ballroom, office or pub to be part of your celebrations and conversations. There are many ways you can participate in OWD09 and help celebrate the web. Today is OneWebDay !

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Bookshare Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary at Google

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Bookshare, Benetech’s pioneering digital library for people with print disabilities, celebrated its 10th birthday last night with a terrific party that was attended by many of our long-time friends and supporters. Raman of Google Research, a long-time Bookshare member and advisor, was on hand to help us celebrate last night.

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Celebrating Black history and Black futures

Candid

While recently recognized as a federal holiday in 2021, Black people have long celebrated the historical importance of Juneteenth. From kitchen tables to campuses of Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Juneteenth is well revered in the Black community as an important narrative thread with a rich and complex tapestry.

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Tips to celebrate National Nurses Week 2023 at your association

Nimble AMS

Is your association ready to celebrate this year’s National Nurses Week ? The 2023 nurse appreciation week theme is “ Nurses Make a Difference: Anytime, Anywhere, Always ,” honoring the unwavering commitment of nurses to their patients. This year, healthcare organizations nationwide will celebrate nurses. Personalize your thanks.

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Honoring vs Celebrating Mother’s & Father’s Day

Whole Whale

For many this is a great, day of celebration, for others, it may actually be a day of remembrance for their mother. It is difficult to write for both audiences that are celebrating a traditional mother’s day and those that are treating as a day of remembrance. So what is the solution? How could you think about best honor her memory?

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The idea that university degrees don’t matter is a Silicon Valley fantasy

TechCrunch

Secrets to Gaining Admission to the World’s Topic Universities,” and is CEO of Crimson Education , a university admissions consulting company. The dropouts are no ordinary dropouts – they had won places at the most prestigious universities in the world and took high school extremely seriously. Contributor. Share on Twitter.