[SPECIFIC MEDIA] ACQUIRES [MYSPACE]

[ Specific Media, a digital media company, today announced its acquisition of Myspace, a leading social networking destination for consumers, celebrities and artists. As part of the deal, Emmy and Grammy winning artist Justin Timberlake will also take an ownership stake and play a major role in developing the creative direction and strategy for the company moving forward. ]

[MADE IN USA] BOOSTS SMALL BUSINESS

[ With the spring season looming, Dartmouth College men's head rugby coach Alex Magleby didn't want to risk waiting the roughly eight weeks his two suppliers typically took to get jerseys, shorts, and jackets from their workshops in Asia.

So in February he turned to Boathouse Sports, a Philadelphia manufacturer that promised to provide similar gear in four weeks at about the same price. "We found that Boathouse delivered the quickest, hands down," says Magleby. Boathouse and other small U.S. clothing manufacturers that bucked the offshoring trend are catching a tailwind as rising costs for labor and transportation make Asia more expensive. ]

YOUNG MILLIONAIRE MOGUL [JONATHAN KOON]

[Wearing red Hermès sneakers, a gray smoking jacket-cardigan hybrid of his own design, and five pounds of pure gold draped around his neck, Jonathan Koon walks around his Midtown Manhattan showroom inspecting his new line of high-end denim.]

PHARRELL’S KEY NOTE SPEECH

Pharrell who is a record producer, singer-songwriter, rapper, fashion designer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist was labeled as producer of the decade by Billboard Magazine. Congratulations as he continues success and much more.

I've just spent 40 minutes of my day watching this speech by Pharrell at Midem, a music business conference held in Cannes, France. But I have to tell you that it was well worth every minute because it taught me a whole lot more than what I expected. I suggest you take some time out to watch this and absorb some of his thoughts. Pharrell is also an individual who cares and loves to give back which is a very big admiration to me. Something I look forward to doing soon as I attain this wealth and success!

Pharrell at the NRJ Awards

INTERVIEW: DAME DASH x ON THE LEVEL

Dame talks his new business ventures, BlakRoc, revolutionizing the 'net, and CreativeControl.