February 7, 2012

The road to the Republican presidential nomination is rolling through Colorado and Minnesota, where GOP voters will caucus for their favorite candidates today. Former governor Mitt Romney comes off his Nevada caucus victory with momentum that should widen his lead, but former House speaker Newt Gingrich says he has no plans to quit the race. Source Link

One of America’s biggest names in phone and cable TV  is teaming up with the nation’s largest  DVD rental provider to take on Netflix. Verizon says it will partner with Redbox in a new service that will offer DVD rentals from Redbox kiosks and streaming online video programming. The joint venture is expected to launch in the second half of the year. Source Link 

A consumer-created Super Bowl commercial featuring a dog bribing his owner with snack chips to overlook a dirty deed involving a cat has won the top prize in a poll of favorite ads from the big game. The “Man’s Best Friend” commercial for Dorito’s took the top spot in the USA Today Ad Meter poll, winning a $1 million bonus for the Virginia man who created it. Source Link