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The Biggest Disney Headlines

Last week there were two big pieces of Disney news announced: the director for the first “Star Wars” sequel, and more information on concerns over privacy relating to the MyMagic+ wristbands.  Let’s look at them both. In a move that is both surprising and not, Lucasfilm has chosen J.J. Abrams to direct the next “Star Wars” film.  The director/producer is best known for television shows like “Lost” and “Alias,” and for famously rebooting the “Star Trek” film franchise.  J.J. Abrams was rumored as a director for “Star Wars” early on, but he denied it; or really, he claimed he had … Continue reading →

Insurance Blog Week in Review – January 1-7, 2012

Things move pretty quickly on the Insurance Blog. There is the potential that you may have missed something that you would have liked to read. The Insurance Blog Week in Review is designed to give you a quick view of everything that was added there this week. It is an easy way to catch up! Americans With Health Insurance are Less Likely to Smoke A Gallup poll finds that Americans who have health insurance coverage are more likely to have healthier habits and are less likely to smoke than are Americans who don’t have health insurance. But, why is this … Continue reading →

Social Media Websites Might Start Selling Insurance

Gartner has a new report that suggests that social media websites could decide to start selling insurance and financial services in the near future. It would be a new way for social media companies to make revenue. Would you feel comfortable buying insurance from Facebook? Gartner, according to their website, is “the world’s leading information technology research and advisory company”. They deliver “technology-related insight” to their clients, in order to help their clients to make decisions. They offer objective insight on every area of information technology. Gartner has compiled a report called “Gartner Predicts 2012”. The report says that there … Continue reading →