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The Wonderful Wizard of Woz -- plus Donuts!

Good morning! I've drawn the names for the Byte-Sized Spring Cleaning Giveaway -- but I'm not going to reveal them just yet! I'll email you in the next few days if you are the winner, and I'll announce the names on Friday.

Moving forward -- let's get to some very interesting headlines!

- Dunkin' Donuts is launching a new ad campaign reminding everyone that, in addition to waffle sandwiches, egg-white omlettes on flatbread and lattes, they also sell ... doughnuts! My favorite will always be the Boston Kreme I remember from my youth, and my children can't drive by the sign without beggin me for 'Muchkin Donuts.' But, in case you don't have a favorite yet, DD has also posted an online contest to design your own donut! Winner will get $12,000 and the winning donut will be sold in stores starting June 5, so enter now!

I just designed three great ones (pictures) -- first is a sour cream chai-filled stick with roasted almonds, second is a pomegranate-filled donut with sweet frosting and matching sprinkles, third is a chocolate coffee-filled stick with cinnamon and chocolate shavings. Mmmmm....

In other news...

- We Tell Stories, a relatively unknown British web site specializing in online gaming and live storytelling, has won the SXSW award for Best of Show!

- New research says mobile commerce will hit $1.6 B this year as consumers increasingly use their smartphones' web browsers to make online purchases.

- Anecdotal evidence suggests that Best Buy is refusing to match prices even though their policy states that they do. Maybe you should think about this before buying there...

- The Discovery Channel (it's parent, really) is suing Amazon.com over an alleged patent infringement with security features in the Kindle and Kindle 2.

- Looking to check out the iPhone 3.0's new features? Our friends at CNet have a roundup and reaction.

- The Woz survives! For those of you not interested in Dancing With The Stars this season, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, an adorable gnome of a man who's best when he doesn't try witting comments to the judges, has danced *twice* with a pink feather boa around his neck and has survived the first round of cuts! Seriously, it's only becuase Belinda Carlisle can't dance. I mean not at all. Neither can the football guy, either. Of course, I'm not saying Woz should win it -- that should clearly be Shawn Johnson or Gilles Marini (yum), but he is fun to watch :)

OK, that's all for me today -- see you back here on Friday when I announce our Byte-Sized Spring Cleaning Giveaway winners!









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