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INDEX:Computers(Canadian Press Broadcast Wire (Canada) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) It was a 1 in 183 chance for a once-in-a-lifetime event: the public farewell to Michael Jackson. And for close to nine-thousand fans, it has become a sure thing. Those fans have each been awarded the chance to pick up two tickets to tomorrow's memorial in Los Angeles. It only seemed fair that fans who registered on the Internet for the shot at tickets went online to trumpet their good fortune. When Deka Montanya of San Francisco got her e-mail telling her she had won the Jackson lottery, she tweeted: ``OMG OMG OMG OMG i got tickets to the michael jackson memorial service!!!'' She describes herself as being ``in shock.'' (ENT-Yahoo-Portal) When you think of celebrity news online, who comes to mind? TMZ.com, Google? People.com? Think again It's Yahoo and its omg service. It has held the top spot for more than a year. And it has done so, although it has a staff of only five people _ plus about a dozen or so people it borrows from other parts of the Yahoo staff. The omg site puts a light, positive spin on articles and other tidbits. Most of their offerings come from other news organizations such as The Associated Press and Access Hollywood. (Baseball All-Stars-Online) A bunch of major league baseball stars won't be getting a four-day break from the game later this month. But considering that they've been invited to play in the All-Star Game, chances are they aren't complaining. Albert Pujols was the top vote-getter for the game, which will be played in his home ballpark in St. Louis. Other stars voted in include Derek Jeter, Dustin Pedroia and four New York Mets: Carlos Beltran, David Wright, Johan Santana and closer Francisco Rodriguez. Beltran is hobbled by an injury and won't be able to play. Once again, the league that wins the All-Star game will get home-field advantage in the World Series. On the 'Net: Major League Baseball site: http://www.mlb.com (BIZ-In Stores-Top-Selling P-C Software) ``Microsoft Office 2007 Home & Student 3-User'' is on a roll. Once again, it's the top-selling title on the N-P-D Group's list of software for May, 2009. Coming in number two on the list is ``Norton 360 3.0 3-User,'' followed by ``Norton Antivirus 2009.'' Checking in at number four is ``iWork 2009'' for Macs, followed by the ``Office 2007 Government Promotional'' package. Number six is ``Norton Internet Security 2009 3-User,'' followed by ``Webroot AntiVirus w/AntiSpyware'' and ``Office 2008 Home & Student 3-User.'' The number nine title for May is ``Trend Micro AntiVirus 2009 Plus Anti-Spyware,'' followed by the number-ten entry, ``P-C World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King Expansion Pack.'' dap (c) 2009 The Canadian Press |