PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday February 2, 2006

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday February 2, 2006

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GoDaddy.com Locked in Super Bowl Showdown

GoDaddy-dot-com, a registrar of domain names -- and the advertiser censored in last year's Super Bowl commercial controversy -- is in a standoff, stuck waiting for approval to advertise during America's big game. After fourteen revisions and weeks of intense negotiations, the ABC Television network is withholding approval to broadcast a "GoDaddy-Esque" commercial in Super Bowl X-L. Bob Parsons, founder and president of GoDaddy-dot-com says it's a good thing he can handle rejection and from the beginning, all he ever wanted was to get his ad approved and on the air.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3132772

Sean 'Diddy' Combs Launches His New Fragrance

Sean "Diddy" Combs smells sweet success as he launches his first ever fragrance "Unforgivable" at New York's members-only hotspot, the Core Club. Diddy will wine and dine his guests with the style and sophistication that only he can bring. Never one to let controversy slow him down, Diddy has risen above the recent controversy surrounding the print ad for the fragrance. Retailers across the country rejected the print ad deemed too "hot" and "raunchy." Estee Lauder, the fragrance's parent company responded by re-shooting a new "store-friendly" ad. The original is still being used in magazines and on billboards.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3132466

Costly Catch Phrases - Bet on Super Bowl XL Maddenisms

Catch phrases have become an integral part of today's sports broadcasts, with commentators livening up games by adding their own unique style to the play-by-play commentary. No modern-day announcer has become more famous for his inimitable commentary than John Madden, whose catch phrases are now commonly referred to as "Maddenisms." With Madden working the broadcast booth at Super Bowl X-L, online sportsbook PinnacleSports-dot-com today posted betting lines on the first Maddenism uttered by the commentator after kickoff Sunday. For the first time in Super Bowl betting history, PinnacleSports-dot- com is allowing players to wager on Madden's most popular cliches said during the big game.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3132752

Unusual Satellite Transmits Voices of Maryland Students Worldwide

Just before six P-M Friday, the crew aboard the International Space Station will deploy an unusual satellite called "SuitSat." During a planned spacewalk, the two station crew-members will release an unmanned Russian spacesuit into space. This new satellite will transmit the recorded voices of female students from Silver Spring, Maryland, that anyone with a HAM radio can hear. Frank Bauer of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains that SuitSat is a Russian brainstorm. Apparently Russians in the I-S-S program had the idea to turn old spacesuits into useful satellites, and SuitSat is the first test of that idea.

Full story at: http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/main.jsp?resourceid=3132767

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PRNewswire -- Feb. 2

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