Location: University of California at Irvine Instructor: Vijay Gurbaxani Class Size: 30
Simon & Schuster debuted popular horror writer Stephen King's e-book "Riding the Bullet" at 12:01 a.m. EST today, calling it "an experiment." The experiment could obviously be a success, given King's vise grip on pop culture, and it has been an opportunity for online booksellers to ride his marketing wave.
Nickelodeon closed the Bay area office of its online unit last week, Nickelodeon Online President Fred Seibert confirmed Tuesday. Fifteen employees who had worked at the San Mateo, Calif., office of the children's cable channel are now either out of work or headed to New York.