Highlights of recent news to get you ready for the upcoming business week:

Pushing

• Purportedly leaked document outlines Microsoft’s plans for the next Xbox, the Xbox 720, and spells out plans for Microsoft’s living room dominance over the next ten years.   In support of the originally posted document’s authenticity is the fact that it was recently removed at the request of a law firm known to work with Microsoft on patent issues.
• Perhaps the integration of interactive advertising with Xbox 360 streaming services is the first step?
• The periodic table of social media.
• There is a youth demographic for which QR codesare actually working…
  • Understanding this target market probably explains why the Rock the Vote campaign is using the technology so effectively.
• Using social media to track the spread of illness trends could prove incredibly effective.
• A look at the correlation between Facebook user’s brand likes.
• Video game industry sales continue to fall.

Content

• Sweeping, multi-generational list of some of the best comedy pilots of all time.
• This clip from Conan O’Brien featuring 30 Rock’s nice guy Jack McBrayer visiting a Chicago hot dog stand known for their insulting service will make you LOL. (NSFW-language)
• Comedians take on Father’s Day in this quote-highlight slide show.