No respect...

New Orleans Saint and Super Bowl Champ Reggie Bush was at the Red Bull party in Vancouver celebrating Shaun White's Olympic Gold Medal victory. Word is he was trying out snowboarding for the first time. Frank Photo Editor Craig Wetherby snapped him with Frank Book Chapter 39: Middle East.


The LA Times reports on how Bush did, here.

A short story about how a marketing campaign is made.

Apple just announced the release of it's long-awaited Ipad tablet computer. We're about half and half in the office between iphone and blackberry users, but we're all about Macs as far as computers go. We're interested to see how this pans out as it's kind of a cross between the iphone and a mac computer, seemingly leaning more towards an iphone.

According to Apple, this unit has a 10 hour battery life, built-in wi-fi connectivity, and it starts at $499. One thing it doesn't have though: A camera.

- 9.7 inch color multi-touch display. 
- Costs $499 for 16 gigabytes of storage, $599 for 32 GB, $699 for 64 GB.
- 3G wireless capability costs an extra $130.
- AT&T Inc data plan costs $14.99 per month for 250 MB of data, $29.99 for unlimited data.
- 10 hours of battery life, and a month on standby.
- 0.5 inches thick, weighs 1.5 lbs (0.68 kg).
- New iBook store has partners including Pearson Plc's Penguin, News Corp's HarperCollins, CBS Corp's Simon & Schuster MacMillan, Lagardere's Hachette Book Group.
- WiFi and bluetooth connectivity, compass, ability to view in portrait and landscape modes.
- Runs a variation of the iPhone operating system. Apple says all iPhone apps can run on the iPad.
- Supports iWork, Apple's productivity suite that competes with Microsoft Corp Office.
- 1 GHz Apple-made A4 chip.
- WiFi models ship in late March, 3G shipping in April.

Check out all the specs and info via Apple

On first glance, it could be the ultimate Valentine's Day card -- a gigantic billboard that towers over New York's Times Square, featuring a happy couple with the text: "You are my soulmate forever, Charles & YaVaughnie."

But as every scorned lover knows, looks can be deceiving. This billboard -- which also has gone up in Atlanta and San Francisco -- is the ultimate act of revenge -- a very public retaliation by a dumped mistress aimed at a very wealthy, and married, businessman who is an adviser to President Obama

Via Fox.

What up Stitches!  Check out the shots of FRANK151 in the building in San Diego in 2009.  Last year was live, but the 1st Chief Rocka of 2010 is going down tomorrow night @ Red C Lounge and FRANK151 will def be in the building to mash in the new year.  Brought to you by The DownBeat, Chief Rocka is always free & always funky!  More info in the Events section.