Conservative Muslim groups in Indonesia consider Lady Gaga too risque, from the clothes she wears to her lyrics and the lifestyles she promotes. Thousands of fans may be disappointed after Indonesian police denied Lady Gaga a permit to perform. The WSJ‘s Eric Bellman talks to Deborah...

China‘s government has long history of censoring the internet and filtering foreign websites, but now Beijing has stepped up efforts to clamp down on the country’s micro-bloggers as the Bo Xilai scandal continues to be the most popular topic. The removal of Bo Xilai, who was...

VEEP premieres on HBO in the US this Sunday, April 22. Julia Louis Dreyfuss plays the Vice President (Democrat or Republican unspecified, nor do we see the President she serves) in a nether world where she seemingly has authority, but is constantly undermined by the people around her.  John...

Bob Geldof discusses whether it is possible to boost food production to meet growing demands in emerging markets. Video courtesy of CNN. THE PULSE is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily updates on what you need and want to know, click on...

The war on women in American politics is getting dirtier by the day, and there is a glaring double standard when it comes to how the mainstream media responds when provocative language is used to attack women. Fox News contributor and USA Today columnist Kirsten Powers, and Deneen Borelli,...

Jenna Goudreau at ForbesWoman talks with Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, who has become a major advocate for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, on the issues that are  important to her. THE PULSE is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily updates...

Forbes.com‘s Michael Noer looks at the world’s Most Powerful People - the newcomers and the drop-offs – and reviews who gained and lost power in 2011. Watch the video courtesy of www.forbes.com The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network:...

68 individuals have made Forbes’ World’s Most Powerful People list. Watch the video, courtesy of Forbes.com The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily alerts on what you need and want to know, click on SUBSCRIBE TO THE...

Business Insider.com reviews and analyses three top stories of the past week: Europe’s Big Bailout Is the US Heading For Another Recession? President Barack Obama’s Poll News   The Pulse is produced by LdC Media The Creative Network: www.ldcmediacreative.com For free daily...

As reported on Media Bistro  by Lauren Dugan, UK Members of Parliament love Twitter. New research conducted by political lobbying firm www.westminsterpa.com shows that MPs are spending about 1,000 hours a year on Twitter, and the House of Commons sat for just 540 hours and 13 minutes in the...

USA. A Republican presidential candidate debate will take place on Twitter on July 20. Twitter users will be able to follow the debate and an extra site will be maintained for people to follow with separate column streams, tweets from the moderators and debaters, and those who want to tweet...

US. This year’s State of the Union Address will be delivered via a social media Q&A, with Obama  taking questions from sources such as Twitter, and answering them live on a YouTube broadcast from 2:30PM EST. Those wishing to ask the President questions can send a tweet by...