WHAT'S NEWS?

Test your knowledge of current industry events with the following quiz:

1. Wireless provider Nextel launched a new advertising campaign built around the word “Done,” a reference to:

   a. Nextel's belief that actions speak louder than words

   b. Potential Nextel customers who are “unabashed doers”

   c. The careers of the junior ad execs who came up with the campaign

2. America Online human resources exec Gregory Horton resigned amid an internal probe into his relationship with HR firm Pinebrook Consulting, which AOL sued in late August over billing discrepancies. Horton may now face:

   a. Stiff financial penalties

   b. An external police investigation

   c. Three words: “You've got jail!”

3. A new study reports that although use of instant messaging as a corporate communications tool has grown significantly, many workers are employing the service for personal uses, specifically:

   a. Flirting with co-workers

   b. Scheming against the boss

   c. Flirting with the boss by ratting out scheming co-workers

4. An article scheduled for adoption at December's U.N.-backed World Summit on the Information Society should prove instrumental in determining who will manage the global Internet. Opposing factions argue that control should be delegated to:

   a. An independent international governing body

   b. An inter-governmental organization

   c. For reasons too complex to understand, Frank Stallone

The above quiz offers a combination of news and entertainment, and should not be mistaken for either.