Thank you for an AMAZING 2010. It has truly been a memorable year and we are very grateful to have worked with you, gotten to know you better and to have had the privilege of sharing 2010 with you! From interactive and entertaining events to informative programs, we are grateful for the trust and faith shown in us by our customers - both new and old.

Like most years, there has been no shortage of newsworthy and transformative events, newfound sources of inspiration and motivation, breakout stars, scientific discovery, moments of extreme happiness and sadness, indelible memories, major changes both personally and professionally, and of course excitement and optimism for the year ahead.

On behalf of everyone here at All American Talent & Celebrity Network, we wish you the very best of holiday seasons and health, happiness and success in 2011!

As the end of the year approaches, we like to pause and reflect on the past year as we simultaneously look to the new year that is sure to be full of opportunity and inspiration.

Warmest Regards,

Greg Friedlander
President

2010 Year in Review and What to Watch for in 2011
Highlights
  • Favorite Booking of 2010: Hilary Swank
  • Runner-up: Sir Richard Branson
  • Best Industry Trends: TED delivers another year of inspiring, impactful and influential thought leaders. Launch of TEDWomen and Tremendous Growth of TEDx
  • Enjoy Private Life: Larry King, Herb Kelleher, and Maria Shriver, who took the CA Women's Conference to New Heights.
  • A Few Things to Watch: Oprah Winfrey launches OWN, Piers Morgan replaces Larry King, the new American Idol Judges (Steven Tyler & Jennifer Lopez), Lebron vs. Kobe, new Speaker of the House John Boehner, divided Congress and lots of debate about the Healthcare Bill, Immigration and the Economy.
  • We've Got Questions: Will Facebook, Twiitter and Apple continue their dominance? Will Unemployment ever go down? What will the backlash be from Wikileaks? Will Obama finally live up to the hype? Is the Tea Party for real? How will various tensions be resolved with Afghanistan, China, Iran, Israel, Iraq and North Korea?

  • Larry King

  • Hilary Swank
Headlines of 2010
  • January: A 7.0-magnitude earthquake occurs in Haiti, devastating the nation's capital, Port-au-Prince. With a confirmed death toll over 230,000[7][8][9] it is one of the deadliest on record.
  • February: The 2010 Winter Olympics are held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada.
  • April: The President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, is among 96 killed when their airplane crashes in western Russia.
  • April: The Deepwater Horizon oil platform explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers. The resulting oil spill, one of the largest in history, spreads for several months, damaging the waters and the United States coastline, and prompting international debate and doubt about the practice and procedures of offshore drilling.
  • May: The Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures.
  • June: July 11 – The 2010 FIFA World Cup is held in South Africa, and is won by Spain.
  • July: Wikileaks, an online publisher of anonymous, covert, and classified material, leaks to the public over 90,000 internal reports about the United States-led involvement in the War in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010.
  • August: The World Health Organization declares the H1N1 influenza pandemic over, saying worldwide flu activity has returned to typical seasonal patterns.
  • October: Thirty-three miners near Copiapó, Chile, trapped 700 metres underground in a mining accident in San José Mine, are brought back to the surface after surviving for a record 69 days. November – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked "secret" or "confidential".
  • November: The European Union agree to an €85 billion rescue deal for Ireland from the European Financial Stability Facility, the International Monetary Fund and bilateral loans from the United Kingdom, Denmark and Sweden.
News
Top 10 Events of 2010 (Twitter)
  • Gulf Oil Spill
  • Haiti Earthquake
  • Pakistan Floods
  • Koreas Conflict
  • Chilean Miners Rescue
  • Chavez Tas Ponchao
  • Wikileaks Cablegate
  • Hurricane Earl
  • Prince Williams Engagement
  • World Aids Day
Haiti Earthquake
Haiti Earthquake
Top 10 U.S. News Stories (Time)
  • The BP Oil Spill
  • Rise of the Tea Party
  • Obama's Quagmire: Health Care
  • Obama's Quagmire II: The Economyt
  • U.S. Islamophobia
  • McChrystal and the War in Afghanistan
  • Arizona's Strict Immigration Law
  • US-China Tensions
  • The Arrival of the iPad
  • The Supreme Court Sides With Citizens United
The BP Oil Spill
The BP Oil Spill
Top 10 World News Stories (Time)
  • Haiti Earthquake
  • WikiLeaks
  • Chilean Miners
  • Pakistan Floods
  • North Korea's Year of Bad Behavior
  • South Africa's World Cup
  • Yemen: New Front in the War on Terrorism
  • European Austerity Measures
  • Mexico's Drug War
  • Thailand's Red Shirts
Thailand's Red Shirts
Thailand's Red Shirts
Top 10 Searches (YAHOO)
  • BP Oil Spill
  • World Cup
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Kim Kardashian
  • Lady Gaga
  • iPhone
  • Megan Fox
  • Justin Bieber
  • American Idol
  • Britney Spears
iPhone
iPhone
Top Business Stories (YAHOO)
  • Unemployment
  • Wall Street Companies
  • Recalls
  • Foreclosures
  • Health Care Bill
  • Tea Party Movement
  • Elizabeth Warren
  • New Credit Card Laws
  • Dow Jones Flash Crash
  • Austerity Strikes
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
Top Business Stories of 2010 (AP)
  • Economy Struggles / Unemployment
  • Gulf Oil Spill
  • China's Rise
  • Real Estate Crisis
  • Toyota's Recall
  • Gm's Comeback
  • Financial Overhaul
  • European Bailouts
  • 500 Million Facebook Users
  • Ipad Mania
Financial Overhaul
Financial Overhaul
Top 10 Biz Deals (Time)
  • United Unites with Continental
  • General Motors' IPO
  • Sanofi-Aventis Makes Hostile Bid for Genzyme
  • MetLife Picks Up a Piece of AIG
  • Agriculture Bank of China Goes Public
  • Unilever Buys Alberto Culver
  • Warren Buffett Acquires a Successor
  • Private Equity Firm 3G Buys Burger King
  • Southwest Buys Airtran
  • IBM Sells 1% Bonds
Southwest Buys Airtran
Southwest Buys Airtran
Top 10 Green Stories (Time)
  • The Oil Spill — and What It Didn't Change
  • The Death of Cap-and-Trade
  • The UN Climate Process Falls Flat
  • Prop 23 Is Defeated
  • California Embarks on Cap-and-Trade
  • Lake Mead Is Drying Up
  • The IPCC Screws Up
  • The Electric Car Finally Arrives
  • Trend Alert! Collaborative Consumption
  • Nations Agree to Slow Biodiversity Loss
The Electric Car Finally Arrives
The Electric Car Finally Arrives
Top 10 Overreported Stories (Time)
  • Being Sarah Palin
  • Chelsea Clinton's Wedding
  • Bewitched by Christine O'Donnell
  • The Mortalizing of Barack Obama
  • Gordon Brown's 'Bigotgate'
  • Giving Terry Jones a Platform
  • LeBron James' 'Decision'
  • Bieber Fever
  • Don't Let the Bedbugs Bite
  • Kanye's Beautiful, Dark Twittered Fantasy
The Mortalizing of Barack Obama
The Mortalizing of Barack Obama
Top 10 Underreported Stories (Time)
  • The Outcome in Iraq
  • Jihadists Take Somalia
  • Mass Rape in the Congo
  • Health Care Fraud
  • Iran's Internal Power Struggle
  • Transparency in Medical Research
  • America's Natural-Gas Boom
  • The Rise of Europe's Anti-immigrant Right
  • Another War in Sudan?
  • No Shame on Wall Street
America's Natural-Gas Boom
America's Natural-Gas Boom
Top 10 Entertainment Stories of 2010 (AP)
  • Nbc Late-Night Erupts
  • Prince William Gets Engaged:
  • Larry King Quits
  • "Lost" Ends
  • Bullock Wins Oscar, Divorces
  • Beatles Come To Itunes
  • Cowell Leaves "Idol"
  • Internet And Tv Move Closer
  • Tablets Unleash App
  • "Avatar" Makes History
"Avatar" Makes History
"Avatar" Makes History
Top 10 Facebook Trends (Time)
  • The Facebook Movie: The Social Network
  • 500 Million Users
  • Facebook Places Introduced
  • Celebrity Doppelganger Week
  • Zuckerberg Gives Millions to Newark Public Schools
  • Breast Cancer Awareness Campaigns
  • Queen Joins Facebook
  • Instant Messages Revealed
  • Privacy Snafus
  • Facebook E-mail
Facebook E-mail
Facebook E-mail
Top 10 Gadgets (Time)
  • iPad
  • Samsung Galaxy S
  • 11-In. MacBook Air
  • Google TV Via Logitech Revue
  • Nexus One
  • iPhone 4
  • Apple TV
  • Toshiba Libretto Dual-Screen Laptop
  • Kinect
  • Nook Color
Apple TV
Apple TV
Top 10 iPhone Apps (Time)
  • Netflix
  • Groupon
  • iMovie
  • Springpad
  • Twitter
  • Dragon Dictation
  • Petfinder
  • Hulu Plus
  • iBooks
  • Nike + GPS
Hulu Plus
Hulu Plus
Top 10 TV Commercials (Time)
  • Old Spice: The Man Your Man Could Smell Like
  • Snickers: Betty White
  • Nike: Write the Future
  • Google: Parisian Love
  • Windows Phone: Really?
  • Nike: What Should I Do?
  • Subaru: Baby Driver
  • Coca-Cola: Hard Times
  • GEICO: This Little Piggy
  • Bridgestone: Bachelor Party
Subaru: Baby Driver
Subaru: Baby Driver
Top 10 Sports Moments (Time)
  • Baseball's Imperfect Game
  • LeBron's Bad Decision
  • A College Basketball Cinderella Comes Oh So Close
  • Football Uses Its Head
  • Ghana's World Cup Giveaway
  • McDowell's Ryder Cup Magic
  • Saints Come Marching On
  • The Three-Day Duel at Wimbledon
  • Rochette Brightens the Games for Canada
  • Making Cricket History
Ghana's World Cup Giveaway
Ghana's World Cup Giveaway
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