Those Germans don’t pull punches–especially when it comes to Scientology. Gotta give Tom Cruise credit….at least he didn’t pull an Ashton and walk out on the interview.
The Baxter is coming…from the folks who brought us ‘Wet Hot American Summer’.
Do you know which digital music service is selling your data?
Paris Hilton has her own Podcast: Subscribe. Download. Listen to Paris say "that’s hot" and very little else.
Craig (of Craigslist) has a modest proposal — TV networks should give viewers the opportunity to vote TV commercials off the air, a la Survivor or American Idol.
The Family Guy has a Freakin’ Blog.
…and now, a random fact about Vin Diesel.
Exploding toads are puzzling German scientists…you heard me right — exploding toads.
First steroids, now this? Major League Baseball might be coming up short on seeds. Seriously, say it ain’t so. Where’s a Congressional hearing when you need one?
Coming soon to San Francisco’s AM airwaves: Podcast Radio. Talk about blowing up quick….Podcasting is like that awkward kid in junior high who grew 10 inches in a year. (SIDE NOTE: I was that kid in junior high)
Some folks seem to think it might become The Google Street Journal one day very soon. Will Yahoo or Google make a big legacy media play?
NOTE to the big media outlets — You are the “legacy media,” the MSM. You’re the Roman Catholic Church to their Martin Luther and his new high-speed cable modem.
First OurMedia.org, then Google Video, now we get the Open Media Network, from former Netscape founders. Everywhere we look, companies are dreaming of becoming video hubs. This will all be blowing up big over the next few years, especially once it starts making the leap onto your set-top box. Watch this space: BIG things still to come.
Yahoo unveiled its new Trip Planner…it’s like your own trip-based Travel Blog…but integrated with Yahoo! Could be very cool.
Supposedly, The Christian Science Monitor is the World’s Bloggiest Newspaper.
SHOCKER (for the credit card companies/banks)! Americans are actually paying off Credit Card Debt!
SUV owners get free gas — courtesy of Uncle Sam. How many lawmakers can even spell the word ‘counterproductive’?
New Pope Ratzinger played a role in the Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign.
It’s a whole new Internet. Oh wait, No It’s Not.
Jim Kunstler don’t take no guff….just ask the higher learning institutions he just gave a "Bitch-Slap Upside the Head".
According to Tim Porter, The Mood of the Newsroom is not exactly upbeat these days.
If you’re a journalism student, don’t send Jeff Jarvis examples of your ‘gaming the system’. Talk about getting very publicly trashed….lucky for the student that Jarvis didn’t name names, or
that expensive journalism degree would be kindling.
The Simpsons will never age. Especially with the new blood on the writing staff….definitely noticable effects this season.
Partisan politics spreads further
Bush further cements "worst presidency ever" status
Watching TV Makes You Smarter. You heard me. Oh, I guess you didn’t because you’re watching the tube. Sorry about that….go on with your edumacation.
MLB wants people to blog with them. And they even signed up Tommy Lasorda to launch the program with a bang.
Web 2.0 For Events
Mmmm….nerdalicious
Google Maps + NYC Subway Map
= Sweeeeeet (I love this, and I don’t even live in NYC…so cool/practical).
Looking for some high-profile web work? Send in your application to redesign NYTimes.com.
There are all sorts of Free MP3’s on Amazon.
Evan Williams says: you can run your company on web apps.
The semantic web beware….Tagvertising is coming.
Search + Blogging = The NEW Marketing and P.R.
It’s about controlling the message, in real-time….don’t let anyone sell you anything else.
Friends don’t mess around when it comes to Christening Photos.
The Ron Mexico Baseball Jersey may be the best thing the Edge City Catalog has ever done.
If you live in Seattle, you can find out where to eat on your iPod. How have more people not done Podware?
John Battelle’s announced his new venture — FMPublishing — expect cool things from this cadre of ubergeeks.
Some people out there are making a case that Shaq is the greatest of all-time. Obviously conditioning, working out during the offseason not included in analysis.
TiVo is talking to the search giants. Who hasn’t seen this coming? Only question is, will it be YahooVo or GoogleVo?
Big business news….Adobe to acquire Macromedia. New Flashoshopwavustrator CS11 coming soon.
PlaceSite is like Friendster for coffeeshops and other wi-fi points. Looks cool, especially for big places (like student commons).
Advertising, editorial lines blur as bloggers’ salaries tied to traffic
Denton and Calacanis struggle to motivate writers without turning them into SEO jockeys
Baseball is back in D.C.
Complete with snipers and Secret Service agents…..awww, just the way I remember the grand old game as a kid.
Jeff Jarvis laid out a new model for local newspapers.
Make no mistake, that Jarvis is a smart dude.
Yahoo’s MAILER-DAEMON Automated Reply for Failed E-mail Delivery Is Getting a Little Too Intimate.
I know Lucas has to milk every last penny out of the Star Wars franchise (I mean, he’s gotta eat, right?) But this is going too far. Chewbacca selling Raisin Bran?
GM attempted damage control in the wake of the LAT debacle. Follow-up question–when do you plan to start actually making good cars?
The big media response to iPods? Say hello to Jack-FM. Then say goodbye, and move away from the radio.
Gwen Stefani + Japanese geisha girl culture = Gwenihana
Looking to class up your look? Now you can Bling it On!
Ice never looked so nice!
If you combined Google with iWon, you’d get Blingo!
The Ultimate Warrior is kinda nutty. Talk about a walking anti-steroid advocacy ad.
I think America is pretty darn cool….but obviously I’m not quite as patriotic as this guy.
There’s gonna be a Showdown.
Does the rise of the Long Tail = the fall of mass culture?
President Bush is rocking his iPod. Of course, like so many of us, he’s doing it with pirated music. But he gets off the hook, since I’m sure he’s never broken any other laws.
Mr. Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffett is the Martha Stewart of the laid-back set? Maybe so…sans IPO, insider trading, etc.
Major League Baseball’s leadership doesn’t quite understand math. The deal they made with Peter Angelos to get his "permission" (which it’s questionable if they even needed) to bring the Expos to Washington D.C. is mindboggling. Someone must have hit the pipe with Marion Barry when they were negotiating the deal in D.C.
You can now wrap your mouth around a $100 Philly Cheesesteak.
Carat Starts Blog Initiative…here come the ad agencies into the blogosphere….hooray!