April 2008
44 posts
Old mp3's
Pile says: Post the oldest (as in the date it was downloaded) MP3 on your computer. An easy way to do this is to sort by “Date Modified” in iTunes. Mine is: Live - I Alone Mine is Led Zeppelin- Dyer Maker. Downloaded 11/2/97. (update — found an older one — U2’s One, 10/8/97).
March 2008
39 posts
Things Amir Has Never Done →
Please feel free to contribute.
Viral Video Politician: Example of Ad Unit →
We launched a new type of sponsorship on CH today. An advertiser gets a 3 second title card prior to the video and a 15 second post-roll for anybody who wants to stick around after the video and watch it. Also, there’s branding on the whole page. The first sponsor is AirTran. I think what you see here typifies the compromise advertisers and web users will soon reach – creative that is...
Obama Suggests Jesus Christ Not the Only Way to... →
There’s been some recent discussion of this news story (originally blogged by Marco). Some of that discussion has consisted of rational non-religious Obama supporters expressing shock upon seeing their candidate’s religious side. Psst… wanna know a dirty little secret of American politics I learned from talking to the governor of a US state? The majority of American citizens believe...
“If the news is important, it will find me.”
– Blog Maverick
“It’s truly awesome how in recent years, CollegeHumor has birthed its own stable of talent. If the Internet’s not buzzing about the CH founders, it’s talking about you guys or the Prank War or Moberg or the latest video on CHTV. CH/CV is creating and defining our collective web experience as well as our culture in a number of different ways. Has that been the business plan...
Zilo.com : Mind of Martin →
In 2000, we sold 35% of our company to Zilo Networks, a college television network [we eventually got it back when they were unable to meet their proposed terms]. When we went in for an initial meeting, they showed us around the office. In the editing bay, a guy was working on a series called “Mind of Martin” starring an up and coming comedian named Demetri Martin. I watched the clips...
'Addiction to internet 'is an illness' | The... →
Yes. Yes. Yes. Absolutely. I predict with confidence that within five years this will be a major epidemic among American kids. It’s already a significant problem, but soon it will be an unavoidable nationwide mental health concern. This notion was reinforced over the weekend when I was biking through the wooded bike paths on Hilton Head Island and saw a group of 12-14 year old girls pass by,...
Duke Fan Stan →
I predict this video will be popular, even with the long intro.
"Oh, hey. I was just..."
deb: i think it's annoying when a guy makes it so he's playing guitar when you arrive at his place. pet peeve.
me: yes. clearly it wasn't an accident. i wonder why we think girls will fall for that.
deb: it happens ALL THE TIME.
Funny Games →
This movie looks incredibly scary. Something about a killer who’s entirely emotionally detached really frightens me. When you remove an attacker’s sense of reason you remove any possibility of an appeal for them to stop, which is an alarming realization.
Pun-Off
I told the crew here that if anybody correctly predicted the Post headline tomorrow I’d buy their lunch. Here were our initial guesses… Me: Spitzer Swallows Governor Erect Pat: Hooker, Line, and Sinker Amir: Ring-Leader By Hook and by Crook Pros and Cons Dan: Free Love Gov Missy Elliot Spitz Quitz Sarah: Tapped That Ass
“I don’t think agglomeration works,” Diller declared....”
– Size matters to media moguls - Variety
There Will Be Blog
I was eating lunch with a media-industry friend the other day and the conversation turned to Michael Arrington’s recent post “When Will We Have Our First Valleywag Suicide?” (asking when the personal attacks on the blog Valleywag would lead someone to kill themselves). Though I’d say Arrington’s prediction is improbable, I wouldn’t say it’s totally...
Larry David: On the Red Phone →
LLC Name
Josh and I have to name a joint investment vehicle company. I like the starred ones… Abramson United Methodist Church, LLC OPP LLC THC LLC * LOL LLC Fog Dog Important LLC GloboChem Will Smith LLC Out ‘n In Burger * Dharma Initiative LLC
Monkey Business →
If you would have told 22 year old Ricky that one day I’d be questioned by a gossip column about an indicent involving Rachel Bilson and a chimpanzee in my apartment, I think my head would have exploded.
