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How happy must Gov. Mark Sanford be right now? Mark Sanford : Michael Jackson death :: Gary...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:47:00 -0400

How happy must Gov. Mark Sanford be right now?

Mark Sanford : Michael Jackson death :: Gary Condit : 9/11

I pass Tartine every day on my way to work. Very often...

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:44:40 -0400

I pass Tartine every day on my way to work. Very often it’s rented out for film and photo shoots, which I suspect are more profitable for the place than selling a few coffees.

Funny how there’s more money in people’s ideal of New York than actual New York.

John Lennon was once asked in an interview “Is Ringo the...

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:43:00 -0400

John Lennon was once asked in an interview “Is Ringo the best drummer in the world?”

Lennon replied “Ringo isn’t even the best drummer in The Beatles”

Jeff Just Stumbled Across These Old CH Newsletter Bits

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 11:20:00 -0400

“The ability to reason is all that separates man from the animals.”
(slogan of the world’s most dangerous zoo.)

- Ethan Trex

Constellation Reviews
Orion The Hunter - 8 stars
The Big Dipper - 7 stars
Perseus - 12 stars

- Amir B.

Pop Quiz
Q: Can you name the last six American presidents and their vice-presidents?
A: You can not.

- Jeff Rubin

"Technophiles who think that the Internet is going to topple Hollywood studios, TV networks, and..."

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:57:06 -0400

“Technophiles who think that the Internet is going to topple Hollywood studios, TV networks, and cable companies have their heads up their asses. That’s what the analysts at Bernstein Research say — in more polite language, of course”

- Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily » New Report Says Hollywood Is Holding Back Its Best Content From The Web

C’mon, Hollywood! Don’t be lamewads! Put your content on the web for free! It may undermine your entire business model and quickly drive you to unprofitablity, but you’ll get MAD REBLOGS and TONS of TWITTER FOLLOWERS.

fred-wilson: i can’t wait until Joseph Leonard opens. it will...

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:12:00 -0400

fred-wilson:

i can’t wait until Joseph Leonard opens. it will be our new hang for sure

Design: Joseph Leonard Restaurant: Vogue’s Daily Coverage of Fashion, Beauty, Parties and More on Style.com

I’m an excited investor in Joseph Leonard. Most looking forward to the weekday breakfast. I’ve always wanted to be a “meet me at my usual breakfast spot” kinda guy…

"Note To Self: Don't Tweet Vacation Plans"

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 09:27:00 -0400

"Note To Self: Don't Tweet Vacation Plans":

Got such a kick out of reading this as lately I’ve been pitching an iPhone app that will take Facebook, Twitter, Meetup, and Amazon Wishlist APIs and alert you when you’re near a house whose residents are on vacation and also has good stuff to take.

Remember when criminals would “case” a house? That’s soooo pre social web.

via Piers

Domain Names

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:23:29 -0400

Naming a new company. Anybody have any great domain names they’d want to sell? Preferably one word?

List of company name etymologies - Wikipedia

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:23:54 -0400

List of company name etymologies - Wikipedia

"One of the recurring themes among the winners was to use their speeches to attack “old..."

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:47:20 -0400

“One of the recurring themes among the winners was to use their speeches to attack “old media”. “There’s nothing good on TV,” proclaimed one chap, apparently unaware of the popularity of Hulu – or of the billions of Family Guy, Simpsons and Daily Show and, uh, Saturday Night Live clips that make up the only watchable parts of YouTube. The claim that the awards prove that we don’t care about lame old television is also hard to square with the winners of almost all of the most high profile awards. Lisa Kudrow took best comedy performance, Isabella Rossellini won best individual performance, Sarah Silverman got best actress and Trent Reznor picked up best artist. I mean, seriously? The funniest performance on the web in the past 12 months honestly and truly came from Lisa Kudrow? No from one from the truly brilliant collegehumor.com cast? Not from Felicia Day for the Guild? But from a television actress performing in a web show that 85% of people in the room hadn’t heard of? The nearest we came to seeing a genuine web celebrity picking up one of the major categories were Biz and Sir Tim, but even they had to be introduced by superstars of the small screen lest the crowd get bored.”

- Not safe for work: Walking down the red carpet of shame at the Webby Awards | Technology | guardian.co.uk

"Those who complain about blatant product placement on television these days had better stay away..."

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:08:50 -0400

“Those who complain about blatant product placement on television these days had better stay away from the Internet, it seems. The only way to save professionally produced Web video might be to go back to the old days of TV, when the show was the marketing.”

- Online video advertising model … broken already | Los Angeles Times

Lisa Kudrow at the #Webbys on Twitpic

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:40:58 -0400

Lisa Kudrow at the #Webbys on Twitpic: Ah the Webby Awards, the award show where everyone pretends web content is better than TV content while simultaneously making up awards to give to TV personalities so the ceremony will have some sense of importance.

"3. Don’t get too excited when you read the Fountainhead."

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:05:01 -0400

“3. Don’t get too excited when you read the Fountainhead.”

- Eugene Mirman Lexington High School 2009 Commencement Speech

Look at this photograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh.

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 08:35:00 -0400

Look at this photograph. Every time I do it makes me laugh.

"Don’t waste this crisis."

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 23:09:33 -0400

“Don’t waste this crisis.”

- 5 CEOs on their recession plans - Muhtar Kent, Coca-Cola

"New York is for hustlers."

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 20:41:00 -0400

“New York is for hustlers.”

- The Media Equation - In Media’s Hometown, Two Paths and Two Moods - NYTimes.com

I like that I’m on record in the Times with that sentence.

Congrats to Amir and Sarah for winning King and Queen of the...

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:54:00 -0400

Congrats to Amir and Sarah for winning King and Queen of the Internet last night. The vote was close, but they squeezed out a W in the end.

Lesson learned: If you ever want to win an on-line contest, just tell CollegeHumor fans to go vote.

Well done Richard and Jessica, who put the whole thing on.

Wild Rumor: Justine Bateman on a future Jake an Amir?

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:44:41 -0400

Wild Rumor: Justine Bateman on a future Jake an Amir?

Not exactly sure why talent agencies need banner ads, but I...

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:05:46 -0400

Not exactly sure why talent agencies need banner ads, but I clicked on this one and found myself listening to Quentin Tarantino pitch theme parks.

Kentucky Derby Gigapan

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:12:56 -0400

Kentucky Derby Gigapan: New sponsored feature on CollegeHumor that lets you super-zoom into the Kentucky Derby infield. Neat.