Maybe someone should set Akon and T-Pain up with the boys over at hellogoodbye for some conference call sass.
Akon Calls T-Pain, Fun With Vocoders
– May 7, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena, Music
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Ticketmaster Fails Again
– April 24, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena
When I went to buy my $9 Upper Deck seats for a Dodgers game last night, I didn’t expect to pay $327.50 per ticket in “convenience charges” to Ticketmaster. I mean, sure, they routinely charge us almost 100% of ticket face values, but 3633% ? For cheap seats at a baseball game it seems just a tad excessive.
On the bright side, it looks like they comped the face value of the seats for me!
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Potty Guy Takes Vacation Days To Play Grand Theft Auto 4
– April 23, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena, Video Games
I gotta give this dude credit (click the pic to enlarge) – it takes some cojones to flagrantly take 2 vacation days from your company and make a Grand Theft Auto 4 reference as your reason.
So paroxym from Shacknews, we salute you! For being potty guy of the week!
Read the thread [shacknews.com]
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Fred Durst Is The King Of The Potty Guys
– April 20, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena, Music
This video speaks for itself.
wat.
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Buzznet Acquires Idolator From Gawker Media
– April 14, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena, Music
paidContent.org reports that music/social network site, Buzznet, has just purchased Idolator from Gawker Media. This comes on the heels of the recent full acquisition of Stereogum at the end of March.
I must admit, these acquisitions have caught me off guard. Last I checked, Buzznet was an emo-kid saturated Myspace wannabe. Idolator and Stereogum, though, are two of the (if not the most) most visited and credible music blogs on the internet. Having those two sites under your wing immediately makes you a major player in the online music content realm.
Buzznet insists that full editorial control will be retained by Idolator founder, Maura Johnston, and that the move will only provide more resources for the Idolator team. One always has to take such statements with a huge lick of salt though. Rarely does a parent company not exert it’s influence over an acquisition in some manner. The fact that one of Buzznet’s key investors is Interscope Records does not exactly inspire confidence either.
As long as both Stereogum and Idolator maintain their unique identities, I don’t see a huge drop off in quality or readerships. But it’s going to be mighty tempting down the line for Buzznet to tweak their breadwinners to better suit the conglomerate’s needs, rather than the individual blogs’ needs. It’s a fine line that all media groups need to walk.
Something tells me I shouldn’t be holding my breath on this one though.
Read the press release [biz.yahoo.com]
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Eliot Spitzer’s Got Nothing On This Guy
– March 12, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena
Today’s Penny-Arcade post had me guffawing at the sheer ridiculousness of some of our public servants. It looks like a local Texas county District Attorney is under investigation for using taxpayer money to build what can only be described as an “uber-l33t” gaming computer for use as a “backup” server.
The computer – equipped with two hard drives, seven fans, high-end video and audio cards, a wireless Internet connection and cables that glow under ultraviolet light
Give the guy a break! It must get awful boring down there in Rockwall County, why not flaunt your e-penis a little? Next to $4,300 hookers, this might even sound… wholesome.
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Prodigy From Mobb Deep Is A Trend Setter
– February 27, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena, Music
I saw over on Nah Right that Prodigy’s latest blog post delineates in exquisite detail his numerous contributions to the rap community.
A few of my favorites:
#2 RAPPING WORDS THAT DONT ALWAYS RHYME
#12 PROTOOLS,,,,STARTED USING IT IN 98
#19 WEB SITES, I HAD INFAMOUSSTORES.COM AND WAS WRITING BLOGS BACK IN 99 LONG BEFORE IT BECAME POPULAR IN HIP HOP TO HAVE A WEB SITE.
#23 MAKING EXPOSING THE ILLUMINATI, SECRET GOVERNMENT AND HIDDEN TRUTHS THAT NEW HOT SHIT…
#26 I COULD JUST KEEP GOING BUT NOW I’M TIRED… HOW DARE YOU QUESTION MY TREND SETTING, LOOK AT WHAT I BRING TO THE TABLE.
For what it’s worth, P, I have never ever questioned your trend setting. You bring to the table a delicious feast of fresh and innovative actions that define the zeitgeist of the 21st century.
(Full list after the jump)
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A nummy Twix bar to you if you can spot what’s wrong with the above video for Heidi Montag’s new song “Body Language”.
What’s Wrong With This Heidi Montag Video?
– February 6, 2008Posted in: Internet Phenomena, Music
A nummy Twix bar to you if you can spot what’s wrong with the above video for Heidi Montag’s new song “Body Language”.
(answer after the jump)
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New Entry In The Internet Video Pantheon
– December 11, 2007Posted in: Internet Phenomena
I wish there was a auto-repeat toggle on Youtube.
