November 2009
64 posts
Another BitTorrent site bites the dust. Mininova shuts down. And just as I found out about it too, darn it!
RT @gruber: It’s sweet that the NFL still lets the Detroit Lions play.
On Showbiz Sandbox Episode 30: “Modern Warfare” Stuns Hollywood @benfritz is our special guest - http://bit.ly/8tEP04
RT @benfritz: If you’re interested in the future of Hollywood and didn’t read this LAT story on Rich Ross shaking up Disney, u should: h …
Finally updating the software on my Macbook Pro after a long delay and it’s taking forever. I shouldn’t wait so long next time.
Culinary SOS: Your Recipe Requests Answered -- Los... →
The Los Angeles Times answer readers requests to obtain recipes from local restaurants.
I’m amazined at how good “Pirates of the Caribbean” looks in standard def on the USA network. Maybe it’s my HD television.
http://www.itsonthegrid.com/Home →
A subscription-based, web-enabled database that provides up-to-date information on the feature film development business to entertainment industry professionals as well as aspiring filmmakers and…
Somehow @evernote lost an interview I transcribed yesterday for a post on @celluloidjunkie. Why did it have to be transcription?!
Ping - Hiring Tweeters and Bloggers to Send Ads →
It is perhaps the last frontier in advertising â getting regular people to send a sentence or two of text, on behalf of paying advertisers, to their friends and admirers. The idea, according to the…
A Friend’s Tweet Could Be an Ad →
A group of start-up marketers see value in getting regular people to send a sentence or two of text to their friends and admirers.
RT @LATherocomplex: USC professor creates entire alien language for ‘Avatar’:.. http://bit.ly/8TkjXD
“New Moon” Breaks Records For Internet Buzz and Midnight Box Office - http://ow.ly/E7fx
"New Moon" Breaks Records For Internet Buzz and... →
Already one of the most anticipated film releases of 2009, it is no surprise that “Twilight Saga: New Moon” is setting all sorts of records, both at the box office and on social networking websites….
Please vote for this story on Digg.com (Thanks!) - Report: Movie Theatre Popcorn Makes You Fat (Surprise!) - http://digg.com/d31AZNu?t
Report: Movie Theatre Popcorn Makes You Fat... →
A new study conducted by the non-profit Center for Science in the Public Interest reports that the food items found at most movie theatre concession stands are incredibly unhealthy. Lab tests…
RT @gadgetguy: Keven Kelly’s top 5 reasons not to see Twilight: New Moon - (#3 - Bella Is A Spoiled Brat) - http://tinyurl.com/ybwp7ck
RT @Jason: Official: Oprah is ending her show. (going to OWN) http://bit.ly/2eFWMl
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Showbiz Sandbox 29: Camped Out For "Twilight: New... →
On this week’s episode Harry Medved from Fandango.com joins us to talk about next week’s number one movie at the box office, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.” When women of all ages are lining up just…
RT @showbizsandbox: Showbiz Sandbox Episode 29: Camped Out For Twilight - Plus the past week’s top entertainment news - http://bit.ly/1n4Zm6
History Channel is showing “World War II in HD”. Can someone explain how footage shot in the early 1940s is in high definition?
Her Majesty’s Secret Beekeeper →
Photos from a beekeeping supply shop located in the San Francisco Mission District.
Stream Your iTunes Library To The Internet With... →
Orb lets anything from iTunes be accessed on any internet-connected device, without downloading titles beforehand or uploading anything to the cloud.
WatchI should probably tune into the Current_ Network more often if this is the kind of funny content they run. In this animated piece, when scientists discover that a monkey believes President Barack Obama was not born in the United States it sets of widespread panic. Mocking just about every news and jouranlistic personality working in America today the bit that pushes it over the top has to be the...
RT @carynjames: Governors Awards like a tree failing in a forest: if an Oscar ceremony happens and it isn’t televised, does it realy exist?
Small-Business Guide: Marketing Your Business With... →
A growing number of businesses are making Facebook an indispensible part of hanging out their shingles. Small businesses are using it to find new customers, build online communities of fans and dig…
Power is out in Calabasas once again. What is with the power in this town? There’s a blackout at least once a week. May head to bed early.
Oh no! I just saw the score of the USC vs. Stanford game and Stanford is winning. Could USC lose three games this season?
Finally sitting down to watch “Gone Baby Gone” so I can return it to the library tomorrow.
YouTube to support full 1080p high-def video. Just what we needed, video of cats playing piano in HD - http://ow.ly/BN8L
Check out the music in “Clash of the Titans” trailer. Seems like a rock ‘n roll Greek mythology flick - http://ow.ly/BMY9
RT @benfritz: maybe all of you in video game industry should come work for newspapers. this is suddenly looking like the healthier business
A great quote from David McCandless (@mccandelish): “My pet-hate is pie charts. Love pie. Hate pie-charts.”
The Rational Entrepreneur: How to Follow Through:... →
Brains are physical objects that obey laws of cause and effect, brains can be hacked to reduce the prevalence of failures of self-control
5 Reasons to Use the New Twitter List Feature |... →
Twitter added a new feature recently called Lists. Duct Tape Marketing provides a few reasons why someone might want to use the new feature.
RT @shawnlevy - The likelihood that a film’s release date will change is inversely proportional to the number of TV ads you’ve seen for it.
Evan Williams | evhead: Why Retweet works the way... →
Evan Williams blog post about Twitter’s native feature version of Retweet. As a huge advocate of the design scheme internally at Twitter, Evan wanted to show some of the thinking that’s gone into it.
RT @devincf FANTASTIC MR FOX was worth Wes Anderson being the biggest dick who ever lived.
A Roundup Of 25 Advanced CSS Tips And Tutorials →
From menus to galleries, Jon shows us a roundup of 25 different pure css tips and tutorials. Web-design has evolved greatly in the past couple years, thanks to all the great CSS tutorials out there….
Woopra - Website Tracking, Statistics and... →
Woopra is the worldâs most comprehensive, information rich, easy to use, real-time Web tracking and analysis application. We deliver the richest library of visitor statistics in the industry…
Getting Started With Content Management Systems -... →
A look at how to tell if your organization needs a content management system. The article provides information on the abilities of content management systems. While content management systems may…
RT @davidpoland - Animation Goes To 5 Nominees: 20 Animated Features Line Up for 2009 Oscar® Race - http://bit.ly/3NyEkd
RT @showbizsandbox - LA Times’ John Horn discusses his story on Spider-Man the musical on Showbiz Sandbox episode 28 - http://bit.ly/280TQO
Google Wave Reading List →
A list of interesting articles about the Google Wave web app.
Things I’m not fond of: GarageBand crashing for no reason. I’m even less fond of when this happens and I haven’t saved my work!
RT @celluloidjunkie - The MPAA’s Motive In Upsetting Exhibitors Over Release Windows - http://ow.ly/AN4X
The Top 10 Most Common API Pitfalls →
Unfortunately, many ISVs still treat their API as an afterthought or merely a âcheckboxâ on their project list rather than a core feature of their solution. As a result, APIs are not well…
Neutica+ for Wordpress | fthrwght →
Neutica+ is quite simply a âsuped-upâ version of the original Neutica theme created over a year ago. Neutica+ is a much stronger theme both on the front-end and the back-end. The CSS for the…
Thematic, A WordPress Theme Framework →
Thematic is a free, open-source, highly extensible, search-engine optimized WordPress Theme Framework featuring 13 widget-ready areas, grid-based layout samples, styling for popular plugins, and a…