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    105 Million Reasons Why Mark Cuban is Wrong started by Duncan Riley
    Broadcast.com billionaire and trailblazer for online video Mark Cuban wrote Saturday in his the best impression of Andrew Keen that internet video was ideal for snacking, but for the big events, people turn to broadcast television and HD. Cuban argues that “the platform is the messag
    Are Independent Studios The Future of Gaming? started by Duncan Riley
    Evan is a guest writer for The Inquisitr and is currently preparing to launch www.fuhso.net.
    Thanks to the muscle of the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and to some extent even the Wii, games have been about who could do the most. Most enemies on-screen, most polygons for character models, most
    Who Gets To Watch the Watchmen? started by Duncan Riley
    This post is a guest post by Mark “Rizzn” Hopkins, associate editor at Mashable.
    I’ve been in hog heaven lately with the glut of quality comic book movies that have been coming out recently. The Dark Knight, Iron Man, Hellboy 2 and The Hulk have all been s
    Has Bigfoot Been Found? started by Duncan Riley
    Two Bigfoot hunters claim they have the body of one and plan to release a photo and what they claim is DNA evidence at a news conference in Palo Alto on Friday.
    The Bigfoot is claimed to have been found in the woods of northern Georgia by Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, and the claim is [...]
    RIAA on Muxtape: Illegal Play started by Duncan Riley
    Following on from news yesterday that online music sharing startup Muxtape was offline due to copyright issues, Portfolio has a statement from the RIAA on the matter:
    “For the past several months, we have communicated our legal concerns with the site and repeatedly tried to work
    Going Viral: Does It Help or Hurt? started by Duncan Riley
    This post is a guest post by Cyndy Aleo-Carreira, contributing editor at The Industry Standard.
    Two stories have gone completely viral in the blogosphere this month; one I played a part in, and one I didn’t. The first was the story of Dell’s application to trademark t
    Is the Music Industry Digging Its Own Online Grave? started by Duncan Riley
    As Twitter and Techmeme lit up with the news that Pandora might be going under and Muxtape was shuttered, the immediate reaction seemed to be a deep and abiding hatred of the music industry as well as a collective wish that the record labels and governing bodies be sent to any type of available gr
    NBA to offer live internet streaming started by Duncan Riley
    The National Basketball Association (NBA) will begin offering live streaming of games online in Autumn (fall), according to reports.
    The offering will however come with a catch: games will only be streamed to local markets via team websites. Teams will also be able to offer online int
    MYOB Acquires SmartyHost started by Duncan Riley
    Accounting software maker MYOB has acquired SmartyHost, one of Australia’s better known web hosting companies. The acquisition is the second MYOB has made in the space, having acquired Ilisys earlier in 2008.
    SmartyHost is a well regarded Australian hosting company, and has a str
    Google Outreach Continues: Convention Tents started by Duncan Riley
    Google will offer a 8000 sq ft (2400 sqm) headquarters for bloggers covering the Democratic and Republican convention, complete with food, massage facilties, internet access and even room for a nap.
    The Wall Street Journal reports that the two story “Big Tent” fac
    TechCrunch50: $3.5 million x Disingenuous started by Duncan Riley
    Brad Stone in the New York Times has finally published his TechCrunch50 vs Demo post. I spoke to Stone last week on the subject, but obviously my so-called venom towards Michael Arrington wasn’t showing because I wasn’t quoted. Arrington has responded here, half calling o
    Things I’ve Learned from The Hills: Season 4, Episode 1 started by Duncan Riley
    Heading on 21+ hours later, I’ve still got The Hills on the brain. I’ll spare you the details of how many times I’ve streamed and dissected the episode and the live after-show (so you don’t make fun of me), but here’s what I&
    Official: Bigfoot find was a hoax started by Duncan Riley
    The alleged bigfoot discovery last week has been exposed as a hoax. The Searching for Bigfoot site has released a statement saying that after gaining access to the Bigfoot body, they discovered that it was nothing more than a rubber suit.
    A copy of a Fox News report in the video above.
    It s
    The “Condom Ringtone” — Seriously? started by Duncan Riley
    If you think you’ve heard the wackiest of ringtones, think again. The hot new cell phone sound in India is — no joke here — the “condom ringtone.” Listen for yourself in this ad:

    The catchy little a capella ditty in there is the
    Project Runway 4’s Christian Siriano Creates Fierce for Moody Mamas started by Duncan Riley
    Christian Siriano has bundled up all that fierceness for a very interesting project: Fierce for Moody Mamas by the one-and-only Siriano himself. Judging from the designs (above), they’re going to be great, although I do hope that Siriano actually field-tests his 2009 line wi
    Lily Allen Attacks– Didn’t She Learn the First Time? started by Duncan Riley
    It was way back in 2007 that Lily Allen was arrested after she both kicked and punched paparazzi outside of the Wardour Club in London. According to current buzz, she was photographed last night hotspots like Groucho Club and Ronnie Scott’s– and then punching an overly-i
    Was the Bigfoot discovery a hoax? started by Duncan Riley
    Perhaps not surprisingly, accusations are now surfacing that the North Georgia Bigfoot story is a hoax.
    The evidence comes in on two fronts. The first accusation is that the alleged Bigfoot in the picture is actually a Halloween costume available from TheHorrorDrome.com. There are clear similar
    Emily is the future of Computer Animation started by Duncan Riley
    Is the above video real or computer generated? That’s the question Image Metrics wants you to ask.
    Emily is the latest in computer animation, delivering a more life like animation than previous efforts. According to PC World, Image Metrics works with Capcom, Activision, 2K
    NBC Invests in Online Scheduling Startup started by Duncan Riley
    NBC Universal is now backing HourTown, a year-and-a-half old startup focused on online scheduling for small businesses.
    HourTown announced the $1 million in new funding today, from NBC along with Baseline Ventures, Hatch Ventures and a handful of Silicon Valley angel investors —%3
    Jonas Brother is Gay? WHAT? started by Duncan Riley
    News is swirling that one of the Jonas Brothers is oh-so-gay and involved with an older man from their hometown of Wyckoff, New Jersey. Since one of them has been linked to Selena Gomez (Nick, the curly “handsome” one) and Selena recently said that “He%
    Splashtop Scores ASUS Deal, New Funding started by Duncan Riley
    The “instant-on” utility Splashtop will soon reach new masses of users, thanks to two big developments being revealed today. The first is a deal that’ll put it on all ASUS Eee Box B202 Nettop systems. San Jose-based DeviceVM, the program’s manufa
    Just In: Google to Spend $10 Million on Geothermal Research started by Duncan Riley
    Google is putting more than $10 million toward geothermal technology, the company has just announced.
    Google’s “.org” branch is investing the cash in Enhanced Geothermal Systems — tools that generate electricity by fracturing hot rocks and circul
    Prove Erick at TechCrunch Wrong started by Duncan Riley
    The video above explains why this post from Erick at TechCrunch is wrong: Seesmic’s new inline reply and inline threaded comment system is brilliant. I only wish I was an investor in Seesmic…and oddly enough Erick’s boss MA is. Still, always good to see that d
    Chinese President Goes Online for Chat to Answer Two Questions started by Duncan Riley
    With China having the most number of Internet users in the world as his backdrop, Chinese President Hu Jintao went online last Friday for a chat session on the website of the Communist Party at People’s Daily. The entire session lasted for about five minutes with more than 200 questio
    Big Foot Press Conference About to Begin started by Duncan Riley
    Two Bigfoot hunters are about to present their evidence to try to prove they’ve found Bigfoot.
    Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer have sworn they’ll show “DNA and photographic evidence” at a press conference set to start any minute at the Cabana Hotel in
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