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Videos of the Week


By Tommy Christopher (Political gone with a punt.
Machine) With all the attention being paid to the
Submitted at 3/9/2008 9:18:00 AM
There are some, by the way, who think Presidential race, it's easy to forget there's
someone else doctored up the footage to already someone in the White House. Let's
Filed under: John McCain, Ron Paul, frame the poor guy and turn world opinion see how the last guy to get that phone call
Videos of the WeekWe're baaaack! Sorry I against the US. This is a comical notion, is doing now.
missed you all last week, we were and it showcases a particular brand of
"experiencing technical difficulties." I American self-centeredness. Trust me, the
probably should have posted some of that world doesn't care how we treat puppies. Wow. That's way better than windsurfing.
great old standby music they used to use For those of you who do care about how paul video.
back when there were only 5 channels. soldiers treat puppies, check out this more
uplifting puppy story from Iraq. In honor of Ken Layne's video tribute to
Rather than trying to go back and recap the Ron Paul, I would like to conclude with
week we missed, I'll throw in one selection This would have been my pick for VOTW my favorite Ron Paul video, an appearance
from that bygone era; you remember it, last week. on the Morton Downey, Jr., show from
don't you? Hillary Clinton was working on 1988. It showcases the things I like best
her concession speech and rehearsing the Note the thematic similarity to GOP.gov's about Dr. Paul, his ability to cut through
smile she'd be using as she accepted "America is at Risk" . knuckleheaded knee-jerk hysterics and
Barack Obama's invitation to be his explain difficult concepts effectively. I had
running mate? What a difference a week In the interest of fairness, here's Obama's a lot of fun and learned a lot covering his
makes in aught-eight politics. rebuttal, which hasn't been getting much campaign. Any of you wondering what
play in the media. Has the press turned on ever happened to my Ron Paul interview,
I'm going to warn you, this first video is the "Hopemonger?" keep checking my other blog, I will tell the
very controversial, and you might very tale soon. Also, thanks to Ron Paul, I
well not want to watch it. It's the Youtube discovered I got my first Wikipedia
video that appears to show a US soldier Here's a decent argument for keeping John citation, which is kinda cool.
throwing a puppy off of a cliff. Lots of McCain away from "the button" and "the
people wring hands about showing the red phone." The video is 10 minutes long, and the
video, and if you're one of them, don't audio is crap, but anyone who remembers
press "play." The existence of this thing is Of course, once he's President, he can take Morton Downey will surely appreciate
news, whether you believe it's real or not. care of the New York Times once and for this. See you next week.
I, personally, am happy to presume the all. or maybe it's a documentary about his high Here's a clip I referred to earlier this week,
soldier's innocence, because I find the school graduating class. when Hillary Clinton courageously
reaction to this thing far more Here's a two-fer: Frickin' Cool Video of defended her rival, Barack Obama.
fascinating.Real or not, the uproar over this the Week and Airline Pilot of the Year. Tommy Links
points up a startling contrast over the way The description, familiarly, says, "John
And don't call him "Shirley." McCain is prepared to lead our nation on
we view war. This country is desensitized, day one." Are he and Hillary Clinton Hillary is not a communist, as far as I Tommy Christopher Uncut l TomMySpace
to varying degrees, to human suffering in I will vote for the first candidate who hires suggesting that Obama will still be know. l TommYoutube
Iraq, even that of our own soldiers. When that guy to drive "Air Force One." learning how to work the fryer and clean
Michael Moore showed footage of such Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |
suffering, the outrage was over the out the shake machine on Day One? When Here's the "HAW-kward Video of the
With the uproar over Hillary Clinton's "3 you think about it, they're setting a pretty Week", and a great illustration of the Comments
showing, not the suffering. If it's real, that am" ad, nobody's paying much attention to low bar, like the old Delta Airlines slogan: pitfalls of injecting race into a race.
puppy joined a countless number of his McCain's ads. I'm not really sure whether Delta Gets You There.
and our countrymen in learning that war is this is an ad or a dramatization of what
hell. If it's a fake, by the way, I would have Yeah, uncomfortable.
McCain's journey to Heaven will be like,
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Hillary Clinton to Reverse Course? 3 AM Girl Is An Obama


By David Knowles (Political
Machine)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:11:00 AM
Girl Now
By Tommy Christopher (Political be of voting age in April, plenty of time to
Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, Machine) make her bit of difference. Before I
Featured StoriesOn February 19th, Hillary watched the video, I thought, "Who cares?
Clinton's campaign reacted angrily to a Submitted at 3/9/2008 6:12:00 AM
It didn't matter what she thought before,
Politico story that credited an anonymous Filed under: Democrats, Ads, Breaking why would it now?"
source with the revelation that Team News, 2008 PresidentNothing blunts the
Clinton planned to go after delegates effect of a political ad quite like one of its The thing is, she does connect in a way
already pledged to Barack Obama. Pledged stars supporting your opponent. It turns out that sleeping ambiguously through some
delegates, of course, are the kind that are the little girl in Hillary Clinton's "3 am" ad stock footage does not. In the admittedly
awarded to a candidate after he or she wins is all growed-up now and supporting brief clip, she comes off as smart and
a proportion of a state's vote or caucuses. Barack Obama. From Veracifier: gracious. What red-blooded American isn't
In other words, a pledged delegate is proud to see a 17 year-old girl who is a
something that is legitimately earned, as Like deep-fried Oreos, this is delicious, but caucus precinct captain and didn't say,
opposed to super delegate support, which is it good for you? Do you care? And did "like, y'know" even once during the
can be given on a last-minute whim. My you all catch the irony of the girl's name, interview?
original column on the matter can be read vis a vis The Political Machine? Let's kick
here. this around real quick. The fact that she's an Obama supporter is
Of all the nonsense that gets covered in mostly dumb luck, but he does do well
Well, when the Politico story appeared, an election campaigns, this is my favorite with young voters, and he could probably
emphatic Phil Singer, a Clinton kind, the kind that force the media to pull get a lot of mileage out of a counter-ad
spokesperson, offered the following back the curtain on the absurdity of their with a smart, attractive young voter like
statement: part in the process. The story is irresistible, Casey. He should probably give her tax
yet it shows not only the artifice of returns a once-over first, but after that, it's
"We have not, are not and will not pursue political campaigns, but the bankruptcy of a no-brainer.
the pledged delegates of Barack Obama. ideas that is modern political coverage.
It's now time for the Obama campaign to This shouldn't hurt Hillary to much, as
be clear about their intentions." The ad asks you to form an emotional Casey is from one of those states that don't
connection to that sleeping child, but that matter, and Hillary had no control over
Obama's campaign, who then, like now, child is acting in a piece of stock footage this. You can't be expected to vet all actors
led in the delegate count, had never been caucus delegates are not required to stay A oft-repeated knock on Hillary Clinton is from Getty Images. She didn't know if she in stock footage. Now, if the little boy and
accused of going after Clinton's pledged with whomever they are pledged to. This is that she's "ambitious." I've always thought was supposed to be safe from terrorists, or the Mom turn out to be Obama
delegates, but they pledged not to do so, a very carefully constructed process that that was a stupid, latently sexist criticism. burglars, or wearing a bedwetting alarm, or suppoerters, that's a different story. I've
anyway: goes back years, and we're going to follow By definition, if you're running for the acting out a "before" scenario for "The already got my "Obama Wins 3 am Ad
the process." presidency, you've got to be ambitious. Clapper." In fact, when that footage was Caucus" story ready.
"We would absolutely not use these sorts What is disturbing, however, is the way in shot, there wasn't yet an Iraq war to make
of tactics. Senator Obama is focussed on In other words, once Hillary gets to the which Clinton's ambitions would seem to judgments about. Tommy Links
wining contests and earning the support of convention, even if she's trailing in have gotten the better of her conscience.
pledged delegates." pledged delegates, there's still hope. These Of course, Hillary feels she's the best Now, as a news story, you're supposed to Tommy Christopher Uncut l TomMySpace
impressionable delegates might decided to person for the job--just as Obama and connect with the young woman, Casey l TommYoutube
Well, perhaps that original Politico piece change their minds, ignore the way they McCain both believe in themselves--but an Knowles, (no relation, I presume, to our
was accurate, after all. were selected, and line up behind Clinton. unsettling, win-at-all-costs pattern has own David Knowles, a favorite of Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |
Political Machine contributor and Time emerged in the way she has run her Clintonites everywhere) as she has grown Comments
Here's Hillary Clinton herself, talking in columnist Mark Halperin sees this campaign. She has crossed the threshold into a supporter of Barack Obama who will
the most recent edition of Newsweek about statement for what it is: into dubious ethical territory.
the few mathematical paths to victor that
remain for her candidacy: Clinton re-raises, ever so subtly, the H/T TPM
notion of just how pledged the elected
"There are elected delegates, caucus delegates are... ...Innocent remark or Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |
delegates and super-delegates, all for another trial balloon (on a topic already Comments
different reasons, and they're all equal in raised and shot down)?
their ability to cast their vote for
whomever they choose. Even elected and
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Mayor of 9/11 for Senator from NJ? Crossover


By Denise Williams (Political
Machine)
Submitted at 3/9/2008 3:25:00 PM
down the carpetbagger-seeking GOP
politicos.
So, in other words, NJ residents need not
apply.
Web 2.0 Invites for March
9th, 2008 Investigations
Not to be outdone seeking some name- Hey, carpetbagging has worked well for By Dave (Political Machine)
Filed under: Republicans, Rudy Giuliani,
By Pete Cashmore (Mashable!)
brand out-of-state panache, some - look at Hillary Clinton - and not so Submitted at 3/9/2008 8:42:00 AM
2008 Senate much for others. Barack Obama owes his Submitted at 3/9/2008 10:29:08 PM
New Jersey's very senior senator, Monmouth county GOP Chairman Adam own senate seat to last minute, scandal- Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Barack
New Web 2.0 services await; all you need Obama, 2008 President, Investigations
Democrat Frank Lautenberg, is up for re- Puharic today said he was calling for an plaqued Jack Ryan's replacement, Alan to do is grab your free invites over at
election this year. Three Republican rivals emergency meeting of Republican county Keyes. Further evidence that Hillary did get a little
Mashable Invites! boost from her newfound Republican
were vying for the nomination that will be chairmen to discuss the party's options in (more…)
decided in the state primary in June. The nominating a candidate. As a NJ Dem, I don't take too much stock friends. From the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
ShareThis A staggering 16,000-plus Republicans in
candidate considered to have the best in the Republican's pie-in-sky hopes and
chance against Lautenberg, Monmouth Co. dreams here. Could Giuliani beat the 84 Cuyahoga County switched parties when
businesswoman Anne Evans Estabrook, As for his own personal choice for a GOP y/o ultra-liberal Lautenberg? Probably, but they voted in last week's primary.
dropped out of the race last week due to a senate candidate now that Estabrooks is I don't see it happening. ...
mini-stroke. out, Puharic said he would be happy Anyone who crossed lines was supposed to
joining a coalition of New Jersey Try as I might, I have not found any sign a pledge card vowing allegiance to
The NJ state GOP officials don't seem to Republicans calling on former New York response from Giuliani's people yet. their new party. In Cuyahoga County,
have much faith in the chances of the two Mayor Rudy Giuliani to enter the race, or Maybe they'll just quietly decline... dozens and dozens of Republicans
remaining candidates, state Senator Joe "other talented Republicans." scribbled addendums onto their pledges as
Pennacchio and Ramapo College professor Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | new Democrats.
Murray Sabrin (endorsed by Ron Paul!). Comments "For one day only."
Former NY Yankee and Florida resident "I don't believe in abortion."
Al Leiter and Mike Huckabee have turned One Cuyahoga board member wants to
investigate and possibly prosecute.
Although what good that is going to do I'm
U.S., Poland Seeking Missile Defense Deal not sure. Assuming they find at least one
insincere party switcher and prosecute, I'm
not sure they could get a conviction, and
By Mark Impomeni (Political Poland has been a staunch U.S. ally in Iraq
the mere act of the prosecution would
Machine) and Afghanistan. It has contributed troops Today's meeting between Tusk and Bush is
to both theaters and is looking to concrete as much about U.S.-Russian relations as it probably just rile up anger among the GOP
Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:00:00 AM
and specific assurances from the U.S. on is about Poland. President Bush once electorate. If there was a real sincere
Filed under: President Bush, Bush military cooperation in return. A NATO famously said that he had looked into the crossover movement, that would vanish
Administration, TerrorPolish Prime country, Poland is planning on increasing Russian strongman's soul and has declared into thin air.
Minister Donald Tusk (left) will be at the its troop commitment to Afghanistan as him a good friend. But Russia's foreign
White House today for talks with President well as sending in much needed posture has become increasingly bellicose So it's probably not worth the risk, and it's
Bush. Tusk is hoping to make progress on helicopters. in the seven years of the Bush futile anyway. I understand the frustration
a proposed deal between the United States Administration, and its government has though, as one who has seen my formerly
and Poland that would result in U.S. Russia has called the Bush slid backwards toward less democratic conservative party (the GOP) being taken
upgrades for Poland's military in exchange Administration's plan to place missile ways recently. In light of those facts, the over by a moderate with the help of
for the right to place missile defense interceptors and radar bases in the Czech United States may want to grant Poland's independents and crossover Democrats.
batteries on Polish soil. The missile Republic and Poland a threat to Russia's request for a beefed-up military. The Believe me, I feel your pain.
defense proposal has been a sore point in security. Moscow wants the United States Russian Bear has been stirring.
an ever more tense relationship between to use an old Soviet air base and radar Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |
the United States and Russia. Former installation in Azerbaijan instead. The Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
Russian president Vladimir Putin once Administration has said that it would study In addition to the missile defenses, Poland Comments
threatened to target and missile shield the Russian proposal, but that is more wants the U.S. to give it Patriot 3 missile
installations in Eastern Europe with likely a polite "no" than an expression of batteries for protection against short to
nuclear weapons. serious intent to change its plans. medium range missiles, made necessary by
the Russian threat to target Poland.

Web 2.0 Marketplace Listings for March 9th, 2008


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Submitted at 3/9/2008 10:29:07 PM
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Facebook development services and more. ShareThis
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AOL Straw Poll:
Dick Morris: It's Over March 10-17
By Dave (Political Machine) engineer a power play at the national
Submitted at 3/9/2008 9:37:00 AM
convention with superdelegates. This is By Kathleen Hayden (Political
fraught with danger of blowback, and I Machine)
Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Democrats, believe that apart from hardcore Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:00:00 AM
2008 President Clintonites, most Democrats won't allow
Dick Morris is certain and his logic is that to happen. Filed under: Straw PollThis content
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will the superdelegates do then? But is that Democratic side of the debate until the
really a question? Will the leaders of the convention and starve the McCain Note From AOL: Our weekly Straw Poll
Democratic Party be complicit in its campaign of any media Oxygen. But the was restarted again on Monday, March 10
destruction? Will they really kindle a civil big factor here that we must not forget is at 12PM ET. After voting, check back
war by denying the nomination to the man that Obama is the perfect matchup for the again next Monday for a chance to recast
who won the most elected delegates? No Democrats against McCain. Young versus your ballot.
way. They well understand that to do so old, Rhetorically gifted versus very much
would be to throw away the party's not. And enthusiastic intensity versus Last week's poll received almost 420,000
chances of victory and to stigmatize it grudging acceptance. Are the Democrats votes. On the Republican side, John
among African-Americans and young really going to throw that out and run their McCain came out ahead with 82% of the
people for the rest of their lives. The own "grudging acceptance" candidate? Of Straw Poll vote. Hillary Clinton led the
Democratic Party took 20 years to recover
from the traumas of 1968 and it is not
about to trigger a similar bloodletting this
course not, not if they have an ounce of
sense in their heads. Al Sharpton Threatens Democrats with 55%, over Barack
Obama's 44%.

year.
That doesn't mean that Hillary will
withdraw, it just means that she will draw
If the GOP nominee was anyone other than
McCain, Hillary might have a shot. Florida Lawsuit Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs |
Comments

things out, hope for a scandal or an Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | By Justin Paulette (Political a similar bind). And, of course, it has
implosion, which is pretty much all she can Comments Machine) nothing to do with the fact that Barack
do. Barring that, the only other option is to Submitted at 3/10/2008 3:31:00 AM
Obama, a black man, is... well, a black
man. Sharpton is only concerned with
Filed under: Primaries obeying the rules.
International Business Machines "Laying the groundwork for a court battle
that could divide the Democratic Party, the Laying aside the question of how Obama

(IBM): Shares cycling in bullish Reverend Al Sharpton is threatening to


sue...."
will respond to Sharpton's not-so-subtle
support (the photo insert alone is
sufficiently to cost Obama 200,000 white
'flag' Nothing in the least bit surprising there.
The eternal pariah of race-baiting politics,
Al Sharpton is again preaching the gospel
votes in the South), the issue refines the
delicate predicament into which the
Democrats have backed themselves.
By Larry Schutts (BloggingStocks) (NASDAQ: MSFT) and Electronic Data
of litigation. This time, the Reverend can Florida and Michigan non-voters have a
Systems (NYSE: EDS).
Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:12:00 AM
The company pleased investors late last be found trolling the streets of Florida in legitimate complaint in that they were told
search of the disenfranchised. Sharpton is
Filed under: Good news, Microsoft
(MSFT), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ),
International Business Machines (IBM),
month, when it authorized $15 billion in
additional funds for use in the IBM stock
repurchase program. That amount was in
building an argument that those who didn't
vote (because Florida's delegates had been
disqualified after the states moved it's
their votes would not count toward the
delegate count - and yet, it is difficult to
label as "disenfranchised" those who
choose not to show up to the polls.
'Two White
Electronic Data Systems (EDS), Technical
Analysis, Stocks to Buy
International Business Machines
addition to about $400 million remaining
from a prior authorization. Management
said that the anticipated repurchase activity
primary forward, in violation of party
rules) would be disenfranchised if the
DNC changed it's mind and sat delegates
As the saying goes, the Democrats have
made their bed. . . .
Liberal
Corporation (NYSE: IBM) is a top
provider of information technologies,
including computer systems, networking
systems and storage devices. It is also one
could add five cents per share to FY08
earnings and that led to declaration of
FY08 EPS guidance of at least $8.25
($8.22 consensus).
anyway.
Of course, it has nothing to do with the fact
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Comments
Guilts'
that Barack Obama, a black man, lost in By Justin Paulette (Political
of the largest providers of software and Continue reading International Business Machine)
semiconductors and its service arm is the Machines (IBM): Shares cycling in bullish Florida (as well as in Michigan, which is in
Submitted at 3/9/2008 1:45:00 AM
largest in the world. Competitors include 'flag'Permalink | Email this | Comments
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), Microsoft
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Filed under: Hillary Clinton, Barack
January wholesalers' sales TMA, KERX, ARO
Obama, Media
"People will have to choose which of
America's sins are greater, and which stain
will have to be removed first. Is misogyny
One must wonder how many liberal
Democrats are entrapped within Dowd's
nightmare. Yet Dowd appreciates that not
all of America shares the bleeding-heart
increase 2.7%, inventories and WMT
By Eric Buscemi (BloggingStocks)
worse than racism, or is racism worse than
misogyny?"
liberalism sundering the Democratic party:
"Meanwhile, the conventional white man
sits on the Republican side and enjoys the
rise 0.8% Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:33:00 AM

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst


Whose views of the Democratic electoral spectacle of the Democrats' identity pileup
By Joseph Lazzaro petroleum, increased 4.2%, furniture and upgrades and downgrades, Wal-Mart
(BloggingStocks) home furnishings rose 3.7%. Sales of non- (WMT)MOST NOTEWORTHY:
process could be so blighted and narrow as and victim lock." durable goods climbed about 3.0% (+/-
to regard the contest so? None other than Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:26:00 AM Thornburg Mortgage, Keryx Biopharma
0.8%) from December 2007 and are up and Aeropostale were today's noteworthy
the New York Times' own Maureen Dowd. The whole issue provides rich fodder for Filed under: Economic dataSales at U.S. 24.8% (+/-2.0%) compared to January
"As it turns out," Dowd laments, "making Mark Stein's new column, "Torn Between downgrades:
wholesalers increased 2.7% in January 2007. Farm product raw materials
history is actually a way of being Two White Liberal Guilts," in which he 2008, their fastest pace in four years, increased 16.1%, and petroleum/petroleum
imprisoned by history. confesses: "A Democrat nominating • Jefferies downgraded shares of
helping producers work-off inventories, products rose 3.5%. Thornburg Mortgage (NYSE: TMA) to
process that's a self-torturing satire of the U.S. Commerce Department
"With Obama saying the hour is upon us to upscale liberal guilt confusions will at least Underperform from Hold after the
announced Monday. Economic Analysis: Wholesalers' company said it is unable to meet margin
elect a black man and Hillary saying the give us a laugh along the way." inventories are at a record low, which can
hour is upon us to elect a woman, the calls despite asset sales and will restate
Meanwhile, inventories in January 2008 be interpreted two ways: 1) wholesalers are 2007 earnings.
Democratic primary has become the Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | climbed 0.8.%. December 2007 efficient and lean, and do not have
ultimate nightmare of liberal identity Comments • Keryx Biopharma (NASDAQ: KERX)
wholesalers' sales were revised upward to swelling inventories ahead of what many was downgraded to Neutral from Buy at
politics. All the historical victimizations go a 0.5% decline. December 2007 expect will be a downturn in demand; or 2)
tripping over each other and colliding, a Merrill, to Neutral from Overweight at JP
inventories remained the same at a 1.1% the record-low inventory reflects a lack of Morgan, to Underperform from Market
competition of historical guilts." increase. supply by producers into wholesalers, Perform at Rodman & Renshaw, to Hold
denoting low-confidence regarding the from Buy at Jefferies and to Underperform
Also, the January 2008 inventories/sales short-term prospects for rising demand. from Outperform at Bear Stearns after the
ratio for merchant wholesalers, except Still, economists caution against reading company announced the Sulonex SUN-
manufacturers' sales branches and offices, too much into the wholesalers' statistics: MICRO Phase 3 trial failed to meet the
based on seasonally adjusted data, fell to they are not strongly correlated with future primary endpoint.
1.07. In January 2007 the ratio was 1.16. economic activity, and are not considered • Citigroup lowered Aeropostale (NYSE:
leading economic indicators.Permalink | ARO) to Sell from Hold as they believe
Compared to last month, January 2008 Email this | Comments inventory levels are building and that there
sales of metals and minerals, except is downside risk to Q1 estimates.

Analyst upgrades: JWN, JCP, ZQK, OMTR and OTHER DOWNGRADES:


• Deutsche Bank cut Lincare Holdings
CCK Blackstone (BX) fourth (NASDAQ: LNCR) to Sell from Hold.
• RBC Capital lowered J2 Global
By Eric Buscemi (BloggingStocks) • Friedman Billings upgraded shares of OTHER UPGRADES:
Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:31:00 AM
Omniture (NASDAQ: OMTR) to -quarter profit plunges (NASDAQ: JCOM) to Sector Perform
from Outperform.
Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst
Outperform from Market Perform
following the recent pullback, as they
• UBS raised AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:
ABC) to Neutral from Sell.
89% on write-downs • Goldman removed Wal-Mart (NYSE:
WMT) from its Conviction Buy List.
upgrades and downgrades, Penney (J.C.) believe the company is in its best • Stephens raised its rating on Amedisys By Eliza Popescu (BloggingStocks)
(JCP), Nordstrom, Inc (JWN)MOST competitive position ever, which should (NASDAQ: AMED) to Overweight from Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:41:00 AM
Permalink | Email this | Comments
NOTEWORTHY: Quiksilver, Omniture drive increasing win rates and help restore Equal Weight.
and Crown Holdings were today's pricing power. • Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN) and JC Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts,
noteworthy upgrades: • Banc of America upgraded shares of Penney (NYSE: JCP) were upgraded to Bad news, Blackstone Group L.P (BX),
Crown Holdings (NYSE: CCK) to Buy Buy from Neutral at Goldman Sachs. Initial public offeringsShares of
• B. Riley upgraded shares of Quiksilver from Neutral to reflect the company's Blackstone Group LP (NYSE: BX) have
(NYSE: ZQK) to Buy from Neutral on international exposure and believes metal Permalink | Email this | Comments been dropping in early trading after the
valuation and to reflect the EPS catalyst packaging companies should be better able company reported this morning a plunge of
and debt reduction associated with to manage input inflation. 89% in its fourth-quarter profit. The
divesting Rossignol. company's quarterly numbers were
dragged down by higher write-downs

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Time Warner's prehistoric Analyst initiations: SMBL,


romp wins big box office HOO and ASH
By Eric Buscemi (BloggingStocks) • Ashland (NYSE: ASH) was started with

bucks Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:56:00 AM

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst


a Positive rating as Susquehanna, as they
are positive on ASH's earnings power. The
firm views shares as a compelling
By Steven Mallas (BloggingStocks) million, which was at least good enough initiationsMOST NOTEWORTHY: Smart risk/reward opportunity.
Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:11:00 AM
for second place. Erstwhile Disney Balance, Cascal NV and Ashland were
Channel phenomenon Raven-Symone star today's noteworthy initiations: OTHER INITIATIONS:
Filed under: Time Warner (TWX), Walt in the flick, so at least there was a little bit
Disney (DIS), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), of synergy in that respect -- Disney is • Citigroup initiated Smart Balance • Broadpoint assumed SuccessFactors
Film nothing if not about synergy, as we all (NASDAQ: SMBL) with a Hold rating and (NASDAQ: SFSF) with a Strong Buy
Mammoths and multiplexes go hand in know. $9 target, as they believe success of the rating and $12 target.
hand, apparently, especially if said Sony's (NYSE: SNE) Vantage Point came company's new products is not a foregone • Morgan Stanley initiated Fastenal
mammoths are of the CGI variety. in third, and Time Warner's Semi-Pro, conclusion and prefers to wait for (NASDAQ: FAST) with an Equal Weight
According to Boxofficemojo, 10,000 B.C., starring the hilarious Will Ferrell, came in increased visibility before becoming more rating and $40 target.
Time Warner's (NYSE: TWX) prehistoric fourth. Lions Gate's (NYSE: LGF) The positive on the name. • RBC Capital started Ultra Petroleum
epic, pounded the rest of its competition Bank Job, which achieved fifth • JP Morgan believes Cascal NV (NYSE: (NYSE: UPL) with a Sector Perform rating
like an angry caveman warrior clubbing a position,actually did pretty well, HOO) will leverage its global scale and and $80 target.
saber-toothed tiger (I didn't see the film, considering that its per-theater average of expertise in water infrastructure markets to
but I assume this happened at some point approximately $3500 was much higher drive 25% annual EPS growth through Permalink | Email this | Comments
during the plot). The film is estimated to than the per-theater average for the two 2010. The firm has an Overweight rating
have taken in over $35 million (final films above it. on the stock.
numbers are due later today) at domestic Continue reading Time Warner's
theaters over the weekend. Disney (NYSE:
DIS) couldn't even come close to Time
Warner -- its family comedy, College Road
prehistoric romp wins big box office
bucksPermalink | Email this | Comments Oil surges over $107 as analysts raise price
Trip, right now stands at a gross of $14
forecasts; $110 is next hurdle
Safe Money seeks safety in By Joseph Lazzaro
(BloggingStocks)
is up about 75% during the past 12 months,
and has traded above $90 per barrel for

Treasuries Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:21:00 AM

Filed under: International markets, Bad


most of 2008.

Further, the weak and falling U.S. dollar is


By Steven Halpern (BloggingStocks) inflationary recession. news, Commodities, OilCrude oil jumped also boosting oil prices. Because oil is
Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:36:00 AM
"They're pumping in massive amounts of $1.85 in early trading Monday morning to priced in dollars, if the dollar falls, oil
money, trying to calm markets and seeking touch a record $107 per barrel as investors producers will try to increase the price of
Filed under: Newsletters, Federal Reserve, to avert a recession. But it's too little, too continued to pour funds into oil futures, the product to maintain their purchasing
Recession late for the economy. And it's too much, Bloomberg News reported Monday. power. A lower dollar also implies higher
"Derivatives - the 'global Vesuvius of too soon for the already-shaky dollar. U.S. inflation, prompting some investors to
debts and bets' that we have been warning *Result: Gold has surged along with other Oil traded at the record price before buy oil as an inflation hedge, further
about since 2006 is beginning to erupt," commodities. pulling back slightly to $106.31 by midday historical averages due to sluggish U.S. boosting the commodity's price.
says Martin Weiss. "And consumer price inflation, long a side- Monday. Heating oil gained 1 cent to economic growth, and with global oil Continue reading Oil surges over $107 as
The editor of The Safe Money Report show on the American scene, is now $2.96 per gallon, unleaded gasoline was demand still strong, investors are analysts raise price forecasts; $110 is next
explains, "The time is now to build cash surging back. Our urgent appeal: If unchanged at $2.69 per gallon. increasing positions in oil, calculating that hurdleRead | Permalink | Email this |
and the best place to put it is in United youhaven't done so already based on our the world's most vital commodity will Comments
States Treasury bills or equivalent." Here, earlier issues, the time is now to shift from With U.S. stocks expected to underperform outperform other asset classes in 2008. Oil
he looks at the benefits of Treasuries and complacency to protective action ... from
the various ways that investors can add bull-market plays to income opportunities
them to their portfolios. ... from risk to safety.
"We now have overwhelming evidence of Continue reading Safe Money seeks safety
a severe recession. And we have a solid in TreasuriesPermalink | Email this |
confirmation in the stock market itself. But Comments
we also forecast that the Fed would fight
back, and do so aggressively, fomenting an
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BLACKSTONE
continued from page 5
related to its holdings in bond insurer
Financial Guaranty Insurance Co. Wall Deterioration in the credit markets, which
Street has reacted by pushing the stock came with lower takeover fees and reduced
down 3.4% to $14.08, and at one point, the value of its new investments, made the
traded shares down to $13.82, which set a company post adjusted earnings of 8 cents
new all-time low for the stock since its per share. As Trey Thoelcke discussed,
debut last June. analysts had been expecting Blackstone to
show quarterly earnings of 19 cents per
Excluding compensation expenses, the share. The company failed again to beat, or
manager of the world's largest leveraged-
buyout fund announced that its quarterly
profit dropped to $88 million, compared
at least to match, analysts' predictions.
Continue reading Blackstone (BX) fourth-
quarter profit plunges 89% on write-
Silverlit VBeat Air Guitar and Air
with $808.1 million a year ago.
Blackstone's income declined through the
downsRead | Permalink | Email this |
Comments
Drums are better than the real Sprint Mogul getting
the EV-DO Rev. A
quarter, hurt by its investment in Financial
Guaranty Insurance. thing treatment, as promised
By Paul Miller (Engadget) playing you fakestrument to pre-
Option Update: Bear Stearns put volume Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:11:00 AM
programmed rhythms -- a synergy of
layered samples and a metronome, simply
By Paul Miller (Engadget)

& volatility spike as shares sell off over Filed under: Misc. Gadgets stunning. There's also a step-by-step
learning mode called Pop Academy, but
Submitted at 3/10/2008 3:02:00 AM

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds


9% on chatter Face it, nobody has time these days to
learn a real instrument with "strings" and
only losers need apply. These should sell
for about £29.99 ($60 US) a piece, no Here's a treat from HTC and Sprint to
By Paul Foster (BloggingStocks) 47,978 contracts. BSC March option "sevenths" and these "quarternotes" we word on availability. Action video is after lighten those Monday blues: the Sprint
implied volatility of 91 is above a level of hear tell of. That's why all music recorded the break. Mogul, built by HTC, is getting a software
Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:55:00 AM
81 an hour ago; April option implied from 2002 on has been 100% sampled: it's update to bump the phone's data
Filed under: Bear Stearns Cos (BSC) volatility of 78 is above a level of 62 from just better that way. The next step in this [Via Coolest Gadgets] connection up to EV-DO Rev. A, roughly
Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) is recently an hour ago. BSC average option implied natural evolution, of course, is instrument- Continue reading Silverlit VBeat Air doubling current download speeds, and
down $5.08 to $64.92 on unconfirmed volatility over the 17-weeks is 53 less instruments. Silverlit provides just Guitar and Air Drums are better than the really boosting uploads. This makes the
liquidity problems chatter. according to Track Data, suggesting larger such a future with the VBeat Air Guitar real thing Mogul the first phone in the States to hit
price movement. and Air Drums. Building upon Tomy's Rev. A speeds, and should make the $199
BSC is expected to report Q1 EPS on Option Update is provided by Stock groundbreaking Air Guitar Pro, the VBeat Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments phone quite the attractive option for
March 20. Specialist Paul Foster of instruments include "free style" and "easy modem usage when an ExpressCard would
theflyonthewall.com go" modes, the latter of which allows for be just too darn convenient. Only problem
BSC call option volume of 12,607 Permalink | Email this | Comments is that when Sprint and HTC promised this
contracts compares to put volume of update in back November, they also said
GPS would be a part of the package -- and
TSA can't believe MacBook Air is a real laptop, causes owner to just such a ROM was leaked in January.
We're not sure what happened to that
feature, but we'll try not to look a gift
miss flight horse in the mouth for the time being.

By Darren Murph (Engadget) the scanner, security managed to find an SSD was, but the poor jet-setter most Update: Turns out GPS is indeed included
Submitted at 3/10/2008 12:58:00 AM
enough peculiarities to remove it from the definitely paid the price for trying to slip in this update, as confirmed by by Sprint.
flow, pull it aside and wrangle up the some of the latest and greatest under the
Filed under: Laptops owner for some questions. Apparently, the sharp eyes of the TSA (and cutting it close [Thanks, Joel P.]
TSA employee manning the line was on time, of course).
The TSA has been known to take issue flabbergasted by the "lack of a drive" and Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
with products designed in Cupertino the complete absence of "ports on the [Image courtesy of ABC]
before, but for one particular traveler, it back," and while hordes of co-workers
was Apple's thinnest laptop ever that swarmed to investigate, the user's flight after some more in-the-know colleagues Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
caused the latest holdup. Upon tossing his took off on schedule. Thankfully, said explained in painfully simple terms what
ultra-sleek slab of aluminum underneath owner was finally allowed to pass through
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Buffalo announces
500GB MiniStation
TurboUSB external HDD
By Darren Murph (Engadget)
Sony confirms Giga Juke SC55PKE Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:30:00 AM

and E35HD for the UK Filed under: Storage

By Paul Miller (Engadget) unit and five wireless speakers. The Although Buffalo managed to squeeze one
Submitted at 3/10/2008 3:30:00 AM
E35HD (pictured after the break) keeps it whole terabyte of storage into its new
wired and boring, with a less sexy screen, LinkStation Mini, the firm is looking to
Filed under: Home Entertainment slower CD ripping and the odd
replacement of the SC55PKE's ATRAC USB TiltStick opens up new world give the bytes within its latest external
drive a bit more breathing room. The
Sorry Sony, but we saw these coming back 500GB MiniStation TurboUSB is a touch
in January. Sony just got around to
confirming its new line of Giga Juke home
support for AAC. Yeah, we're not
following that one, Sony. of accelerometer projects more capacious than the previous 320GB
king, and as with other TurboUSB devices,
audio players -- at least in the UK -- after [Via Wired] By Darren Murph (Engadget) makes for the perfect comrade, and what it supposedly offers up "30-percent faster
letting them float around on the internet for Continue reading Sony confirms Giga Juke Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:27:00 AM
you do from there is really only limited by transfer rates than most USB hard drives."
a good couple of months. The networked SC55PKE and E35HD for the UK your imagination. Granted, only the DIY Additionally, the firm throws in its own
SC55PKE has 80GB of storage, 16x CD Filed under: Handhelds veterans in attendance should give this one Shock Resistant technology along with its
ripping, a 4.3-inch LCD and iPod / Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments any serious consideration, but feel free to SecureLockWare in order to prevent
Walkman support, along with a wireless It's not like the modding community at jump on through the break to catch it "unauthorized access in the event the drive
hookup for beaming to a wireless control large hasn't shoved accelerometers within interfacing with N810. is lost or stolen." Heck, you'll even find
vehicles before, but conjuring up projects Memeo's AutoBackup right in the box, and
that utilize acceleration sensing just got a [Via Internet Tablet Talk] as for the box itself, look for it to land later
whole lot easier thanks to the USB Continue reading USB TiltStick opens up this month for a cool $329.
TiltStick. Reportedly, the minuscule device new world of accelerometer projects
features a two axis acceleration sensor and Permalink | Email this | Comments
emulates a USB joystick in order to play Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
nice with any USB-equipped host. In
particular, a standard PC or Nokia's N810

Modder builds his own coffee table PC, your coffee table still sucks
By Paul Miller (Engadget) This guy built his very own touchable automatically towards whoever is grubbing
Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:22:00 AM
coffee table PC with a 24-inch display and up the display at that point.
a ceiling-mounted camera for tracking
Filed under: Desktops, Displays hand motions. Since it's part of his [Via Geeky Gadgets]
dissertation for his software engineering
While we wait for those Microsoftees to degree, Xylomn also worked up some Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
pull it together and get real with a custom software which allows users to table allows for multiple users at once, and
shippable version of Surface, we can enjoy beam media to the PC via Bluetooth, and the interface part of the software rotates
the valiant efforts of modders like Xylomn. then geotag it on a touchable map. The
Your Click and Print Newspaper Tech Gadgets * Technology * 9

European Xbox 360


price cuts officially
official
By Nilay Patel (Engadget)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:50:00 AM

Filed under: Gaming


Yeah, we had plenty of advance notice, but
it looks like those European Xbox 360
price cuts are now the real deal. The 360
Arcade is now just €199.99 / £159.99,
Mac SE gutted, converted into toilet while the Premium drops €80 / £50 to
€269.99 / £199.99 and the Elite comes
paper dispenser down €80 / £40 to €369.99 / £259.99. That
means the Arcade is now half the price of
By Darren Murph (Engadget) his bathroom than in the trash, so he the 40GB PS3 in the EU -- not necessarily
whipped out a screwdriver, removed some a great 1:1 comparison, but something tells
Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:54:00 AM
internal brackets and gave the unit a fresh us it's going to look awfully convincing on
Filed under: Desktops, Household coat of paint. $15 and a few hours later, store shelves.

We've seen antiquated Macs given new life


out popped his new toilet paper dispenser.
Check out the read link for a bunch more
Zune Originals engravings still free, as in
as fish tanks and living room decorations,
but the iWipe takes repurposing to an
pics -- oh, and stop second guessing
yourself, you're totally building one of
$10 to $15 Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

entirely different level. As you can clearly these next weekend. By Thomas Ricker (Engadget) forum jockeys riding the Zuneboards. The
see in the image above, one particular Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:13:00 AM
Tattoo Series is now $10 or $15 for the
engineering soul figured a spare Macintosh Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Artist Series. Custom engravings are still
SE case would look a whole lot better in Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable free. Of course, there's no better way to
Video keep those Zunes original than to charge
cold, cash money for off-the-shelf designs.
It couldn't last forever. Now those free,
laser-etched designs of the Zune Originals [Thanks, Mike]
series will cost ya. Microsoft quietly made
the switch sometime over the last few Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
weeks (if not the weekend) according to

The Best Things In Life May Be Free, But It Cost $400 Million To Get The Beatles On iTunes
By Duncan Riley (TechCrunch) Now give me money Under the deal, the money will be for the Holy Grail of music downloads.
Submitted at 3/10/2008 12:05:08 AM
That’s what I want distributed to Ringo Starr, the families of (via CrunchGear)
That’s what I want, yeah George Harrison and John Lennon, Crunch Network: CrunchGeardrool over
The best things in life are free That’s what I want… Michael Jackson, EMI and Sony, along the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.
But you can keep them for the birds and Paul McCartney has signed a $400 million with McCartney getting his share as well.
bees deal with Apple for the distribution of the entire Beatles’ back catalog on iTunes. The deal finally finishes Steve Job’s quest
10 Technology * Social Net * Your Click and Print Newspaper

Digg Users Are Doing Their Best To Kill Watch Out FriendFeed:
An Acquisition Socialthing! Is Even Easier
By Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) one less viewer. Those fuckers taint
Submitted at 3/9/2008 3:25:06 PM to Use
Digg users tend to get pissed off about a
everything they touch.
• Is this for real come on Kevin don’t give
up to digg to these huge companies. What By Mark Hendrickson (TechCrunch)
lot of things. Any story about Microsoft, makes digg so special and fun is that it’s
Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:05:34 AM
for example. Or anything that criticizes independent this is not a good idea.
Apple. Usually, the ability to bury stories • If Microsoft purchases this site, go ahead There are a bazillion social network
about non-mob-approved topics, combined and make your last act to institute a ‘delete aggregators out there (Mike attempted to you’ve become friends with people
with the comment area under headlines, is your account’ function. round up some of the most notable ones elsewhere. In contrast, FriendFeed requires
enough of a release valve to settle things • This is terrible news. Lets see if we can here). FriendFeed is the most visible of you to both explicitly designate friends
down. have yet another viable outlet bought up by them all for two main reasons: it was during the initial configuration (either one-
But not always - and Digg has a track Reddit. I like Digg more, but either of huge conglomerates which try to feed us founded a group of ex-Googlers and, as a by-one or through Facebook/Gmail
record of surrendering to the mob when those scenarios would kill Digg for me.If what we are allowed to think and censor consequence, benefits from a clean and importing) and manually add new friends
things get really bad. MS is in, I’m out. our beliefs. I tell you what. If digg is sold, easy-to-use design. over time.
Based on some of the comments to this • OK guys, Kevin doesn’t give half a shit I’m not coming here anymore! Kevin But FriendFeed’s going to have some Another benefit Socialthing! has over
story about Digg’s officially-not- about you. He cares about what all please don’t let this happen. Tell us this is serious competition from a TechStars FriendFeed is its focus on allowing users
happening (but happening nonetheless) americans care about: $500,000,000 in his about more than money. startup called Socialthing!, which makes it to send data back to social services (if you
acquisition, Digg users are getting all riled pocket. Good old capitalism, eh?Goodbye even easier to get an overview of what want to respond to someone’s tweet, for
up for another fight. Particularly if the Digg… Its been good knowing you… too your friends are doing on the web. example, you can do so directly from
buyer ends up being Microsoft. bad you were gobbled up by corporate So far, the feedback is mostly pleading, not Socialthing! officially goes into private Socialthing!). On the other hand,
A sample of the 544 comments left on that america. I remember back in the day when angry (see this blog post). But as things beta today and will let in the first 1,000 FriendFeed is all about reading data from
story: you were a bastion of free speech and progress, this could turn nasty, and fast. TechCrunch readers who use the invitation services but not about writing it back.
• Don’t sell Digg Kevin! Digg this story unfettered entertainment, but no longer. I Mixx, Reddit and other competitors, I’m code “TechCrunch” to sign up (you’ll have While FriendFeed generally takes more
he needs to know how we feel! guess I will have to revert back to the “best sure, are looking forward to that to wait a few days to get your account, effort, its approach does have unique
• Why not sell digg when you don’t care of” section of Craigslist. Don’t sell your happening, and will be more than happy to however). The service primarily differs advantages. You can follow friends of
about the community. Sell it and we will soul. pick up any stray Digg users who abandon from FriendFeed in the way it determines friends on FriendFeed and see updates
be happy. • As long as they lets us delete our the much-loved/much-hated which of your friends to track. While from services that you don’t personally
• Somehow i think if Microsoft manages accounts D i g g . C r u n c h B a s e FriendFeed actually requires users to use, all because FriendFeed users have
to buy digg a larger revolt than 09 F9 11… • I am new to digg.com and I really like it. InformationDiggInformation provided by create their own list of friends on more independently-defined presences.
will happen, at least i know what i will do If Microsoft were to buy it that would be it CrunchBase FriendFeed, Socialthing! realizes you FriendFeed also supports a wider range of
• I would have to see how things went for me. I will remove it from my favorites Crunch Network: MobileCrunchMobile probably don’t want to create yet another services than Socialthing! (28 vs. 11,
afterward. If Google tried to shoehorn their and never come back. Gadgets and Applications, Delivered list of your friends. So instead of asking although Facebook updates are noticeably
“style” in to Digg’s interfaces (see: • Dude. If Microsoft gets its fucking hands Daily. you to do more work, it automatically lacking from FriendFeed). Time, however,
Jotspot), or if Microsoft tried to turn it in to on this site then you will definitely have detects who your friends are on the social should narrow the gap.
a Windows program, I would switch to services to which you belong. In the end, whether FriendFeed succeeds
more than Socialthing! will depend on
Gigya Gets $9.5M to Grow Widget Ads The distinction may sound inconsequential
but Socialthing!’s method actually makes
whether people are looking for another
community or just a way to easily track
By Kristen Nicole (Mashable!) seeing some good results from its Wildfire I’ve mentioned with several other widget things a lot easier, both for initial set up their existing ones. I suspect the latter will
initiative, reporting hundreds of thousands ad networks, the tracking and analytics are and for longer term maintenance. When be the case.CrunchBase
Submitted at 3/9/2008 2:27:54 PM InformationSocialthing!FriendFeedTechSt
of widget installs per day, tracking over 3 all very important. This is for the purpose you sign up for Socialthing!, you only have
Widget platform Gigya has just raised $9.5 billion widget impressions per month. of providing a viable and attractive to provide it with your credentials to sites arsInformation provided by CrunchBase
million in a Series B round of financing, With the funds, Gigya will focus on alternative to traditional web like Facebook and Pownce. And as time Crunch Network: MobileCrunchMobile
led by Mayfield Fund. Additional growing out its platform, and further advertisements, and a way to offer a more goes by, you don’t have to worry about Gadgets and Applications, Delivered
investment comes from existing investors pushing its core Wildfire technology, as inclusive set of feedback mechanisms for setting up new friends on the service Daily.
Benchmark Capital and First Round well as its ad network. utilizing widgets as advertising methods. because it will automatically know that
Capital. Gigya is really looking at ways in which ShareThis
Just a few weeks ago, Gigya added some marketers can provide more content-rich
major updates to its ad network, and is solutions for their campaign efforts, and as
Your Click and Print Newspaper Technology * Social Net * 11

Gmail Scam Signal Of A Much Bigger Manage Human Resources


Security Issue Online With Zoho People
By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)
By Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) guys, too. So if a single user’s credentials SecureID for authentication, and they’ll Submitted at 3/10/2008 12:26:01 AM
Submitted at 3/10/2008 12:20:38 AM
become known, the business they work for still be at risk. Over time, hopefully, even
is at risk. smaller companies will require it. Despite fierce competition from Google,
This weekend news came that a Gmail That has led a number of experts to In the meantime, something else about the folks at Zoho seem to be determined to As Allen at Center Networks correctly
archive service called G-Archiver, which conclude that Google Apps can never be a Google’s security policy caught my eye. offer a very complete office & productivity suggests, Zoho People won’t work in large
backs up all of your Gmail emails to your real threat to Microsoft Exchange and They’ll turn over data to third parties when online package and emerge as the leader in corporations simply because they probably
hard drive, was actually the front for a Sharepoint. All of the sensitive business required to by law (including search this crowded space. Their latest offering is have some enterprise grade system in
scam - hard coded into the application was information of a company, if stored on warrants, court orders, or subpoenas.) Zoho People, an online “people place, and is thus best suited for SMBs.
a “feature” that sent every user’s email Google’s servers, is just a password guess, Google says they will “attempt to notify management & recruitment solution” as However, Zoho People looks good enough
address and password to the creator’s own or in this case what is effectively a users before turning over their data they call it, which boils down to what that even some larger companies might
email account, giving him access to all of phishing scam, away. whenever possible and legally we’re used to calling “human resources consider switching from an expensive
their Gmail messages. I’ve spoken with Google employees about permissible.” That may not be good management”. system to lower costs.
These users should have known better than this issue in the past, and they point out enough for many companies, who would Zoho People provides you with a Check out the screenshot tour here; see the
to type their email credentials into a third that Google Apps allows authentication choose to fight an information transfer in dashboard which lets you control every online videos, or try the online demo. You
party service, so sympathy levels are at a mechanisms that require more than just a court before they turn it over. If it was on aspect of your company’s workforce: can also see an overview video below.
minimum. But there is a much bigger password. In the Google Apps Security their own servers they would be able to do recruitment, organization, departments,
problem to consider. Gmail is the entry Policy, they state: “Google Apps integrates that. But Google, certainly, won’t be going salaries, leaves of absence, holidays, ShareThis
point into a vast array of Google office with standard web SSO systems using the to court to fight on your behalf. Users trainings - in short, I wasn’t able to
services - including Google Docs and SAML 2.0 standard. This allows should consider themselves luck just to be remember anything that Zoho People
Google Apps. Those services allow users integration with custom sign-on and/or notified that the information was released. didn’t have.
to share documents with others. If one advanced authentication (SecureID). Caveat Emptor.
user’s email credential become Solutions can be custom made or Google Crunch Network: CrunchBoardbecause it’s Hear The New R.E.M.
compromised, all of those sensitive Partner supplied.” time for you to find a new Job2.0
documents become available to the bad Of course many companies won’t use Album on iLike Before
it Hits the Stores
No Longer Under Age: Zivity Takes $7 Million In By Stan Schroeder (Mashable!)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:15:11 AM

Venture Financing For Adult Content Social Network Music discovery social network (most
famous for its Facebook application) iLike
By Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) Facebook investor. Both are investors in likely stay there until early 2009), although will be streamed in its entirety beginning
Submitted at 3/9/2008 12:25:43 AM
Slide. current users are given invitations to give March 24th - a week before is US release
John Malloy of BlueRun Ventures and to their friends. That means that most on April 1st. R.E.M. will also record an
Zivity is an adult content social network Luke Nosek of Founders Fund join Zivity people joining the site today already know exclusive video message for iLike users in
and user generated content site (they call it co-founders Scott Banister, Cyan Banister someone who’s using it, and can add them which they’ll introduce and discuss the
“Promoting Beauty 2.0). It has the (who also models for the site) and Jeffrey as a friend. In my “testing” of the site I album. The album is called “Accelerate”
distinction of being one of the first adult Wescott on the company’s board of noticed that the current users seem active and if you still hope it’ll be better than
content startups to be backed by venture directors. in voting and friending. My guess is that “Automatic For The People,” wake the hell
capital via a $1 million seed round in 2007, The site allows both amateur and building the community slowly but up. It won’t.
and it caused quite a stir at its official professional models and photographers to focusing on active users is a good way to This is cool news for iLike, which has
launch at TechCrunch40. As we mentioned show their stuff. Users vote on those that go. And besides, anyone that really wants really gone a long way. One day, everyone
last month, mainstream press is starting to they like, which channel real dollars to the in can get an invitation on around you is telling you that making
pay serious attention to them. talent. The more votes, the more money. InviteShare.CrunchBase Facebook apps is a waste of time and that
The company will announce a new $7 The basic site is free, but users must pay to InformationZivityInformation provided by it’ll never amount to anything, and the next
million round of financing in a deal led by vote. About 40% of gross revenue is given CrunchBase day a huge rock band is streaming its new
both BlueRun Ventures and Founders directly to the talent. With a recent feature that shows who is adding who as Crunch Network: CrunchBoardbecause it’s album through your service. Next step:
Fund. The company has now raised a total redesign, the site is focused much more on friends, and which models users have time for you to find a new Job2.0 Rolling Stones give exclusive distribution
of $8 million. The social networking social networking - users and talent have voted for. rights for their new album for a plugin of a
experience that these VCs add is profile pages and can add each other as Zivity remains in private beta (and will widget in an iPhone app.
substantial. Founders Fund is an early friends. They’ve even added a news feed ShareThis
12 Technology * Your Click and Print Newspaper

CNET Board Has “Tense, Zoho People Launches for Free.


Uncomfortable” Meeting Does Salesforce.com Have
Anything to Worry About?
With Jana Corsortium By Erick Schonfeld (TechCrunch)
By Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) Submitted at 3/10/2008 8:54:02 AM

Submitted at 3/9/2008 8:11:19 PM If you’ve heard of Zoho, you probably


think of Zoho Office, its suite of Web- is going after WorkDay (started by
Last Thursday, March 6, multiple sources PeopleSoft founder Dave Duffield),
say, the CNET board of directors and CEO based productivity software (word
business internationally and focus less on processor, spreadsheet, presentation). But Salesforce.com, and smaller online HR
Neil Ashe met with representative from the infrastructure improvements. apps such as Vemo’s. To get businesses to
Jana Partners investor consortium that has Zoho Office is primarily as a marketing
amassed a 21% ownership stake in the
For now the two groups are mostly talking
about high level company strategy. But at
exercise. Zoho’s real business is in
offering a series of Web-based enterprise
try it, the software will be free for the beta
period. The pricing is yet to be determined, A Facebook
troubled company. The goal of the meeting but will probably be in the range of
was to negotiate a settlement that would
avoid a proxy fight and a potential hostile
some point the consortium, which is the
largest CNET stockholder, will want a
apps that it started introducing last
September—CRM, Project Management, $50/month for HR administrators and Application To Find
significant board presence. That might $4/month for other employees. It will also
takeover attempt.
Jana Partners’ founder Barry Rosenstein
mean as many as 3-4 board seats out of the
Web conferencing, an online database.
And today it is adding Zoho People in be available as part of Zoho’s suite of Blood Donors Fast
8 that exist now. beta. enterprise apps under blended pricing.
was the lead representative from the CNET stock continues to slump - it’s Maybe Salesforce should just buy Zoho. By Michael Arrington (TechCrunch)
consortium’s side, which also includes Zoho People is a Web-based enterprise app
worth about half as much as it was two f o r m a n a g i n g h u m a n Oh yeah, it already tried that. Submitted at 3/9/2008 9:32:46 PM
investments from Sandell Asset years ago. The company has recently made
Management, Spark Capital, and resources—recruiting, org charts, HR About 43,000 pints of blood are donated
a few high profile management changes forms, an employee self-service portal. Zoho People from Raju Vegesna on each day by Canadians and Americans,
entrepreneur Paul Gardi. (all for the better, in my opinion) and has V i m e o . C r u n c h B a s e
From what we hear the meeting didn’t go Here are some screenshots and an online which help the 4.5 million patients who
sold off assets. But deeper changes are demo. InformationZohoVemo Enterprise need that blood transfusions every year.
so well. “It was tense and uncomfortable,” clearly needed.CrunchBase Workforce PlanningInformation provided
said one source. The CNET board “is in a Zoho People is targeted at small businesses Total donations aren’t adequate to satisfy
InformationCNET NetworksInformation with 50 or more employees—companies by CrunchBase demand, though, and shortages occur
state of denial” about the seriousness of the provided by CrunchBase Crunch Network: MobileCrunchMobile
situation, said another. The consortium that cannot afford PeopleSoft, but cannot regularly.
Crunch Network: MobileCrunchMobile manage their business on Excel Gadgets and Applications, Delivered When a patient is in need of blood that
wants the company to focus on technology, Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.
including an overhaul of the dated CNET spreadsheets anymore. More directly, Zoho isn’t available, it becomes a life and death
Daily. situation. Historically the Red Cross will
content management system and ad
serving platform. The CNET board instead make efforts to alert the public during a
wants to “aggressively expand” their shortage. But there may be a better way -
leverage the social networks to get the
word out. If shortages of a certain type of
Startups Must Hire The Right People And Watch Every blood occur in a certain zip code, having a
database of willing donors in that zip code
to contact may be the most efficient way to
Penny. Or Fail. solve the problem quickly.
That’s where Takes All Types (TAT), a
non-profit organization, comes in. Users
By Michael Arrington (TechCrunch) his opinion on the matter was clear. spent just a few minutes editing his post, install their just-released Facebook
Submitted at 3/8/2008 11:02:58 AM
I happen to disagree with Duncan and the he would have had a 100% different application, tell it their location and blood
others criticizing Calacanis, though. Our reaction from readers. type, and say how often they are willing to
Yesterday Jason Calacanis, the founder of writers have complete editorial discretion, I’m not that interested in analyzing each of
Mahalo (and, full disclosure, our partner at be contacted to donate blood (maximum is
and I would never ask him to change his his 17 suggestions - some I agree with, every 57 days). If a shortage occurs, they’ll
TechCrunch40), wrote a blog post titled overall tone or message. But I do want to some I don’t. But I am interested in adding contact you via the methods that you
“How to save money running a startup.” chime in with my own thoughts because my thoughts to what I believe are (or authorize (Facebook, email, text message,
Boy was he attacked. Bloggers lined up to this is an important cultural issue and should be) his underlying messages: etc.)
take their shots at him. Examples are here, worthy of further discussion. (more…)
here, here and, especially, here. Crunch Network: CrunchGeardrool over
Some of Calacanis’ points were probably Crunch Network: MobileCrunchMobile the sexiest new gadgets and hardware.
Our own Duncan Riley also wrote a post written in haste, like his statement “Fire Gadgets and Applications, Delivered
criticizing Calacanis and a firestorm of people who are not workaholics” (he later controversial, like his advice to “Buy Daily.
comments blew in. He took a more changed it to “Fire people who don’t love cheap tables and expensive chairs.”
humorous approach to make his points, but their work”). Others were not Overall, I get the impression that if he had
Your Click and Print Newspaper Technology * Social Net * TV * 13

MightyQuiz: Stump Strangers Wetpaint Adds Friend


with Your Arcane Knowledge Feeds, and Social
By Mark Hendrickson (TechCrunch)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:30:56 AM

Y Combinator startup MightyQuiz just


Networking Tools
launched with the intent of bringing user By Kristen Nicole (Mashable!)
generated content to quizzes. Submitted at 3/9/2008 2:36:16 PM
The concept is straightforward: users can
write their own quiz questions on any topic Wetpaint wikis are taking more steps to
(e.g. “Aside from English, what is the
second official language in New Zealand?”
become like fully-functioning social
networks, with the release of several new
Breaking Bad: A No
Answer: “Maori”). These are then
categorized, answered, rated, and
features that are typically found on social
networking sites, moving attention away
Rough Stuff Type
commented on by other users, who can
pass time by going through them one after
from the enterprise solutions Wetpaint has
recently been working on. Feeds, for
for their wikis. This is pretty important for
those Jericho lovers out there, and others Deal (season finale)
another. instance, seems to be the single-most looking to turn their wikis into a web- By Jason Hughes (TV Squad)
The creators have implemented all of the important feature that any and all social organism that brings people together to
Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:42:00 AM
social features we’ve come to expect from networks are adding to their feature sets affect change (or just get you more
Web 2.0: user profiles, top contributor entertainment in its current form, it could for the purpose of making their users more attention). Filed under: Episode Reviews, Breaking
lists, most popular quiz questions, and also be tailored for educational purposes. communicative. The feeds will include One feature that is actually sure to make Bad
widgets. We’re told that one potential The topics of history and science are two dashboard and friend updates, so users can Wetpaint wikis feel more like a social (S01E07) Well, I have to say that while
monetization strategy will come from natural fits for a tool like this. As have global and personal view of what’s network is the new Compliments option, this finale did establish a certain status
white labeling the service for use on apparently is Seinfeld (see occurring on Wetpaint. which lets you dole out kudos to your quo, albeit a highly precarious one, it was
traditional media sites that need ways to pic).CrunchBase InformationY There are also more friend invite options to friends. It’s a very nice version of poking, by no means a satisfying series ender.
engage users. For example, Rolling Stone CombinatorInformation provided by get others to contribute to wiki material and will hopefully be used for encouraging Thus, I fully expect that AMC will renew
could encourage their online readers to CrunchBase that you’ve worked on, which is of course purposes, in garnering additional support this amazing show for a second season
contribute questions about the history of Crunch Network: CrunchBoardbecause it’s an integral tool for wikis and speaks to the for continued contributions from other post haste. Did you here me, AMC?
music. time for you to find a new Job2.0 overall trends we’re seeing in social media users. These compliments can actually be Whatever you need to do to secure these
While the service is mainly for collaboration. Custom profiles give more collected and displayed as awards on your actors and get this ball rolling. And maybe
personalization options for wiki users, and profile, so everyone knows how cool you give us at least 13 episodes next time, eh?
a bulked up photo gallery means that are. Continue reading Breaking Bad: A No
media sharing can become more central to Some may wonder if wikis really need to Rough Stuff Type Deal (season finale)
users’ activity. move in the direction of social networking
There are a couple of self-promotional as we currently know it, but as more Permalink | Email this | | Comments
features that have been layered into this collaborative tools are layered into social
update, such as the Promote My Site networking tools, it’s important on both
Wizard, which is a “hands-off” way for ends for these efforts to be realized.
users to seek out better SEO and traction ShareThis

MySpace Said To Be Ready To Strike Music Deals By March Close


By Paul Glazowski (Mashable!) Warner, and EMI - by the end of March. A personal observation of this news is that of mid-2007 is anything to go by, perhaps
Submitted at 3/9/2008 10:08:20 AM
That offers any potential deals about three it is not iTunes nor Amazon that should be businesses like Last.fm may not find any
weeks’ time in which to establish official especially frightened of a MySpace- and/or such debut by MySpace or Facebook
Reports were filed last month by the media ties. Facebook-based music service. Rather, it especially threatening. Any measurement
concerning MySpace’s purported The sole holdout in such discussions is should be social Web-based services built of success of proposals mentioned over the
negotiations with the world’s four largest Universal Music, “which has insisted that upon the model of music sharing. Last.fm last several weeks will hinge on excellence
record labels to gather rights for its own MySpace first resolve a lawsuit that draw the notice of major distributors of is a prime example. Such business will of execution - or lack thereof.
music distribution platform. Today, Joshua (UMG) filed against the site over alleged digital downloads like iTunes and likely be most immediately affected by the ShareThis
Chaffin of the FT talks of learning that copyright violations.” Amazon, but also Facebook, which also emergence of musics services installed
those talks may proceed to legitimate As Chaffin alludes very clearly to, this has been said to be in discussions with the within the top two largest social networks
agreements among MySpace and at least news of impending agreements among the Big Four to build in tandem with its online.
three of the four labels - Sony BMG, abovementioned parties not only would network its own full-fledged music annex. On the other hand, if the Bebo-iTunes deal
14 Social Net * TV * Your Click and Print Newspaper

iTunes Finally Secures Beatles MashMeet NYC REMIX This


Catalogue. Mr Jobs $400m Poorer. Friday: 20 More Tickets Now
By Paul Glazowski (Mashable!)
Submitted at 3/9/2008 10:32:11 AM
Available
By Adam Hirsch (Mashable!)
Following up the previous music-specific Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:28:40 AM
story of the day here on Mashable, it
appears that Paul McCartney, previously a The re-scheduled MashMeet NYC REMIX
member of the fabled Beatles music is approaching! With a new, slightly larger
quartet (the so-called Fab Four), has finally venue, we have decided to release an
agreed to distribute the whole of the additional 20 tickets for sale.
historied band’s back catalogue for the MashMeet NYC REMIX is a whole new
sum of $400m. A portion of the profits will spin on the massively popular MashMeet
be given to Ringo Starr, another surviving NYC meetups: in addition to the usual
member of the group, as well as the drinking and networking, there will be
families of the late George Harrison and presentations in front of a 300+ crowd and
John Lennon, reports the UPI. streaming live on the web. There will be
So far, the Beatles catalogue has been one food, liquor and beer! Join Pete Cashmore,
of few in existence not secured by Steve sometime later this year. arousing strong anticipation among its Adam Ostrow, Adam Hirsch and hundreds
Jobs and his iTunes enterprise. It has been Perhaps this coming Tuesday? How customer base is a standard practice among of top technology powerbrokers for the
suggested for a number of years that a deal enticing a prospect. However it is highly marketing forces that will no doubt be biggest, best and most exclusive Mashable
was imminent at numbers moments in the unlikely that iTunes’s proprietor would used. Particularly so in this case. event so far!Full details for the event:
past, only to be unsubstantiated. Now the exercise such haste when dealing with Name: MashMeet NYC REMIX
news is permanently etched in stone - or something so coveted the world over as the A comment on this post counts as an entry Date: Friday, March 14th, 2008 Schedule: Presentations will begin at 7:15
what amounts for “stone” in age of the Beatles songbook. Instead, the service is in our Mashable Rocks contest! Time: 7:00 pm till 10:00 pm EST promptly. There will be 6 five minute
Web. And it appear that McCartney has likely to promote the impending delivery ShareThis Place:The Anchor Bar NYC, 310 Spring presentations, each with a short question
kept his word. He said last November to of albums such as Sergeant Pepper’s Street, New York, NY and answer period following. The
expect an aggrement to be made within a Lonely Hearts Club Band and Revolver RSVP?: 20 additional tickets on sale here. presentations will be streaming live via the
year. His word has proven accurate. Look extensively prior to their debut. Great sales We have also alloted 30 additional tickets internet on Mashable and CenterNetworks,
for the Beatles catalogue to arrive are what iTunes is after, for sure, and for members of the media (if you are a a MashMeetNYC REMIX affiliate.
member of the press or a blogger, please e- (more…)
ShareThis
Entriq Acquires DayPort to Better mail me for details).

Stump the King - Uncle Fester


Service Cross-Platform Ads By Paul Goebel (TV Squad)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 12:34:00 AM
By Kristen Nicole (Mashable!) out. This is partially due to the presence of Filed under: Ask TV Squad, Children
Submitted at 3/9/2008 8:59:30 PM
the long tail, and the ability for the web Here's an interesting letter I got from a
and other platform services to provide reader named Carla Lee.
Entriq is a DRM service that deals with accessible means for media consumption
end-to-end media solutions for content "When i was a little girl, I lived in Ohio.
in multiple ways. There was this show called the uncle al
owners and publishers that are active in So what are you left with? A growing show. I was on one of the weekly shows.
web distribution. One thing th company necessity to have an all-encompassing Do you know how i can get info on this. I
noticed as a point of major discussion and will be joining Entriq as the company’s service that will let you reach your Continue reading Stump the King - Uncle
concern was the ability to provide a way in new CTO. would like to see it if possible. thanks "
consumers, despite their method of media I, personally, had never heard of The Fester
which brands could reach audiences across While some of DayPort’s and Entriq’s consumption. This is one thing that Entriq
platforms and media consumption services overlap, it’s the ability to bring a Uncle Al Show, but I did a little research
is attempting to accomplish with its and found out that it aired on the ABC Permalink | Email this | | Comments
methods. higher level of functionality across more acquisition of DayPort, especially for the
In an effort to address this issue within its platforms and channels of distribution, in affiliate, WCPO in Cincinnati.
purpose of spreading advertising
own company, Entriq has in fact acquired order to reach more consumers. One thing opportunities.
DayPort, a company that deals with video I’ve found in speaking with media ShareThis
publishing, content, work-flow and publishers, especially in the video realm, is
syndication solutions, for an undisclosed that the exacting trends for online media
amount. Cory Factor, CEO of DayPort, consumption have yet to be fully figured
Your Click and Print Newspaper TV * 15

The Simpsons: Dial 'N' for Giveaway Monday: South Park


Nerder Imaginationland
By Richard Keller (TV Squad) By Keith McDuffee (TV Squad)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:01:00 AM
Submitted at 3/9/2008 4:29:00 PM

Filed under: OpEd, The Simpsons, Episode Filed under: TV on DVD, Animation,
Reviews Contests and Giveaways, South ParkThis
(S19E14) "Oh boy, dinnertime! The time we've got five copies of South Park
perfect break between work and drunk." -- Imaginationland on DVD for five lucky,
Homer J. Simpson random commenters. The DVD is
Before I get to the review as a whole for available in stores tomorrow.
this week's installment of The Simpsons I
want to talk about one of the most To enter, simply leave a comment below
disturbing scenes that has ever graced this before 5:00PM Eastern, Friday, March 14,
program. It involves Homer, who is simply telling us your favorite quote from
breaking his one millionth diet or South Park. As always, we'll randomly
something. In one scene he's shown choose five winners amongst the eligible
the guys in the control truck to turn the entries. Some other details:
entering a room of a sleazy motel with
what looks like another woman. Turns out
hidden cameras off. Brrr!
Other than that, this was a pretty good • To enter, leave a confirmed comment South Park Imaginationland on DVD
Human Giant: The
it's just a rack of meat (I think it was lamb,
I couldn't hear Homer) dripping in its own
episode. below stating your favorite quote from
South Park.
(valued at $19.99).
TV Squad
juices. He then goes about treating the Continue reading The Simpsons: Dial 'N'
meat like a lover, sucking on the juices, for Nerder
• The comment must be left before March
14, 2008 at 5:00PM Eastern Time. Click here for complete Official Rules. Interview - AUDIO
caressing it, and even bringing it to the
shower with him. I was in total agreement • You may enter only once. By Joel Keller (TV Squad)
Permalink | Email this | | Comments • Five winners will be selected in a Permalink | Email this | | Comments
with the host of Sneakers -- the fictitious Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:02:00 AM
television show that was a parody of the random drawing.
real-life show Cheaters -- when he asked • Five winners will receive a copy of

Ten actors I want to see on TV Dirt: Dirty Slutty Whores


By Jonathan Toomey (TV Squad) something we saw in season one (such as
By Allison Waldman (TV Squad) Rick Fox's portrayal of a basketball star
Submitted at 3/9/2008 4:01:00 PM
Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:00:00 AM based loosely on his former teammate
Filed under: OpEd, Dirt, Episode Reviews Kobe Bryant), but not as much. The fun
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Awards, this season comes from seeing where the
EmmysHave you noticed lately that the (S02E02) "Let's just figure out how her tabloid headlines end and the creativity of
new faces cropping up on TV series in Daddy's gonna use his money to get his Dirt's writers begins.
starring roles are often actors you've never little girl off... did I just say that? Huh, %Gallery-17043%
seen before -- or if you have, it was in a oddly aroused." - Lucy Continue reading Dirt: Dirty Slutty
supporting role of a feature or a foreign TV At first glance, Dirt may not look all that Whores
show? Think about it, Lee Pace as the Pie noticeable departure from last season,
original to a new viewer. Granted we're these first two installments have relied
Man on Pushing Daisies, Jonny Lee Miller only two episodes into the new season, but Read | Permalink | Email this | | Comments
on Eli Stone, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in heavily on recent tabloid headlines. It was
bear with me for a second. In the most
New Amsterdam, Michelle Ryan in Bionic
Woman, all of these leads are relatively
new faces. That's one way to cast series. Big Brother 9: Nomination Ceremony #4
Another is for big stars to take to TV, if are going back and forth a lot more fluidly. By Jackie Schnoop (TV Squad) may have once had. I'm continually
not for the first time, than for a return. amazed by this group, usually not so much
Submitted at 3/9/2008 4:00:00 PM
%Gallery-18004% in a good way. I think I'm more amazed
In an interesting article at IGN.com, Continue reading Ten actors I want to see Filed under: OpEd, Big Brother (US), along the lines of Dumb and Dumber.
blogger Travis Fickett points out that there on TV Episode Reviews Continue reading Big Brother 9:
used to be a line of demarcation between (S09E12) "We can only come out of this Nomination Ceremony #4
the worlds of acting: film actors vs. Permalink | Email this | | Comments stronger." - James
television actors. But nowadays the stars probably won't be responsible for the Permalink | Email this | | Comments
I think he meant "what doesn't kill you physical deaths of any of the houseguests,
makes you stronger." While Big Brother 9 it just might ruin whatever social lives they
16 TV * Movies Your Click and Print Newspaper
HUMAN
continued from page 15
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on telephone last week as they were doing a
DVD, InterviewsConsidering that MTV round of promotion for their second
seems to cater to nothing but teenagers, season, as well as the DVD of the first
how did two thirtysomethings and a very season, which was released on March 4.
mature 25 year-old end up making one of
the network's most popular shows? Tidbits from the interview, and audio clips,
are after the jump.
By being funny. Damn funny, in fact. Continue reading Human Giant: The TV
Squad Interview - AUDIO
Rob Huebel, Aziz Ansari, and Paul Scheer
(l-r), otherwise known as Human Giant, Permalink | Email this | | Comments
are entering their second season on the
cable network, starting tomorrow night at
11 PM ET. I spoke to the guys by

Stargate Atlantis may be coming Live from SXSW: Who


back earlier than expected Wants to See 'Super High
By Richard Keller (TV Squad) Me' With Some Friends?
Submitted at 3/10/2008 3:04:00 AM By Scott Weinberg (Cinematical)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 3:02:00 AM
Filed under: Industry, Programming,
Stargate
A few weeks ago we reported that a fifth
The Wire: -30- (series finale) Filed under: Comedy, Documentary,
SXSW, DistributionI recently got to have a
season of Stargate Atlantis would be airing By Jonathan Toomey (TV Squad) series finale of The Wire. But there was very entertaining conversation with Super
on the SciFi network sometime in the fall, one more too. You always hear the saying High Me star Doug Benson and producer
Submitted at 3/10/2008 1:21:00 AM
just as the fourth season did back in 2007. "if it ain't broke don't fix it," but over the Alex Campbell -- most of which you'll get
Well, it now seems like the premiere of the Filed under: OpEd, The Wire, Episode course of five seasons and sixty episodes to read later -- but for now, there's some
new season will be moving up a couple of Reviews of The Wire, David Simon systematically fun news to share regarding the flick. As
months. explained why things that are broken don't you may or may not know, Super High Me
A number of online resources, including Season Four cliffhanger."
(S05E10) "...the life of kings." - H.L. seem to get fixed either. And now it's over. is (obviously) a take-off on Morgan
Gateworld, TV Guide, and the personal Mencken %Gallery-13453% Spurlock's very entertaining Super Size Me
blog of Atlantis executive producer Joseph History repeats itself. Just like Daniels Continue reading The Wire: -30- (series -- only instead of eating Big Macs for 30
Mallozzi, are reporting that the showwill Continue reading Stargate Atlantis may be said, what's the point if one generation is
coming back earlier than expected finale) days ... Doug Benson is going to smoke
be premiering in July. "The decision on the too busy training the next how not to do marijuana (all day every day) for 30 days.
Season Five premiere date rests with SCI the job? More than anything, that was the Permalink | Email this | | Comments (But only after he stays pot-free for 30
FI," Mallozzi writes in his blog, "However, Permalink | Email this | | Comments biggest message that came across in the
I'm hopeful that fans won't have to wait
until the fall to see the resolution of our

By the Hammer of Thor -- Movie Still Happening!


By Elisabeth Rappe (Cinematical) have to decide if they want to make the September, he cited Gladiator as an running but is still in talks only for a
Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:02:00 AM
movie and then we take it from there." inspiration, and scriptwriter Mark secondary part.
Protosevich sees the story in Biblical
Filed under: Action, RumorMonger, Marvel not want to make a comic book terms. Like I said, I can't really picture it. Even in
Newsstand, Comic/Superhero/GeekThere movie? Yeah, I don't think they're really epic Gladiator terms, I still see it as
are some comic book heroes I just can't going to duck out of that. Vaughn Vaughn also says he wants a total something that might have been made in
envision on the big screen. One of these is recognizes that the character is inherently a unknown to play the part -- I think this is the 1980's. Am I missing the awesomeness
Thor -- but Matthew Vaughn is still bit ridiculous, but is confident he can strike the first buff hero movie that hasn't of the character? Feel free to flame me and
determined to do it. In an interview with a balance between a faithful portrayal and immediately had Gerard Butler's name tell me so, Thor fans.Permalink | Email this
Empire, he confirms that he's still on board updating that winged helmet. "I think you attached to it. (Until someone picks this up | Comments
and that the next move is up to Marvel. have to respect that it is comic book and come up with something fresh. I think we and sees only "Butler" and "Thor" and runs
"We're in a holding pattern at the silly to be frank, so you have to combine can come up with something special." Last it as a rumor.) Another Scottish actor,
moment," he said. "It's up to Marvel, they that with a modern style and hopefully Kevin McKidd, was rumored to be in the
Your Click and Print Newspaper Movies 17
LIVE
Simon Pegg is Givin' it All continued from page 16
days, of course.)

He's Got in Star Trek If this sounds like an entertaining idea for a
documentary ... too bad. Someone already
By Elisabeth Rappe (Cinematical) made it. Get your own idea. But here's the
Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:32:00 AM
next best thing: If you'd like to organize a
(FREE!) screening of Michael
Filed under: Classics, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Bleiden'sSuper High Me for you and your
P a r a m o u n t , F a n d o m , pals, you can do so starting on (you
Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and guessed it) April 20. You don't even have
SequelsHas there ever been a set more to smoke weed while you watch it! It's
tightly guarded than J.J. Abrams' Star Trek funny either way! (Erik Davis' full review
reboot? of Super High Me will appear on this very
Even Eric Bana was twitchy and guarded blog in the very near future. But here's a
on Jay Leno about his shaved head, as if preview: He liked it.)
we don't already know who he's playing.
Head on over to the official b-side.com/
I respect it. It's nice when everything isn't Super High Me website to check out all the
spoiled right off the bat, but it doesn't seem "Roll Your Own Screening" information.
as though your actors should fear you. Over at The Hollywood Reporter, Screen
Media's Suzanne Blech summed it up
ButEmpire managed to get Simon Pegg, borrowing his wife's "merry [Scottish] nicely: ""It can be difficult to get stoners
who's playing that famous Scottish accent" for the part, but isn't at liberty to off the couch ... The number of people who
engineer, to talk a bit. He revealed he had say whether she's a Highlander, a get stoned in America is quite a large

SXSW Review: The finished his scenes and that he thinks the
movie is going to be "fantastic." A Star
Trek geek himself, the biggest moment for
Lowlander or of that special Glasgow
variety. "I'll get sued," insists Pegg. (That
means it is Glasgow and fans will be
percentage, and all we want for them is to
tell their friends that they have to see this
funny, funny movie." Well, speaking as a
him was "just being there on the big fan of ...comedy, I can agree with
Promotion Enterprise, it was incredible."

It should hearten any Star Trek fan to hear


angered. Just kidding. Now I'll be sued.)

Star Trek will be released May 8th, 2009.


Suzanne there. The only people who might
not chuckle at this flick are DEA
agents.Read | Read | Permalink | Email this
By Scott Weinberg (Cinematical) in 2008, then it will definitely end up in And we'll all be sued for talking about it
my top ten of the year. (Conrad is a first- Pegg's devotion to the original Scotty, until then! Why, this post could be yanked | Comments
Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:02:00 AM
time director; his previous screenplays James Doohan. "Everything is just a tribute before any of you read it. . .Permalink |
Filed under: Comedy, SXSW, Theatrical include Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, The to James Doohan and it's his role. I'm just Email this | Comments
Reviews, The Weinstein Co. Weather Man, and The Pursuit of very honoured to be able to step into his
Happyness.) This is a fantastic little shoes. I just hope I do him proud." He's
A few years ago, we were treated subjected comedy, filled with all sorts of weird little
to a retail farce known as Employee of the
Month, a near-witless comedy that pitted
Dane Cook and Dax Shepard against each
moments and strange diversions, but at its
core, The Promotion is a profanely sweet-
natured dual character study that doles out
Justin Long Heads to 'Hell'
other as moronic clerks who vie for the a LOT of laughs while actually celebrating By Monika Bartyzel (Cinematical) latter, maybe he'll follow in girlfriend
title of (you guessed it) Employee of the ... small doses of actual humanity! It's a Submitted at 3/10/2008 3:32:00 AM
Drew's footsteps and not make it past the
Month. I knew there was a lot of room for great comedy with an excellent message opening. I would say he bites it quickly...if
successful comedy in this sort of premise, Filed under: Horror, CastingCould Justin anyone other than Sam and Ivan Raimi
delivered by a bunch of actors who are Long be the next Bruce Campbell? Yeah,
but aside from a stray chuckle or two, clearly savoring the material. (My normal were behind it. So, all bets are off.
EOTM was an entirely stale and m.o. is to "champion" smaller horror no, but he is going to follow in Bruce's
completely sitcom-level effort. flicks, but a good movie is a good movie, footsteps. As we already know, Sam Raimi The big question, however, is: What does
period. If I can turn a dozen people onto is returning to horror with Drag Me to Raimi horror look like post-Spider-Man?
Now comes a very small, very funny, and Hell. First Ellen Page was attached, then Back in the day, he had Bruce Campbell
The Promotion, then I'm doing my job.) Alison Lohman replaced her. But what's a
oddly warm-hearted flick in sort of the Continue reading SXSW Review: The and low-budget beauty, but a lot has
same vein. It's called The Promotion; it PromotionPermalink | Email this | good Raimi horror without a leading man? changed since then. Will it be a blast to the
stars Sean William Scott and John C. Comments Variety reports that those shoes will be past with some new spark, a solid mixture
Reilly; it was written and directed by first- filled by none other than Justin Long, who of past and present, or be an effects
timer Steve Conrad ... and if it comes out will play Lohman's boyfriend. Lohman's character, and it's a morality extravaganza that even Ash wouldn't
tale. Seeing that the boyfriend isn't the star recognize? And speaking of Ash, what sort
Not too many details about the film are this time around, Long could be movie- of role will Campbell inevitably get in this
being released, other than that it will focus long help, or quick curse fodder. If the flick?Read | Permalink | Email this |
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Perfect Casting of the Day: Terry Gilliam Confirms Depp,


Depp as Dali Law, and Farrell in 'Parnassus'
By Monika Bartyzel (Cinematical) By Monika Bartyzel (Cinematical)
Submitted at 3/10/2008 4:32:00 AM
Live from
Submitted at 3/10/2008 5:32:00 AM

Filed under: Drama, Independent, Casting, Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, SXSW: Film
CastingAfter the shock of Heath Ledger's
RumorMongerI imagine that the
posthumous completion of Destino sent death, there were questions about his latest
project, Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium
Festival Madness
many a studio into a creative flurry.
"Salvador Dali! Why didn't we think of it of Dr. Parnassus. Then came rumors last By Kim Voynar (Cinematical)
before! Let's get a movie in the works!" month from AICN that Johnny Depp, Jude Submitted at 3/9/2008 12:02:00 PM
Then, of course, the idea spread through a Law, and Colin Farrell would ALL step in
to replace the actor. Well, the site was Filed under: SXSW, Festival Reports,
billion little tentacles and we ended up Cinematical Indie
with what Christopher Campbell said last right! Reuters reports that the filmmaker
year was 9 projects. Some have petered has confirmed the involvement of all three
actors. Saturday was a very busy day here at
off, some have stayed around, and one SXSW. We were up absurdly late on
seems to have nabbed its superstar. Friday night, and then awakened at 8AM
According to a statement from producers:
"Since the format of the story allows for by a car alarm going off outside our
The New Zealand Herald says that Johnny window, followed by all four of my kids'
Depp is holding auditions to find the preservation of his entire performance, am delighted that Heath's brilliant
works. Now, I completely get Depp as at no point will Heath's work be modified soccer coaches calling me from OKC to let
screenwriters for the Peter Rawley- Dali, and think that's as good as you can performance can be shared with the world. me know that today's games were canceled
produced Dali picture. (When CC wrote or altered through the use of digital We are looking forward to finishing the
get for the epic artist. I would also bet that technology." They follow with: "Each of due to cold weather. Thanks, guys, but I'm
about it last year, Rawley was trying to O'Toole could pull off something funky, movie and, through the film, with a in Austin. After the panel this morning, I
woo Depp.) In what I would call the best the parts played by Johnny, Colin, and modicum of humility, being able to touch
but Pacino? It almost sounds like a joke. Jude is representative of the many aspects grabbed lunch with filmmaker AJ Schnack
casting move in eons, Depp will star as Nevertheless, this might just pull me out of people's hearts and souls as Heath was able
of the character that Heath was playing." to do."Read | Permalink | Email this | (Kurt Cobain: About a Son), who also
Dali, and is scavenging the earth for the my distaste for back-to-back biopics on the writes a very excellent blog called All
right writer. A source told the publication same person. Stay tuned! Comments These Wonderful Things.
that Depp is "open to working with anyone For once, it seems like Gilliam's notorious
-- from housewives to pensioners -- if the bad luck will pay off into something
[via Ace Showbiz] special. In the words of the man himself: "I We gabbed about documentaries, traveling
script is right." Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments for film fests, balancing work and family,
and lots of other stuff; he's a supremely
Meanwhile, it also looks like the Al Pacino nice guy and it's always fun chatting with
and Peter O'Toole pics are still in the someone who's as big a dork for
documentary films as I am. Our lunch ran
Can Apatow Reinvigorate Sandler's Career with long due to crowds at all the area
restaurants, so I missed the screening of

Another Collaboration? We Are Wizards and had to bump it out to


a later day in the fest.
Continue reading Live from SXSW: Film
By Monika Bartyzel (Cinematical) project between Universal and Sony. Festival MadnessPermalink | Email this |
Submitted at 3/10/2008 2:02:00 AM
While production is set to begin later this Comments
year, Judd is keeping the plot under wraps.
Filed under: Comedy, CastingRecently, I Argh! That's so annoying.
watched the old Judd Apatow series
Undeclared. It was both a blast from the Since we can't talk about what the movie
past and a reminder that Adam Sandler will be about, other than to muse about
used to be pretty darned popular. He gets what sort of movie would require that trio,
knocked a lot these days; but really, he is what do you think about this
still around and kicking. However, the big Sandler/Apatow pairing? At the very least,
question is: What happens when you team it looks like Sandler is now one of
him up with the super-popular Apatow? Apatow's talent pool.Read | Permalink |
They're already testing that question with This time, Apatow has written a currently Email this | Comments
the upcoming Don't Mess with the Zohan, untitled comedy that will star Sandler, Seth
and now Variety reports that the two are Rogen, and Leslie Mann, and will be a co-
teaming up again.
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Live from SXSW: The Festival in


Pictures
By Erik Davis (Cinematical) but I simply HAD to get a pic of Weinberg
Submitted at 3/9/2008 1:02:00 PM
with this guy. Check out the gallery below
for images from our first two days here in
Filed under: SXSW, Festival Reports, Austin, and make sure you stay tuned all
Images week long as we continue to report back
with reviews, interviews and plenty of on-
My favorite image from the fest so far -- the-scene coverage from the 2008 South by
that's Cinematical's Scott Weinberg Southwest Film Festival.
hanging with some dude with a laser gun. I
apologize for not knowing what this guy Gallery: SXSW 2008
was promoting (it was late and we were Permalink | Email this | Comments
stumbling out of the opening night party),

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