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Celebrity Tools: Micro Video Captures the Tweets and Tribulations of B- and C-Listers

BY Zachary WilsonTue Nov 24, 2009 at 10:54 AM

Micro-video site Vidly (formerly TwitVid.io) has launched its new video commenting feature Vidly Express with the help of a rapper Chamillionaire. As you can see on his Web site, the feature allows users to record a video reply ...READ»

TWILIGHT | Comment

Inside the Vamp-artment of Twilight's Edward Cullen, Buy It for $3.3M!

BY Tyler GrayFri Nov 20, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Must every facet of Twilight's sparkly-skinned lead vampire Edward be irresistible? He may be a blood chugger, but his interior design sense doesn't suck. The character's (played by Robert Pattinson) digs are featured prominently in ...READ»

BLUE BEAT | 1 comment

BlueBeat's Hank Risan: That's Not the Beatles, It's a "Virtual Cover Band"

BY Tyler GraySat Nov 7, 2009 at 12:04 AM

If you thought that was AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and The Beatles you streamed for free or downloaded this week for $.25 from BlueBeat.com, it's an understandable error. The music sounded identical to songs by those artists. ...READ»

ADVERTISING | 2 comments

'30 Rock' Ends Product Placement Speculation, Writes Cisco Into Last Night's Episode

BY Tyler GrayFri Nov 6, 2009 at 7:13 AM

Cisco got one hell of a pitch man in Jack Donaghy. Last night's 30 Rock wasn't just notable for the its usual cavalcade of shenanigans, or even the NBC in-house fun-poking (Brian Williams as a stand-up comic? Jack saying something ...READ»

MUSIC MARKETING | Comment

Weezer Snuggie: Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Marketing Since the ELO Hockey Puck

BY Tyler GrayTue Nov 3, 2009 at 10:09 AM

For $30, the blue Weezer Snuggie--$50 for the "Snuggie Safari"--comes with a copy of the band's new album, "Raditude."READ»

MUSIC | Comment

BlueBeat Defiantly Selling Beatles, AC/DC, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin Right Now for Cheap

BY Tyler GrayFri Oct 30, 2009 at 12:52 PM

Download site BlueBeat seems to have looked squarely in the eye of litigious record label legal eagles and various judges who've sided with them--then figuratively dropped trou and shot 'em a moon.READ»

TYLER-GRAY | Comment

What 'Splatter' Means for the Future of Netflix

BY Tyler GrayFri Oct 16, 2009 at 7:11 AM

We learned yesterday that Netflix is partnering with legendary low-budget filmmaker Roger Corman to produce online miniseries Splatter. And viewers get to vote on which characters live or die on the episodes, which premiere Oct. ...READ»

TYLER-GRAY | 2 comments

Rap Maps: Plotting Jay-Z's 'Empire State of Mind' on Google

BY Tyler GrayTue Oct 13, 2009 at 11:21 AM

Follow the path of Jay-Z, as outlined in his song "Empire State of Mind."READ»

CELEBRITY | Comment

Paranormal Activity Tears a Page From the Blair Witch Playbook

BY Tyler GrayMon Oct 12, 2009 at 3:15 PM

Before the producers of the ultra-low-budget pants-wetter Paranormal Activity launched a Web campaign asking moviegoers to demand to see the film in their towns, they communed with the producers of the mother of all virally marketed ...READ»

TWITTER | 6 comments

Fast Feed: @TracyMorgan?

BY Tyler GrayWed Oct 7, 2009 at 2:58 PM

Twitter's good. It'd be great if Tracy Morgan, who already speaks in Tweets, joined. Twacy.org founder Hugh Dornbush wants to petition the 30 Rock star to do just that. He's also using the hilarious concept to virally promote his mobile celebrity stalking app, omgicu. Here's Hugh...READ»

MUSIC BUSINESS | 5 comments

Will Fans Pay Public Enemy to Make a New Album or Just Buy Old Hits on CD?

BY Tyler GrayWed Oct 7, 2009 at 6:53 AM

Rap Group Public Enemy is upending the major-label record deal routine by asking fans to finance its new album through Dutch company SellaBand. Meanwhile, Def Jam is re-releasing five discs worth of classic hits from P.E. and others in a plastic milk crate.READ»

FAMOUS FOR 140 CHARACTERS | 10 comments

Has Twitter Handicapped Our Ability to Mourn?

BY Dan MacsaiWed Aug 19, 2009 at 3:02 PM

In the weeks following Michael Jackson's death, more than 150,000 people commented on his Facebook wall and MySpace page. Some were straightforward ("I like the song beat it"); some were heartfelt ("Michael Jackson, you are the ...READ»

THE NEW DEAL | 7 comments

How to Find a Design Consiglieri

BY Gadi AmitFri Mar 27, 2009 at 10:36 AM

The toll of the bad economy is far greater than its direct economic impact. It affects virtually all elements of management, including the psyche of the personalities involved. Design, the less familiar and less established of ...READ»

ABSOLUT VODKA | 1 comment

Kanye West and His Absolut Image

BY Kevin OhannessianWed Aug 20, 2008 at 11:35 AM

On the train ride home last night, there was an ad for "BeKanye" -- a miracle drug to turn YOU into Kanye West! It was a fun poster, done in the style of those cheesy supplement ads. And though it made me smile, it took me ...READ»

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