The boldest move in network TV this fall? "The Big Bang Theory" is moving to Thursday nights. Yawn. But on the Web, new-media networks like Funny or Die and performers such as Felicia Day are producing imaginative shows that redefine must-see viewing -- whether you watch on an iPad or a Web-enabled TV. Sit back, relax, and reprogram your prime time.READ»
New York Times, Wall Street Journal, BBC--all fine news organizations, to be sure. But the surefire sign a story's made it out into the zeitgeist is when our nation's premier fake journalist, Jon Stewart, makes fun of it.READ»
The L.A. Times hears that Hulu is about to launch a $10 per month subscription service. This is huge--the biggest change in Hulu's strategy since launch.READ»
Anyone who watches 30 Rock, The Office, Community, or any other number of NBC shows has probably figured out that the network is trying to slip positive messages about sustainability into its programming. And in fact, NBC Universal ...READ»
Well, isn't this a doozy: The New York Times reports that Hulu may test out a new paid subscription model on the iPad. Is it possible, or even a good idea?READ»
McDonald's has spent a lot of time and money trying to up its sustainability status. Chargepoint EV Charging Stations, special parking spaces for hybrids, LEED-certified restaurants--you name it, if it's sustainable and doesn't have ...READ»
Jon Stewart's great, really he is, but this is awfully disappointing. ChatRoulette? What is this, January 27th?
That being said, the clip is really more about the ridiculous news coverage of ChatRoulette than the site itself, and ...READ»
Viacom announced yesterday that it will pull The Daily Show and The Colbert Report from the most popular online video site, Hulu. Although Jon Stewart and Steven Colbert top Hulu’s charts, Viacom said the shows are...READ»
When you're as big as GE, it's impossible not to be hurt in a downturn. But the company had good news on its 2008 highlight list too: the three-year-old Ecomagination division saw revenues rise 21% to $17 billion; investment in clean ...READ»
The Daily Show and The Colbert Report are two of the most popular shows available at Hulu, and have even come to represent the possibilities of the service--personally speaking, I hit up Hulu most mornings specifically to catch ...READ»
1 Family Guy
You can get the five most recent episodes and more than 300 clips of Seth MacFarlane's crude cartoon. Hulu's most-watched episode as of September: "Stew-roids."
2 The Office
The show is also among NBC's ...READ»
Showing just how unhip being a PC can be, Microsoft has pulled out of a prime time Windows 7 sponsorship of a special by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane. According to Microsoft, MacFarlane's style didn't "fit with the Windows ...READ»
We'll address the gigantic sell-out that is Family Guy Presents: Seth & Alex's Almost Live Comedy Show (brought to you buy Windows 7) in a moment. But the more immediate news is that the Windows 7 party-people are going to have to ...READ»
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»
Whether you think public-option health care is a panacea or a slippery slope, you can't deny that the issue has prompted plenty of dialogue (and, okay, invective.) Rather than keeping up on all the bloviating, here are six viral ...READ»
Fast Deals
Some of the 50 Most Innovative Companies we cited in March have found one another as intriguing as we did. We named Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the supersimple Flip digital video recorders, No. 7; that month, ...READ»
The future is scary: hadron colliders, HD-video iPhones and nanotube lightbulbs are as bizarre as they are promising. Thankfully, this week on the Web shows us that not all that much has changed; we're still the same gawkers we were ...READ»
While you were sleeping, innovation killed on The Colbert Report. Here's today's innovation news:
1. Google is reportedly in negotiations to buy Twitter. At last check, the earth is still on its axis. "We're going to ...READ»
