Topic: The Colbert Report

Socially Responsible?

Last night, Ben and Jerry, the founders of the ice cream company, were on the Colbert Report. Besides promoting their new flavor "Stephen Colbert's AmeriCone Dream," they took a moment to get serious. Ben Cohen held up a cloth disk ...READ»

iFive: Google Buys Twitter?, IBM and Sun Get Hitched, Pink-Slip Vacations, and More in Today's Innovation News

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»

Stephen Colbert’s Visit to Iraq: The Power of Service

“People will work harder for a cause than for cash,” according to behavioral economist Dan Ariely in Predictably Irrational.    That was loud and clear during last week’s broadcasts of The Colbert Report from ...READ»

Vertical Farms, a Tower of B.S.

Urban farming might be ridiculous--but ridiculousness has its uses.READ»

The Marketing Power of Treadmills

You read that right. Rock band OK Go breathed new life into their year-old record mostly on the success of their homemade videos. The video of the quartet dancing on treadmills has garnered them a new flurry of press and appearances ...READ»

Get Slightly Famous? Where’s Your Tribe?

Seth Godin’s promise to put 1,000 faces on the cover of his next book, Tribe, reminded me of two other crowd pleasers: • the top-of-heads photo on Clay Shirky’s insightful book, Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing ...READ»

Stephen Colbert, Obama iPhone App, and Other Election Variables

On the afternoon before the VP debate, I find my attention occupied by the election. Here are a few things on my mind: Last night on The Colbert Report, they did a wonderful thing. After a humorous commercial about "Voter ...READ»

Telly Visionary

With 15 Emmys and a superstar client list, set designer Jim Fenhagen is the hottest thing on TV.READ»

Cut Your Cable: Hulu's Top 10 TV Shows

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»

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Tech Watch: Ebay Bans Ivory Sales; Hulu Now on Boxee; Motorola Takes on Nokia

In a move to protect elephants, Ebay bans selling items containing ivory on its site; Hulu comes to Boxee; and Motorola launches luxury phone Aura to take on Nokia's Vertu.READ»

Lawrence Lessig on Creativity, Business, Money and Politics

"It's like an alcoholic that you realize, he's not just getting drunk on the weekends, he's got the bottle in his desk," said Stanford law professor Lawrence Lessig before a cheering crowd at the W Hotel in San Francisco last night. The occasion of the gathering was Lessig's brand-new book, Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy.READ»

• Lessig: What Does Silicon Valley Want from Washington?

Viacom and Joost Succeed with Deal

Viacom has reached a deal with Joost, which will allow content from its networks including MTV, BET and Paramount pictures to be shown on Joost for free, according to Reuters. This marriage with Joost, a site that allows viewers to ...READ»

Media: MTV Content to Bolster imeem's Business

Now that imeem has secured rights to music from all the major labels, as I reported earlier on this blog, the social media network is looking to expand its offerings in the video department. Its announcement today indicates that it ...READ»

Rumor: Google In Talks to Buy Twitter. [Update] Or Possibly Not

Just last year, Twitter's management turned down a buy-out form social networking giant, Facebook. Now rumors are swirling that Google wants to buy the increasingly popular microblogging service.READ»