At an industry summit in NYC on Oct. 21, News Corp Deputy Chairman Chase Carey revealed that online video hub Hulu will begin charging users for content as soon as 2010. Sounds like a classic case of cutting it’s nose off to spite it’s face. Just means people will look elsewhere…
In a move mirroring their deal in Britain, ESPN has reached an agreement to televise a package of Premier League matches in the US for 2009-2010 beginning Saturday and through the completion of the season in May. Double the amount of Premier League games I can watch now… All they need now is to reach a deal with the SPL and I’ll be as happy as a pig in shit…
Jenson Button secured a dream debut victory for the Brawn GP team after dominating the Australian Grand Prix. This is the first time in a long time I stayed up to watch a race live, and I was glad Jensen won as he’s been an also-ran for far too long. And with all the new regulation it’s truly a new age in Formula One, sure the cars are uglier, but they look like they’re made for racing now…
Where The Wild Things Are Trailer. Looks utterly delightful… Cannot wait…
Social networking sites such as Facebook could raise your risk of serious health problems by reducing levels of face-to-face contact, a doctor claims. Daily Mail scaremongering much? I’m surprised they didn’t managed to fit a reference to Maddie McCann or Princess Diana in there…
Twitter Chatter During the Super Bowl. As the Steelers and Cardinals battled on the field, Twitter users across the nation pecked out a steady stream of “tweets.” The map shows the location and frequency of commonly used words in Super Bowl related messages.
Super Bowl Adverts. Rejoice, for this years Super Bowl adverts are online already! And honestly, most of them sucked…
Layoff Daily. Quite possibly the most depressing site on all the internets right now…
Obama staff arrives to White House stuck in dark ages of technology. The team members, accustomed to working on Macintoshes, found computers outfitted with six-year-old versions of Microsoft software. Laptops were scarce, assigned to only a few people in the West Wing.
CNN utilise Photosynth to capture the inauguration. A citizens eye view on this moment in history…
The Boston Red Sox have announced the signing of right-hander John Smoltz. It’s official now after a few days speculation, this makes me very sad. It’s hard to picture Smoltz in anything but a Braves jersey…
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer. By now I should just stop getting excited by these things, but I just can’t help it…
Bad news: We’re officially in a recession. Good news: We have been for a year… If you consider that good news…
People for Ethical Treatment of Animals has a suggestion for the University of Georgia, which is looking for a replacement for Uga VII, the Georgia Bulldog mascot who died last week in Savannah: PETA says the University should use what it calls an “animatronic dog,” or use a person in a costume. Robo UGA, really? Really? Only if it’s armed with a death ray….