‘SquareBob SpongeMix’ Gives Us A Reason To Finally Mix Drugs & Cartoons [VIDEO]
Although not a drug user myself, I can still see the many, many situations in which — to use a phrase I believe was first coined on Sesame Street — “popping a molly” would be beneficial. Birthday parties of your elder relatives, graduation ceremonies, baptisms, parole hearings, junior baseball tournaments and judo lessons all seem [...]
Which Marxist Leader Was The Best In Bed? ‘Cosmarxpolitan’ Tumblr Has the Juicy Scoop
The last thing I usually think when I look upon Karl Marx’s sweet, bearded face is, “Damn, I wish we could bang.” Quite the contrary: The image of some girl with a Santa Claus fetish getting down and dirty with the Marxism founder disturbs me to the same degree styrofoam clowns do (Styrofoam is killing [...]
IBM Throws Us All Into An Existential Crisis With ‘The World’s Smallest Movie’ [VIDEO]
Leave it to IBM, the corporation behind the world’s first electric tabulating machine, to drop some next level entertainment via the wonders of YouTube and something called atomic memory. Created by moving atoms to create patterns and structures, IBM recently released what they are calling “The World’s Smallest Movie,” which given the fact that it [...]
YouTube Vows To Do What Should Have Been Done Originally — Focus On YouTubers
After about a year of continuous eye roll-inducing celebrity YouTube channel failures, the Google-owned site finally seems to have gotten the point that, within the YouTube landscape, star power does not mean a damn thing. Last night at the video sharing site’s NewFronts presentation, which, according to All Things D, contained no less than three [...]
‘Sims Gone Wrong’ Tumblr Treats You To Motorboating, Crossdressing and Naked Sims
That is a lot of naked Sims to collect in one place. Tumblr’s newest player “Sims Gone Wrong” captures all of the glitches, mistakes and awkward moments experienced during a Sims’ malfunction (hint: think naked Sims riding brooms and you’ve got yourself a glitch). At one point or another, everyone has become sucked into the [...]
YouTube Has Displaced Television, Google Executive Chairman Tells Advertisers
Will YouTube displace television in the future? Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said, “That’s already happened.” The Associated Press reported that the Google head, which oversees YouTube, made the bold statement during YouTube’s presentation to advertisers at the Digital Content NewFronts in New York Wednesday night, which also featured performances by Felicia Day, Snoop Dogg [...]
Twitter Will Outlive The New York Times, Says PayPal Co-Founder: Is He Right? [OPINION]
During a panel discussion at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills this week, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel came out with a bold claim: Twitter’s 1,000-plus employees will have jobs a decade from now while The New York Times’ employees should watch out for more pink slips in the future. While CNNMoney didn’t go [...]
‘The Lizzie Bennet Diaries’ Odyssey Part 3: The Principal Cast Discuss P&P And Life After TLBD [INTERVIEW]
A game changer. That is the simplest and most succinct way to describe the web series phenom that is “The Lizzie Bennet Diaries.” On the surface, the LBD concept seems almost too formulaic to work: take a beloved piece of old-world literature (Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice”) and adapt it for a modern generation. You [...]
‘Sexy Pool Party’ Pulls 1 Million+ Views in 1 Day, Is the First Must-Watch Video of the Summer
Dammit, I need a pool. Actually, first I need friends … but maybe “friends” will just show up once I have a pool? Okay then, first I need a house and money to get a pool. And a permit from the city. Plus, a pool will make the insurance rates skyrocket on the house I [...]
DreamWorks Acquires YouTube Network AwesomenessTV for $33 MM
Animation studio DreamWorks Animation SKG has bought teen-oriented YouTube network AwesomenessTV for $33 million in cash with up to $117 million in cash payments if certain earnings targets are met in 2014 and 2015, the company announced this morning. The YouTube network, founded by Brian Robbins, boasts programming like “Runaways,” “IMO” and “So Random” as [...]
