Archive for July, 2008
Just a quick note… The creators of the new search engine Cuil.com, as I reported earlier, said Cuil is an old Irish word for knowledge. That wasn’t so smart . IT World is reporting many Irish users in an Irish language forum have revealed the word usually means corner or nook. Heh. [ READ MORE ]
This news is everywhere to those who love wordgames, Facebook and copyright infringement. Yes, I’m sure someone loves copyright infringement. Scrabulous, the incredibly popular Facebook game that played an awful lot like an online game of Scrabble, if off Facebook for North American users. Speculation runs rampant that it’s down because Hasbro (its IP owner [ READ MORE ]
Two fellas formerly from Google launched a new search engine last night called Cuil. Pronounced “cool,” I wonder if it will become a verb as Google has. Somehow the phrase, “let me Cuil this” just isn’t as catchy. While it is getting some negative reviews out of the gate, it does have a more visually appealing layout [ READ MORE ]
I have nine more invites to the private alpha of 12seconds.tv. Send an email to kliannestewart at gmail with the subject “fyrp 12 seconds” and if you’re in the first nine, I’ll send you one. Woot! [ READ MORE ]
It’s time for some links to help pass the day as you wait for the weekend to begin. Remember: when you’re reviewing this stuff, you’re still working because it’s all in the name of research. Create a monster with Spore. This is the precursor to an EA game that’s expected to arrive shortly. The “create a [ READ MORE ]
I only call the math horrifying because I still panic when presented with simple math equations. As I previously mentioned, Joss Whedon’s online experiment Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog is a hit. Now someone has been nice enough to answer the age-old question “But how do we monetize this?” Jeffrey McManus did some math on the distribution model for [ READ MORE ]
I never said this blog would be pun-free. Google launched its answer to Wikipedia on Wednesday, Knol. “Authoritative” sources write articles and names are included. But it’s not passive, as comments and feedback are encouraged. It’s still very much in a beta stage, as most searches come up empty handed… unless you’re looking for medical advice. At [ READ MORE ]
Adobe Media Player just announced a deal with Sony, allowing those who download the player to watch full movies such as Ghostbusters and complete TV shows such as 90210. OK- it’s not all retro programming. There’s CBS programming, Food Network stuff and Daily Show with Jon Stewart. That’s a little exciting. Everything is ad supported, [ READ MORE ]
Lorne Michaels has decided to give Jimmy Fallon’s debut as the new Late Night talk show a testing ground – online. Even though he won’t debut on the traditional media until Fall ‘09, he’ll start his web debut in the coming months. It’s a clever way to kick some tires before committing to a traditional TV [ READ MORE ]
Short tidbits… Amazon launched a VOD service last week, Amazon Unbox. It streams over 40,000 television and movie titles, but only for US subscribers. Sigh. Does this mean TV and film fans will leave their cable companies en masse to download programming on Amazon? Maybe – but there’s a lot of speculation these same cablecos will stop [ READ MORE ]