Death Note OP 2

I watch the anime Death Note because I like the idea of destroying evil people to create a new world, simply by writing their names in a journal. As an infamous Forbes article claims, that’s what bloggers do.

Episode 20 just aired in Japan, rocking fans with a trippy new opening sequence.

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February 28, 2007 | Filed Under Animation | 17 Comments 

Eric Schmidt Pitches Google Apps

With the launch of Google Apps Premiere Edition for large enterprises, Google must now market Apps in a language suits can understand. CEO Eric Schmidt and CIO Douglas Merrill explain how even Google uses Google Apps, taking an opening potshot at Microsoft Office’s limited collaboration scaling.

Meanwhile, Steve Ballmer throws another chair.

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February 28, 2007 | Filed Under Software | 2 Comments 

Oscars Pulled Off YouTube

Clearly, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has no fucking clue about the current state of motion picture arts and sciences. They’ve pulled Oscar clips YouTube, purportedly “to help manage the value of our telecast and our brand.”

So how do they accomplish this lofty purported goal? With a handful of crappy non-embeddable videos on their site, complete with autoplay annoyance ads, that’s how.

Frankly, the Academy is obsolete. In an age when viewer niches almost instantly decide what video content is best for them, we don’t need a bunch of old farts telling us what’s “best” for everyone. This pulldown is a desperate attempt on their part to maintain that illusion of control. All it does is push their beloved “brand” further into irrelevance.

As a viewer, I pay far more attention to YouTube Honors than Academy Awards. The Academy can go stick that golden statue up its ass.

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February 28, 2007 | Filed Under Video | 1 Comment 

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