OCD Late Edition: RIP Jimbo Wales

November 21st, 2008

Jimbo Wales is an innovator. He’s also a big time Google hater and has said that the world’s #1 search engine is severely flawed and lacks openness. Jimmy “Jimbo” Wales is the mind behind Bomis, Wikipedia and Wikia Search. Everybody knows Wikipedia… but people know less about his first project, Bomis, and his most recent project, Wikia Search. You might think he’s a squeaky clean, Silicon Valley nerd… but Bomis was a “babe search engine” and it was discovered that he’s EDITED HIS OWN WIKIPEDIA ENTRY multiple times. The newest project, Wikia Search, was supposed to compete with Google by providing an community-powered search experience. Users could essentially grade the results that they received. Most recently, they added an app platform called WiseAPPS. None of that matters now. Google released “Search Wiki” yesterday and logged in users can do literally the same thing … but with Google. Considering the clout that Google already has by running Blogger, YouTube, and Gmail, it won’t be long until this outstrips Wikia Search. See you later, Jimbo Wales and Wikia Search. Also, has anybody ever noticed how SHITTY the search is within Wikipedia? Unless somebody has created a redirect, you get completely irrelevant results if you mispell anything. Maybe he should focus on that.

Jimbo Wales, we hardly knew ye

• Blackberry Storm gets mixed reviews.
• 50 Cent sues Taco Bell for asking him to change his name to 79 Cent, 89 Cent, or 99 Cent.
• Online advertising actually increased in Q3 despite the economic conditions.
• Selling an $11000 truffle isn’t easy with the economy in bad shape…
• Tall Europeans aren’t as good for the environment as medium-sized Americans.  USA!  USA!
• GLC & Kanye West - “Big Screen” … look, ma, no vocoder! GLC & Kanye have teamed up before … check out Akademics Jeanius Level Music Vol. 2.  It’s awesome.
• Ludacris ft. Jay-Z & Nas - “I Do It For Hip Hop” … Kanye, Luda, The Killers, and GnR all drop albums next week.
• George Clooney is down with the stache.
• If you hate Affliction shirts as much as I do… it’s quite discouraging that Wal-Mart is going to start selling an off-brand version.
• Scrubs starts on ABC Tuesday January 6th @ 9PM.
• Here’s the preview for The Wrestler directed by Darren Aronofsky. Marissa Tomei is HOT, Mickey Rourke’s face is NOT.
• Boston College won’t give students email accounts anymore… just forwarding.
• Victoria Secret model Karolina Kurkova has no belly button. It’s funny how her super-perfect body healed a scar well… and that’s an imperfection.
• Flashback: Letterman did a show with no commercials over 10 years ago. Think about it TV, internet, and mobile video producers.

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OCD Late Edition: NBC’s Slow Death

November 13th, 2008

Here’s a late update.  Anybody want to bet on when Ben Silverman, programming czar at NBC, gets the axe?  Heroes is in the crapper, Chuck isn’t far behind, My Own Worst Enemy & Lipstick Jungle are both canceled, and Knight Rider & Kath and Kim suck.  Here’s the quote that sums it all up:

This year none of the network’s new shows are averaging more than a 2.6 rating. The network had already extended full-season orders to “Knight Rider,” which slipped to a series-low 1.6 last week, and “Kath & Kim,” which has fallen in nearly every outing.

That’s from an article on MediaLife.  The article also mentions the fact that the Heroes lead-out slot (previously occupied by Studio 60, Black Donnellys, and Journeyman among others) never gets any traction.  I think the problem is that Heroes is really a cable show (at least where they’ve taken it) on a network.  It probably belongs on Sci-Fi, which Universal also owns.  The ratings may be eroding, but I think they can keep a core audience.  If Monday Night Football can succeed on ESPN, Heroes could probably kill on Sci-Fi.  Although, Heroes has a massive budget ($4 mn per episode) that probably wouldn’t work on Sci-Fi.  Good thing it isn’t my job to fix this mess.

• Along with My Own Worst Enemy, Lipstick Jungle also gets axed.  Can you hear them calling for Ben Silverman’s head yet?
• LeBron can’t feel own face, dunks from free throw line.
• Love handles will kill you.
• Comedy Central to produce “Evan and Gareth Are Trying to Get Laid” pilot.  It’s about two guys that run an online advice site.  Entertaining?  Probably not.
• Stan Lee to produce gay superhero TV show.  Seems like a little much.
• ESPN’s bid to put BCS bowl games on cable could dramatically alter identity of ABC.
• Jake Plummer moves on from the NFL… to handball.
• Mark Begich leads Ted Stevens by THREE (3) votes to be one of Alaska’s senators.
• NYT’s Sorkin praises Paulson for new TARP direction.  WaPo says bailout lacks oversight.
• What’s it like being Paris Hilton?  Still want to be famous?
  
• Another celeb-driven animated movie is coming… this time with Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig, etc.
• Former web series Sanctuary gets renewed for 2009 after the channel’s most-watched premiere since 2006
  
• FOX and NBC team up for local news coverage starting in Philly.
  
• Colt McCoy is rooting for Oklahoma.  OCD is as well.
  
• Web-version of Office will work on Linux, iPhone.

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OCD Classic: YOU HURT ME

July 9th, 2008

The guy that breaks down is awesome. In a previous scene, he wore a light blue shirt, with blue shorts, and light blue Crocs. This gem was from the episode of Wife Swap that aired last night. The clip is pretty self-explanatory…

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