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 Eff the AM: Stallone seeks a Razzie

November 6th, 2008

Sylvester Stallone is gunning for his second Worst Actor of the Century Razzie. His new movie sounds like it could be one of the worst movie of all time. The Expendables was written and will be directed by Stallone. He will star in the movie alongside Jason Statham while they are in negotiations with Jet Li. Maybe they can try to sign DMX or a Wayans brother while they’re at it.

• The Expendables will start filming in February. Is Jason Statham done with the whole “career” thing?
• How awesome is Google? You can use Google Audio Indexing to search for words in videos. Right now, it only searches videos with politicians. Somewhat entertaining: My Friends, Joe the Plumber, and Yes We Can
• Android is jailbroken already…
• Murdoch: WSJ.com makes around $200 million split between ads and paid subscriptions. Impressive.
• Stalk people with 123people!
• It’s mustache time. Check out 20 of the best celebrity ’staches. I’m growing a mustache for Movember. Donate to my mustache growing for Movember!
• Spain denies asylum for Bin Laden son.
• The genetic blueprint for cancer has been discovered
• Weed is now legal by prescription in Michigan and decriminalized in Massachusetts

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A Trucker Stache Can’t Hide Your Shame

August 5th, 2008

Michael Phelps has a laundry list of amazing accomplishments. However, I believe he’s topped himself with his most recent feat. My buddy Alex sent me a link to Michael “DUI” Phelps rocking a proper trucker ’stache. In my book, this is humongous. The guy is definitely going to win medals and he will be forever remembered (in his PRIME, at that) with a trucker stache. Think it’s a tribute to Mark Spitz? One more sweet Michael Phelps tidbit: his middle name is Fred.

He needs a neoprene ski mask to cover that stache? Dental dam?
You might think that Mr. Phelps is random and hilarious, but I think this facial art is backlash. In a recent photoshoot with Men’s Journal, Phelps looks uber gay. I know it’s a fitness/outdoor/lifestyle magazine, I know he’s a swimmer so he has to wear a Speedo, etc. But this is PRETTY bad. First off, they could’ve pulled up their trousers a tad. Second, they don’t really need to be shirtless. Third, the creative director could have branched out beyond “oiled up” and “arm on shoulder”. If you’re so daring, there’s also a “water fight” and Michael-Phelps-Flexing-in-a-Speedo pictures on the Men’s Journal website.

“How about this time around I put MY arm on YOUR shoulder?”
But now I have to know… which is a worst career move: trucker “tribute” stache or gay magazine cover? YOU DECIDE.

Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: gold medals, men's journal, michael phelps, mustache, olympics, swimming, trucker stache | 1 Comment