Wtf

lifecasters

Do you honestly have nothing better to do than gawk?

If ever you wanted a sign of how neglected Valleywag is at our publisher's New York headquarters, look no further than the new Gawker channel on lifecaster Justin.tv. Clearly, no one at Gawker reads Valleywag. They're set to learn the hard way how pointless lifecasting is. There are, at present, a grand total of 100 people watching what has to be one of the most mundane and boring forms of entertainment ever created — a live webcam feed from Gawker HQ. Wow. Look at all the dirty, unshaven bloggers. It's like some sort of deranged petting zoo. All this is doing is stroking head honcho Nick Denton's already overblown ego — with the unfortunate side effect of promoting streaming video as the next big Internet phenom, which it clearly is not. Quit your gawking and move on.

1:15 PM on Thu Oct 4 2007
By Mary Jane Irwin
700 views, 6 comments

Latest by Owen Thomas: @marcsiry: Call me. more »

lifecasters

Broadcast your miserable life with Justin.tv

On the Internet, everyone is famous to about 15 people. In case you happen to be an anomaly, Justin.tv wants to ensure you have your own shot at microcelebrity. Since YouTube quickly turned into a dumping ground for loser-generated content, creating another video destination that hosts unedited, streaming video of oh-so-important mundane lives seems like a brilliant idea. The fact that Justin Kan continues to raise funding despite his 30 seconds of Internet superstardom drying up is a sure sign of the pending Web 2.0 apocalypse. More »

1:53 PM on Wed Oct 3 2007
By Mary Jane Irwin
676 views, 5 comments

Latest by Figaro: They're still around?! Damn. Silicon Valley has surely lost its touch. more »

wtf

Armani sets up shop in Second Life

Obviously unaware that fashion trends in Second Life tend to be less "chic" and more "chicken," Giorgio Armani has opened up a store in Second Life. Well thank jeebus. Now avatars can get decked out in Armani duds — horridly pixelated Second Life versions of them, anyway — and if they so desire, connect directly with the online store to spend money on actual goods. Mr. Armani, you may have a sense of style, but you don't have any business sense. The people who hang out in virtual worlds aren't the type to wear your clothes — let alone fit in them. And by buying into the metaverse hype, you're just postponing the day Second Life goes out of style once and for all.

1:04 PM on Wed Sep 26 2007
By Mary Jane Irwin
384 views, Comment

politics

Why is an ad calling Sue Decker racist?

On San Jose's cable system this weekend, a commercial in the style of political attack ads has been running suggesting that Yahoo president Sue Decker is a racist. The charge is ridiculous, of course. The claim is being put forward by Consumers for Responsible Government, a political action committee. In its ad, the PAC tries to link Decker, an Intel board member, to an objectionable ad Intel ran showing black sprinters bowing before a white manager. The PAC's real agenda in smearing Decker? More »

1:47 PM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By Owen Thomas
905 views, Comment

wtf

Who doesn't want to be an Internet millionaire?

Remember Joel Comm's "The Next Internet Millionaire"? Of course you do. It's hosted by an Internet entrepreneur who promises a $1 million prize and vague hints of a venture "partnership" to whomever can prove he has the chops to be ... well, you get the picture. Who could forget the cheesy charm of his casting call?Comm has now found his twelve contestants and released the first episode. It's a comical cast: a giant, a soccer mom, and Internet hipsters. They're lovable and laughable. Charles Trippy is annoyed by the words vlog and blog. "They're stupid and should be stricken from the record." We concur, Charles. Laura Martin proudly professes that she's "very single." There's even a Republican! For California, that counts as diversity. Click through for the clip and a plot summary. More »

3:26 PM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Mary Jane Irwin
934 views, 5 comments

Latest by ahaislip: The dude with the monkey on his knee is going to win. He's from Costa Rica. more »

wtf

Blip.tv deems "TechNigga" work of art

A few words associated with former PodTech videoblogger Loren Feldman, infamous for his political correctness, might include "chaff," "talentless," "idiot comedian," or "racist." "Artistic inspiration for generations to come" wouldn't be the first phrase to come to mind. But Charles Hope, a blogger for online video site Blip.tv, says that Feldman could be responsible for "a deeply moving work of art." Huh? More »

2:44 PM on Wed Aug 22 2007
By Mary Jane Irwin
799 views, 3 comments

Latest by Blackjack: I once saw a grant recipient's piece at a major art museum that really stood out. It was done with more »

wtf

What is Yahoo Pipes?

A reader points out this Digg post asking after something called Yahoo Pipes:

The name/logo sounds like some sort of plumbing for the web, I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that it connects all the social verticals through some mobile interface.

In the know? Care to speculate? Do tell.

2:00 PM on Wed Feb 7 2007
By Chris Mohney
259 views, 5 comments

Latest by Funkalicious: Following up on previous commenter, I think its the series of tubes that connect to the series of pipes when more »

web 2.0 con

Web 2.0 Con: The Democratic Convention by any other name

Info overload: At the Web 2.0 Summit, just sat through a ten-minute State of the Internet slide show. Way too fast to process, so presenter Mary Meeker from Morgan Stanley said she'd put it online. More »

11:06 AM on Wed Nov 8 2006
By Nick Douglas
131 views, Comment

apple

Video: Powerbook vs. Microwave (Round 1, Microwave)

What happens when you put a Powerbook G3 into a microwave? This happens. More »

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