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Verizon is Back with 3 More Anti AT&T TV Spots

Feb 5th

Posted by Jeremy Sikora in Mobile

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Verizon is once more firing back at AT&T’s 3G ads by releasing three more TV spots titled “Big Red”, “Sail” and “Shadows”. You will see that two of the three ads are actually spoofs of classic commercial campaigns. “Big Red” spoofs those Big Red gum commercials while “Shadows” spoofs DaBeers Diamonds are forever commercials.

Verizon just loves to try to push what seems to be it’s only advantage over AT&T, more 3G coverage. Once AT&T proceeds with their plans to enhance their network and coverage what will happen to these commercials? What then will Verizon have over AT&T? Sound off in the comments below!

Commercials after the break!

[Thanks for the tip Bruce!]


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Conan Puts The Tonight Show for Sale on Craigslist

Jan 15th

Posted by Adam Ostrow in Social

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src=”http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/conan.jpg” align=”right” style=”margin: 10px;”>At least there’s some more humor coming out of the href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/11/nbc-conan-leno-kimmel/”>NBC late night debacle. On this evening’s Tonight Show, Conan O’Brien joked that he’s putting the program for sale on Craigslist — while he still can.

However, it appears that the listing itself is no joke, and can be found under the for sale/wanted > collectibles category in Los Angeles. Titled “4 SALE: BARELY-USED LATE NIGHT TALK SHOW,” Conan’s looking for your best offer, but also “willing to trade for Coldplay tickets.” /> id=”more-184743″> /> Here’s the href=”http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/clt/1551463643.html” >full listing, which includes some additional parting shots at NBC’s expense:

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Here’s video of the segment:


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Pants on the Ground: American Idol Season 9’s First Viral Moment [VIDEO]

Jan 14th

Posted by Christina Warren in Social

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href=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/14/american-idol-pants-on-the-ground/&service=bit.ly”> width=”51″ height=”61″ src=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/14/american-idol-pants-on-the-ground/” align=”right”/>

href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/idol-viral-top.jpg”> src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/idol-viral-top.jpg” alt=”" title=”idol-viral-top” width=”260″ height=”190″ class=”alignright size-full wp-image-184011″ /> href=”http://mashable.com/2009/08/04/paula-abdul-twitter/”>Paula’s gone and Simon has href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/11/simon-cowell-twitter-reaction/”>one foot out the door, but nine seasons in, American Idol can still be counted on to deliver viral video gold. The latest William Hung heir apparent is href=”http://www.americanidol.com/videos/season_9/memorable_auditions/larry_platt/” >62-year-old Larry Platt, who auditioned in my hometown, Atlanta, Georgia. /> id=”more-184009″> /> Platt, clearly too old for the show (but entertaining nonetheless) auditioned with his own song, “Pants on the Ground.” Check out the Fox-provided video below:


The video is quickly becoming viral, with href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsv2LrdXf1Y” >this YouTube copy garnering more than 151,000 views in just over 12 hours. As for Larry, href=”http://www.buzzfeed.com/ritaseven/general-larry-platt-pants-on-the-groundrdq-b40″ >BuzzFeed might be impressed, but he’s just one in a million singing guys straight out of Five Points to me. Catchy or not, “Pants on the Ground” is no href=”http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQTuYo6HmiQ” >“MARTA Bus.”

What do you think? Are you watching Idol this year? Let us know!

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Epix, the “Hulu of Movies,” Gets Wider Distribution This April

Jan 14th

Posted by Barb Dybwad in Social

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src=”http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/epix-hd.jpg” alt=”" title=”epix-hd” width=”260″ height=”190″ class=”alignright size-full wp-image-155857″ />Epix, the “ href=”http://mashable.com/2009/10/29/epix-launches/”>Hulu of Movies” joint venture between Paramount, Lionsgate and MGM studios, just added a new distribution partner. Mediacom Communications, the seventh largest cable TV provider in the U.S., will join Verizon’s FiOS and href=”http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE60A4GD20100111?type=televisionNews” >Cox Communications as outlets for the premium entertainment venture in April 2010. /> id=”more-183681″>

Epix offers an interesting twist on the web premium content model, with access to href=”http://epixhd.com/” >EpixHD.com limited only to customers of its cable television partners. Only those who subscribe to FiOS, Cox and now Mediacom Communications can access the online version of the Epix TV channel. Epix HD features an on-demand library culled from the library of more than 15,000 films from its three backing studios.

The strategy behind partnering with Mediacom is to reach the primarily small-town and rural community audience that Mediacom serves. It represents yet another steppingstone in the overall march of premium video content to the web.

Do you spend any time on Epix or Epix HD? What do you think of the service?

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I’m With COCO: Conan O’Brien Tribute Takes Over Facebook

Jan 13th

Posted by Jennifer Van Grove in Social

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href=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/13/im-with-coco/&service=bit.ly”> width=”51″ height=”61″ src=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/13/im-with-coco/” align=”right”/>

href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coco.jpg”> class=”alignright size-full wp-image-183337″ style=”margin: 10px;” title=”coco” src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coco.jpg” alt=”" width=”260″ height=”190″ />In light of href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/11/nbc-conan-leno-kimmel/”>NBC’s blunderous maneuvers, its decision to push back The Tonight Show , and href=”http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/conan-obrien-statement/”>Conan O’Brien’s public statement on the matter, Conan fans are using social media avatars to get their point across. /> id=”more-183325″> /> In fact, one man’s href=”http://www.sirmikeofmitchell.com/imwithcoco/” >I’m With COCO image is speaking for href=”http://mashable.com/social-media/facebook”>Facebook denizens everywhere. Mike Mitchell created an image, along with an accompanying website and href=”http://www.facebook.com/imwithcoco?ref=search&sid=714437681.305849475..1″ >Facebook Page, that celebrates Conan and his widely discussed hair. Now Facebookers are showing their support for the late-night funny man by changing their pictures to the COCO image.

Mitchell encourages this communal display of solidarity, which is becoming quite the trend on Facebook and other social networks. TMZ href=”http://www.tmz.com/2010/01/13/conan-supporters-slap-nbc-in-the-facebook/” >reports that even people who work for NBC and The Tonight Show are participating in the avatar-changing movement. Apparently even Conan O’Brien himself has seen the image that pays homage to him and his vibrant hair.

So are you with COCO?

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/>Reviews: href=”http://www.blippr.com/apps/336650-Facebook” >Facebook

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Does Walmart Want to be the Next Netflix … Again?

Jan 12th

Posted by Jennifer Van Grove in Social

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href=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/walmart-vudu/&service=bit.ly”> width=”51″ height=”61″ src=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/walmart-vudu/” align=”right”/>

href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/walmart1.jpg”> class=”alignright size-full wp-image-182319″ style=”margin: 10px;” title=”walmart” src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/walmart1.jpg” alt=”" width=”260″ height=”190″ /> href=”http://www.vudu.com/” >Vudu is in “meaningful” acquisition discussions with a potential buyer: superstore retail chain Walmart, according to Peter Kafka at href=”http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100112/is-wal-mart-ready-to-try-web-tv-again-with-vudus-help/” >All Things Digital /> id=”more-182293″>

Vudu is an HD-streaming and DVD movie and TV show rental service that’s a cross between  href=”http://mashable.com/tag/netflix”>Netflix and iTunes, but is currently mostly reliant on partnerships with TV set manufacturers like LG, Sanyo, Toshiba and Sharp for distribution. The company has failed to attract widespread consumer attention and rumors suggest it’s been looking to sell its service.

While a seemingly unlikely buyer, especially given the nature of Vudu’s TV manufacturer partner relationships, Walmart could be interested in acquiring the company in the hopes of turning around a failed four-year history in the online and DVD rentals space. Walmart could also expose Vudu’s arguably superior HD-streaming experience to a much larger audience.

Kafka writes:

“After trying for two years to compete with Netflix’s DVD-by-mail business, Wal-Mart gave up in 2005 and agreed to send its customers directly to Netflix (NFLX). In 2007, with the backing of all the big studios and tech help from Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), the retailer tried to launch a download service, a la Apple’s (AAPL) iTunes. But it abandoned that effort in less than a year.

Meanwhile, sources say Vudu has been seeking a buyer–in the form of either a big-box retailer or an electronics manufacturer–for some time without success. Internet executive Mark Jung ran the company for a year but left in November 2008; founder Alain Rossmann became interim CEO when Jung left and has kept the title since then.

Santa Clara, Calif.-based Vudu has raised at least $21 million from Benchmark Capital and Greylock Partners. I’m told that when the company was marketing itself last fall, it was looking for a sale price of $50 million or more. But it may not have much leverage to command a premium.”

Should Walmart live by the adage that the third time is a charge, then we can expect to see it go head-to-head with Apple and Netflix and attempt to become an entertainment conglomerate. Of course, it will also have to mitigate deals with the same movie studios that are putting href=”http://mashable.com/…/28-days-later-say-goodbye-to-the-netflix-new-release-rental/”>Netflix new release rentals on pause and appease TV set makers already supporting Vudu.

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“Glee” Returns For a Second Season With an Online Twist

Jan 12th

Posted by Christina Warren in Social

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href=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/glee-renewal/&service=bit.ly”> width=”51″ height=”61″ src=”http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http://mashable.com/2010/01/12/glee-renewal/” align=”right”/>

href=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/glee-top.png”> src=”http://mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/glee-top.png” alt=”" title=”glee-top” width=”260″ height=”190″ class=”alignright size-full wp-image-182251″ />If you’re a fan of the TV show Glee, you can start jumping (or singing) for joy: Fox href=”http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/01/no-surprise-fox-gives-glee-an-early-renewal.html” title=”No surprise, Fox gives ‘Glee’ an early renewal | Show Tracker | Los Angeles Times” >has officially renewed the series for a second season. Not only that, but Glee will be going on a nationwide casting search next month that will include an Internet twist. /> id=”more-182249″> /> The producers of Glee are seeking to fill three new roles for the second season of the show and they will be accepting href=”http://www.fox.com/glee/audition/” >online submissions from amateurs and professionals between the ages of 16 and 26. More details will be announced soon.

Online casting calls aren’t exactly new, but the fact that such a big show — Glee was href=”http://mashable.com/2009/12/15/golden-globe-nominations-2009/” title=”Golden Globe Nominations 2010 Include "Avatar," "Julie & Julia" and "Glee"”>nominated for four Golden Globe Awards last month — is willing to at least entertain the idea of finding someone without using the standard agency process is kind of cool. Granted, our cynical side fully expects the roles to be cast with professionals, regardless of how the audition tapes find their way to producers, but it’s still a nice touch.

Glee has had a strong Internet following since its pilot debuted last May (and was subsequently available for free from iTunes). In August, Fox even tried to add href=”http://mashable.com/2009/08/31/twitter-fringe-glee/” title=”COOL: Reruns of Fringe and Glee With Twitter Commentary”>Twitter commentary to reruns of Glee and the sci-fi show Fringe, although that turned out to be a better idea in theory than in practice.

Are you a fan of Glee? What do you think about using the Internet to find new talent for network TV series? Let us know!

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