Talk of the Town Tuesday

by Paul on July 18th, 2006

By popular demand: the chocolate condom video.
Who’s going to be the first exec jailed for options backdating?
Microsoft changed the number of divisions it uses for financial reporting.
A new twist on click fraud at Blog@v7n.com
SearchEngineWatch on “Oops, Mom Googled Me.” See relevant thoughts at ShotgunWedding.com.
AOL retention manual to be used at Abu Ghraib?
See Stuntdubl on MSO (MYSpace Optimization).
Rafat on NYT literal downsizing.
Don’t pay $8 to go to a movie. Do see Deadwood Pancakes for free.
Or go to Break.com and witness the hockey smackdown video noted by whatisleft.org.
ShopWiki $6.2 million funding story in TechCrunch.
Kedrosky’s Infectious Greed chronicles a decline in VC follow-on fundings.
More on egg-borne advertising at Blogads. What’s next, the turd trailer?
The BetOnSports internet gaming thing is now a full debacle–11 indicted so far. Good odds on more to come.
Venture funds on fire in 2Q!
AdFreak says Yahoo video contest results are like watching paint dry.
Pity the fool–Mr. T on The Daily Show.
“The Google Idiots are Damn Smart.”
Novelist Mickey Spillane dies at 88.
Google Blogscoped on malware search engine.
Lewis Black takes a whizz on Harry Potter.
O’Reilly Radar on CAPTCHA sex perception problems.
BetOnSports CEO looking at Soap-on-a-Rope.
WWW: The Wibble Groove.
Love gallery of mold (yest, the gross kind) art at we-make-money-not.
BSkyB joins limey free broadband scuffle.
Alum Rock Park CLOSED due to fire danger.

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