Jesse Maiman is ready to fight. For his rights. To a missing Xbox 360 lost by U.S. Airways. Just how much is asking for in place of the missing console? $1,000,000. Good luck, Jesse. [traveling light]
With the economy in upheaval, it’s getting more and more difficult to establish a reliable investment, or indicator for that matter. To illustrate, two longtime blue chips are currently teetering on the Dow Jones industrial average fence. With stocks dropping below the $2 mark, GM and Citigroup are in peril of getting pushed straight out of the index. Who’s going to replace these economic powerhouses? It looks like it could very well be a player from the tech sector as names like Google, Cisco and Apple have been floating around as possible candidates. While the index is simply a “broad-based but investable measure of the U.S. stock market, intended for use as the basis of investment products”, it’s a step in a prestigious direction for those name brands that we all lust for here at Gear Crave. [Electronista]
Some creative editors (with far too much time on their hands) have fused the musical-inspired segments of The Office with the songs that inspired them. Now when song breaks out in the office, song really breaks out– with a full backing track and all. Found by the good people at Observation Bubble (a site you should head over and check out for your afternoon slump!) [more at Observation Bubble]
Memo to KFC Employees: If a caller tells you to spray yourselves with the fire extinguisher, get naked and pee on each other, it’s probably a hoax (The Bachelor Guy)
Last week, luxury sports car manufacturers from around the world met in Geneva, Switzerland for the Geneva Motor Show 2009. Top car makers like Ferrari, Audi, Lotus and Lamborghini were all in attendance showing off their latest supercars. We covered the event in great detail, including a roundup of the 17 best sports cars from the Geneva Motor Show 2009. It is one hell of a list, you won’t want to miss it! [more at StyleCrave]
To get you through the rest of your afternoon, here’s a healthy dose of entertainment!
Click here to continue your procrastination (YepYep)
Gallery tribute to the weird butt x-ray (Afrojacks)
Having failed the daunting task of making John McCain’s campaign seem up-to-date on technology, Republican e-campaign director Cyrus Krohn is done with the party. In a parting blog post, Krohn said the GOP needs to match Dems “programmer-for-programmer,” and right now the party stocks them in “terribly short supply.” But don’t go bashing conservatives for being behind on tech, he warns, noting that there are plenty of bloggers and tweeters among the ranks. In fact, the GOP was a leader in technology up until the last campaign, when the Dems snatched up the best ideas and created a formidable Web presence. The perception that conservatives are behind the times is due to the “blog-flogging of political simpletons,” Krohn said. Fine, but it couldn’t have helped when Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan said the party has to “do it in the Facebook.” [EVoterInstitute via Ars Technica]
Not satisfied with the entrenched popularity of YouTube, Google and Universal are reportedly talking about a collaborative new Web site for hosting music videos. Tentatively called “Vivo,” the site intends to nab more revenue by coming up with a more lucrative solution than YouTube’s beside-the-video display ads. Wall Street Journal’s report doesn’t specify how this would be accomplished, nor does it say why people who already think of YouTube as the place to go for videos would suddenly flock to another site. Perhaps the two companies will try to sweeten the deal with more content in higher resolutions, but no matter what, they’ll have to compete with MTV’s massive library at MTV Music. Other record labels besides Universal could be involved in the discussions, but it’s not clear as of yet. For now, enjoy our wicked awesome screengrab of A-ha. [Wall Street Journal via Ars Technica]
Last year, we ran a weekly beer review column here on GearCrave, prior to the launch of StyleCrave.com. Since GearCrave now focuses purely on gadgets and technology, we moved this and many other categories and columns over to StyleCrave where they have been covered since. Today, thanks to our friends at The Microbrewed Beer of the Month Club, we are re-introducing our Beer of the Week column for all to enjoy. So, are ya thirsty? Head over to StyleCrave and check out the new and fully operational Beer of the Week column. Cheers!
Each day, we bring you a collection of links to keep you entertained through your afternoon slump. Here they are for today!
With the main stream media in a heap of financial trouble, BBC has turned to adopting strategies that’ll make their content more conducive to social media websites. At least, that’s what HolyTaco has shown. To see what the world would look like if all media outlets were fighting to get frontpaged on Digg, head head on over to…[HolyTaco]
Wednesday, March 4, 2009 12:00PM - By Jared Newman
Aside from having a sweet name, Julius Genachowski is known as an advocate for net neutrality — the idea that broadband service providers shouldn’t discriminate between the many ways its customers use the Internet. Now, he’s officially President Barack Obama’s choice to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Genachowski is largely credited with making Obama’s campaign Web-friendly as an adviser, and he likely had something to do with Obama’s support for net neutrality during the presidential race. The FCC chairman during President George W. Bush’s tenure, Kevin Martin, wasn’t as much of a stickler on this issue. In addition to net neutrality, Genachowski supported extending broadband to rural area — an idea that he’ll be responsible for implementing with all the stimulus money going around. [via Electronista]
