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Everyone’s favorite Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane, who recently spoke at PromaxBDA, just completed a deal with Google to produce and distribute a cartoon show strictly for Google. It will run in two-minute episodes and will be working with AdSense in terms of advertising. It should be pretty funny seeing as “Family Guy” is some of the funniest stuff on television. Advertising with this web series which will be called, “Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy,” which will come in multiple forms like a commercial before the two minute clip or a banner at the bottom of the video. This will definitely change the market and the way people consume entertainment. Read more about this here.  

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Sadly, George Carlin died on Sunday of heart failure. It was a sad day for comedy because from what I recall, this guy made swearing funny. Although he was known for having the dirtiest mouth in stand-up, he made critics happy by being the voice of Thomas the Tank Engine. All I can say is thanks for making my vocabulary a little bit dirtier. Here is some classic George Carlin talking about answering machines.

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In light of blogging, we thought it would be funny to put up this video from Twix. It’s quite funny.

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The best player was no match for the best team. Kobe “It Ain’t Over ‘Til It’s Over” Bryant couldn’t do it alone.

Regardless, the renewed Boston-LA basketball rivalry definitely had viewers tuned in. According to network giant ABC, viewership for the first five games of the finals was up 57 percent over last year.

Bryant finished with 22 points but only shot 7 of 22 from the field. Bryant was averaging 31.9 points through the first three rounds of playoffs but the Celtics defense held him to 25.7 points per game and 40% shooting.

Or maybe it wasn’t the hard work of superstars like Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce, who took home the NBA Finals MVP Award. Maybe the success of the Celtics last night can not even be accredited to the genius of coach Doc Rivers who kept Kobe and the Lakers from earning yet another championship ring. Maybe it was the National Basketball Association.

In various polls released today, a little less than half of the fans who responded think it’s either very likely or somewhat likely that the NBA alters the outcome of games.

If you’re a true die-hard Boston fan then you’re probably already out sporting your green and white in celebration of the bringing home of a second national title in the last year. However, if you’re like so many newly converted NY Giants fans out there, you might just want to hop on this championship bandwagon, too. Here is where you can stock up on the coolest of cool 2008 NBA Champs Gear.

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While reading the newest issue of Creativity Magazine, an article entitled “Refacing Facebook” caught my eye.

In light of recent MySpace renovations, it looks like Facebook finally decided to step its game up and make some changes to its popular social networking site. Unfortunately, the introduction of new tools like “Stalker” may prove to be the downfall of obsessive ex-boyfriends and girlfriends worldwide, who will soon be able to “stalk” any friend they wish with the click of a button. Thanks Zuckerberg, now that creepy dude I talked to once in high school can see exactly where I’m going, and what I’m doing every second of the day.

The digital restraining order Facebook plans on pairing with the new stalker tool is cute, but could be a feeble attempt to cater to conflicted, on-again-off-again users like myself who think the “social networking” site went off the deep end long ago with the introduction of mini-feeds and the glorified buddy icons they pawn off as “gifts.” By the way, new limited edition gifts by companies like Burberry, Gucci and Prada will also be available for $5.

A popularity index cataloguing friends and unique visitors to member profiles is the final feature that will be introduced to the hordes of insecure Facebookers who think people actually give a sh*t about how many people viewed their profile that day. Regardless of how much stalking members plan on doing on the site’s new interface, anyone who spends enough time “socializing” on Facebook can’t deny the site’s infinite marketing potential.

For years, McDonalds has stood high atop the business world; as one of the most widely recognized brands, it’s no surprise. Even after Super Size Me, a film documenting director/guinea-pig Morgan Spurlock’s transformation from hard-ass to lard-ass courtesy of a 30-day, all-McDonalds diet, the fast food chain still remains the world’s most popular restaurant.

And even though brands like Subway helped create a new, albeit fictional, demographic of health-conscious fast food eaters, riding the health wave forced McDonalds to reconstruct their public persona. So to who do those high atop the Mickey D’s food chain owe such impeccable brand resilience?

Their advertisers.

Where competitors like Carl’s Jr. seem to have fallen asleep at the wheel with the introduction of their new chili cheeseburger – a newer, more advanced method towards cardiac arrest — can we say the same for McDonalds?

With their most recent campaign promoting their Southern Style Chicken Biscuits, the newest in their long line of watered-down advertisements, it seems like McDonalds is playing it safe. But, in a world full of progressive advertising, it seems as though many forget the effectiveness of a simple spot. Though adhering to cliches and trying to convince us that a chicken sandwich is “non-conformist” may be pushing it, with competitors like Carl’s Jr pushing turd-burgers to the masses, it’s no wonder McDonalds produces lame (yet effective) ads.

….In light of watching Tiger do it again, I decided to post one of his older commercials. Very memorable. I remember when this commercial was all the hype.

….There is a new type of soda out there and apparently on the can, they do not tell you what flavor your going to have. This is exciting. I am always in for a cold coca-cola classic, out of the fountain, but this is something i could give a shot. Here is a shot of what their soda machines will look like. Pretty hilarious.

…so my man Henry sent me a link to this awesomely sweet video. This is a group of people known as Improv Everywhere that got together in Grand Central Station and just froze all at the same time. Thats the jist of it. Just watch….Very entertaining.

….I just found out that the geeks over at MySpace.com are renewing their whole design for their website. They are not completely making it different but they are reworking the navigation tools and creating an easier experience for everyone. Here’s a picture of what it could look like.

New york’s West Village, one of the most unique looking places to see in the city is being threatened by developers. Places similiar to the West Village in other cities like London and San Fran have been threatened by developers as well. This Bohemian area home to many artists and interesting people must fight to stay unique and one-of-a-kind. There is a story in next month’s Vanity Fair. You can read it here.

HBO just bought a part of the website funnyordie.com. This website, run by Will Ferrell and guys like Judd Apatow has been putting up small, hilarious videos for the past two years and has acquired much attention. This deal is going to set up some time on HBO where these videos and new material will be put on the HBO network. not much detail is out yet but you can read more here.

A New System to help traffic people through airports has been placed in most American Airports. This system is used to help flyers move through the airport whether they are non-frequent flyers going on vacation with their families or someone who flies on a weekly basis. The cool thing about this is that the system looks a lot like you’re about to hit the ski slopes. Here is the story at the NY Times.

The New iPhone details were finally released for a July product release. Finally all of the Apple fans can go out and grab the iPhone 3G and the best part is that it is half the price. Check out the details.

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I was reading on Huffington Post this morning and saw something horrible. If MTV really thinks they involve themselves with the music world then they are horribly mistaken. This morning I read that Brody Jenner, a reality star on the fake show “The Hills,” is getting his own reality television show where Hollywood seeking losers try to become his best friend. The show is respectively called “Bromance.” Lets hope MTV can market towards music lovers like they used to. But until then we will have to settle for scripted reality. Thanks MTV.

Read More about “Bromance.”

The other night on American Gladiators, the new version with Hulk Hogan, one of the Gladiators came out dressed like The Incredible Hulk. This is f*cking sweet. There is a new movie coming out with Ed Norton as the Hulk and the movie decided to market their film through American Gladiators. What a great move. Check this video out, Hulk Hogan is hilarious.  

…Get this, thrillseekers jumped out of a plane at 14,000 feet last week in Britain and spelled out the letters of Honda to promote the car company. The catch was that it was all on Live TV on a British news network. I would be really surprised if I was watching television and then all of a sudden I see skydivers spelling out letters to promote Honda. I mean when’s the last time you got to see Live Skydiving? Check out the story. 

Recent reports are saying that less people are tuning into MTV, the once media dominating platform, and focusing more of their time to the internet. It seems MTV has gone away from what they used to do when music was important to the network. It seems MySpace and Facebook have taken control. Fear The internet. Check out the story here.