A Little of the Old In and Out



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In: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. LivePlanet, cofounded by MattFleck, has come up with an interesting idea that is sure to be embraced by the coveted afflent, male 25-34 demographic. Especially with Mattfleck doing promotion. We are surprised that no one is doing an in-depth story on this new electronic phone tag story. It has celebrities, social networking, a key demo, location-based technology, homoerotic subtext, and -- best of all -- it launches in a few months. From Mediapost:

"Amp'd announced a partnership on Sunday with LivePlanet--a production company founded in part by actors Matt Damon and Ben Affleck --to debut LivePlanet's new multiplayer video game, 'PhoneTag,' on Amp'd before next year. Game players will be given geographically-targeted mapping and messaging technology to play a 21st Century version of the playground classic."

The possibilities for perennial fratboys who secretly covet one another's but cheeks is near-infinite. We can clearly see the hazy televison commercial: Matt, running in slo-mo, slightly tousseled dirty blond locks bouncing in the breeze. Looking freshly fucked. Soft fade. Cue to the Theme from "Ice Castles." Then cut to Ben, softly chuckling, also in slo-mo, trying to evade the electronic tag. No touching is involved. It is all done by electronics. The zapless fuck.

(The Corsair gathers his forces) Seriously, though: Imagine if this debuts on college campuses like Berkeley or Ann Arbor and and spreads. This could be sick.



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Out: SONY Connect. Of late it seems to the casual observer that this blog has been on a tear against everything SONY. We can even find fault with SONY's new Easy Reader (To us, Morgan Freeman is the one and the only "Easy Reader")So, in keeping with that trend, SONY Connect, apparently, believes that they stand a chance competing against iTunes. (Exaggerated cough suggesting feigned detachment) This, from paidcontent:

"...the music/video service from Sony Connect will launch on the PSP by September, according to sources, and will have extensive music and video downloads to the handheld devices. Among the companies its has tied up with includes Vongo, the online movie service from Starz"

First off, association with Vongo is not something one wants to particularly trumpet. (Averted Gaze) Further. there's the matter of corporate infighting:

".. But what might trip up the effort for this undeniably logical push from Sony? Internal politics. If only various Sony divisions and even the Sony Connect division can get their act together. I have heard through my sources that Jay Samit, the GM for Sony Connect, has effectively been sidelined by Phil Wiser, and that his fate within the company is a bit of an unknown for now."

The full post here.



Seacrest worships His Lord, Basophet, The Goat of Mendes.(image via defamer)

In: Seacrest Bashing. We loathe Ryan Seacrest's aggressive social climbing as much as we hate his overly aggressive metrosexuality. It's de trop. It irks us. It seems that Ryan is Seacresting. Says MercBlog:

"A funny, and kind of awkward, moment on "American Idol" tonight during what seemed like a typical exchange between Simon Cowell and Ryan Seacrest.

"Often, Seacrest gets in his jabs at Simon -- kind of like a chihuahua nipping at an ankle -- and Simon may or may not react. Sometimes it's about what Simon says, sometimes about what he wears. But this time, Simon gave Seacrest a sound beat-down, saying to the now semi-bearded host: "I'm not the one trying to look like someone out of "Desperate Housewives."" This, of course, was a comparison to James Denton, who plays Mike Delfino, Teri Hatcher's on-again-off-again love interest on the show.

"And Teri Hatcher is, of course, the woman who was making out with Seacrest in Malibu a couple of weeks ago."

And, from Starpulse:

"In response to recent photos that were captured of Hatcher and the American Idol host kissing and reportedly dating, she said, 'Well, I guess what's caught on film is caught on film and it would be hard for me to stand here and say that it wasn't me. I'm not a liar and I wouldn't do that, but I could say that I could still use the business card!' When asked if she was attached to Seacrest, she added, 'I'm not.'"

Not even the most fucked up of childhoods could lead a person to that kind of self-destructive behavior.