February 2008
130 posts
good summary about how much ads suck on... →
From Umair: thoughts on advertising →
I found this post by following a Fred Wilson twitter to the blog of someone interesting Fred had lunch with. Umair’s thinking about what all of us in web video creation should be thinking about… ” The Worst Ideas of 2007, Or How Not to Revolutionize Marketing For some reason, the media industry was gripped by a bizarre delusion in 2007 - that consumers (!!) love (!!) brands...
January 2008
73 posts
CONGRATS: 1,000 MTVN Permalancers To Earn Staff... →
(via imarks) This is pretty major news!
1-31-08 Vice Stocks →
How will Julie and her friends make it through the recession? Sex, guns, booze, and gambling.
[Related: 12-20-06 Fortune Brands (FO), 10-26-06 Altria Group (MO), 1-8-07 Boston Beer Company (SAM), 11-9-06 Smith & Wesson (SWHC)]
Russia's most famous - and glamorous - female... →
Mitt Romney sucks.
But he wants illegal immigrants who are deported to have the “privilege” of staying through the end of their childrens’ school years, or, in his case, until his garden is fully landscaped, before they are shipped home. What an asshole. Having worked in the restaurant industry in New York, and having lived in Southern California, I would LOVE to see these rich assholes try to...
1-30-08 The Recession? →
Wallstrip hits the streets to find out what everyday folks are saying about The Big R.
1-29-08 Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd.... →
Never heard of Shanda Interactive Entertainment Ltd. (SNDA)? What are you, a newb?
[Related: 11-20-06 Sony (SNE), 11-21-06 Electronic Arts (ERTS), 5-8-07 Nintendo Co. Ltd. (NTDOY), 6-12-07 GameStop Corp. (GME), 12-3-07 Activision Inc. (ATVI)]
eugene mirman is FUNNY, but you do kinda have to... →
ps, 23/6- two words for you: embed code!!! if you haven’t seen the original and feel like completely wasting 10 minutes of your life, click here: http://gawker.com/5002269/the-cruise-indoctrination-video-scientology-tried-to-suppress For the record: I’m not a huge fan of persecuting people on the basis of their religion, no matter how strange I personally think your religion is, BUT I...
WatchPromo video for our new daily news and politics web show!
1-28-08 Hoku Scientific, Inc. (HOKU) →
If Hoku Scientific, Inc. (HOKU) were a superhero it would get its power from the sun.
You're gonna want to read this if you want to have... →
muchas gracias to Jeff Marks for sending this article the old-fashioned way: email.
“I want to learn how to tumble”
– My boyfriend, Aaron, says this to me offhand, while we’re just sitting around. And I say, “oh yeah? it’s really easy. I could show you, it’s really user-friendly” and then I look over at his computer where he’s googling and I see that the search bar contains the...
Ketchup: mystery solved! →
Don’t ask me how I stumbled upon this essay (I AM stoned, that could be why) but it’s interesting, in a Malcolm-Gladwelly-kind of way. It made me think about a boyfriend I had a while back. His entire family LOVED eating plain macaroni with ketchup. The thought of it made me gag but every so often I couldn’t get out of eating it and would have to choke a bowl down. We broke...
WTF?: "Women-Only Transit: Not the Solution, But A... →
1-26-08 Dow Jones Redux →
Remember that party we had for that one guy a long time ago? Yeah, we don’t either, but Julie helps us remember.
1-25-08 Wallstrip Chat: Timothy Sykes →
Julie Alexandria sits down with controversial author and former hedge fund manager, Timothy Sykes.
WatchFreaking CUTE!! OMG I can’t take it. ADORABLE OVERLOAD - CollegeHumor video— jendunlap Some of my friends were so obsessed with this video last year that they could do the whole routine from memory. What happens at 0:45 is almost too cute to be real. — rach
WatchKucinich has been very brave throughout his campaign and I admire his attempt and wish we had a more fair system, one that would allow candidates like this one to stay in the running longer, and participate in debates. Stuff like that. If only he could have raised more money…
1-24-08 Market Crash →
I scream, you scream, we all scream when the Market Crashes!
1-23-08 Spark Networks, Inc. (LOV) →
Julie is looking for LOV in all the online places. Spark Networks, Inc. (LOV).
WatchThis is the first promo for my new daily show on CBS, Interactive, Mob Logic. No launch date yet, we’re still tinkering with the concept.
1-22-08 Wallstrip: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.... →
Don’t be a joker. Be an Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. broker. (IBKR)
Ha ha ha, even Fred Wilson sometimes has to sit in...
Sitting in 28C, otherwise known as the seat in front of the rest room. I get to have people standing over me, leaning against me, and bu … — fred-wilson
Female Circumcision →
Every so often, a new article comes out about female circumcision. Yesterday, it was the New York Times’ turn. The NYT takes us to Indonesia. And I mean they take us there, to the annual free circumcision fest. There’s a slideshow and everything. (The pictures are from the slideshow. I weeded out the heartwrenching ones - a little too manipulative for my taste.)I’m horrified at...
Stewart Blasts Media Coverage Of Debates, "Gloves... →
What a bunch of morons.
1-21-08 Wallstrip: Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.... →
Don’t be a joker. Be an Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. broker. (IBKR)
WatchThis person should NOT eat sugar. Or drive.
As world's last Sprint customer, I find this... →
I’ve been a Sprint mobile customer since 1999 (count ‘em, that’s NINE years) and I decided a long time ago that I’m going down with the ship. I don’t really know why, maybe I’m just a loyal customer, or, perhaps, it’s because I’m just not a quitter, but no matter how bad the service gets, I perservere. The absolute best thing about Sprint (a...
11-19-07 Wallstrip Weekend: The New Girl →
Julie Alexandria, new host of Wallstrip, confesses her first impressions.
1-18-08 Wallstrip Chat: Peter Kafka →
Julie Alexandria sits down with Silicon Alley Insider’s managing editor, Peter Kafka.
1-17-08 The Candidates →
What candidate, or party, will affect the economy the most? To the streets!
Etsy :: elly nelly
Thank you, Catie B. →
This etsy seller appears to ROCK. I want one in every color. Wish I had more than two rooms in my apartment. :)
1-16-08 New Oriental Education & Tech. Group Inc.... →
Julie teach you long time. New Oriental Education & Tech. Group Inc. (EDU).
The Flip Video Store - Flip Video Ultra Camcorders →
Three words: I. WANT. IT.
1-15-08 iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ) →
Brazil’s economy and our new host, Julie Alexandria, are en fuegos chicos! iShares MSCI Brazil Index (EWZ)
1-14-08 Open Text Corporation (OTEX) →
Is OTEX the reason why today’s Wallstrip is so big? No. Open Text Corporation. (OTEX)
What's the name of the first woman president?
(This post made me cry. Thanks, Bijan.) I was reading with my oldest daughter Sophia tonight. She is 8 years old. The lead character in the book is a girl who wants to be president one day. In the middle of one paragraph, Sophia stopped reading and looked at me. She said, “what’s the name of the first woman president of the United States” I told her we haven’t had one yet...