Posts made in November, 2008

iJustine signs on as spokesmodel 28

iJustine signs on as spokesmodel

Posted by on Nov 10, 2008 in Tech

  I’m not making this up. iJustine, aka Justine Ezarik, the crazy Mac fangirl blogger vlogger Steve Jobs stalker, has been signed up as a spokesmodel for Mozy, a company that sells an online backup service. I just saw the commercials that are already airing in Boise and Austin, and soon will go nationwide. I’ll put them up as soon as possible. They’re fantastic. I’ve heard Justine has also signed on to do some ads for AT&T....

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A government bail-out for Facebook?

Posted by on Nov 10, 2008 in Tech

That’s what some guy on CNET advocates. I think he’s kidding. Let me make a small prediction. There will be a lot of bailing out taking place at Facebook but it will be the old-fashioned kind — kids bailing out when they realize there’s no pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, and bigshot Google defectors bailing, preferably early and with good excuses, so they don’t end up with flop stink all over them. Por ejemplo: If, as some are predicting, Larry Summers joins the Obama administration, I’d bet his old pal and former chief of staff Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook will go with him. This way Sandberg could say that she wasn’t leaving Facebook because it’s all fucked up and there’s no IPO on the horizon and while she really, really, really meant all that stuff about changing the world by creating software that lets recent college graduates hook up more efficiently and force-feeds them targeted advertising — well, as noble as that cause might be, and it is indeed truly a noble cause, she’s heard the call to duty, to help her country, and so, with a heavy heart, she will have to take her leave and let Mark Zuckerberg carry on with his current three-year...

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