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NBC 2008/2009 Schedule
2008-05-13 20:25:00
It’s time for the network upfront presentations again, so let’s kick this off with NBC. (This list from Dark Horizons. My usual source for the releases should have me covered from here on out)  New shows in bold. MONDAY 8pm: “Chuck” 9pm: “Heroes” 10pm: “My Own Worst Enemy” (Fall) 10pm: “The Philanthropist” (Spring) TUESDAY 8pm: “The Biggest Loser” 9pm: ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "NBC 2008 /2009 Schedule ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/13/nbc- 20082009-schedule/" });

Are We Losing A Generation Of Photographs?
2008-05-12 08:40:00
The other night I was lifting weights in my bedroom, and I glanced over at a little wooden box I hadn’t opened in years. I remembered it was the box I kept all my “important” things in, so while I was cooling down from my workout, I decided to pop it open and take ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Are We Losing A Generation Of Photographs ?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/12/are- we-losing-a-generation-of-photographs/" });
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Free Music Boosts Web Traffic
2008-05-12 01:03:00
In a “wow, that didn’t take much brain power to figure out” moment, it seems that giving away free music via the Web boosts hits to a band’s website. According to Hitwise, when Radiohead released their “pay what you want” album, In Rainbows, their website became the number one most visited site for all music sites. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Free Music Boosts Web Traffic ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/11/free -music-boosts-web-traffic/" });
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The Overly Ambitious Marvel Movie Line-Up
2008-05-10 23:03:00
Apparently Marvel Comics is punch drunk on a small taste of success. True, Iron Man did very well at the box office last weekend, and it is expected to do well again this weekend, but it seems to have made them think that they are untouchable. This was their first film production under their own ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The Overly Ambitious Marvel Movie Line -Up", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/10/the- overly-ambitious-marvel-movie-line-up/" });
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Little White Lies Of The Music Industry
2008-05-09 09:24:00
Recently, Pete Cashmore, my boss at Mashable, had a chance to chat with well-known rapper, Chamillionaire. I know, it made me scratch my head also until I watched the video, and then it actually made sense. It seems that Mr. Millionaire (er…) has done his homework on digital media and is embracing it on a ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Little White Lies Of The Music Industry ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/09/litt le-white-lies-of-the-music-industry/" });
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Buffy Season 8, Issue 14
2008-05-08 08:29:00
***MAJOR SPOILERS*** Characters Seen: Andrew Buffy Dawn Willow Xander The Japanese Vampires left a “Welcome to Tokyo” message painted on a building… in Aiko’s blood, with Aiko herself strung up above it on the side of the building. Buffy orders her cut down, and carries her to a Japanese castle wrapped in a shroud, depositing her at the foot of a shrine. ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Buffy Season 8, Issue 14", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/08/buff y-season-8-issue-14/" });
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AMPTP Walks Away From Talks With SAG
2008-05-07 09:20:00
Anyone ready for “Strike 2008 Round 2″? It seems those lovable, huggable folks at the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers (AMPTP) have walked away from the table talks with the Screen Actors Guild (SAG), just as they did at the end of the last year with the Writer?s Guild of America (WGA). According to Deadline ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "AMPTP Walks Away From Talks With SAG", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/07/ampt p-walks-away-from-talks-with-sag/" });
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Where Is The Green Lantern Movie?
2008-05-06 21:49:00
In brightest day, in blackest night, No evil shall escape my sight Let those who worship evil’s might, Beware my power…Green Lantern’s light! Where is my Green Lantern movie? All of these comic book movies being made, and doing well, and I still see no sign of a Green Lantern movie! True, DC Comics has not had the film ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Where Is The Green Lantern Movie ?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/06/wher e-is-the-green-lantern-movie/" });
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Online Videos
2008-05-06 06:47:00
The way online video is exploding is a bit mind boggling to me. Sure, we’ve had clips for a while now, but the idea of full episodes of television series, let alone movies, online, for free, and embeddable in any site is just… wow. True, they are ad-supported, but isn’t that a small ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Online Videos ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/05/onli ne-videos/" });
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New The Dark Knight Trailer Hints At Joker Greatness
2008-05-05 04:24:00
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Microsot Walks Away From Yahoo
2008-05-04 05:29:00
Well, the party is over. Microsoft had finally upped their offer to $33 a share from the $31 they initially offered, but it seems Yahoo wanted $37 a share.  Steve Ballmer finally decided it wasn’t worth the games, not the protracted fight it was going to be, so he has opted to move on, leaving Yahoo ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Microsot Walks Away From Yahoo", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/03/micr osot-walks-away-from-yahoo/" });
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Blu-ray Suffering Lackluster Sales
2008-05-03 07:09:00
Remember when Toshiba killed off HD DVD, everyone thought Blu-ray would take off now since there was no confusing format war any more? It would appear someone forgot to tell the consumers that they were supposed to be snapping it up. According to a report issued by the NPD Group, Blu-ray player sales dropped 40% ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Blu-ray Suffering Lackluster Sales ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/02/blu- ray-suffering-lackluster-sales/" });
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It?s RSS Day, Help Spread The Word
2008-05-01 21:33:00
I warned you all this was coming, and here we are: RSS Awareness Day. Real Simple Syndication (RSS) is gaining more and more acceptance, but it is still used by such a small percentage of people who read blogs on the Web, and I honestly can’t figure out why. Today, Adam Ostrow over at Mashable, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "It’s RSS Day, Help Spread The Word ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/05/01/its- rss-day-help-spread-the-word/" });
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Time To Say ?So Long? To More Of My Childhood
2008-04-30 23:53:00
At what point do you just finally give up hope and realize something is never going to happen? I fear I have finally reached that point with Guns N’ Roses ever releasing their 10-year-in-the-making album, Chinese Democracy. I probably should have given up hope after Slash, Duff McKagen and Matt Sorum all left the band ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Time To Say “So Long ” To More Of My Childhood ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/30/time -to-say-so-long-to-more-of-my-childhood/" });
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Miley Cyrus And The Vanity Fair Controversy
2008-04-29 23:41:00
Apparently it is another slow news period in the world, because the story of Miley Cyrus posing for pictures in Vanity Fair is yet another non-story that should not be getting anywhere near the coverage it is. For those of you unfamiliar with her, Miley Cyrus is the star of the insanely popular Disney series, Hannah ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Miley Cyrus And The Vanity Fair Controversy ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/29/mile y-cyrus-and-the-vanity-fair-controversy/" });
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RIAA Sues A Music Player
2008-04-29 21:16:00
-slowly bangs his head on his desk- Why does the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) insist on being such monumental asses? Is it a game to them? Some sort of, “Hey, let’s see if we can get away with… THIS” game of chicken they play with the music industry as a whole? Their latest ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "RIAA Sues A Music Player ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/29/riaa -sues-a-music-player/" });
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Elite Tech News Podcast 6 - Where Are My Pants?
2008-04-29 03:41:00
I got the chance to be a last-minute fill-in guest last night on the Elite Tech News podcast with all of the regulars: Mark ?Rizzn? Hopkins of Mashable Steven Hodson of WinExtra Frederic from The Last Podcast Jason from Webomatica Art Lindsey of artlindsey.com We discussed a wide range of topics for over an hour including, with links by Frederic: Twitter?s personnel ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Elite Tech News Podcast 6 - Where Are My Pants ?", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/28/elit e-tech-news-podcast-6-where-are-my-pants/ " });
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Another ?Bloggers Are Stressed Out? Story
2008-04-28 19:43:00
I wasn’t aware until last night that ReadWriteWeb had decided to continue the, “Oh bloggers are over stressed and we’re all dying” meme started by the New York Times. I already covered this on April 6th in Dying To Blog, but this one brought up even more silliness. News blogging is probably one of the ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Another “Bloggers Are Stressed Out” Story ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/28/anot her-bloggers-are-stressed-out-story/" });
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Hobbit Gets A Director; Speed Racer Looks Interesting
2008-04-27 09:34:00
Guillermo Del Toro is going to to direct The Hobbit . This already makes me exponentially more excited for this project than I was for The Lord of the Rings. The only thing that is tempering my excitement some is that this is a two picture deal covering The Hobbit and… it’s sequel? True, there ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Hobbit Gets A Director; Speed Racer Looks Interesting ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/27/hobb it-gets-a-director-speed-racer-looks-inte resting/" });
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Computer Makers Tell Microsoft To Take A Hike
2008-04-27 07:35:00
It seems that computer makers have decided that I, amongst many, many others, am right about Vista not being the be-all, end-all of computing. HP, Dell and Lenovo computer manufacturers are all formulating plans for how they will continue to sell XP well past the June 30th cutoff set by Microsoft . The plans consist of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Computer Makers Tell Microsoft To Take A Hike ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/26/comp uter-makers-tell-microsoft-to-take-a-hike /" });
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Oil Companies Posting Huge Profits
2008-04-25 18:23:00
I know it’s an old rant, and I know people far more familiar with the subject than myself have commented time and time again on it, but I don’t care. The oil companies can burn in Hades for all I care. It seems the major oil companies are set to announce huge profits on the fact that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Oil Companies Posting Huge Profits ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/25/oil- companies-posting-huge-profits/" });

Triumph - A Facebook App
2008-04-25 04:44:00
Facebook finally got an application I’m enjoying: Triumph . Simply put, you fight people… endlessly.  You start off with a small kingdom and start building your offenses and defenses, trying to attack your neighbors to capture some of their land.  As the game progresses you can join an alliance which basically means if someone picks on you ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Triumph - A Facebook App", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/24/triu mph-a-facebook-app/" });
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ReadBurner
2008-04-24 02:39:00
Adam Ostrow, one of my editor’s at Mashable, has launched… well, re-launched, an exciting web application that I can’t believe how much I enjoy. ReadBurner had a short-lived run earlier this year that got the tech bloggers buzzing, but then it sadly went away when it got more popular than people could handle.  Adam, along with  ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "ReadBurner", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/23/read burner/" });
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Dell Vostro 1500
2008-04-23 05:46:00
Well, the new laptop is here. I did go with the Dell Vostro 1500, which I talked about back in February. So why did I go with this system?  Numerous reasons. - Windows XP was available on it.  That was a huge reason. - Dell Vostros ship without trialware, making for a much more pleasant experience. - Kick ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dell Vostro 1500", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/22/dell -vostro-1500/" });
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And We?re Back
2008-04-22 21:00:00
Yes, the site was down for around 17 hours for reasons beyond my control, everything has been fixed now, and we shall discuss this… later. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "And We’re Back ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/22/and- were-back/" });
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Watermarking Images
2008-04-21 20:51:00
I have been running into this a lot more lately both for work and for this site, and that is people watermarking images they have no copyright claim to. Take the G.I. Joe Cast Pictures (which have now been removed by request of Paramount) I posted the other day. It took me quite ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Watermarking Images ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/21/wate rmarking-images/" });

Glad To See Misogyny Is Alive And Well
2008-04-21 04:27:00
Danica Patrick won the Indy Racing League (IRL) Japan 300 race today, making her the first woman to win such a race. A major accomplishment to be sure, and she is to be congratulated, just as any racer should be. Unless you are Bob Margolis of Yahoo Sports, then it’s just time to show that ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Glad To See Misogyny Is Alive And Well", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/20/dani ca-patrick-wins-japan-300/" });
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Windows Vista Is ?A Work In Progress?
2008-04-20 06:27:00
Earlier this week I wrote a diatribe about Windows Vista that got some… passionate… comments from Vista users. The feeling seems to be that it is fine once you fiddle with it, and that you need to “learn” how to work with it. It would seem that Steve Ballmer, the CEO of Microsoft, ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Windows Vista Is “A Work In Progress”", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/19/wind ows-vista-is-a-work-in-progress/" });
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G.I. Joe Cast Pictures
2008-04-18 23:12:00
The G.I. Joe pictures just keep popping up all over the place. We still haven’t seen Cobra Commander, Destro, Zartan, Breaker or Heavy Duty, but these images are steps towards finally giving a feeling for the film. I am getting more and more certain these “black outfits” on the Joe’s is some sort ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "G.I. Joe Cast Pictures ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/18/gijo ecast/" });
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Scarlett From The G.I. Joe Movie
2008-04-17 10:06:00
The second character shot from the G.I. Joe movie is out and it is of the covert agent of the team, Scarlett . About a month ago we got the shot of Snake-Eyes, which I loved, but this one I am mixed on. I’m thrilled she has her crossbow, red hair and the ponytail, but why ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Scarlett From The G.I. Joe Movie ", url: "http://www.seanpaune.com/2008/04/17/scar lett-from-the-gi-joe-movie/" });
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