Humor
‘Lonelygirl’ Gets Popular With Investors
Producers of the Internet-video serial “lonelygirl15″ — once thought to be an amateur project but later revealed to be the product of professionals — have raised $5 million from prominent technology investors to expand and introduce new online shows. The new funding for EQAL, the Los Angeles company behind “lonelygirl” and another popular Internet drama, [...]
McDonalds Fries after 10 Weeks
Will It Blend? Smart Online Marketing
As soon as the iPhone hit the market, BlendTec purchased one and made the following clip and put on YouTube. So far, the clip has been viewed 2,041,340 times, commented 6,048 times, and favored by 4,383 people. Monthly sales through the web for the Total Blender is currently running at more than 5 times our [...]
Rent-A-Pet
Flexpetz recently launched in Los Angeles and San Diego, and offers consumers the option of having a dog for just a few hours or days a week. Which is a good solution for people who’d love to have a dog, but are too busy, travel frequently, or live in buildings that don’t allow dog ownership. [...]
Japan seeks stress-free tuna for finer dining
Japanese researchers are looking for ways to reduce stress levels in tuna caught in nearby waters, so they taste better when they hit the plate. A vigorous fish, tuna tends to thrash wildly when caught, which researchers believe raises its body temperature and leads to whitening of its meat, sharply cutting its flavor and value. [...]
Beer Belly
Books Lambert, who runs TheBeerbelly.com as president of Under Development Inc., is also someone who might have been viewed by some as having a less-than-perfect business model for his venture. But — after the press picked up on his contraption and he got 1 million hits to his fledgling site, as well as about 80 [...]
Funny Business Going On Online
The business model is simple: Build it, make it funny enough, and the public will come. And once you get enough eyeballs, you can make money through advertising, just like regular TV networks. Ever since a bootleg clip of a Saturday Night Live sketch comedy skit put YouTube on the map in December 2005, the [...]
