Urban Geek of Lineage Markeitng - interactive new-media marketing

This is a very cool indie music site

2009-09-24T11:05:00.001-07:00

Make sure you click on the 'Launch Music Player' to listen to music while you view the site.

in reference to: The Eargasm (view on Google Sidewiki)

SodaHead.com blogger polls and widgets (Update)

2008-10-11T11:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone,

I would first like to apologies for not being detailed about what SodaHead is all about. So to the people who have commented;
Miss Hershey McJones said... But what exactly does it do? October 13, 2008 5:10 PM

I will give you the full scope of what SodaHead is all about.

For all of you searching for cool widgets for your blogs that update automatically, then please check out SodaHead.com. This is like a open bar for Blogger Widgets.

Poll Answers

If you don't know what a widget is, you better Google the word then, but to save you from the overloaded world of Google I will quickly break down what a widget is. I am here of course to educate you people right.

A widget is a embeddable chunk of code. I hope that majority of you already have a online social profile like a Myspace or Facebook. So when someone says widget, think of your Youtube Player on your Myspace page, or take a look to the left side of my blog and see the ThisNext flash bag showing products that I like. Every stand alone embeddable chunk of code is pretty much a widget.

Wiki describes a widget as a "portable chunk of code that can be installed and executed within any separate HTML-based web page by an end user without requiring additional compilation. They are derived from the idea of code reuse. Other terms used to describe web widgets include: gadget, badge, module, webjit, capsule, snippet, mini and flake. Web widgets often but not always use DHTML, JavaScript, or Adobe Flash." (Source)

So what in the hell is Sodahead.com? SodaHead is a Question and Answers social community that lets you ask questions of your friends, the community or strangers. Your profile will track every answer you provide, leading to the largest profile on the Internet, without ever having to touch the usual registration fields. They offer a Question and Answers widget that can be embedded anywhere on the Internet as well as Groups, Blogs and a slew of search and match features based on your answers.

CrunchBase Information

SodaHead

Information provided by CrunchBase

So yeah you can create a profile like a myspace, befriend people, leave private messages, comments with html, and more. But the most impress feature is the polls.

Give it shot. Create your own polls that express your thoughts and interest. Check out SodaHead my profile at http://www.sodahead.com/UrbanGeek/

(Though I am still editing my profile, I will have it looking sweet soon.)

ANDROID – TG1 (The iPhone Terminator)

2008-10-03T13:56:00.000-07:00

I would like to first apologize for being M.I.A. for a few weeks. Besides the Stock Market crash and digging wholes in my backyard to hide the dead bodies and the dirty money, I have been knee deep in securing a stable economic lifestyle. Yes everyone, I have officially joined the Jamaican Mafia.

So besides that, I think I have found a new love. It is called the T-Mobile G1. It is a mix between the iPhone and the SideKick.

If you don’t know by now, Google has finally made a deal with T-mobile to release its long awaited ANDROID

ANDRIOD, originaly developed by Google and later by the Open Handset Alliance is a operating sysytem / software platform for mobile devices. In simple terms it is a free mobile platform open to developers, similar to Mozilla’s FireFox.

So let’s start of a little different from the rest of the bunch. T-mobile G1’s phone won't do video capture (say what?), but there is a free player available to download, will not have stereo Bluetooth, will require a Gmail account, and won't be sold at stores outside of a 2-5 mile radius of T-Mobile's 3G coverage areas. (source)

Never the less I am still buying this phone. I live in Los Angeles and we have the 3G networks, plus I am one of the many L.A. residence who still talks on the speaker phone while driving, blame my inablility to change on CW’s Gossip Girl. (Hey, when is Hollywood going to change the paper bag rule? Ahh, that is a topic for another blogger.)

FUN FACTS:

This chart wich is an introduction to Android that is featured on YouTube illustrates the number of internet users in orange, and the the number of mobile phone users in blue. In 2007 there is about 1.1 billion internet users in the world, but there is three times (3 x) the amount of mobile users. This means that the average person has 2 if not more mobile devices in their possession. (One for work, one for personal businesses)

MORE FUN FACTS:

Android's co-founders who went to work at Google included Andy Rubin (co-founder of Danger) - Yep! Danger is the same company who makes T-mobile SideKick, and Nick Sears (once VP at T-Mobile). So who would of ever thought T-mobile would secure the first ANDRIOD mobile device. WOW! It really looks like a DANGE Sidekick device! AMAZING!!!!! Thanks Andy and Nick.

Oh yeah, almost forgot to mention that the T-Mobile G1 can be unlocked after 90 days of activation. You will be able to place another sims in it. Also users will be able to create tethering or unlocking apps for the phones, Sweet! Oh that is not all folks, you can also buy a “contract free" G1 (with a price point of $399). I bet even the Craigslist Cartail can’t beat that. (I know they can but still, that is a low price)

This is just the beginning from Googles ANDRIOD, so please expect more.

For more info please click on the following link: http://www.thisnext.com/item/F7707059/F49B5880/T-Mobile-G1/?s5=1&ue=09E193FA

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, select MTV?

2008-09-18T14:18:00.000-07:00

I admit, that was a lame title, but fair nevertheless. So if you did not know, MTV has a gaming blog site called multiplayerblog.mtv.com (http://www.multiplayerblog.mtv.com).

It is not a G4TV.com, but yet it is a good read to stay current. So far my favorite post is Top 10 Hip-Hop Video Games — Not Including ‘Shaq Fu’

Check it out yourself.

F.Y.I. - I am working on some giveaway contest. If you are interested please click "Play Now!" on the image blow.

Nano = Music + Games + Photos + Movies + motion

2008-09-09T15:43:00.001-07:00

Steve Jobs and his gang did it again. The iPod Nano is slimmer and sexier than ever. I am so stuned for words that I've decided to just show you some sexy photos of the new nano.

(Only Barry White can express what I feel about this)

Barry White - I'm Gonna Love You Just A Little More, Baby lyrics

– Awww yeah baby! Oh, what a groove

You have no idea how it feels

My hands just won’t keep still

I love you, baby

Oh, I love you, I love you, I love you

I just wanna hold you

Ooh

Outta sight

Uh-huh, right there, you like it like that

Closer

Come here, closer, close

Oh, baby

Give it up, ain't no use
I can help myself if I'd wanted to
I'm hung up, no doubt
I’m so in love with you, for me there’s no way out

I'm gonna love you, love you
Love you just a little more, baby
I'm gonna need you, need you
Need you every day
I'm gonna want you, want you
Want you in every way

Get your new iPod Nano here: Urban Geek Gotz the Hook Ups!

Google Chrome, oops I meant Google FAIL

2008-09-08T17:22:00.001-07:00

So recently Google launched a search application which they call "Chrome" an open-source browser project based on existing Webkit (http://webkit.org/) rendering engine. Well let me get straight to the point, the browser sucks balls. Besides the inability to download many needed applications, even people with disabilities can't use this crap:

Limited support for keyboard input
No support Windows high contrast mode
Lack of programmatic clues for interface elements
Information describing links or focused elements not interpreted by screen readers

So boo on Google for letting a weak product like this get media and press. You all can rip this one out the technology history book.

SHOPPING THISNEXT

2008-08-28T17:56:00.001-07:00

Are you an online shopaholic, or just need to find a general gift and don't know where to start. Maybe you have a wedding that you are attending or a High School class reunion in which you need to impress everyone with that stylish new look you have. Or maybe you're like me, and always need that new gizmo or thingamajig, like a 60 inch HD Bluetooth Flat screen TV, or a WowWee Tribot Talking Robot, or a USB Wireless Retro Microphone, or even shyt that's not sold in the U.S. or Canada. If that is you, or sounds like you, or just not even you, then check out ThisNext.com (www.thisnext.com/?ue=09E193FA).

ThisNext.com is Meta taged – "A place for you to explore great product recommendations, get personalized shopping suggestions and rave about products you like." For me, it's the easiest way to find something when you really don't know what you are looking for. People (bloggers, Public Relation firms, viral marketers, companies, your mother, your grandpa, your twelve year old brother, and your roommate) search for products, recommend products, comment on other people recommendations, share it, and link it to where you can purchase it (or at least find more information on it.)

Yeah you could go Google a product like a BCBG dress size 1 fits all, but you can't ask Google what product you should buy. If you go to a store you know that the sales person is going to say it looks hot on you, or that it's the best price in town. Forget all that mess and lies.

Things you will find on ThisNext

Obama Sneaker

Seven Deadly Sins Gift Set
A BMW X6 Series for $63K or 34,500 in UK Pounds (F.Y.I. the American dollar is so weak - 1 UK Pound = $1.82 American Dollar)
Voodoo doll toothpick holder
(Pretty much every damn thing)

The site of course also allows you to create a simple profile, but the coolest part is that you can share your recommendation or something you found with friends via email, facebook, MySpace, (ah! you get the picture). No more wack gifts from your friends. Just send them the link or share it on Facebook or twitter.

If you are a fashion, gaming, music, sporting, or gadget blogger then this site is more for you then you might think. ThisNext also supports mavens of fashionistas and Toy fanatics and much more with their Maven program which allows the sites most influential members to have bragging rights by gaining product sneak-peaks, exclusive offers, and even VIP event invitations.

So read what people say about the product before you purchase. And make sure when you join that you add me as a friend.

P.S. I need a new cool watch.

Whatch Online TV

2008-08-15T16:58:00.000-07:00

Project L.E.O.

2008-08-14T10:13:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,

Like I said previously, I've been doing some big things lately. A few weeks ago I traveled to Syracuse NY (Home of Carmelo Anthony) to work with a group of inner-city youth. The project titled the L.E.O. – Leadership Education (On and Offline) prepared middle school and high school students to be ambassadors of internet safety. In a world where Myspace.com and Facebook.com are powered by youth sharing their personal life, it seems only relevant that youth step in to educate their peers on online etiquette.

Youth are now faced with cyber bullying, online predators, online stalkers, and more. I remember back in elementary school I was told not to chat with strangers. Now you can hold months and months of conversations and share pictures with a person that you never met. Times have change as they always will.

I felt privileged to work with the youth and to show them that it does not take that much to stalk someone online. They were able to find my old project building and my grandmother's name in less the 2 minutes online.

This was also a great opportunity for me to introduce the 98% female / African and Latin class on career opportunities in the interactive, mobile, and gaming space. It is very important to diversify this space by encouraging both youth and interactive companies to open their minds and explore opportunities.

I know that some of you are thinking "aww, he is helping out the minorities to broaden their scope in life." Here are some facts for you if you had that thought –

FACT: Facebook has a 55% female user base with an average age range of 12 – 17 (TEENS). There are more African Americans on Facebook than average. Myspace has a 58% female user base of female with more Hispanics than average. (Stats provided by Quantacast.com)

So interactive, mobile, and gaming companies please open your minds and doors to the thought of ethnically diversifying your company. It will only benefit you in the long run.

Thank you Mr. Joseph Saulter - CEO of Entertainment Arts Reserach, and Ms. Jasmine Crowe - Owner of Mystjazz PR for being guest speakers for the class via Skype video confrencing.

For more information please visit the following link to read the Post Standard article - http://www.syracuse.com/city/index.ssf?/base/news-5/1217667596268160.xml&coll=1

Help support youth by volunteering for your local city schools to promote higher education.

Here are some other internet safety sites that you should visit:

http://www.isafe.org/

What's next??????

2008-08-10T23:00:00.000-07:00

Sorry everyone that i have not been updating my blogs like I use to. I have some very big projects that are on my plate and will soon introduce them to you, but please keep updated on my blogs and feel free to look through the archives. You might find some sites, games, and mobile technology that are very cool.

Did you get the SideKick OTA Yet?

2008-08-10T22:51:00.001-07:00

If not, then please do not worry because you will get it soon enough.

Make sure you check out this video and you might just get it faster….might

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uwum-2gFaM&feature=related

Interactive Marketing 101

2008-07-30T08:15:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone,

I will be teaching a class on Interactive Marketing 101 to Syracuse City School District youth.

The class is titled L.E.O. - Leadership, Education & Etiquette (On and Offline)

Please join in on the session at http://live.yahoo.com/UrbanGeekBlog

If you have a yahoo account you will be able to chat with the class, and if you have a webcam you will be able to talk with the class.

See you guys soon.

Twitter me silly

2008-07-23T14:09:00.001-07:00

Unless you've been under a rock or living in a small village in the Amazon Jungle, you probably wouldn't know about Twitter. So to get you up to speed to what's new out there, I would like you to Tweet this out. www.Twitter.com

Wiki Describes Twitter as a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates (otherwise known as tweets) which are text-based posts of up to 140 characters in length. In simple words, text what you're doing to the world instantly and follow what other people across the globe are doing. Sounds simple right? You can Tweet that you're at the coffee shop, or Tweet the latest news before it hits the blog world or even Fox News. You can tweet all day or read other people tweets, message other tweets privately or public. It's a pretty cool tool if you need to get the word out fast…..ahummmmm….. If you are in P.R. and have not started looking for Twitter influencers then you are the behind times. There are sooooo many Twitter applications for both PC and Mac that it blows my mind. Just see for yourself - http://twitter.pbwiki.com/Apps

SO!! College students Twitter the answers to that next exam, Paparazzi Twitter your photos before Perez Hilton, Someone please Twitter the next summer pool party in Los Angeles, CA.

Make sure you check out the Twitter knockoffs and tell me what you think about them.

Twitter VS FriendFeed - http://friendfeed.com/

Twitter VS Juicecaster.com –http://JuiceCaster.com/

Twitter VS Plurk - http://www.plurk.com/

iPhone 3G

2008-07-12T11:14:00.000-07:00

How DJ Rashida keeps it digital

2008-07-07T15:55:00.000-07:00

DJ Rashida

Hey digi music headz. While I know that you are all so busy ripping your friends CD’s to your computer playlist, creating your new gym workout selection on your iPod, or searching on Myspace for your new profile song. I want to distract you for one moment with an exclusive interview with the lovely DJ Rashida. If you’re one of the 5% of true hip-hop fanatics who never heard of her, first of all shame on you, and secondly check out her rap sheet:

1998 – Rashida feel in love with the mix and started her pursuit of DJ’ing

College Years – (aka “A Different World” experience) – Started DJ’ing for an Atlanta College station which she held down A-town’s local night clubs and open for a slew of Hip-hop legends like De La Soul.

2002 – She graduated from college with a degree in Fine Arts. (College Educated and Street Smart, a deadly combination for corporate America)

2004 – Rashida started spinning at the legendary House of Blues in Los Angeles, CA - http://www.hob.com/

During her House of Blue years – Rashida cross paths with the legendary, never aging in years, singer Mr. Prince Rogers Nelson and soon became his “go-to” DJ

Present Day – You can find DJ Rashida all over the globe, spinning at all the high-profile parties and true underground dancehall clubs (make sure you bring a towel to those events, because I guarantee you a hot wall sweating party), and you can find her on MTV's American Best Dance Crew every week - http://www.mtv.com/ontv/dyn/dance_crew/series.jhtml

Today I had a chance to finally interview the talented, intelligent, very sexy Rashida via AOL INSTANT MESSAGING. (Now of course you know I would not put her real screen name out there.)

THE INTERVIEW:

UrbanGeekBlog (10:56:27 AM): hi Rashida

DJRashida (10:57:04 AM): who is this?

UrbanGeekBlog (10:57:09 AM): This is Starsky (No Hutch) a.k.a Urban Geek

DJRashida (10:57:23 AM): hey! How are you?

UrbanGeekBlog (10:57:28 AM): I’m actually doing well and am excited to finally get an exclusive interview with you.

DJRashida (11:01:02 AM): I know, I’ve been mad busy & thing are about to get even crazier this week

DJRashida (11:01:10 AM): can I answer a couple now

UrbanGeekBlog (11:01:17 AM): for sure you can

DJRashida (11:01:26 AM): ok cool, shoot

UrbanGeekBlog (11:01:46 AM): Technology has changed whole wide world. How has technology changed the way you DJ?

DJRashida (11:03:39 AM): Changed everything, went from lugging 4-5 crates of records 2 a gig to now taking my laptop, and 1 small bag of records (there’s a pic on my myspace of one of my outta town gigs and all my crates stacked up at airport

UrbanGeekBlog (11:03:59 AM): lol, I see

DJRashida (11:04:06 AM): also used to have to buy doubles of everything which could get expensive, now with serato - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serato_Scratch_Live, I have instant doubles, I also dont have to worry about re-searching 4 scratched and damaged vinyl

UrbanGeekBlog (11:04:59 AM): what’s your myspace link?

DJRashida (11:05:01 AM): www.myspace.com/djrashida

UrbanGeekBlog (11:05:08 AM): since you travel so much what portable gadget can’t you live without on your travels

DJRashida (11:11:37 AM): basically my Mac PowerBook, you know my home away from home & now my iPhone is slowly taking over as the super portable version of that

UrbanGeekBlog (11:12:09 AM): wow! Smaller seems to be better

DJRashida (11:12:47 AM): yeah except when it freezes your pretty much screwed, I’m on my 3rd iPhone :/

UrbanGeekBlog (11:13:19 AM): ouch!

UrbanGeekBlog (11:13:54 AM): Well thanks for giving this interview Rashida; I am defiantly a fan with a HUGE crush!

DJRashida (11:14:10 AM): LOL! fa sho, sorry it took so long!

UrbanGeekBlog (11:14:31 AM): No worries at all. Thanks again and hope to see you soon

DJRashida (11:15:08 AM): Paz

UrbanGeekBlog (11:15:47 AM): bye

Once again thanks DJ Rashida for the instant chat, and all you music lovers make sure you check out DJ Rashida's Myspace profile. (www.myspace.com/djrashida)

HAPPY 5th of JULY CELEBRATION!

2008-07-05T09:17:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone, I hope the 4^th of July was filled with lots of friends and family, pillowing white smoke grills, pool parties, and fireworks. I know that by now you are all in recovery mode, so to keep you heavy hangover brains light today I will offer you this.

Have a safe weekend!

Sincerely

Urban Geek

HELIO FAILS

2008-06-29T21:28:00.001-07:00

Helio is a small MVNO company. I know you are probably saying what the hell is that? so I called Mr. Wiki in to explain.

URBAN GEEK: Hello Mr. Wiki, welcome to the Urban Geek Blog the best damn tech blog ever! Please explain to my FRESH readers what in the hell is a MVNO?

Mr. Wiki: Hello U.G., it is my pleasure to be on the Urban Geek Blog. To explain it to you directly from my web site, "A mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) is a company that provides mobile phone service but does not have its own licensed frequency allocation of radio spectrum, nor does it necessarily have all of the infrastructure required to provide mobile telephone service.^[1] A company that does have frequency allocation(s) and all the required infrastructure to run an independent mobile network is known simply as a Mobile Network Operator (MNO). MVNOs are roughly equivalent to the "switchless resellers" of the traditional landline telephone market. Switchless resellers buy minutes wholesale from the large long distance companies and retail them to their customers."

URBAN GEEK: Ohhhhhhhh I see. So readers, to put it to you simply, HELIO is a mobile seller that sales high-end telephones but out sources your network service from other provider like Sprint, or T-mobile. (Well that sucks balls!)

Mr. Wiki: Yes indeed it ball sucks. Thanks to an investment by South Korea's SK Telecom, Korean-Americans HELIO was able to last as long as it did. The fact is HELIO only had roughly 170,000 subscribers. That's pretty small numbers when it comes to the mobile industry.

URBAN GEEK: Wow, well thanks Wiki for explaining what MVNO is.

(Of course this conversation was not real but please take advantage of www.Wikipedia.com to look up any company or word)

So HELIO might have failed but it's not over the HELIO mobile technology. Virgin Mobile has decided to purchase HELIO for $39 million in equity. As part of the deal, Virgin Mobile is also receiving $50 million to pay down Helio's debt (half from SK Telecom, and half from its parent company Virgin Group), as well as an additional revolving credit facility of $60 million. The Helio brand will be subsumed by Virgin Mobile. (Hey Richard, is there nothing that you won't place your logo on? How about some Virgin Orange Juice) The deal will also give Virgin access to a number of technologies owned by Helio including customer management and cellphone deck applications.

Firefox Rings In

2008-06-19T00:38:00.001-07:00

Internet Explorer 7
FIREFOX 3 World Record Breaker

Unless you are dedicated Internet Explorer (which I don't know why you would be) or you just don't know about other internet service such as Safari and Firefox, let me be the first to inform you the Firefox (http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/), has released its 3^rd version breaking the first Guinness World Records with over 8 million most software downloads in first 24 hours.

At its peak, Firefox's Web site was serving 17,000 copies a minute. Downloads came from some 200 countries, led by the United States, Germany, Japan, Spain and Britain.

Firefox comes from Mozilla, an open-source community in which thousands of people, mostly volunteers, collectively develop free products. Firefox is the No. 2 Web browser behind Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.

You have to make your decision on what is better Firefox or I.E.

Hey! I'd like to know what you people think, leave a comment on what you like better.

Firefox vs. Internet Explorer

The Craigslist Dealer

2008-06-11T14:30:00.001-07:00

Have you ever sold anything on Craigslist before? I have to tell you that it's an experience in itself.

For those who might have a late start on the online world, and whom might be clueless to what Craigslist.com is all about. Let me break it down to you in four words. Ebay sucks! Use craigslist.com.

Wiki describes Craigslist as "a central network of online communities, featuring free classified advertisements (with jobs, internships, housing, personals, erotic services, for sale/barter/wanted, services, community, gigs, resume, and pets categories) and forums on various topics."

Urban Geek describes Craigslist as the best MotherF@$ken way to sale your shyt (in less than 2 hours), find a date for the night (possibly get laid), find a good gig to pay for rent (erotic services), as well as find a good 420 roommate.

Craig Alexander Newmark: founder of the San Francisco-based website
Craigslist.

I have sold plenty of things on Craigslist and I always get immediate responses, so many in fact that sometimes I even repost the item, raise the price, and still receive a lot of responses. But there are ten craigslist commandments you must obey:

Do not post your phone number, your home address, or personal email address on your posting. Unless you are a business promoting your shop then it is okay to do so.
Photo of the product you are selling is highly recommended. It is always nice to let your buyers see what they are actually buying.
Do not except credit as a form of payment
Do not except checks as a form of payment
Once you have confirmed with the person who will purchase your product, please make sure you select a meeting area in a neutral (safe) populated area like a mall, restaurant, etc. Never bring them to your house / home
Count the money always, check for counterfeit bills
Keep transactions short and sweet (unless the person is pretty hot)
Never sale anyone else things unless previously agreed (could cause serious beef)
Post your item on craigslist in the AM hours to make sure maximum view
If recently divorced, why not get rid of their shyt as quickly as possible and make a buck from it

"Follow these rules you'll have mad bread to break up
If not, twenty-four years, on the wake up
Slug hit your temple, watch your frame shake up
Caretaker did your makeup, when you pass
Your girl fluked my man Jake up, heard in three weeks
she sniffed a whole half of cake up
Heard she suck a good brain, and can hook a steak up
Gotta go gotta go, more pasta bake up, word up, uhh " - By Notorious B.I.G.

I'm not the one to brag

2008-06-09T08:42:00.000-07:00

Get my blog on your mobile phone.

ATTENTION: TUNE IN TO SIDEKICK.COM!!!

2008-06-05T11:30:00.001-07:00

Okay everyone feast your eyes on this!!!

The brand new Tony Hawk LX with video capability.

The device will be previewed on www.sidekick.com today and will go on sale mid July, but of course that is not the only cool news. For weeks people have been asking me "Starsky (No Hutch), when is the Sidekick video function coming out?" At the time I had no clue, I just knew that it was coming soon. Now I can give you more info. The Tony Hawk Sidekick LX device will be sold with an application called play and share. The new LX will allow you to share and record videos, it will also have a stereo Bluetooth support, easier downloads and more themes and background personalization options. But please current LX users please do not get upset. You don't have to buy the Tony Hawk Sideckick, this summer, all Sidekick LX customers will get that OTA (Over The Airway update).

I told you it was coming. Check out www.SideKick.com for more info.

Cool Widgets to use for blogging

2008-06-01T16:29:00.001-07:00

Get this widget!

How the iPhone finally gets bitched

2008-05-27T17:59:00.001-07:00

How many times have you heard the words "iPhone Killer"?

Only in the U.S. (which is behind more than 5 freaking years in mobile technology) you will keep hearing this weak ass tagline when comparing new touch screen phones in the U.S. to the so well branded iPhone. Oh yah, you did not know (!?) America the land of the brotherhood from sea to shining sea is behind more than 5 years in mobile technology. That's why your signal drops calls no matter where you are.

Right now while you are reading this, there is some 12 year old kid in Japan, Korea, or somewhere in UK watching HDTV on their mobile touch screen phone.

Right now, while you are on your mobile phone trying to download that slow GPS Map on your crackberry aka Blackberry, somewhere in Japan, Korea, and in UK there is a 16 year old walking around with his or her cell phone having a mobile video-conference with multiple people at once, (and you thought you were the shyt with that mobile GPS).

So many companies attempted to create the next "iPhone Killer" that they all need to be added to www.superfail.com
because they all failed.

But for once there might be a U.S. phone that can finally beat the iphone brand appeal.

I would like to introduce the following phones to the U.S. market, but it is up to you the consumers to make your pick.

The XPERIAX1

What more can I say but Fire! See more at (http://www.expansys-usa.com/p.aspx?i=163460)

Instinct

Sony got it popping with the Instinct. Visit (http://www.nowisgood.com/?id9=SEM) for more info.

LG Vu

http://review.zdnet.com/cell-phones/lg-vu/4505-6454_16-32815554.html

Digging in the crates with USB’s

2008-05-20T10:41:00.001-07:00

I can recall not so long ago, helping my cousin who was a DJ lugging crates full of vinyl. Almost forgot to mention that it was at night and in the dead of winter freezing my ass off. If you never carried crates filled with vinyl, let me just tell you, it's literally hand blistering heavy. And usually if it was going to be a banging party there was at least six crates to carry. Ohhh I miss the good old day.

Well of course you guys know that those days are definitely over thanks to advancement of technology (and how digital music killed the vinyl and the crates). Now days DJ's like the amazing and sexy DJ Pesce - http://www.myspace.com/djpesce
pretty much carries a small Apple computer, her iPod, and her Crackberry phone. (Honestly she is for real a Digging in the crates DJ; don't let her short sexiness fool you).

Well here is a gadget that can turn your vinyl to digital with ease. The Ion iTTUSB Turntable with USB Record for only $120 bucks

"In an era before MP3s, CD-ROMs, and RIAA lawsuits, vinyl was the medium of choice for music lovers around the world. If you're old enough to remember those days, you're probably the proud owner of a few vinyl records that you wish you could convert to a modern digital format for your iPod or other digital device. Your wish has been granted with the iTT USB turntable from Ion. Using an USB connection and some open-source software this gadget converts and records your vinyl treasures into MP3s that you can use on modern music devices." - http://www.news.com/2300-1040_3-6207121-1.html

So throughout those cords and connect that USB, this is a good gift for that uncle who just won't get rid of that basement full of records.

www.UrbanGeekBlog.com ABOUT DAMN TIME!!!

2008-05-17T19:15:00.000-07:00

Ill keep you folks updated

Inbox + xobni = a better email service for outlook

2008-05-13T15:31:00.000-07:00

Are you tired of searching for and through that e-mail threads for information that your stupid boss sent to you?

Well no more will you have to go and back track for email-conversation just to find someone’s phone number. With Xobni you can now easily catch co-workers in lies when they tell you that they never received an email or that important attachment.

Find stats on when you’re most likely to receive daily emails from people, see who your top 10 people that you are most likely to e-mail or converse with the most.

Xobni (which is inbox spelled backwards for those who are a little slow) also exposes your email hidden social network. It’s almost like a Myspace for facebook in our outlook that we never knew about.

“After a quick install, you'll see the new Xobni toolbar appear in Outlook - and suddenly information will become much easier to find. When a new email arrives, the sender's full communication history appears in the Xobni sidebar, including past conversations, attachments and contact details. Xobni also includes a blazing fast email search tool.” - http://www.xobni.com/learnmore/

KILLING THE MF SIDEKICK RUMORS WITH FACTS

2008-05-10T11:51:00.001-07:00

Okay peeps, I had to get the facts on this one. On Monday, May 5, 2008 I wrote about The SideKick Mobile Video!?!?!?!?

At the time it was just a rumor. Well now I have the inside scoop because I’m going to be the first to kill the rumor. The SideKick Mobile Video is in fact freaking true! You will be able to record and watch videos on your stank ass SK LX.

Now you can make your own home made porn and post it to youporn.com, catch Los Angeles cops on video beating down local hard working Mexican’s, and email your videos to friends and
families.

I’m not sure how good the video quality will be but it has been reported that the codec choice maybe H.264, (To put it simple, this is the same codec that YouTube encodes videos in Apple iPhone.)

Ohh shyt! That means you will also be able to watch YouTube videos directly on the LX. (Time for you sad SK3 people to upgrade)

Not only will Danger INC. / MSN / PMX??? launch this OTA – over the air update, they are also putting out the Tony Hawk’s New Limited Addition SK LX – move over D-Wade SideKick .

Lineage Marketing’s first E-mail Newsletter

2008-05-07T23:30:00.000-07:00

Welcome Everyone to Lineage Marketing’s first E-mail Newsletter.

Lineage Marketing is an Interactive & New-Media Marketing Company with a concentrated focus on leading edge marketing platforms – Web 2.0, Gaming and Mobile. We specialize in Gaming interactive placement and advertisement, Web 2.0 viral campaigns, digital word of mouth, Search Engine Optimization, web and social network designs, widgets, Blogs, and online media placement, in addition to Mobile sms, smtp, wap, and flashlight campaigns, applications, and mobile viral video.

Let it be known that nothing is ever standard or traditional with Lineage Marketing interactive new-media marketing.

Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Starsky J. Robinson a.k.a. Starsky (No Hutch).

I am not a believer in titles such as C.E.O., President, or King. At Lineage Marketing, all co-workers are considered partners and there is a open door policy for creativity while managing quality interactive campaigns. I am in fact the owner of Lineage Marketing, but consider my title as Interactive New-Media Consultant.

For those who might wonder what is up with the red box, the box in fact represents the concept of “Thinking inside the box”, going against the norm of the so common “thinking outside the box”. Thinking inside the box requires minimal resources with a whole lot of results, smaller budgets bigger ROI.

Amazingly, creativity and organization is produced in even the smallest of places.

Okay enough about me and let’s get to what’s new.

I would like to welcome Lineage Marketing’s newest clients:

Deuce Tre Deuce (a.k.a. DTD and 232)

An Urban-Pop music group based out of Baltimore Maryland consisting of three talented young men - Divine, Kameechi, and Sincere. Their Baltimore, Maryland and Washington D.C. top chart Go-Go music song titled: “Hands Up, Thumbs Down” started their music career with an amazing jump start.

– Lineage Marketing is spearheading a campaign for DTD consisting of online branding, MySpace design, Viral and Video Marketing and Digital Word of Mouth to generate valuable online buzz.

www.myspace.com/deucetredeuce

Magnate Music (Artist HB HollaBack)

HB (a.k.a. HollaBack) is an up and coming Watts/Los Angeles, CA hip-hop artist under the Magnate Music label.

– Lineage Marketing is providing Magnate Music with online promotions for artist HB Hollaback. Campaigns consist of Video and viral marketing, Search Engine Optimization across Google/Yahoo/MSN/AOL and more, Digital Word of Mouth, WEB 2.0 Optimization and Interactivity, measurable Analytics, and online branding. www.myspace.com/hbhollaback

(Look out soon for the redesign of HB HollaBack Myspace profile.)

Check out HB Videos at www.youtube.com/hbhollaback

ReeferPoker.com

A online poker community built around the “420” movement where users can enjoy hours and hours of videos, chats sessions, and a good hand at poker.

– Lineage Marketing is proud to introduce its first, and not the last, online gaming client. We are currently providing online cross promotions with a variety of business-to-business relationships while growing user acquisition to the ReeferPoker community site and tournaments. www.reeferpoker.com

Thank you all for being a valued client, we look forward to harnessing professional and measurable results for you.

LINEAGE MARKETING OFFICIAL BLOG “Strictly for the Urban Geek”

www.LineageMarketing.blogspot.com Ya-Dig!

Ya-Dig is all about New-Media and Interactive Marketing for the urban Geek and the people that are new to this online world wanting to find more. From Gaming to Web 2.0 and Mobile, stay up to date on what’s hot and what’s not in the tech industry. Don't get left behind.

The SideKick Mobile Video!?!?!?!?

2008-05-05T13:45:00.001-07:00

What could come after the SideKick LX? What features could Microsoft Corp/Danger Inc. (or is it PMX?) possibly offer besides that all so amazing flip keypad used for text messaging and instant messaging people while driving?

I mean the Myspace application has saved so many addicted Myspacers lives, (freakin Myspace crack heads). But what else can SideKick offer that would make an urban geek say wow!?

How about a video application and the ability to record video and send videos to your friends and family instantly from your SK.

Well here is a rumor for your asses. There is a rumor of a Video support coming soon to the Sidekick LX.

As seen from Hiptop3.com, the two screen shots confirm that both video recording and video playback will be included in the rumored update.

If this rumor is true, it will possibly be an OTA (Over The Air) update.

(Hey Money, I bet your Palm can't do that.)

So I will keep you SK LX lovers updated on what will maybe the next best thing since Kool-Aid and Jordan Sneakers.

RECOMMENDED MOVIE FOR TONIGHT – 8MM

Are you having a sexual relationship with your mobile phone?

2008-04-25T15:33:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone,

please bear with me as I catch up on a lot of things. Man it sucks re-installing your entire program after your computer has crashed, but enough with my lame excuses.

Recently I did a little survey to see how many people are having sexual relationships with their mobile phones. Okay it's not really sexual relationships, but more of an unconscious interdependency. The survey was more for fun to see what people had to say. But I found that people are really dependent on their cell phone.

I ask the following questions to people, (and all those who would like to, please feel free to respond by commenting on my blog with your own responses).

What’s up friends from the past and the present day, I am doing a study to see how many of us are cheating on our partners and am having SEX with our cell phones?

I ask that you all answer my questions honestly, and don't be ashamed because you might find out that we all do it.

Have you ever slept with your cell phone in your bed?

Do you sometimes hop out of the shower just to answer you cell phone?

Have you ever text, instant message, or talk to someone on your cell phone while you sat on the toilet?

Do you ride in your car with your cell phone in your lap?

Would get upset if (girlfriend or boyfriend) was looking through your cell phone?

What other………………let’s say different things do you do with your cell phone?

I was surprise to find that more people use their phones as alarm clocks, (yet they try to deny that the phone is in the bed with them), That they use their cell phones to store music and listen to music on their cell phones while on trains, buses, or when they are board, their cell phone is usually at arm's length at all times, and it's a true split between what would make a person more upset - finding their boyfriend or girlfriend cheating or losing a very expensive cell phone with all your data and contacts.

For many working-class and the "discretionary" poor (those whom have enough money to buy that iphone, new sneakers, and designer bags but can't afford rent, or monthly bills), their cell phones are in away their only personal computers.

Household income in the United States

So just like Dru Hill
Lyrics to Sleeping In My Bed, be careful because you might wake up to your love one only to notice that you are separated by a glowing blue light – ringing – ringing – ringing

DRU HILL LYRICS

"In My Bed"

I got this feeling, and I just can't turn it loose
That somebody's been getting next to you
I don't want to walk around knowin' I was your fool
'Cuz being the man that I am
I just can't lose my cool

My friends keep telling me about the things that's going on babe
But deep in my heart baby I hope that I'm wrong
Yes I hope I'm wrong but I know it babe

Somebody's sleeping in my bed, my bed baby
Somebody's takin' my place (baby)
Somebody's sleeping in my bed baby
And you know just what I mean, oh oh oh oh oh!

Just me and my Afro pick of the month.

2008-04-17T21:30:00.000-07:00

I would first like to apologize for being late on my blogs. To be straight up, my computer crashed. Ohhhh the pain, lets have a moment of silence for my dead old computer ................ Okay enough wit that, lets move on because I have a lot to catch up with.

Have you ever heard of Afro Samurai? If not let me break it down to you.

Afro Samurai (played by no other than Samuel L Jackson) is a bad motherfl&*ker on a cold ass kicking mission for the revenge of his father's murderer. There is almost nothing that can stand in his way, accept his own madness.

(アフロサムライ Afuro Samurai) is a Japanese dōjinshi manga series created by Takashi Okazaki, originally featured in the NOU NOU HAU dōjin magazine. It was adapted into a 5-episode anime miniseries directed by Fuminori Kizaki and produced by Japanese animation studio GONZO.

Well not only was it a hit in the anime world. Takashi Okazaki also announced a new season for 2008 to be aired on Spike TV.

But what makes this worth for my emerging media blog, the fact that the gaming world has also picked up on this hot ass animation. Soon to be released on Xbox 360 & Playstation 3, you guessed, it the bloody action Afro Samurai.

"Follow Afro Samurai as he fights to become the number one warrior, a title currently held by Justice, the man who killed Afro’s father when he was a child. The game follows the plot of the original series with added material and background for fans and new comers alike."

Recommended Movie for Tonight: Afro Samurai

The Gaming Propaganda - Ad Wars II

2008-04-08T16:38:00.001-07:00

In the near future, will Ad's fund development costs of games?

Back in February (February 29th 2008 @ 3:23 PM PST to be exact.) I wrote about how in-game-ad-serving companies - Double Fusion, IGA and Google-owned AdScape all will be able to sell ads in games that run on PS3.

I Declare AD WAR!!!

Well check this out, In-game advertising firm Double Fusion has announced a partnership with NCsoft (Guild Wars, Lineage) to place brands in City of Heroes to help fund ongoing development.

"Both companies feel the ad partnership will lend realism to City of Heroes, and NCsoft says it plans to use all of the ad revenue to fund further development for the game, which will still be funded chiefly by a mandatory subscription. Additionally, players may opt out of advertising."
As reported by - Leigh Alexander

Brian Clayton - City of Heroes Development Manager explained: "So beyond all of this, what benefit does leaving optional in-game advertising “on” bring to the players? Why should you not opt-out? All ad revenue dollars go directly to the further development of the game, which means more great content than ever before!"

So one might ask, "At what cost is in-game commercial propaganda?" Maybe it is the cost of being creative and to further develop new cool games for consumers. (As well to deliver subliminal creative messages to you interactively.)

Taking mobile alerts to the next level. (Throw out your old radars for this one.)

2008-04-03T11:00:00.000-07:00

So your minding your own business going down route 101 doing 101 mph until your radar goes off alerting you that there is a speed trap near by, but by this time it's way too late. You've just been pulled over by the man.

Well of course its your fault for speeding, but maybe that old-school radar is a little bit outdated. I'm not saying you should throw it in the trash, but maybe a little bit extra protection could never hurt. (Like using birth control pills and condoms.) So since everyone is so mobile now, maybe your not so advance mobile GPS system can help you out. At least Trapster.com thanks so with their speed trap sharing mobile alert system. (You try saying that three times fast).

www.Trapster.com is the early alert warning system for speeders. As you approach a known threat, you'll get an audio alert on your mobile device, (Audio is provided by Samuel L. Jackson saying - "SLOW DOWN MUTHA F*&KA! SLOW DOWN!). No no, I'm just kidding, but you really will receive a audio alert on your mobile phone.

Pete Tenereillo, the developer of Trapster say the system simply requires punching in a few keys such as "pound-1" to submit information to Trapster's database alerting Trapsetr mobile members of locations of highway speed traps, red-light cameras and other hot-spots for ticket-free driving.

The free service can automatically detect location using mobile devices' GPS capabilities or tap their Wi-Fi and get location from a database run by Skyhook Wireless.

Sounds hot right? But what makes this even more news worthy is that Trapster uses a combination of new technologies including Jott's (http://jott.com) voice over I.P. converter. "SAY WHAT!?" In simple terms - technology that converts your voice into emails, text messages, alerts, reminders, lists & appointments.

Information about red-light cameras and where police tend to operate speed traps is kept in Trapster's database indefinitely. Information about active speed traps is kept for an hour, with the idea that officers may move on.

Users can choose the types of cameras or traps for which they want alerts.

To discourage pranksters and law-enforcement officials from flooding the system with bogus locations, users can rate others on the accuracy of their contributions, and those getting better ratings will carry more weight.

So if you are known to speed "Tonya", then you should download this free tool to your phone.

F.Y.I. Trapster™ works best with GPS phones that automatically keep track of where you are, but if you don't have a GPS phone or don't want to download the mobile application, thanks to our friends at Jott you can still use Trapster™, hands free, to report traps! Here's how to get started using Trapster™ with Jott on your mobile phone (you must of course first sign up for Trapster™.

Recommended move for tonight - The Bone Collector

Can your blog turn into a book deal?

2008-03-31T10:22:00.000-07:00

So what if your blog was really good. I mean over 100K readers enjoying your material online.

Well why not shoot for a book deal and get a six figure paycheck. At least that's what Christian Landers did with his blog called "Stuff white people like".

If you can remember way back in March 3rd 2008 (so so long ago), I wrote a blog titled Things people say. (Blog of the month) which spot lighted a cool blog called "stuff white people like".

Well check this out people. This blog is so cool that even Random House decided it was a big deal to pick up. A six figure big deal in fact. (Did I mention Christian Landers the author of the blog is in fact Caucasian.) So make sure you pick up the book or at least read the blog because it is really that good.

This is my response to all those people who keep asking?

2008-03-28T15:41:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone.

I had to take this moment to respond and clarify a couple of things. Time and time again while kicking it with friends, family, marketing and P.R. colleagues, and once in a while with the drunken girl that's in need of some serious gum, (preferably wrigley's big red gum to cut all that drunken funk out her mouth) I have to explain to them what it is I do. I explain to them that I work with New-Media, and that I am a Interactive New-Media & Marketing Consultant.

A few that are tech industry professionals get what I do off the bat, while others............................................ don't quite understand, or say they understand; "Yeah yeah, you create websites.", or "You work with computers." For the people that ask me what it is I do, I have nothing but respect for your question and will try to answer it simply and also educate you on this growing field of work. For those whom think I just create websites or just work with computers, please visit the following link to help you out a little, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media).

Now to explain my blog "Interactive New-Media Marketing" a.k.a "UrbanGeekBlog". It is basically made up three segments:

1 - Gaming
Keeping you updated on the gaming business & companies. Not just the games, but how new technologies are allowing games to become interactive, mobile, and changing the way people communicate.

Get the insider of what you don't see in the Best Buy or Game Stop stores.

2 - Web 2.0
Stay updated on the ever changing world on social sites, online games, blogs, P2P file sharing sites, all what's hot & what's not on the world wide web. See how politics, music, and even your day-to-day life is digitally connected.

3 - Mobile
Since I'm a little older, I can remember when having a pager in middle school was the thing, and since I considered myself to be a pimp, I was the first to rock a pager watch. But now 10 year olds riding on skate-boards have BlackBerries and Nokia N-Series phones. This is just in the U.S. in which we are 5 years behind in mobile technology. So stay updated on what's going on in the world when it comes to mobile.

So please stay up on my blogs and get educated.

SHOUT OUTS!

Thanks Heather for stooping through the box and keeping me company. (Sometimes I get lonely.)

How inde music artist keep it mobile

2008-03-25T10:14:00.000-07:00

In a industry where it seems the major music labels are getting the short end of the stick (with reported record losses). It is pretty obvious that music is being consumed by people more than ever before. Thanks to the likes of new technology and companies with visions like Jamster, Steve Jobs' iTunes and iPods. Now you are able to download and convert you music and videos to MP3, AVI and other formats, put them on your PSP, Zune, SideKick, and even Xbox 360 and run with them.

Within the great interactive new-media world, indie and unsigned artist are able to take control of their music sales without owing the middle man or the loan shark labels tons of money. Not only are artist able to control sales, they are able to communicate with their audience unlike ever before.

Take Broadtexter.com (www.broadtexter.com) for example,

If you are a music artist, a fashion icon, model with sex appeal, or just have something you thank you can create a mobile fan club with, then this mobile sms and mobile media is the one for you.

No need for fans to send you fan mail with envelopes & posted stamps, have them text you (live mobile to online & mobile to online chat sessions) and send mobile fan pix, be bff's with your fans. Create your own broadtexter page viewable as a widget or desktop application, and on your mobile phone.

Create real-time text alerts of shows, events, guess appearances. You can even schedule your alerts or even regionalize them for specific area like New York City, NY or even Culver City, CA all from your account online or right from your own phone.
So get silly and mobilize your fan club and stay connected with your fans. Its so Free.

OH! and if your not a music artist please do not fret because Broadtexter is still built around fans wanting to stay up on their artist. You can join your favorite artist fan club and stay in contact with them and not thier P.R. agency or someone pretending to be them. Share real-time pictures and real-time chats with artist and other fan club members.

(Don't worry folks, no one will ever get your mobile number. It's kept private from both fans and artist.)

So their you have it people. My mobile pick of the day.

SHOUT OUT!
I have to give a shout out to Tonya for her insider blog on the underground music and up coming artist called THEEARGASM (http://theeargasm.blogspot.com).

Recommended move for tonight - The Five Heartbeats

Whats happens when the greate online poker world starts to smoke reefer?

2008-03-21T15:53:00.001-07:00

You get a smoking cool poker site called RefferPoker.com. (www.reeferpoker.com)

I am not the one to encourage a 420 free zone or a good card playing hand, but if you got skills and you support a "green habitat" then this ones for you (cough cough...choke.... here man try this).

There are soo soo many gambling poker sites out there, but none that are a actual community.

So this is why I had to put this two month old start-up company on the spot light of Web 2.0

Like traditional online poker games played over the internet, you gamble, you when some if your good, or you loose.

I had to ask Sid the owner of ReeferPoker.com how in the world did they come up with this idea. Sid's response - "The answer is simple. Our creators love both playing poker and the marijuana culture. Pot enthusiasts are a different breed. We are relaxed, we analyze, we like to have fun."

Make sure your short term memory isn't too far gone that you forget that on the last Sunday of every month we host a $50,000 freeroll. Yeah – Free-Roll. All you have to do it earn 5,000 Comp Points during the month to play.

While you are earning entry into this massive freeroll, you will also be earning entry into our weekly $10K freerolls, and many more. Over $120,000 in freerolls a month!

So I suggest that you don't get too blazed or you might just lose your hand, unless you are a professionals.

Is the T-Mobile SideKick out of DANGER of another AOL outage?

2008-03-20T22:35:00.000-07:00

For all you SideKick lovers that text & chat all day and night. Have you been frustrated with your T-mobile ShityKick? SideKick just does not connect to AOL, or MSN and sends a strange message saying that you log on your AOL account way to many times. Is your MSN I.M. all flucked up as well?

It seems strange that your Yahoo I.M. is still reliable right?

How about something even more relevant to add to your AOL & MSN SideShyt frustration, Microsoft is buying out Danger Inc.

Unless you've been living in a cave, or you live with your grandma that still has a old fashion television with a turn knob, (Do you remember the channel turners with the knobs? It was hard trying to get that UHF Fox channel huh?) You should know by now that Danger Inc. (http://www.danger.com/) is the creator and owner of the amazing SideKick.

In a nutshell the Sidekick is a combination device, being both a cell phone serviced by T-Mobile, and a portable Internet device provisioned by the Danger data network. Danger data services include email, web browsing, and an AOL Instant Messenger client.

So why is it after the announcement of this big buyout that a series of outages and frustrated Sidekick AOL and MSN users are unable to login and I.M.? There is nothing wrong with the Yahoo I.M.

I guess AOL and Microsoft's MSN can't get along.

Gas is now $4 bucks and now this.

To find out more about Microsoft Agreement to Acquire Danger Inc. Visit - http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2008/feb08/02-11Acquisition.mspx

Recommended movie for tonight: No County for Old Men

Does Freedom of the Press (or Press Freedom) Exist?

2008-03-17T17:14:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the world wide web (aka www.com), with infinite resources and access to unlimited of information, videos, blogs, podcast, etc. as you so please to find or would like to upload and display.

From porn, to world-wide news, to personal journals, and photos, the list goes on and on as to who can or will display themselves or opinions on the web. Shyt, look at me and my Interactive New Media and Marketing blog with my opinions of what is news worthy. But who is to say that our public opinions , online broadcast, podcast, blogs, and more are not controlled by a higher power? Maybe a government power? (SAY WHAAAAT?!!!)

Okay peepz, I am not the revolutionist type like the Black Panther Party, or even Hell's Angels. But when Chinese Government closes off all media access to the region including censoring the reports about Tibet inside China and the Buddhist Monks revolts, you might think that at least the people have access to the internet, (right?). Well the government even closed off internet access - that includes CNN, Youtube, Google News, Veoh the list goes on. It has been reported that even both Google sites have been blocked from the Internet in China. To prevent its citizens from seeing these videos or reading about them, the Chinese government has taken down all of YouTube and Google News inside China.

Is Google willing to take down all video and footage of the riots to restore access to YouTube and Google News inside China? I mean, China is one of Googel's biggest markets that the big G needs to be a player in.

Google, what's more important? Freedom of press or losing out to a government control whom wants to control people beliefs, eventually wanting to erase this from their history? (DON'T strip our videos, blogs, news items about Tibet.)

As reported by TechCrunch.com - "There is a precedent here: in China you cannot find a lot of information about the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising on the Web, including the famous image of the lone man standing in front of the line of tanks. Most young Chinese have never seen that image."

See video at: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9-nXT8lSnPQ)

But what about video that the rest of the world has seen, only to be hidden from Americans?

How Take-Two Interactive PIMPS the EA.

2008-03-12T08:40:00.000-07:00

So how does Take-Two Interactive plays its hand when it comes to EA's push to acquire the company? They announce creations of hot ass sequels which are sure to make guap - (aka huge amounts of money). Such games titled BioShock 2 and Grand Theft Auto IV. So not only will the $292.6 Million dollar company look good on paper for a hot new games, it will also increase its selling price when EA writes its check to buy it out.

I'm just saying, can someone write me a check for a million? I'll promise to pay it back with interest......... well maybe that day will come, but until then check out other cool games that Take-Two has on its resume. (http://www.take2games.com/index.php?p=games)

Recommended move for tonight - GoodFellas

Holy Shyt!! Kyte.com beats live communities to the mobile punch!

2008-03-08T11:22:00.000-08:00

Okay peoplez, this is the first time I had to combine segments, but this is too much of a coincidence.

Kyte.tv Kyte.com must be reading my thoughts, or they are just forward thinking and understand that the U.S. is in the ice ages when it comes to mobile while other countries like Korea and Japan are five years ahead of the game.

Japanese Mobile TV phone - Viera (Not available in the USA)

In my previous blog titled -

The incredible not eatable LIVE video community

I spoke about the idea of a live video streaming from both mobile phones and Webcams. Well guess what. Kyte.com has beaten the live community .com industry to the punch. (Sorry Scott, I guess I was a little to late with that idea.)

Up till now, Kyte allowed people to create their own personal TV channels on the Web by uploading videos from their cell phones to various widgets and to Kyte.tv. Today, Kyte is adding live video streaming from both mobile phones and Webcams, which is broadcast through your personal Kyte channel and archived for later viewing. So no matter if your at home or at the mall you can chat live with live video streaming. This achievement is so big and so hot that even Curtis James Jackson also known as 50 Cent lifted a eyebrow and decided to test Kyte.com out with his ThisIs50 campaign.

So there you have it Jetsons. A mobile live video community. What's next, flying skateboards?

Recommended movie for tonight - Back to the Future

The incredible not eatable LIVE video community

2008-03-07T14:10:00.000-08:00

From Livevideo to Stickam to BlogTV, JustinTV, and soon to be in this growing live casting orgy Youtube LIVE. It seems as though there is a purpose for those webcams other then aol and skype sessions.

Take for starters Stickam.com (www.stickam.com), a live video-streaming community that you can chat live via group or private with your webcam. No web-cam, no worries, you still can instant message share videos and photos just like myspace.

Some of you may think this is a waist of time. "Like why would I want to chat with friends and strangers live on a webcam?" Well it must be a big deal if Youtube - the monster of video communities (with over 60,000,000 unique visitors) wants to go LIVE! Then again I guess you can't photoshop a live video stream. What you see is what you get.

So Jetsons, whats next huh? We already have a mobile video conferencing feature (Check out the Nokia N93). What about a mobile live video community conferencing feature? A mobile application for stickam where multiple people from their laptops at Starbucks and on their N-Series phones can stream live?

Make sure Scott you send me check for that idea. Haha just kidding. (no I'm not.)

Recommended movie for tonight - Cruel Intentions

Myspace takes a TimeSlice in new technology

2008-03-06T09:40:00.000-08:00

So to give you the low-down, Operation Myspace (http://www.myspace.com/operationmyspace). Myspace is having a live concert for our American Soldiers in Kuwait next week. Preformances by the Pussycat Dolls, Jessica Simpson, Disturbed, Filter, DJ Z-Trip and Carlos Mencia (HEYYY!!! WHERE IS M.I.A. IN THIS LINE UP!?)

Anyway, the coolest part of this concert is that you are able to watch this live performance from the middle Kuwait on Myspace.com, and it is all thanks to a new technology created by Kulabyte (http://kulabyte.com).

Okay okay, your probably thinking to yourself that this is not news worthy because it's like watching a live concert on cable tv. Here is where you are wrong. Even though this is a high definition live video streaming, it is not coming through a cable modem (aka; your 48 inch HD flat screen panel.) This is encoding a high def stream in real time over the internet. Companies have been trying to figure out this hurtle / problem for the longest. So not to bore you with the tech talk, let me show you how this thing works.

As quoted by Michael Arrington from TechCrunch.com (Word from Word).

"Here’s how the video gets from Kuwait to your computer screen: video is shot at the army base in Kuwait and fed to a Satellite. There’s no line of site to Los Angeles where MySpace is based, so the stream is downlinked on the east coast and shot up to another satellite, then down to Los Angeles.

At that point a third party, Texas-based Kulabyte, takes over and does the really hard part - real time transcoding to VP6 for video, MP3 for audio, in a FLV wrapper. Kulabyte is launching a newly developed technology they call TimeSlice for the first time with Operation MySpace.

Kulabyte then hands off the packaged stream to Akamai, a content delivery network, who ensures that as many users who want the stream can get it.

At the end of the day, MySpace users get to watch a concert taking place in Kuwait live, in high definition, over the Internet. On a normal Flash video player and no special hardware on their end."

Ref: Title - Operation Myspace has real tech behind it: Debut of Kulabyte/ http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/03/05/operation-myspace-has-real-tech-behind-it-debut-of-kulabyte/ Dated Mar 5th 2008

So there you have it. A free live concert on Myspace.com, and you know I love free.

Operation MySpace - LIVE March 10th - Trailer

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Recommended movie for tonight - G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987)

Technology + Gadgets + Fetishes = ZeroPointZero

2008-03-04T13:46:00.000-08:00

ZeroPointZero is a sleek, sexy, handcuff watch. I bet i could put these hand cuffs on Halle Berry and she would kiss me. (Mmmmmmmmm Halle)

So here something that provokes desire, lust, hate and passion. It's called time. We spend every moment of it either enjoying it, wishing it would move faster, or constantly trying to fight it back. But here is news to all of you Fiji vacationers, students trap in math classes, and people with face-lifts. You can't control TIME!

So since you can't control it, just get this sexy watch for your girl (or guy) and enjoy the moment.

(When will we see a cell-phone watch? I used to rock a pager-watch.)

Recommended movie for tonight - Dusk Till Dawn

The baddest smartphone on the block (xperiax1)

2008-03-04T08:42:00.000-08:00

If your a mobile fanatic you probably already know about this doohickey. Its called the XPERIAX1. The name is supposed to sound like experience, but I hope that wont null the fact that this is a hot ass phone.

Not only do you get the cool effects of a iphone, you get a smartphone with Windows 6.1 with a full keyboard that slides out (for all you side-kick lovers), a 3-inch touch display at a resoultion of 800x480 (what!? did someone say that is standard for dvd quality on a mobile phone?)

The damn phone even has WiFi, HSDPA/HSUPA, and GSM access. So drug dealers, killers and any other criminals need not buy, cause your stupid ass will be tracked down. But for you common folk wanting a navigation system on your phone, well here you go.

This baby also has 400MB of memory........................................... Now what was I saying? oh yeah, This baby also has 400MB of memory.

So if you are a in style type of person, baller, or just like the latest shyt. Then save your dollars kiddies, cause this phone is on the market the second half of 2008.

Things people say. (Blog of the month)

2008-03-03T14:01:00.000-08:00

Since I just started blogging myself, sometimes I glimpse to see what others are blogging about. Some chat about religion, others politics, and some race. Seems to be the top stories these days, (Maybe it's due to it being an election year with the first real chance of a first African mixed American male, and a Female to be nominated as president? .........hmmmmmm.............. NAH!)

So check this funny blog I found. It’s called S tuff White People Like. I had to ask my very light skin brothers & sisters if the statements made where true. Majority said yes, but that’s not the funny part because there are some people whom grew up in my ghetto ass community that are not Caucasian and are of other cultures like African, Asian, New Yorican, and Hollyweird descendants that act the same way. style="font-family:arial;"> The perfect example is Miss Hershey McJones (miss hershe y mcjones). From the outside one may think she is an perfect example of blacktacular; (Def: an expression referring to something that is both racially black and spectacular; usually referring to something created by or featuring a black person. Example: Kanye West's new song is blacktacular! Wow, that drawing of MLK is blacktacular! Michael Jackson is no longer blacktacular.) But if you only knew that she loves #77 Musical Comedy, that she likes #68 Michel Gondry, always buys #63 Expensive Sandwiches, you would think otherwise. So note to self. You may want to question your own ethnicity because you just might be white. No for real you just might like potato salad. Recommended movie for tonight - Be Cool

Shout outs to Tonya for letting me know this blog ever existed, shout outs to Miss Hershey Mcjones

Its all about ninja warrior

2008-03-02T19:36:00.000-08:00

If you're somewhat a geek you should know about G4TV. A video gamers network cable station. But if you don't know about G4TV you got to check it out and tune into Ninja Warrior. It's basically American Gladiator on steroids.

Imagine creating a killer obstacle course, literally a killer, I mean turn that jungle gym into some real deal shit. Dig a moat underneath the jungle gym. Remove those plastic parts of the jungle gym and replace them with steel, rope, and chains. Grab the ramps and half-pipes from last years X-Games, and there you have it. A sick twisted fun game that even 13 year old and grandparents can play. The winner of this 3 level break your neck sport wins something more valuable then money, They win HONOR & RESPECT!!! Yes that is all, nothing more then honor and respect (move over Tiger Woods).

Click here to check it out - Ninja Warrior

Recommended move for tonight - Just turn your TV on G4 and watch Ninja Warrior.

I Declare AD WAR!!!

2008-02-29T15:23:00.001-08:00

Three Key Sellers Will Battle in $400 Million Market.

If you didn't hear then link to the Advertising Age digital article.

Apparently PlayStation3 system will offer an open platform. As quoted from the AdAge article, "meaning in-game-ad-serving companies Double Fusion, IGA and Google-owned AdScape all will be able to sell ads in games that run on PS3, according to people familiar with Sony's plans. The three companies will strike deals with the major game publishers creating PS3 games, such as Electronic Arts, Activision and Ubisoft. Increasingly, those who score the plum publisher deals will turn out to be the winners in the competitive and fast-growing space. "

"While the ad-serving companies might have hoped for an exclusive contract to sell ads in PS3 games, analysts said that a more competitive model could benefit marketers and the in-game market in general. "Making things open only makes things better for marketers or people who want to place ads because they aren't the mercy of a given network," said James Belcher, a longtime video-game writer and senior writer at eMarketer. He said the market is already hypercompetitive. "Everyone's playing around with the best model -- how to charge, what gamers will and will not put up with."

According to eMarketer data, video-game advertising is a $400 million category this year and is expected to grow during the next five years at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 23%."

Find out more on this topic at www.adage.com.com.

By Abbey Klaassen /Published: February 25, 200/http://adage.com/digital/article?article_id=125318

Recommended move for tonight: Goonies

Comics, Anime, Video DJ's and Crunchyroll

2008-02-28T13:03:00.000-08:00

Do you like anime and comic books? Well I do, and thats why I will be at the 2008 San Fransisco comic-con.

And if you do like anime and comics then check this out http://www.crunchyroll.com/
All the anime you need in one spot.

Sort of YouTube for anime and other mostly Asian video content, from classics like Robotech, and Voltron, to other amazing shiizznet.

This is not for just geeks. Sexy women can watch your favorite anime as well.

What ever happen to the Car Voltron? (Man I'm old.)

This week must have! Slim silver PS2 for $99 (FIRE!)

2008-02-28T09:19:00.000-08:00

Target has it for $99 bucks. You cant beat that even at the local bootleg markets.

Only a crack-head can beat this price. (But best believe a crack-head will not give you all the parts or a return receipt.)

So who cares you don't get the blue-ray, the online interaction, and motion sensors. I don't cause I'm cheap.

My two-hundred dollar check will keep me and my new silver PS2 and game occupied until the summer.

http://www.target.com/
Click on Weekly Ad, punch in your zip and do a quick search. Offer ends March 1

Recommended move for tonight: 300

Got Photos? Then animate them.

2008-02-27T19:38:00.000-08:00

The next level of photo slide shows www.animoto.com

Its pretty simple and fun to use. You have pictures and want to make them look better than average joe's slide show? why not remix them with music.

http://animoto.com/ click here to see
This is pretty cool huh?

Let me know if you love it or hate it.

Take home movie for tonight: American Gangster

Digital Word of Mouth, Viral Buzz & FUCKING Unicorns!

2008-02-26T22:18:00.000-08:00

Okay everyone,

Viral marketing at its best. - (Did I really say that?) If you have not heard of it, or maybe I am late due to my homophobia, it's called "Planet Unicorns", the ultra gay, ultra ultra ultra gay show that my girlfriend forced me to watch, and now I am hooked.

Apparently it has over 1 million viewers. Maybe NBC might pick it up for a prime time show. Move over Quarterlife.

So since I am hooked, I might as well hook you on to this bright rainbow show.

Why are music labels so afraid to partner together with p2p file-sharing music sites?

2008-02-26T14:18:00.000-08:00

In an industry where CD’s are not selling, and online purchases including downloading is a daily part of most middle to working class lifestyles. Why are the music labels not investing in partnering with p2p file-sharing music sites?

One might say it’s due to greed; others might say its due lack of clout/monopoly, loss of business model, etc. But this form of music p2p file sharing has been somewhat revolutionized by Steve Jobs iTunes. Yet after over 50 million iTunes Store customers and iTunes having sold over four billion songs, illegal p2p file sharing still out ways purchasing. As Jitendra Mudhol responded to my similar linkedin.com question:

- In general, P2P model itself lends to almost free music and instantaneous distribution; so new business models of monetization are needed which record labels are incapable of coming up with। In this world, they are less and less significant.

But why are label incapable of coming up with a similar idea? Is it hard to imagine a service fee (similar to that of a water or electric bill) for unlimited quality p2p music with out viruses, cookies nor spam?

Imagen a legal p2p accessibility to unlimited amounts of music & video downloads with the ability to purchase concert tickets and user comments; ability to share pre-approved music & video uploads by fans, indie and unsigned artist.

It seems as though p2p sites understands this need by online consumers. I guess it’s true what they say; you can not teach old dog’s new tricks. So while the old dog (aka Music Labels) continues to bark and snarl at the constant popping up of p2p music sites and their consumers, they are not realizing that they are losing their voice and eyesight of what the consumer really wants.

I would like to thank all of those whom responded to my linkedin.com question.

-Shout outs to Jitendra Mudhol, Bruce Kane, and Charlie Greenbacker.

Recommended move for tonight – David Chappelle's Block Party

Interactive New-Media and Marketing

2008-02-22T13:45:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

Check this out. A blog for the urban geeks and for those whom are new to this new-media thing. Technology, online WEB 2.0 new trends, Mobile gadgets, and Gaming brought to you raw and uncut.

So to get you started I have listed three segments for you to have fun with.

Gaming & Shenanigans:

Stay-updated and discuss the latest games and cheat sheets, and gaming industry news. (You can comment and start your own conversation on this one if you like.)

WEB 2.0!!:

The new comers and coolest underground online communities on the block, you take your pick.

Phone sex (Yeah Baby!):

All the new mobiles and mobile news you need to know. If I missed it then leave a comment about it.

And there you have it.

Any suggestions hit me up.

Starsky (No Hutch)