January 22, 2010

Blog #87 – What stars are lined up for the Haiti Telethon on Friday?  What is the telethon for?  What time is it on on Friday and on what stations?  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100119/entertainment/us_haiti_telethon

Bruce Springsteen, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Keith Urban and Alicia Keys are a few performers who will be featured. Hope For Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief” will be an international event. Haitian native Wyclef Jean will anchor the show from New York, while George Clooney will do so from Los Angeles. CNN’s Anderson Cooper will report from Haiti. It is on major networks at 8 p.m. EST (0100 GMT), as well as MTV, VH1, CMT, BET, PBS, CNN, Bravo, and a host of other networks. In addition, the telethon will be streamed live on Web sites including YouTube, MySpace and AOL.

January 22, 2010

Blog #86 – Watch the following video on an IT Summit invention… what do you think of this idea and why?  http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2010/01/18/perry.uae.energy.show.cnn

I think the robot is an amazing idea, especially for the elderly. I think it’s a good idea. One of the weirdier ideas for a robot but I think it’s a neaet idea that they can answer phones as a way of saving energy.

January 18, 2010

Blog #85 – Who were the major award winners names and categories at the Golden Globe awards on January 17, 2010?  http://www.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/15/golden.globes.list/index.html?hpt=Sbin 

Best Motion Picture- Drama: Avatar, Best Motion picture- comedy and musical: The Hangover, Best performance by and actress in a motion picture- drama: Sandra Bullock” The Blind Side”, Best Performance by and actor in a motion picture- drama: Jeff Bridges, “Crazy Heart”, Best Performance by an actress in a motion picture- comedy and musica: Meryl Streep” Julie and Juilia”, Best performance by an actor in a motion picture — comedy or musical:Robert Downey Jr., “Sherlock Holmes”, Best animated feature film:”Up”, Best foreign language film:”The White Ribbon” (Germany), Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a motion picture:Mo’Nique, “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a motion picture:Christoph Waltz, “Inglourious Basterds”, Best director — motion picture:James Cameron, “Avatar”, Best screenplay — motion picture:Jason Reitman, Sheldon Turner, “Up in the Air”, Best original score — motion picture:Michael Giacchino, “Up”, Best original song — motion picture:”The Weary Kind (Theme from “Crazy Heart”) — “Crazy Heart”, Best television series — drama:”Mad Men”, Best performance by an actress in a television series — drama:Julianna Marguiles, “The Good Wife”, Best performance by an actor in a television series — drama:Michael C. Hall, “Dexter”, Best television series — comedy or musical: “Glee”, Best performance by an actress in a television series — comedy or musical:Toni Collette, “United States of Tara”, Best performance by an actor in a television series — comedy or musical: Alec Baldwin, “30 Rock”, Best miniseries or motion picture made for television:”Grey Gardens”, Best performance by an actress in a miniseries or motion picture made for television:Drew Barrymore, “Grey Gardens”, Best performance by an actor in a miniseries or motion picture made for television:Kevin Bacon, “Taking Chance”, Best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television: Chloe Sevigny, “Big Love”, Best performance by an actor in a supporting role in a series, miniseries or motion picture made for television:John Lithgow, “Dexter”.

January 18, 2010

Blog #84 – Read the following article.  What did you learn about the video game Call of Duty?  http://ca.news.finance.yahoo.com/s/13012010/2/biz-finance-activision-blizzard-says-call-duty-crossed-1-billion.html 

It has made more then 1 billion dollars, and is becoming the most popular and best selling video game. It has a new feature the online multi-player mode. New updates to the online version can give titles a longer shelf life.

January 18, 2010

Blog #83 – Read the following article.  Why are Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien attacking/taking aim on each other?  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/100114/entertainment/us_tv_late_night_ 

The local stations are blaming Leno for their news ratings going down because he provided a lousy “lead-in.”  NBC still hasn’t commented on O’Brien’s refusal to play ball, and a negotiated exit seems likely. Meanwhile, a study emerged Wednesday illustrating just how damaging Leno’s prime-time show was to NBC’s local stations.

January 13, 2010

Blog #82 – Read the following article about a magazine name change?   What did you learn?  http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/afp/100112/oddities/canada_media_sex_offbeat

The Winnipeg-based magazine was launched in 1920 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Hudson’s Bay Company and the fur trade that led to the early exploration of Canada. But in modern times, the term “beaver” has become slang for women’s genitals. “The Beaver was an impediment online,” publisher Deborah Morrison told AFP. “Nearly a century ago, it probably seemed the perfect name for a magazine about the fur trade and Canada’s northwest frontier. There was only one interpretation for the word then.

January 12, 2010

Blog #81 – Watch the following video about American Idol.    http://ca.tv.yahoo.com/news/article/tv-news.en.ap.org/tv-news.en.ap.org-20100111-us_tv_fox_cowell   What did you learn?  Do you ever watched American Idol, why or why not?

That Simon Cowell is leaving American Idol and managing and starting his own show called ” The X Factor”. Some people think it will effect the show, seeing as Simon Cowell starting American Idol, and keeps the show interesting with his blunt, true statements. Ellen DeGeneres has come on the show. I have watched American Idol, I watched the first 2 seasons through i thought it was a fun show to watch and entertaining.

January 11, 2010

Blog #80 – Watch the top ten viral videos of 2009:  http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1945379_1945171,00.html?cnn=yes   Which do you think are the top 3 and why?

The wedding, the little baby dancing to Single Ladies, and the little boy coming back from the dentist. They were all cute and funny, people enjoy humerous videos.

January 8, 2010

Blog #79 – Read the following article:  http://scitech.blogs.cnn.com/2010/01/01/megan-fox-sarah-palin-sent-to-hell/   What did you learn about the marketing of the web-based game Dante’s Inferno?

EA created two Facebook applications called “Go To Hell” and “Battle of the Damned.” “Go To Hell” gives Facebook users the opportunity to banish someone, or something, to a level of hell. Once the person has been banished, other users can vote to further punish or absolve them

January 8, 2010

Blog #78 – Watch this video:  http://ca.movies.yahoo.com/news/usmovies.accesshollywood.com/report-taylor-lautner-hollywoods-highestpaid-teen-actor. Who is the highest paid teenager in hollywood and what is he paid?  What do you think of the article?

The highest paid teenager in hollywood is Taylor Lautner, he is paid $7.5 million for his next movie “Northern Lights”. I think the Twilight Saga has over taken the movie indrustry. It’s crazy how much Twilight and New Moon has made, but they have done good for themselves.