2009 November 04 « Daily Marauder

GET YOUR TWITTER LIST ON: FOOD TRUCKS TO DIGITAL by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 9:02 PM
Filed under: Feature | Tags: Business, Calexico, Cupcakestop, Digital Media Jobs, Facebook, Food Trucks, Grilled Cheese Truck, Kogi, LA Food Trucks, Nom Nom, NYC Food Trucks, Online Communities, Pop music, RickshawTruck, SF Food Trucks, Social network, Trucks, Twitter, Uniform Resource Locator, Waffle Truck

GET YOUR TWITTER LIST ON: FOOD TRUCKS TO DIGITAL

So, like the masses, I’ve been getting down with Twitter’s new lists feature. Twitter lists allow users to aggregate Twitter users by subject from bicycle enthusiasts to music-related tweets. If you want some additional hand-holding on how to use Twitter lists, pop over to Mashable for a bit of an instructional.

In honor of this fun new resource, I put together some lists: 3 parts tasty (if you’re looking for a food truck) and 2 parts useful (if you’re job searching or looking for a digital lay of the land from the people who know). Click on the images and follow away.

Food Trucks

Digital

HOW TO: Use Twitter Lists (mashable.com)
6.5 Million Twitter Lists Created So Far (thenextweb.com)

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BROADCAST/CABLE by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 8:08 PM
Filed under: BROADCAST/CABLE | Tags: Cable television, Cox Communications, ESPN, FoodNetwork, Home & Garden Television, Scripps Networks Interactive, Television, Travel Channel

BROADCAST/CABLE

Scripps Networks Interactive , owner and operator of the Food Network and HGTV lifestyle television networks, is to acquire a controlling interest of 65% in the Travel Channelat a $975 million valuation and enter into a joint venture with current owner Cox Communications (Techcrunch11/5)

U.S. regulators said they’re actively working on a request from Hollywood to use anti-piracy technology so studios can offer first-run movies over cable and satellite services. (Bloomberg11/5)

USA averaged 3.47 million prime-time viewers during the week that ended Nov. 1, making it the most-watched, ad-supported cable network during that period. While USA won the overall viewership crown, ESPN‘s lineup of professional and college football won the day in the 25-to-54, 18-to-49 and 18-to-34 demographic groups. Mediaweek (11/3

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ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 8:07 PM
Filed under: ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA | Tags: Digg, Facebook, Google, Google Trends, Myspace, Rupert Murdoch, Twitter, Web search engine

ONLINE SERVICES/INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Comscore worldwide data says Digg, Twitter and Facebook have 32 million, 58 million and 411 million unique monthly visitors (September 2009), respectively. Google Trends says much the same thing, but the growth over time is fascinating visually. (Techcrunch11/4)

MySpace, once the centerpiece of Rupert Murdoch’s digital strategy, has fallen “significantly” short of expectations and is jeopardising a critical $900m internet search agreement with Google. (Financial Times 11/4)

Google launched Google Commerce Search, a new search engine that online retailers can install on their websites to provide Google style speed and efficiency for customers when they search for products. (Mashable11/5)

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MOBILE by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 8:06 PM
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Android, Apple, Business, HTC Magic, LG Electronics, Mobile phone, Research In Motion, Smartphone

MOBILE

While other carriers might finally be dipping their toes in the Android water this month, T-Mobile has been in this game for a long time. They got their first Android phone (the G1) out last October, and managed to launch two more (the myTouch and the CLIQ) within the year. It makes sense, then, that they’re the first to pipe up with some usage details. (Mobilecrunch11/4)

If you’re determined to shake down some deals during the mother of all U.S. shopping days, then forgive the cliche when we tell you there’s an app for that. Powered by dealnews, the just-released version 2 of their Black Friday app (iTunes link) adds a number of new features for bargain hunters. (Mashable11/4)

LG Electronics, the world’s third-largest cell phone maker, is eyeing sales gains of 20% this year and in 2010, Skott Ahn, the CEO of its mobile-device business, said. At a separate event Tuesday, LG Electronics CEO Yong Nam said the company was “investing heavily” in smartphones, adding that, “We’re not yet there but we’ll get there.” Nam said LG saw companies such as Apple and Research in Motion, rather than fellow handset makers, as its chief competition. Reuters (11/3) , The Wall Street Journal/Dow Jones Newswires (11/4)

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GAMING by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 8:05 PM
Filed under: GAMING | Tags: Microsoft, Nintendo, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, Sony, Video game, Wii, Xbox 360

GAMING

While the Nintendo Wii continues to have a stranglehold on console sales, both worldwide and in the United States, the Xbox 360 and PS3 are battling it out for the the second place position for year-to-date sales. Just a little over two months ago Sony announced that they would be slashing the price of their game console, the PS3, to $299. Microsoft quickly followed suit, and in just ten days dropped the price of their most expensive console, the Xbox 360 Elite, to $299. Nintendo, who has sold nearly double the number of consoles worldwide as these two, decided to lower the price of the Wii on September 27th to $199: this was the first time since its inception that the Wii has had a price cut. All three console manufacturers hoped that the decrease in price would help them to increase sales and finish the year on a strong note. (Crunchgear11/4)

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TECHNOLOGY by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 8:00 PM
Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Apple, Best Buy, Blu-ray Disc, Consumer electronics, DVD, Microsoft, Microsoft Courier, User interface

TECHNOLOGY

Two still mythical tablet devices, the Microsoft Courier and the Apple Tablet, are probably the hottest and most coveted devices that do not yet officially exist. To further fuel the anticipatory gadget lust, Gizmodo has scored an in-depth look at the former’s user interface and overall design. (Mashable 11/4)

While DVD sales and rentals have slowed, entertainment-industry executives are turning to the Blu-ray format as the saving grace for home entertainment in the near-term. Sales of Blu-ray players have spiked 112% this year, and consumer-electronics giant Best Buy expects to sell 18.6 million Blu-ray players next year. Variety (11/3)

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HYUNDAI GETS DOWN WITH ONLINE VIDEO by Marauder

November 4, 2009, 1:10 PM
Filed under: Feature | Tags: Autos, BMW, Canada, Hyundai Elantra, Makes and Models, Ontario, Recreation, Sport utility vehicle

HYUNDAI GETS DOWN WITH ONLINE VIDEO

October 22, in a parking lot in Ontario, Canada, a 62-year old woman driving a BMW SUV attempts to park. For some unknown reason, she ends up physically mounting her car onto two other cars parked in the lot. At this point, she casually reverses and calmly drives out of the lot without even so much as a , “Sorry I totally f-ked your car” note. Amazing.

What happens next involves a brand very intelligently responding to a bit of popular online video. One of the crushed cars happened to be a Hyundai Elantra. Hyundai responded by buying the owner a new car. They could have done more on the production value of the video but regardless, pretty awesome move for a car company. Just makes you hope that something equally awesome will happen to the other driver.

I still want to know what was happening in that BMW SUV. Cell phone distraction? Partial stroke? What? After witnessing someone drive into a friend’s parked car on the streets of LA, I am amazed at the lengths of driving stupidity. And by the way, the driver who slammed into my friend’s SUV did it with such force that the air bags deployed and he crushed the axel leaving the car un-drivable. Double amazing.