Dancing Queen: After Meeting With Microsoft Last Week, Yahoo Is Next on Hulu’s Sales Card

Here’s a handy helper for those following the fate of the Hulu premium online video service, whose noisy efforts to sell itself have gotten a lot of attention of late: “In preliminary talks” = “hawking itself to one of a half dozen big moneybag tech companies who will visit with Hulu’s bankers and management to see its presentation at Morgan Stanley’s office in Century City in Los Angeles.”

The Online Governator: Sarah Palin Video Mashups

After her stemwinder of a speech, where Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin finally broke her silence of the last week in an edgy address at the party’s convention, it seems like a good time to peruse some of the many Palin-focused videos popping up on the Web. No surprise–most are comical spoofs of the colorful politician, but there are all kinds. Then again, Palin seems a quip machine, and in her speech last night she managed to call herself a pit bull with lipstick.

Microsoft's Options Rendered Via YouTube Copyright Infringement!

While we wait for the Microsoft board to make its decision on what to do next in relation to Yahoo, here are some lovely ripped-off videos from YouTube to keep you entertained. BoomTown might start only writing about this takeover battle from Hell with musical accompaniment to make things seem more pleasant. The prospect of [...]

It's Fun to Sue With the DMCA

It’s Fun to Sue With the DMCA

Right Said Fred, Men Without Hats Currently Unavailable for Comment

What do you get when you cross a cowboy, a construction worker, a biker, a soldier, an American Indian and a police officer? Why, the Village People, of course. But throw in a Web Sheriff and you’ve got a lawsuit: The aging disco group has teamed up with the U.K.-based antipiracy outfit to sue Swedish [...]