Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David Talk About Nothing, Again. This Time They’re Doing It on the Web. (Video)

Jerry Seinfeld can do anything he wants, and apparently he wants to do a Web video series. Here’s the first episode, starring his most famous collaborator.
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Finally! A Web + TV Combo That Makes Sense: Jimmy Fallon Livestreams Jimmy Fallon.

Yes, yes, yes: Google is the latest company to try merging your TV with the Web. But here’s a very meta video mashup you don’t have to wait until next fall to see.

The Secret Behind Microsoft’s Mysterious Seinfeld Ads Revealed!

The confusing clips with Jerry and Bill Gates were supposed to be confusing. You buying that?

HBO Go Is Nice, But It Won’t Help Cord Cutters

HBO’s new site is nice, but you can already get the same programming on the Web via Comcast’s Fancast–if you’re already paying for HBO on your TV. But what if you want to pay for HBO without paying for cable TV? Not happening.

David Puddy, Meet the Mac: Here’s the “Seinfeld” Crossover Apple Ad You’ve Been Waiting For

In the old days, Apple sometimes used bonafide celebrities to help hawk its products–either willing participants like Jeff Goldblum or, via the miracle of archival footage, icons like Einstein, Dylan and Lennon. But for its long-running “I’m a Mac” campaign, Apple has primarily relied on actors who are most famous for appearing in Apple ads. Here’s a new one that splits the difference: It features Patrick Warburton, best known as “Puddy” on Seinfeld
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World-Wide PC Shipments to Improve, No Thanks to Windows 7

World-wide PC shipments will be lousy in 2009, but not quite as lousy as previously thought. Gartner says they’ll fall six percent for the year, which is an improvement over the 6.6 percent drop it forecast last month and the 9.2 percent decline it projected back in March.
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World-Wide PC Shipments to Improve, No Thanks to Windows 7

World-wide PC shipments will be lousy in 2009, but not quite as lousy as previously thought. Gartner says they’ll fall six percent for the year, which is an improvement over the 6.6 percent drop it forecast last month and the 9.2 percent decline it projected back in March.
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Eleven Movies About Google’s Browser, One Cool Song

Well, Google can’t say it’s not in the content business anymore. Here are 11 ads the company has commissioned to promote its Chrome browser. Most are designed to be “viral videos,” though you might see one of them on TV because Google will be buying some airtime for the spot using its TV Ads platform.
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New Blog "Microsoft on the Issues" Needs Some Sassier Issues (BoomTown to the Rescue!)

With a new administration coming into power, it makes a lot of sense for Microsoft to launch its new “Microsoft on the Issues” blog this week. But, so far, with only two posts and few comments, it’s a tad dry–and, by that, I actually mean dull–and in desperate need of some spicy sauce to jazz up the joint. Here are some modest BoomTown suggestions for livelier posts (including a Ballmer “BOMB-er” blog).

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Bill and Jerry's Excellent Ad Venture

Bill and Jerry’s Excellent Ad Venture