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Viral Video: Looking Back at All of “Harry Potter” as It All Ends

Kara Swisher in Media on July 14, 2011 at 12:06 am PT

Am I a total nerd that I am completely stoked to see the the last “Harry Potter” movie this weekend and completely bummed it is over? For those who love the films, here’s a great compilation Warner Bros. did of the whole series.

Memo to the Vanderhook Clan: Stunt Casting Justin Timberlake Isn’t Going to Get Myspace’s SexyBack

Kara Swisher in News on June 30, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Oh dear, oh my — with the first move that the new owners of Myspace have made, it’s pretty clear they are taking the worrisome look-at-the-shiny-celebrity approach. The trio of Vanderhook brothers who run Specific Media, which paid $35 million to buy the News Corp.-owned music-focused social networking site, began by swanning around the appealing singer and actor’s name as an investor. Maybe they should focus on making products the star first.

AOL Confirms Tim Stevens as New Engadget Editor in Chief

Kara Swisher in News on April 4, 2011 at 7:08 am PT

As BoomTown reported earlier, AOL has confirmed that Tim Stevens (pictured here as Speed Racer) will replace Josh Topolsky as Editor-in-Chief of Engadget. Stevens has been working at the site since 2007, most recently as its automotive editor and also–until recently–part time. The appointment comes as eight former staffers at the giant tech news site said they were joining together to create a competing gadget site.

Lady Gaga + 126,000 Pasty Geeks + Vegas = BoomTown Nirvana

Kara Swisher in News on January 6, 2011 at 6:24 am PT

The iconic singer and performance artist Lady Gaga will be appearing at the Consumer Electronics Show later today to unveil “creations” she came up with for Polaroid, as its creative director. Gaga said a year ago here that she would be coming up with “prototypes in marrying the fields of fashion/technology/photography innovation.” Oh, goody. Fishnet stockings that can post pictures to Instagram!

Take the BoomTown Vs. Zuckerberg Survey: Is the Apple iPad Mobile or Not?

Kara Swisher in News on November 6, 2010 at 1:09 am PT

Yesterday, BoomTown wrote a post titled “Dear Zuck: The Apple iPad Is Mobile (So Sorry!),” countering Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s statement at a press event earlier this week that the popular tablet device is not. Take a survey to vote on which side is right!

Dear Zuck: The Apple iPad Is Mobile (So Sorry!)

Kara Swisher in News on November 5, 2010 at 6:01 am PT

Because while those who live in the echo chamber of Silicon Valley are frequently wrong, but never in doubt, a gigantic amount of time is spent being more technical than realistic. And by “technical,” I mean annoyingly detailed in making a point as to completely obfuscate the essence of anything. Let me explain.

BoomTown Talks Girl Geek at Facebook Hack Event

Kara Swisher in News on September 13, 2010 at 8:08 am PT

This Saturday, BoomTown gassed up the Mini and motored on down to Facebook’s newest building for a Developer Garage and Hackathon, which the social networking giant did in partnership with Girls in Tech. The goal was to focus on women developers, although there were plenty of dudes in attendance, as per usual at any all-night nerd-off. Facebook, feeling empowered, gave me the stage. Oops!

Viral Video: Facebook Live vs. Google Beat

Kara Swisher in News on September 7, 2010 at 12:15 am PT

While the Silicon Valley digital giants are fighting on much bigger playing fields, BoomTown is enjoying the mini-battle brewing between Facebook Live and Google Beat. What, pray tell, are those?

OAuth Sounds Geeky, but Protecting Passwords Is Worth It

Kara Swisher in News on August 31, 2010 at 8:00 am PT

Today at 8 am PT, Twitter will turn on OAuth for user authentication, which would seem like something only nerds should care about. In fact, everyone should. With third-party apps no longer given access to Twitter passwords, in this highly unprotected digital world, the consumer is a little bit more protected.

Viral Video: More Nerdtastic Interns Rapping…

Kara Swisher in News on July 27, 2010 at 5:05 am PT

Oh, let’s just go with this summer-intern-rapping meme, shall we? Here’s a trio of super-nerds at Nathan Myhrvold’s Intellectual Ventures in the Seattle area–Bellevue, Wash., actually–trying to best the efforts of Cisco intern Greg Justice, who imperiously dubbed himself “The World’s Most Interesting Intern.” And extra points for the lab coats!