Viral Video: Oscar Host Billy Crystal Is a Yeti?

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Winklevii: How Can We Miss You If You Won't Go Away? (Plus the Full Court Ruling)

It seems Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, the Don Quixote twins of the digital age, have tilted at yet another legal windmill unsuccessfully. So now, after losing another court challenge to overturn a previous court challenge, they’ll have to settle for $65 million. Actually, $100 million, which is how much shares in Facebook have appreciated since the pair and also Divya Narendra settled with the social networking giant.

Web Shows Get Ambitious

Technology and media companies are racing to create Internet-video hits closer to the scale of traditional TV, as consumers start to watch more video on Internet-connected televisions and tablet computers.

"The Social Network" Falls Short at Oscars

“The Social Network,” the Hollywood version of the founding of Facebook, won three out of the eight Oscars it was nominated for on Sunday, but not the grand prize of best picture.

The Socialized and Appified Oscars

It’s not just that movie about social networking that will be featured at this weekend’s Oscars. There are also social media and mobile app tie-ins up the wazoo. Here’s a sampling of what’s on tap for the big night:

Viral Video: 50 2010 Movie Spoilers in Three Minutes

Just in time for the upcoming Oscars, BoomTown always really enjoys the Fine Brothers’ annual movie spoilers in three minutes video. If you did not see most of the 50 films herein for 2010–and, like me, you don’t plan to–you are in luck. But if you are hoping to get to them eventually on Netflix, don’t watch!

Viral Video: Schwiiiing–"Wayne's World" Reunion

Excellent! Although they did not do their patented line–”Schwiiiing”–Wayne and Garth (also known as Mike Myers and Dana Carvey) of faux cable show “Wayne’s World” were back on “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. And it was a welcome visit.

You've Got Arianna: AOL Buys Huffington Post for $315 Million in Cash and Stock, Appoints Huffington Editor in Chief

In a bold and definitive move, AOL is paying $315 million, mostly in cash, to buy the Huffington Post, one of the Web’s most prominent news and opinion sites. As part of the deal, Huffington Post co-founder Arianna Huffington–who was derided by some when she co-founded the left-leaning site in 2005 with investor and well-known communications exec Kenneth Lerer–will become editor in chief of a new unit that has purview over all of AOL content properties. The deal was signed just this afternoon.

Viral Video: The Next Role for the Facebook Movie's Mark Zuckerberg Is a Zuckerbird!

Here’s a trailer for the next movie that Jesse Eisenberg–the actor who played Mark Zuckerberg in the Oscar-nominated film “The Social Network”–stars in. It’s actually animated and about a Minnesota macaw who heads for Rio. There is apparently no drunken coding into the night or stock cramdowns or lifting of really good ideas from the muscled elite.

"The Social Network" Can Now Call Self "Oscar-Nominated"

“The Social Network,” the movie based on the story of the founding of Facebook, was nominated for eight Academy Awards this morning.

Winklevii Vs. Zuck: Who'd You Rather?

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Bing!

Oscar’s YouTube No-Show