Oscar 
31 posts and columns on Oscar
When You Try to Raise $30K and Instead Get $1.8M (And Counting)
The creators of 3Doodler say they were totally unprepared for its success — but that doesn’t mean they’re not able to fulfill the demand.
Viral Video: Hollywood Loves Obama Again
Welcome to the era of the “docu-ganda”!
Viral Video: Oscar Host Billy Crystal Is a Yeti?
Hooray for Hollywood!
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.
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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.
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