5 posts and columns on shark

Wizard of Arianna, Armstrong Attacked by Bebo Monkey and Sharkish Rupe: AOL-HuffPo Gets Taiwanesed

in News on February 8, 2011 at 11:31 am PT

Words cannot describe this hysterical and deliciously warped version of AOL’s $315 million acquisition of the Huffington Post by Next Media Animation of Taiwan. Except BoomTown has hit replay 10 times now. It takes getting Taiwanesed to an entirely new level of surreal.

Federated Media Snaps Up BigTent

in News on November 2, 2010 at 9:00 pm PT

Federated Media, the San Francisco-based advertising and publishing network, has acquired BigTent, a platform hosting more than 15,000 communities, mostly made up of parenting groups, especially moms. Terms of the deal with BigTent, also located in San Francisco, were not disclosed. In an interview, FM CEO John Battelle said the move was to further strengthen its tools for both the advertisers and publishers it serves, especially to create better “content conversations.”

Viral Video: WSJ and NYT Get Taiwan CGI Treatment–Including a Shark Fin for Rupe!

in News on September 8, 2010 at 11:02 am PT

BoomTown truly believes the editors over at Next Media Animation are speaking a news language of the future. Here is the Taiwanes CGI news unit’s genius take on the ongoing media battle between the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, which is owned by News Corp.

Viral Video: "Sharktopus"

in News on July 22, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

I pretty much don’t have to say any more than this: A mashup of a big shark and a giant octopus, which is also really pissed off. Here’s the ridonkulous trailer for the upcoming movie, “Sharktopus,” a Roger Corman-produced movie that is coming out on the Syfy television channel and stars scenery-chomping Eric Roberts.

Dum…dum…dum…dum… dum…dum… AAAGH!

in News on May 13, 2008 at 4:06 pm PT

If Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang thought Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was scary, meet persnickety investor Carl Icahn. According to CNBC, which was doubtlessly leaked the threat by the clever billionaire to test the waters, he has bought as much as 50 million shares in the troubled Internet company as part of a potential proxy fight.
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