A Hollywood Experiment: Paramount Streams “Transformers” to Your PC

You can see why Viacom’s studio would be interested in going straight to its consumers. But it’s also easy to see the challenges.
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Meet Kevin Clark, Master Not of the Force, but of Data

He’s not a Jedi, but given the computing challenges he wrestles with every day, he might as well be. Kevin Clark talks about running the IT infrastructure for that nerve center of geekdom, Lucasfilm Ltd. and Industrial Light and Magic.

A Bing Bug? If Not, How Did This Dude Beat Out Megan Fox and the Even Prettier Robert Pattinson for Most-Searched Celeb?

Since Bing only debuted at mid-year (and at the D: All Things Digital conference too), BoomTown is willing to cut it some slack. Until the Microsoft search service revealed on its blog last night that Perez Hilton–the irksome gossip blogger–beat out “Transformers” hottie Megan Fox and “Twilight” hottie-er Robert Pattinson for the top celebrity searched using Bing in 2009. Clearly, Bing’s algorithm needs some tweaking by real people.
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Viral Video: Megan Fox and Her Transformer Friends at Home

Here’s one of the many funny videos from this week’s “Saturday Night Live” 35th season opener, hosted by “Transformers” starlet Megan Fox. Of course, the video features her in a spoof of the silly action movie, although this one is much more entertaining than the real thing.
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A Day Without Cat Videos?

Can you imagine the Web without cats LOLing, eating spaghetti or playing the keyboard? The day (just a day!) is coming. Sept. 9 will mark Urlesque’s 24-hour feline-content blackout, also known as “Day Without Cats on the Internet,” and as a lead-up to the event, the site will spend the next few days focused on kitty memes.