Time has an article entitled iPhone Apps: To Pay or Not to Pay, part obligatory iPhone App article to appear to be down with the tehcno hipsters and part questionning of the consumer’s willingness to pay for an application when all around us is free, free, free…
‘So why can’t all iPhone apps be free? Well, [...]

My 2.5 year old daugher said to me this morning, ‘when I’m a big girl I want chewing gum and pills’.
My fear for her development and the effect she may have on any pre-approved babysitter and the fact my wife is 8 months gone with Untitled 2 means our Saturday nights are spent watching a [...]

Still covering the Google/MacFarlane story when I came across Eric Berlin’s post over at Online Media Cultist, which pretty much sums it up:
‘The questions over how successful it will be are many of course, but Google and MacFarlane are starting out with sharp assumptions: animation is popular on the web, Family Guy itself is one [...]

You Tube is 3 years old, but like Miley Cyrus seems much older. But like smiley Miley, should we be asking You Tube to pose near naked for Vanity Fair in order to satisfy I don’t know’s vanity? You Tube should just keep it’s clothes on despite what Annie Leibowtiz might say and stick with [...]

The statutory 1 day of summer in London is here:

(via Wooster)

Troy Young at AdAge (subscription needed) has more on the Power of Seth:
‘News of a Google-powered Seth MacFarlane content-syndication play hit the The New York Times today. It describes how Google will turn its AdSense display ad units into mini film units that will run MacFarlane-created videos, bringing advertisers that sponsor the content along for [...]

Asylum has a succinct summary of the pros and cons of having sexual relations with a robot such as a Japanese kissing doll or love doll. Please note this story has no relation to an earlier Pikachu genitalia piece.
Is having sex with an ultra realistic robot hooker cheating? Truly it’s a modern conundrum and [...]

Parkour and poultry, I wish I was in on that creative drumstick fest:

I’ve been researching the Google/MacFarlane deal some more and wanted to detail some of the most interesting commentary from the web below:
‘However, while the deal may be groundbreaking, it’s not necessarily going to set a larger model for original online video. MacFarlane’s content is the best indicator that this project will be successful, combining the [...]

Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy has cut a deal with Google to create 50 x 2 minute cartoons, provisionally called ‘Seth MacFarlance’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy’ (clearly to avoid any confusion!).
So far, so crowded comedy market… BUT and it’s a big Family Guy sized butt, the cartoons ‘…will play in the space reserved for [...]