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Professor Wikipedia
CollegeHumor's latest clip mocks the use of Wikipedia in academia. Worth sitting through for the brief appearance of Professor Britannica, and the fate of that popular girl who edits the yearbook. More » -
blogging for dollars
CollegeHumor turns blogrolling into a business
In a more innocent age, much earlier in this decade, bloggers traded links out of a sense of camaraderie. Over time, it turned into more of a quid pro quo: You scratch my back, I boost your pageviews. Now, blogs routinely auction off space in their blogroll. CollegeHumor, the IAC-owned juvenile-jokes site, has refined this business model even further. A come-on from CollegeHumor's marketing department encourages Valleywag to participate in its Linkswap program. Every link to CollegeHumor, it promises, will be returned one for one with a link to Valleywag. Thanks, but I think we'll pass. More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by Gilbert: The update nearly made me piss my pants. I commend you, Owen. more » | Other threads
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collegehumor
Special girl-run Internet will be porn-free, but still quite pink
CollegeHumor, the Internet's most unlikely feminist website? They've originated the homosocially delicious Jake and Amir Show, had a breakaway hit with the sex worker rights' paean "Moments Before 2 Girls 1 Cup," in which workplace health and safety for adult models takes center stage, and now have reimagined the Internet as if girls ran it. The only problem is — and this might even be due to the success of CollegeHumor and their comrades in boy-funny — girls mostly already do. More »
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Comment by Let's Form Voltron: Yawn. Didn't CollegeHumor run this trite piece of unfunny crap back in 2003? No wonder that site is... more » | Other threads
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tumblr
Puppet video reveals all you need to know about Silicon Alley
Gary the Puppet — who in the clip embedded below tours the offices of Tumblr, Next New Networks, Gawker, CollegeHumor, and Wallstrip — might be the perfect metaphor for the New York tech scene. It makes a big show of itself, but it's kind of flimsy and despite how it may look, somebody much larger and more powerful is actually running things. For New York tech, the puppeteer's hand is old media companies. IAC and CBS own College Humor and Wallstrip, respectively. Tumblr has its roots in Hanna-Barbera cartoons. So does Next New Networks, which just agreed to distribute its videos over Hulu, a News Corp. and NBC joint venture. And what's Gawker but a tape worm in Old Media's belly? Still, New York tech has this over the Valley: perhaps because of those old media connections, it knows how to present itself with a hokey smirk instead of new media's typical sassback. More »
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Comment by justinj82: @Michael_Irie: I wrote and edited this piece, and have never seen the 1938 Media video, so to way it's a... more » | Other threads
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caption contest
Tumblr? I just met her!
IAC subsidiary CollegeHumor's Hottest College Girl in America Party, held Thursday night at New York club Room Service, was not an official Internet Week party. Yet above, we have Tumblr's David Karp, said college girl and a piece of tape in photographic proof that such a minor detail didn't stop New York digerati attending. The photo needs a caption. Make your suggestions in the comments and we'll rename the post with the best one. Friday's winner is Vulture with: "Serge Faguet cameos in a John Hughes movie VH1 special."
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Comment by cdog6000: Even though Rachel became a complete tramp, Ross still loved her. more » | Other threads
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facebook
In Facebook's stead, Valleywag handily dispatches CollegeHumor beer pong team
Earlier this month, employees in Facebook's New York office challenged employees at IAC property CollegeHumor to a game of beer pong via an ad in CollegeHumor's Facebook network. CollegeHumor took the challenge, but as we reported, Facebook's new management forced its employees to back out of the contest. It was an embarrassing development for all those who, like Facebook, call the Valley home — including Valleywag. More »
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Comment by eze: nicholas, you already struck me as the type of guy who would be good at beer pong. this confirms it. more » | Other threads
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nerdfight
Facebook caters to CollegeHumor with greasy apology
Due to "PR concerns" — or rather, new COO Sheryl Sandberg's excessively grownup attitude — Facebook bailed on a scheduled game of beer pong against CollegeHumor. The people at CollegeHumor, an IAC subsidiary, were certainly nonplussed. But Facebook is flush with cash. Sure, it's supposed to go toward server upgrades, but sometimes bribery through food is a better investment. More »
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Comment by dingdongditch: @DanLar75: You can, it is called Costco. Between 12-3pm you can eat all the wings, chips, cheese, sausage samples your... more » | Other threads
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cubicle culture
Facebook vs. CollegeHumor beer pong canceled
The smack-talk inspiring contest of beer pong — known as beiruit in some quarters — scheduled between Facebook and IAC subsidiary CollegeHumor is off. Why? Because Facebook's PR and legal departments said so, CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen told our tipster:Facebook's PR and Legal dept said they can't participate. I guess that's what its like working in corporate America as opposed to a fun Internet company.
It's official: IAC's Barry Diller is the Web world's Fun Dad, while Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, brought in from Google to make Mark Zuckerberg's teen paradise more corporate, is Downer Mom. Cheer up, though, little Facebookers: Mother Sandberg did let you stay out late at the prom. Update: CollegeHumor is sad because they won't get to play with the smack-talk inscribed balls they designed specifically for this contest — pictured below. More »
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Comment by RooftopComedy: Hey CollegeHumor, the beer pong masters at RooftopComedy.com will take your sorry action. We'll even let Facebook watch the beat down... more » | Other threads
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CollegeHumor smack talk hits Facebook where it hurts — the click-through rates
When Google took on Facebook in ultimate frisbee, Facebook took the series 2-0. Now we hear a contest of beer pong — the drinking game involving ping pong balls, Solo cups and Milwaukee's Best — has been scheduled between Mark Zuckerberg's finest and the New York-based, IAC-backed CollegeHumor. CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen began the smack talk early posting the above image to his blog. It reads:Dear Facebook, Looking forward to Thursday. Your winning percentage will be even lower than your click-through rates. Love, CollegeHumor
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Comment by NoletaAntiphus: What a sad sad world we live in now. is this online life the only one we have? as for facebook... more » | Other threads
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Unlike Zuckerberg, CollegeHumor parodies Steve Jobs on purpose
Mark Zuckerberg wants to be the Steve Jobs of his generation. But his fumbling speeches have only shown how far he has to go. A tip, Zuck: Study CollegeHumor's parody. From the gesticulations to the light lip-smacking, the comedy website's mock Jobs keynote nails the Apple CEO. Look for CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen's cameo as John Mayer at the end of the clip. More »
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Comment by Fidel on the Roof: @Fidel on the Roof: Um... now that I thought about it, OJ simpson and President Bush do have some things... more » | Other threads
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great moments in pr
CollegeHumor founder won't sue Take Two Interactive for patent infringement
Ricky Van Veen, founder of sophomoric entertainment site CollegeHumor, was surprised to see one of his inventions pop up in a box of promotional schwag for the new Grand Theft Auto IV game from Take Two Interactive. No, it wasn't some nifty new electronic gadget, but a simple foam fan hand — in the shape of the "shocker." Yes, the savvy Van Veen actually patented the thing. But no, he won't be suing:Lucky for them, they're one of CollegeHumor's biggest advertising clients. Though I must admit a high drama court case over "the shocker" would be a funny thing to see.
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By Jackson WestComment by Fidel on the Roof: Sometimes I dream about an intelligent patent office czar taking over and cleaning house. No patenting "one click" which is the... more » | Other threads
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clips
CollegeHumor adopts Valleywag style
Streeter Seidell and Jeff Rubin, editors of CollegeHumor, announce in this clip that "videogames" will henceforth be spelled as one word on the website. Why spelling matters on a postliterate collection of clips is beyond me, but I appreciate CollegeHumor's adoption of Valleywag's style on this matter. My favorite part: 1 minute, 12 seconds in, where the editors take a break, off-camera, to clean the filthy lens.
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By Owen ThomasComment by Fidel on the Roof: I used to laugh at frat boys. more » | Other threads
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collegehumor
Barry Diller has a virus
Too much viral video can make you sick. And your computer, too. CollegeHumor, Barry Diller's funny-clips compendium, has been caught infecting viewers with at least two categories of virus, Generic.dx and JS/Wonka. They're mild but annoying infections — the chlamydia and gonorrhea of the online world. One expects to find Trojans littering CollegeHumor's offices, not its website. The likely source? More »
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By Owen ThomasComment by richardmnixon: But do the non-low-rent ad networks block malware in any systematic way? Or is it just the higher cost or... more » | Other threads
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exclusive
CollegeHumor and MTV make like Jake and Amir
The deal isn't official yet, but CollegeHumor and MTV plan to launch a TV show together. In the finished pilot, the Tumblr-popular Jake Hurwitz and Amir Blumenfeld host, rolling clips between skits like the one in the clip below. Sam Reich plays College Humor cofounder Ricky Van Veen. Word has it CollegeHumor insisted on getting online distribution rights and that MTV readily complied. More »
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Comment by HelloBrooklyn: Wouldn't MTV be better off just syndicating old episodes of The Office? At least then the characters and jokes will... more » | Other threads
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online video
Writers' strike hurting, not helping CollegeHumor
The television and film writers' strike over Internet pay was supposed to be a boon for Internet-only content creators. But according to CollegeHumor cofounder Ricky Van Veen, that's not been the case. More »
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Comment by BogusPocus: Yea, that means it's not going to happen in industry speak. more » | Other threads
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rumormonger
MySpace redesign to match Facebook feature for feature
Why does Facebook seem to have more momentum now than MySpace? Some might tell you it's Facebook's vastly superior user interface. Oh, and that the site actually works most of the time. While they might not say so in public, MySpace executives agree. The News Corp.-owned social network is hiring for a redesign and it's being very upfront with candidates as to what it wants: a feature by feature Facebook match. Innovation be damned, News Corp. wants to catch the perceived leader. The same source also tells me News Corp. already knows who it wants for the job. More »
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Comment by joeduck: Smart. This plus Open Social will really rain on the Facebook parade. more » | Other threads
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tumblr
Blame the blogger, not the blog
Tumblr, the cute blogging tool that recently received $750,000 in funding, has been touted as enabling unique habits not possible with other blogs. Habits that include boring one's readers more frequently throughout the day. Now Ricky Van Veen, editor of CollegeHumor, is blaming Tumblr for the same thing. Van Veen thinks Tumblr causes bloggers to post too often. He is frustrated that his friends are posting inanities not worth reading. And yet he finds himself obsessively following these trite microposts. According to Van Veen, Tumblr is the problem. More »
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By Tim FaulknerComment by beng: After I saw ricky's post I sent him an email explaining tumblr as I saw it. I guess I convinced... more » | Other threads
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By Owen ThomasComment by Jordan Golson: @Sample32 I think you're onto something. But... they could be hotter. more » | Other threads
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hires
IAC CEO Barry Diller tightens his grip on Connected Ventures, the IAC-controlled parent of CollegeHumor.com, by installing minion Moshe Koyfman as its COO. [CNNMoney] -
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Over a third of all Facebook users polled by CollegeHumor.com list a Will Ferrell movie as one of their favorites. "The same percentage," quips one of the site's commentators, "listed a Will Ferrell movie as one of their favorite books." The poll also covers drunk Facebooking, ex-stalking, and masturbating to Facebook. [CollegeHumor]
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