After reviewing the episodes, Crowley found that the were nearly all shot at the Spike TV Guy's Choice award show, a Viacom event to which the crew was invited. (Even we posted some footage of their interview with MySpace vixen Tila Tequila). Looking up the contact info on the takedown notices, Crowley noticed that the issuer was just five blocks away from the Mahalo office in Santa Monica, and after some phone calls was assured it would all be back online shortly.

Under the language of the DMCA, rightsholders can be held liable for issuing improper takedown notices. Mahalo, however, won't be taking Viacom to court. Instead, Crowley chose to "insist that they buy us sushi." And not just the cheap stuff — he's looking to dine on abalone.

I'm also a fan of her character Addy May — the refreshingly blunt Southern gal dishes advice, and shows what a trained performer with improvisational moxie and deft comedy timing can do. Plus she's cute, she loves L.A., she's a South By Southwest veteran and I'll bet she has a soft spot for bulldogs. I hear if she doesn't get the gig, Jason Calacanis can expect a late night visit from the Ninja. Don't say I didn't warn him. (Photo by James Smith)

Jason Calacanis's loss is Engadget blogger Ryan Block's gain. Belmont's commute left boyfriend Block with nothing to keep him happy but his shiny, shiny gadgets.

(Photo of Belmont and Block by b_d_solis, video by Andy Sternberg)

Is Mahalo really worth 75 percent more than it was in June? Calacanis thinks so. But why does Mahalo even need more funding? Is Mahalo burning cash? Is Veronica Belmont asking for a Mahalo Daily wardrobe allowance? (If so, you go, girl!) Did the bulldogs eat Calacanis's previous round of funding? Either Calacanis has acquisitions on his mind, or the funtrepreneur just wants an ever-larger paper valuation he can Twitter about. You decide.

In his post, Baron gripes about Calacanis's "aggressive marketing tactics" to promote Mahalo Daily, the site's videoblog with former CNET host Veronica Belmont. But in a reply to Baron's attacks, Calacanis guesses the antipathy stems from Calacanis's public attempt to hire Amanda Cogdon after she quit Rocketboom.

Yeah, it could be that. Or it could be that in Mahalo Daily's launch trailer, Calacanis and Belmont parodied "Rocketboom" on Mahalo Daily and Calacanis said, "Hm. Been thinking about it. Rocketboom just isn't that funny."

There's only one way to resolve this, of course. No, not a catfight between Belmont and Rocketboom anchor Joanne Colan, pervs. Instead: Bulldog love!