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CNBC's Jim Goldman is not "The Office's" Andy Bernard

Nicholas Carlson — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:40:00 EDT

It's difficult to get an interview with Steve Jobs. When you finally get one, the temptation surely is to play nice in hopes that you'll get another. But did CNBC's Jim Goldman have to ask such sycophantic questions? After rattling off statistics straight from Apple PR, Goldman asks Jobs, "How surprising is it for you that Mac momentum continues to grow at this level at this time? I mean there's an enormous amount of longevity here." Goldman's slick business-suit looks and his suck-up tone immediately reminded me of one of Goldman's quasi-coworkers at NBC Universal — Dunder-Mifflin's Andy Bernard, played by Ed Helms in NBC's "The Office." Check out the "Best of Andy Bernard" clip below and see if you agree.

Dunder Mifflin Infinity promises fewer pedophiles in version 2.0

Nicholas Carlson — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:20:00 EDT

Since she landed the job last summer, New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram has subpoenaed social networks JuicyCampus and MySpace over problems related to sex offenders and other offensive material. Maybe Pennsylvania's governor should go after fictional paper company Dunder Mifflin? In the following clip from NBC's on-going verité series about the company's Scranton branch, Dunder Mifflin Infinity project manager Ryan Bailey Howard explains that yes, the company's online paper store — also a social network — experienced some difficulties with pedophiles, but that police have dealt with the matter. He also explains to staff that the paper company's need for social networking features on its online store will become obvious in version "two dot oh."

NBC reveals the emptiness of Second Life

Mary Jane Irwin — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:20:21 EDT

Dwight, the detestable lackey of NBC's The Office, has ventured into Second Life. "Second Life is not a game," he testily declares. Exactly. A game would be, y'know, fun. We hope Chris Anderson of Wired watched this episode.