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    Here comes the Boom!

    By Nick Denton, 2:52 PM on Fri Dec 29 2006, 1,998 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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    The year in review, a video medley inspired by the new tech boom, by Richard Blakeley. Music: P.O.D.'s Boom! Ready or not. Here comes the Boom! Featuring: Hollywood star Tom Cruise at Yahoo's Sunnyvale headquarters, a visit that later inspired the internet media company's own Jerry Maguire moment; Chad Hurley and the other guy, demonstrating the on-camera goofiness that made Youtube $1.65bn; Lonelygirl, the other ingredient of the video sharing site's success; Michael Dell and Larry Ellison as Jib-Jab puppets; and others. The full video, after the jump.

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