Author: theFerf

Entrepreneur & Startup Junkie. I'm Part of: Podcast Alley, CarlSays, Checkd.In, Mevio and Curious. Im also a managing director of the Jumpstart Foundry. Are you in Nashville? Hit me up, lets have coffee and change the world.

Video of 5000 Blow Up Dolls for Rose Bowl

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There is this hilarious video clip I found today (via Boing Boing) that just cracked me up. A guy video taped a bunch of blow dolls being inflated and dresseed for background props in an upcoming movie.

taken over 5 days of installation / de-installation of 5000 blow-up dolls into the rose bowl in pasadena, california for a night shoot on a film. i created the music in GarageBand. ( more at http://www.myspace.com/7how7 ) This encompasses the initial prep, the load-in to the stadium the night of the shoot, and a brief aftermath the day after…

See the Movie Clip HERE

Dual boot Windows XP, Mac OS on a ThinkPad

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The rumors may finally be coming to truth, and the first tests of mac VS windows will soon be under way now that people have the new OS X running on a Windows machine. Let the fun begin! (click through to site to see a screenshot of OS X on IBM Thinkpad).

I got the chance to play with an IBM ThinkPad that dual boots Windows XP and Mac OS 10.4 (the “Intellese” version). It felt like I was in the twilight zone seeing the shiny Mac interface on a black IBM laptop…

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Sex.com sells for over $14M. Adult Social Network to Follow

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I love the internet and social networks. Im going to start a new section of my site dedicated to ONLY social networks and web 2.0 crap. Prepare to be overwhelmed.

Sex.com sells for over $14M,”adult social network” to follow
Gary Kremen’s much-contested domain sex.com has been purchased by Escom, LLC, a web development company that promises to build a social network there. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but some reports peg the sale price around $14 million. Not so, says the company’s publicist.

Anonymous sources familiar with the deal tell Boing Boing the actual figure is higher, comprised of a combination of cash and stock.

“This is the first time a domain of this propriety and notoriety has delved into the online social community market dominated by companies like MySpace.com,” a company spokesperson told Boing Boing today. “The new service will offer classifieds, dating, chat, health information, and directories of resources, in addition to many other features.” Link to press release.

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