TechCrunch Mobile Conference: Chamillionaire, Foursquare Star

The stars of this complex, information-stuffed AOl-hosted TechCrunch event? Chamillonaire and Foursquare. In case you’re not in the know, Chamillionaire’s the famous rapper also known for visiting tech events and using the latest in social media platforms. He also thinks Android sucks. As I type this he’s still behind me, talking about how bad Android … Read more

David’s Bridal Honeymoon Giveaway

David’s Bridal has come up with a great way to help couples enjoy a great honeymoon while simultaneously gaining “likes” on Facebook. The Facebook page describes the Royal Treatment Contest as the following: “Round trip airfare for you and your partner 5 Night All-Inclusive Accommodations at a 5-Star Palace Resort Destination of Your Choice in … Read more

Oakland News: Kathy Neal To Run For Sandre Swanson’s Cal Assm Seat

In this Oakland News, Kathy Neal, best known as former Oakland Mayor Elihu Harris’ wife, is reportedly throwing her hat into the 2012 California Assembly District 16 Seat currently held by the legendary (love that word, especially when it’s true) Sandre Swanson, who’s set to be termed-out. Neal, still very politically active, has the full … Read more

Has The Google+ Buzz Worn Off? Is It Too Male?

That was the title of a lively conversation on, well, Facebook. Adriel Hampton, started the thread because she “was extremely turned off by the mass suspensions. Who wants to have fun exploring a network where your friends from Facebook and Twitter are getting digitally offed left and right? Put a huge chill in my network … Read more

Reggie Bush Joins Miami Dolphins

Reggie Bush is saying good-bye to the New Orleans Saints and hello to the Miami Dolphins. This was confirmed on Bush’s Twitter page: Change is never easy but I look forward to building something special in Miami and can’t wait to embark on this new journey! Here we go… I wish the New Orleans Saints … Read more

CNET Base Station Social Media Marketing At Comic Con 2011

This was a great idea: to make a deal with a restaurant next to Comic Con, then take out its normal tables and make it into a bar and gaming center. That’s what CNET, the online tech news source, did to Lou and Mickey’s bar and restaurant at 224 5th Avenue in San Diego’s GasLamp … Read more

Albert Haynesworth, Reggie Bush, NFL Dominates Google Trends

The Albert Haynesworth trade from the Washington Redkins to the New England Patriots has Google Trends in a state not seen much of late: on fire. And with the NFL active in this free agent period, the top 20 most searched keywords are albert haynesworth, reggie bush, eddie long, patriots, npi, cleveland clinic, miami dolphins, … Read more

Simon Pegg’s “A Fantastic Fear of Everything” By Maker Of “Griff The Invisible”

The movie A Fantastic Fear of Everything starring Simon Pegg (Star Trek) and is currently being made at Shepperton Studios in London, has been acquired by The Indomina Group, makers of the upcoming Griff The Invisible. The Indomina Group is a firm out of LA and The Dominican Republic, launched in 2008 by Vice Chairman … Read more

Green Hornet’s Black Beauty Versus Medusa From Bellflower

The Medusa from the movie Bellflower is worth as much, or more in value, than the Black Beauty from The Green Hornet. That means it’s worth about $2 million. That comes from no one other than this blogger, who as of this writing is probably the only one to have talked to the makers of … Read more

Social Media Pretzel Crisps Sends Zennie62 Gift For Comic Con Coverage!

Social Media is valuable. This blogger really worked hard to bring innovative coverage of Comic Con, and to the point of partnering with Tout.com, who sponsored the hotel part of the trip to San Diego. But I didn’t expect to get a year’s worth of free pretzel crisps from Pretzel Crisps! The result of my … Read more

VIDEO: William Shatner And The Star Trek Captains at Comic Con 2011

This is the promised 37-minute video of William Shatner’s visit to Comic Con 2011, to talk about his new movie, William Shatner and The Captains, with Scott Bakula, Avery Brooks, Kate Mulgrew, Chris Pine. But now that the video is up, a correction: the aircraft was provided by Canada’s Bombadier, and it’s CEO, not the … Read more

ABC Stops Paying for Interviews

This is a post that will help lead to the analysis of the way the media portrayed and covered Casey Anthony’s trial. This social media trial has showed many flaws in journalism and ABC has decided to make atonement for taking money from subjects. The Daily Beast reports: “ABC News has quietly decided to get … Read more

Jesse James and Kat Von D Break Up

Jesse James is famed for cheating on his wife, Sandra Bullock, with Michelle “Bombshell” McGee. The two split, and Jesse James was seen with tattoo artist Kat Von D. In one interview on CNN from a few months back I can remember that he even said that Kat was his best friend and the most … Read more

Rupert Murdoch and Phil Bronstein, Corrections and Thoughts In Quick

At some point, the real time and date I will not disclose, I’m going to subject San Francisco Chronicle Executive Vice President and Editor-At-Large Phil Bronstein to one of my video interviews. This one a follow-up to my blog post on what I thought was his take on Rupert Murdoch and the New Of The … Read more

Comic Con 2011 Jeff Fahey, Tony Todd, Mark Hamill On Sushi Girl The Movie

Sushi Girl is a “grindhouse” style movie, which this blogger is dying to see, and is best described as a dinner over a naked chic that ends badly. My objective at the Sushi Girl Red Carpet held at Comic Con 2011 (trip sponsored by Tout.com), was to find out how badly the movie ends! Getting … Read more

Bohemian Club Marks 100th Anniversary Of Monte Rio Variety Show

The Bohemian Club, the San Francisco institution where this blogger has enjoyed excellent bourbon and conversation, is celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the crazy Monte Rio Variety Show at the Russian River. The Monte Rio Variety Show started in 1911 as a way for Bohemian Club members camping at The Bohemian Grove, the club’s retreat … Read more

NFL Lockout Almost Over, Twitter Reactions, Timeline For Week

The NFL Lockout is, barring a wild, unexpected NFL Players Union negative vote today, over. This blogger can only say “Yeah!” But really, the idea of the NFL not playing football in 2011, with so much economic value and so many needing jobs and revenue, was just plain unthinkable. Now, it’s almost over. Almost. The … Read more

Bellflower’s Entourage At Comic Con As Fun As Bellflower The Movie

On YouTube, Metacafe, Blip Tv. As of now, there’s one “Entourage” that’s known as a group of hip, East Coast-transplanted Hollywood types, who live their lives around the actions of Vincent Chase. But that entourage is fictional. The real entourage just appeared at Comic Con 2011, and produced a sure-fire hit movie called Bellflower, that … Read more

Russell Brand, Amy Winehouse, Comic Con, and Hollywood Publicists

Comic Con is a giant bubble that can block you off from the World’s events – just see my Tout stream for evidence. It wasn’t until I visited the CNN Express Truck on Saturday that I learned famed singer and favorite of mine, Amy Winehouse, passed away. Russell Brand, who blogged a great post at … Read more

Comic Con 2011: Vivica A. Fox, Femme Fatales, Masquerade Ball

Yesterday at Comic Con (trip sponsored by Tout), this blogger had the pleasure of meeting some of the many cast members of Femme Fatales, the Mark A. Altman, Steven Kriozere-created show on Cinemax. For those who’ve not seen it, Femme Fatales is described as an anthology of “powerful, sexy and dangerous women.” Of all of … Read more

Amy Winehouse Found Dead in London Home

Amy Winehouse is best known for her song Rehab. The song has the following lyrics: They tried to make me go to rehab, but I said no, no, no Well, maybe if she had said yes she wouldn’t be dead. The Grammy winning singer was found dead in her London home in Camden Square. UK … Read more

Comic Con 2011: Apes, Twilight, Torchwood, An Actor Talks Candidly

Comic Con 2011 (coverage here sponsored by Tout.com) is not only in full swing… Check out the CNET Base Station at 5th and Harbor in San Diego…. …but an image of this 42nd version is unfolding: and it’s this: the floor talk wasn’t about The Rise of Planet Of The Apes, everyone’s sick of “Twilight.” … Read more

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Review

Yesterday, July 20, the new software for Mac was released. The Mac OS X 10.7 Lion software has a lot of differences compared to the previous Snow Leopard. This account is from the first hand experience with the software after upgrading my 13″ MacBook Pro which previously was running on Snow Leopard. After purchasing the … Read more

Captain America Invades Twitter, Devil’s Double Brutal At Comic Con 2011

Comic Con 2011’s “Preview Day” was yesterday, and what a blast. (coverage here sponsored by Tout.com) To start, Marvel Entertainment’s Captain America hit the Twitter Top Trend, causing this blogger to totally ignore a self-imposed embargo and start with that news, and for this reason: I want to see the movie Captain America do well. … Read more

Comic Con 2011 – Disney Store, HBO, Tout are set For #SDCC

With Comic Con 2011 still in this blogger’s sites, a two-hour flight delay gives me some time (not a lot) to make this blog post from SFO Airport. (Hopefully, I get out of here and on to San Diego!) Here’s a brief run down of more Comic Con event news, with Zennie62 coverage sponsored by … Read more

Comic Con 2011: Wes Craven Heads “Deadliest Warrior – Vampires Vs. Zombies” Panel

The master of horror, Wes Craven, heads a Thursday morning panel to present Deadliest Warrior – Vampires Vs. Zombies, and features the following: WES CRAVEN (“Scream,” “Nightmare on Elm Street”) – Panelist MAX BROOKS (Zombie Survival Guide, World War Z) – Panelist STEVE NILES (30 Days of Night) – Panelist RICHARD “MACK” MACHOWICZ (“Deadliest Warrior” … Read more

Murdoch Scandal: Wendi Deng, Rupert Murdoch’s Wife, Attacks Protester With Right Hook

The News Of The World phone hacking hearings, now called just “The Murdock Scandal” seems to find new ways to elevate its visibility in pop culture – now comes Rupert Murdoch’s wife, Wendi Deng, and her great right hook. Ms. Deng got up, jumped with her right arm coiled, and struck as she landed, bringing … Read more

Comic Con 2011: Wes Craven Over Captain America

Comic Con 2011 is one day away – Wednesday night is preview night – and this blogger’s getting ready to go. But one event that will be skipped, at least by me, but perhaps not by my colleague, is the Captain America Event at Horton Plaza Thursday Morning that was mentioned in this space. There … Read more

Alameda City Manager John Russo Interview

Former Oakland Councilmember and City Attorney John Russo is now firmly planted in his office as Alameda’s first non-Interim City Manager in several years. He leaves Oakland after 16 years of service, and as he revealed during our talk, doesn’t miss Oakland’s City Hall, but still lives in Oakland itself. This is a brief recap … Read more

Women’s World Cup Final Sets Twitter Tweets Per Second Record

As explained earlier today, the Women’s World Cup Final was the catalyst for four of ten Twitter Top Trends, including players Alex Morgan and Abby Wambach. But now, according to Twitter, the heart-wrenching or heart-breaking event if you’re a fan of the USA team, managed to break two other records by game’s end. Twitter issued … Read more

Comic Con SDCC 2011 Brings Captain America To San Diego

Captain America, also known as Steve Rogers, and now knowns as Chris Evans, is set to touchdown in San Diego for a Thursday morning screening premier at Horton Plaza. And just as Comic Con 2011 gets underway. Staring in the movie he first turned down, Evans, who also played “The Human Torch / Johnny Storm” … Read more

Japan Wins World Cup Final In Shocking Fashion

Well, that was exciting, shocking, and ultimately sad if you’re a fan of USA Women’s World Cup Soccer. The USA Women played a game that, arguably, should have been 3 to 1, but it wasn’t. With every USA miss, Japan gained confidence. And let’s face it: no one gave Japan a chance in all of … Read more

World Cup Final: USA 1, Japan 1; Twitter Ignites For Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan’s going from from fill-in front-line replacement for teammate Lauren Cheney, to World Cup Final hero, if this score held. Just as I was writing the blog post, it didn’t hold. But even so Alex Morgan became a Twitter trending topic, along with the hastag #worldcupfinal and now, Japan. USA Defense Slips Confusion in … Read more

Casey Anthony’s Release: Video From Inside Jail By WESH

WESH Channel 2, Orlando, has a video of Casey Anthony’s release from jail after she was acquitted of charges of murdering her daughter Calee Anthony. Accompanied by her lawyer, Jose Baez, and wearing a pink blouse, jeans, and what appears to be Nike shoes, Casey get an armed escort, from a cop carrying a nasty … Read more