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Kelly Osbourne Has Sexy Legs in a Short Skirt and High Heels

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I know. I never thought I’d write sexy and legs in a sentence describing Kelly Osbourne. But I will give credit where credit is due. This chick looks good. She has put the effort in and cleaned herself up, exercised her butt off and the results are quite impressive. She now has sexy legs. I’m not certain I care much for her chunky heels as a thin stiletto would have accentuated her hot legs even more. But she looks cute and I admire her for the work she has put in, and considering where she was, it’s impressive.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 24: Actress Kelly Osbourne attends the launch of Madonna’s “Material Girl” clothing line at Macy’s Beverly Center on March 24,…

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Color.com Was Acquired For $350,000 (The Domain Name, That Is)

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By now, everyone and their dog have been able to form and voice their opinions about the $ 41 million in early-stage funding raised by mobile photo sharing app developer Color.

Of course, it is a heck of a lot of money, put in ahead of the actual launch and early user reception of the product to top things off, so evidently most people will deem it a frivolous investment.

Only time will tell if it is, or if it’s instead a genius move.

In the interest of feeding those that see the financing round as one of the most apparent signs of a major bubble in technology, consider this: the company spent more money acquiring the domain name color.com than most startups will raise in their lifetime.

As pointed out by industry blog Domain Name Wire, the fledgling company bought the domain name for $ 350,000 from its previous owner. The sale of the domain name, which was brokered by Go Daddy, was initially reported in December 2010.

For your comparison: Y Combinator provides seed funding for roughly 20 startups with the capital required to make such a domain name purchase. Heck, 10x that money got Yahoo Flickr.

Of course, one needs to recognize that the domain name is now a company asset and that the money wasn’t ‘burnt’ – the startup can always sell it for a good price even if it fails.

Source: TechCrunch

Netflix Shares Soar, Site Goes Down

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It’s not a great day for the Internet, folks. Web services seem to be dropping like flies. For several hours today, WordPress.com’s back-end was nowhere to be found, causing several TechCrunch writers to consider writing on legal pads and posting on Craigslist. Some even considered posting on HuffPo. Don’t worry, they’ve been fired.

On top of this, and much to the chagrin of the video-on-demand watching public, Netflix went down for what seemed like a century. I subscribe to Netflix Instant, and as you can see from the above message, I was not allowed to watch my “programs” this evening when I wanted to.

Those trying to access Netflix mobile were also shut out from using the service. Some iPad users received an error message that read, “The requested URL /WiHome was not found on this server.”

Ironically, this outage occurred a few hours after Netflix stock price reached a new high as a result of the company’s stellar Q3 results and because of the high ratings of some audacious Credit Suisse analyst. The stock price surged to $ 19.54, rising by nearly 13 percent, to close at $ 172.69 — three times what the company was worth last year.

What’s more, the service now boasts over 20 million subscribers and a Sandvine study showed that the service has become the largest source of U.S. Internet traffic during peak Web-surfing hours. Yes, it seems that Netflix could break the Internet — that is, of course, if the Internet doesn’t break Netflix first.

Naturally, the Web has been a-flutter with Netflix related chatter, with many of its subscribers taking to Twitter to express their frustration, like this Tweet from one Paula Simone:

“dammit! netflix isn’t working. I had to put my dvd of arrested development in the xbox by hand! BY HAND! what is this 2009?”

Of course, one Twitter user sees a silver lining for the video hub, “Netflix’s current outage and the complaints about [it] in Twitter show how integral it’s become to entertainment for the tech generation”.

Subscribers even created a Yahoo Answers thread, so you know it’s bad.

Netflix publicly recognized the outage in its own Twitter post at about 4:30 p.m. ET, but has yet to explain the cause of the outage or project a timeline for when the service might be available again. Netflix spokeswoman Catherine Fisher said she had no further details either.

Amazon, which has been trying to compete with Netflix in on-demand-video (and launched its instant video streaming service last month but has been forced to watch the big red video service deliver 61 percent of the Web’s total digital video. Amazon currently only offers about 5,000 titles, compared to Netflix’s 20,000+, so the eCommerce giant is likely very pleased with what transpired today, likely massaging its hands and saying “eexcellent” a la Mr. Burns.

The outage today likely just goes to show that Netflix will have to invest more in its data centers and servers to make sure the streaming option remains available, because users likely won’t stand for these kind of interruptions much longer. Pitchforks and torches are on the horizon.

In the past, Netflix has offered credit to its subscribers following large-scale outages. It remains to be seen whether it remained down for long enough to call for such compensation, but from what I saw on Twitter, many were suffering serious abandonment issues. Some were even forced to exercise instead of watching a movie. I know. God help us all.

Update: As of 7:30pm, my Netflix is back up, but no official word from the company as of yet.

Source: TechCrunch

Jersey Shore’s Angelina is a classy dame!

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There are certain celebs I feel bad for mocking. You can tell who these are because you can literally see the gaping holes in the text from where I pulled punches. And then there are celebs I will stop at nothing to poke fun at because they hit that perfect little sweet spot between annoying as shit and generally goddamn awful. Case in point, Angelina Pivarnick, the girl who was kicked off Jersey Shore, a show about douchebag sluts for being too douchey and too slutty, go kicked out of a club for (wait for it) being douchey and slutty with a hint of violent.

A rep from the club tells us Angelina was escorted from the property for being “rude to patrons and staff” … but sources inside the establishment claim the final straw was when the former reality star “drunkenly tried to fight another girl in the V.I.P. area.” Angie left without further incident — but she isn’t permanently banned from the joint … in fact, she’s still scheduled to make a few more appearances in the near future.

UPDATE: Angelina claims she was never in a fight — but tells us she’s pissed at club security for putting her in a headlock when she got involved in a situation involving one of her friends. SOURCE

Yeah, I’m sure the mentally imbalanced whore that everyone hates was acting the goddamn saint that night. This theory is completely thrown out as soon as you remember this is the same girl who would eat your goddamn heart if you wouldn’t dump a load in that bear trap between her legs. “What do you mean you won’t smoosh me? HARPIE SISTERS! ATTACK! GRYAAAAAAAAGH!”

Angelina Pivarnick

Source: PopBytes

Amazon’s New Appstore for Android Lets Shoppers “Test Drive” Apps Before Purchase

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Amazon has launched what it hopes will be the Android equivalent of Apple’s App Store.

The company aims to improve the shopping experience offered by Google’s Android Market, currently the go-to store for more than 200,000 Android apps. (For comparison, Amazon’s new store has 3,800 applications, and Apple’s App Store has more than 300,000.)

One of its most innovative features is “Test Drive,” which allows users to test apps in a simulated Android phone on their desktops before committing to a purchase. Shoppers can also peruse personalized recommendations, customer reviews and set up one-click payment options, just as they can with any other Amazon’s stores for ebooks and music.

As an incentive to visit the new Appstore, Amazon is offering users a free download of Angry Birds Rio, which debuted on Android Tuesday morning. Amazon plans to continue offering a different paid app for free every day.

Interested parties can access the Appstore at amazon.com/appstore, via the mobile browsers on their Android phones and tablets, and through the Amazon Appstore application. Purchases made in the Appstore can be used on a purchaser’s entire range of Android devices.

Apple filed a lawsuit against Amazon for trademark infringement and unfair competition for using the term “App Store” on Friday.

Source: Mashable!

Yvonne Strahovski Has Sexy Legs in a Short Mini Dress and High Heels

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Yvonne Strahovski cuts a nice figure in her short mini dress and high heels. I don’t know much about this woman except she’s on a TV show I have little interest in watching. But she is very attractive and has gorgeous legs. This is a nice red carpet appearance. I look forward to seeing more of this lovely looking woman.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – MARCH 19: Actress Yvonne Strahovski poses in the press room at the 25th Anniversary Genesis Awards held at the Hyatt Regency Century…

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Kristen Bell Crossed Legs in a Short Dress and High Heels

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We have long admired Kristen Bell’s sexy legs. They are shapely and fit and she tends to dress herself in short skirts and dresses which show off her gorgeous legs. She appears on stage performing for some event giving the audience a view of her crossed legs in high heels. This is some good work.

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA – MARCH 16: Actress Kristen Bell arrives at the 19th Annual “A Night At Sardi’s” Fundraiser And Awards Dinner – Arrivals on March 16,…

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New .XXX Domain Approved for Porn Sites

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At a board meeting in Silicon Valley on Friday, ICANN approved a new top-level domain for porn sites. URLs ending in .xxx will contain sexually oriented adult entertainment content that is verified to be neither fraudulent nor illegal.

Advocates have been attempting to get this approval since 2003, but the movement for the .xxx TLD has bred controversy, as do most conversations around the porn industry.

The new domain names will be registered through the ICM Registry. Already, nearly 230,000 URLs have been reserved. ICM expects the URLs to sell wholesale for around $ 60 each. Porn site owners won’t have to relinquish their .com or other URLs, and .xxx domains won’t be mandatory for sites with adult content.

Sales of .xxx domains should begin soon in Q2 2011.

In addition to promising consumers of Internet porn safety from online fraud (including e-mail spoofing, phishing and spam) and child pornography, ICM is also telling webmasters they will see more traffic and higher profits with the new domain, which it says will become a trusted brand for porn connoisseurs.

In addition to the .xxx URLs, ICM is dropping hints about a unique micro-payments platform for porn content on the web. It says the new system will be “safe, secure and anonymous,” potentially opening floodgates of new revenue for the porn industry.

ICANN has been seriously considering approving this TLD since last summer.

Image courtesy of Flickr, adrian_wallett.

Source: Mashable | The Social Media GuideTech & Gadgets

Naomi Campbell: Doing good for a change!

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For one week only the clothing shown in the Fashion for Relief shows will be available at a pop up store event in Westfield Shopping Centre in London. Spearheaded by supermodel Naomi Campbell, all proceeds from sales will go to the Prince’s Trust Charity as well as the Fashion for Relief Campaign created by Campbell last year. The featured designers donate the dresses and accessories for catwalk shows in New York and London, these are the items that will be showcased at the store. The event will be for one week only from April 5th-13th and items available include a Tom Ford suit, a Christopher Kane dress, a Vivienne Westwood Gold Label dress, as well as pieces by Givenchy, Mulberry, Stella McCartney, and others.

Fashion For Relief

Source: PopBytes