Category: News

Why You Hate That Website

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 17, 2009

You hate that website because they came up with a way to make money off of their site and you haven’t figured out how to do the same thing with yours.

Two new book deals were announced today, both of them are based on websites previously featured here on Web Watch:

The BUSINESS INSIDER is reporting that Maxime Valette and Guillaume Passaglia’s website F*** MY LIFE, which is based on its own French website and book, is going into book form and will be published in July 2009. Not a bad way to turn someone else’s misery into dollars.

To top that off, another website that is based on reader’s submissions – THIS IS WHY YOU’RE FAT, is also getting the book treatment. At the very least, they were upfront about saying that was what they were going to do — upfront to those who bothered to read the fine print, that is.

Tags Book, Internet, News

Music News Video Games

Making Money at Guitar Hero

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 15, 2009

If you’re a band trying to make it big by touring college campuses (like I LOVE COLLEGE‘s Asher Roth) or just waiting to sign a deal with a label (and finding out with a music royalty calculator that you owe more to the label than they’re paying you), then maybe you need to rethink your game.

Maybe you need to focus your energy on making music for Guitar Hero and not for CDs and MP3 downloads.

Why? Because that’s where the real money is these days. Video games and music tie-ins. Heck, the music-related video games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, and others pulled in US$2.3 billion in three years.

Tags Music, News, video games

News shopping Websites

10 Most Expensive Domain Names

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 14, 2009

ABC News has reported the TOP TEN MOST EXPENSIVE DOMAIN NAMES EVER (based on cash purchase amount):

Fund.com, $9.99 million
Porn.com, $9.5 million
Diamonds.com, $7.5 million
Toys.com, $5.1 million
Vodka.com, $3 million
CreditCards.com, $2.75 million
Computers.com, $2.1 million
Seniors.com, $1.8 million
DataRecovery.com, $1.66 million
Cameras.com, $1.5 million
Tandberg.com, $1.5 million

Based on the listings shown at DOMAIN NAME JOURNAL‘s year-to-date sales charts, if you have a domain name that you’re trying to sell – the place to do so appears to be SEDO.COM.

Some of this year’s highlights:

wife.com – $100,000
FineWatches.com – $40,450
peeing.com – $30,000

Big money from 2008 went to FinancialAid.com – $480,000

And if you own your own name’s domain name, keep it. Last year, pete.com ended up selling for $18,000.

Tags Internet, News, shopping, website

News

Same Sex Kiss Day at Starbucks

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 11, 2009

Want to kiss somebody in public on April 15th?

Why not try your local Starbucks? And while you’re at it, make sure the person you’re kissing is the same sex as you are. Apparently, it’s an all-day affair.

Since they’re doing a fine job promoting the SAME SEX KISS DAY themselves, I’m just going to share their press information and details after the break.

Tags News, Party Talk, Starbucks

News

Why Lefties Survive in a Right-Handed World

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 8, 2009

National Geographic has an article with a theory about lefties-vs-righties, entitled LEFTIES SURVIVE (BARELY) DUE TO ELEMENT OF SURPRISE?

Left-handed people have disadvantages. Over the years, lefties are more apt to suffer from schizophrenia, epilepsy, autism, or have learning disabilities. They are more likely to have a serious accident, as most of the world is designed around righties. Male lefties are also shorter, on average.

However, scientists have determined that lefties carry with them the ability to throw the other 90% of the world off their guard. This is why left-handed people are often more successful in sports competition versus the more common right-handed folks. Baseball pitchers, batters, tennis players, boxers – the left-handed ones are often prized and in high-demand.

They also say that left-handed men earn more than right-handed men, on average. Lefties also have better coordination, and often have IQs higher than 131.

Tags autism, medical, News

Disney News Websites

Michael Jackson Auction Update

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 5, 2009

Remember the post we had a while ago about the upcoming MICHAEL JACKSON AUCTION?

The AP is reporting that maybe things aren’t exactly as rosy as they appear, and the auction may not happen after all, as Michael Jackson’s production company, MJJ Productions, is suing Julien’s Auction House.

The lawsuit claims that while they did ask the auction company to remove all those items that appear in the auction catalog from the Neverland Ranch, but claims that they did not give blanket authorization to sell the items without Michael Jackson’s permission on each one.

Some of the “priceless and irreplaceable” items were requested to be returned, which the auction company did. No word yet on exactly which items are being removed from the auction due to the lawsuit, or how much of the auction is going to continue as previously planned.

Developing…

Tags Disney, News, update, website

News

Where Does Belly Button Lint Come From?

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 3, 2009
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Patrick Sawer in the Telegraph UK is reporting that an AUSTRIAN SCIENTIST HAS DISCOVERED WHERE BELLY BUTTON LINT COMES FROM.

It took three years and 503 pieces of his own belly button lint, but Georg Steinhauser has determined that it’s the body hair surrounding the belly button that traps fat, sweat, dust, dead skin and clothing lint and gathers it in the navel.

He concluded that there were a few ways to eliminate navel lint from accumulating:

shave the belly hairs surrounding the navel
wear old clothes, as they have less lint
belly piercings, such as belly button rings, keep lint away from the navel

Tags belly button, News, science

Disney News

The Future of GM at EPCOT

Post author By web gangsta
Post date March 2, 2009

THE MOTOR REPORT is reporting this morning that General Motors is cutting up to US$800 million from its North American advertising budget this year.

While this will affect GM’s plans for sponsoring the upcoming Transformers sequel, it is currently unknown whether GM will continue to provide Disney sponsorship dollars for Epcot’s TEST TRACK attraction. It has been announced that the budget cut applies to GM’s print, TV and film advertising, and its vehicle purchase incentives.

The sponsorship cost has never been announced, but is estimated to be about US$5 million per year, according to sources. This is just a drop in the bucket when compared to cutting $800 million in a single year.

Tags Disney, Epcot, News, Test Track, Walt Disney World