Tila Nguyen Graces Cover of Maxim UK

Tila Nguyen, Queen of MySpace, bags another magazine cover: Maxim UK.



Before the Industrial Age interruption of manufactured sexpots, the ancient market for sex symbols was intimate, personal, multifaceted, and conversational. Social media revives that.

(Via Asian Sirens.)

Filipino Capcom Evangelists Open Site

From fanart to cosplay, the Capcom Team spearheads Capcom customer evangelism in the Philippines.



That's why I'd like to congratulate the Capcom Team on the opening of their new site today. Fight on, Chloebs!

The Mike Abundo Effect

Brand you, people. Brand you.

I humbly rename this blog The Mike Abundo Effect. Thanks for the idea, Steve!

Taz Faces Extinction

One of the smartest, sexiest girls in my college circle of friends loves Taz.

Sorry, Cristina, but the a rare cancer may send the Tasmanian Devil the way of the dodo.

Scoble's Recruiter Quits Microsoft

The guy who recruited Scoble, Vic Gundotra, quits Microsoft for Google.

In related news, Steve Ballmer orders a new chair.

Microsoft Sued for WGA Spyware

Windows Genuine Advantage is spyware. About time someone sued Microsoft for it.

Maybe this could have been avoided. Maybe Scoble could have resolved this through the global conversation.

Of course, we'll never know now, will we?

Where the Hell is Matt?

Check out this dude dancing in places he's travelled.



Someone should put this guy on the International Space Station so he can dance in zero-g.

(Via Cliff Sawit.)

Net Neutrality Amendment Rejected

Aw, shit. Net neutrality amendment rejected.

A proposal to prevent Internet service providers from charging Web firms more for faster service to consumers failed yesterday to clear a Senate committee.

The vote was a setback for such companies as Google Inc., Yahoo Inc. and Skype Technologies SA, which had pushed for rules that would prohibit telecommunications companies from controlling the flow of online content. The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee took up the matter as part of a larger telecommunications bill, which passed 15 to 7. But some telecom experts said the party-line, 11 to 11 vote on "net neutrality" could signal a tougher fight to get the larger telecom bill passed on the Senate floor.

Moby should go tackle somone. The Ninja should go kill somebody.

Yoko Matsugane TV Appearance

Japanese bikini model Yoko Matsugane makes a rare TV appearance.



She certainly has big... um... onscreen presence. Not as big as Anna Ohura's, but big.

Ask a Ninja Remixes and Derivatives

What could be better than social media hits? Remixes of social media hits!



Check out Kill Ninja Volume One, the latest parody of Ask a Ninja.

What could be even better than remixes of social media hits? Derivatives of social media hits!



Check out Ax a Pirate, spawn of the pirates versus ninjas debate.

Jupiter: 70% of Big Corps Blogging by 2007

Media Buyer Planner: Some 35 percent of large companies plan to initiate corporate blogs this year - and combined with the existing deployed base of 34 percent, nearly 70 percent of such companies will have deployed corporate blogs by the end of 2006, according to a JupiterResearch report, "Corporate Weblogs: Deployment, Promotion, and Measurement." According to the report (via MarketingVox), 64 percent of executives say they spend less than $500,000 to deploy and manage corporate blogs.

Want to make sure your business isn't left out of the global conversation? This article should help. After all, you don't want any missteps.

(Via Steve Rubel.)

Schools Blame Google for Own Stupidity

First some girl sues MySpace for getting her assaulted, and now some schools file an injunction against Google for "hacking" personal info.

Dumbasses always blame cool sites for their own stupidity.

SF2 XBLA July 30?

The Capcom Team is living proof that classic hardcore gaming fandom is alive and well in the Philippines. That's the kind of fandom Microsoft's counting on to push digital distribution and microtransaction with Street Fighter II' Hyper Fighting for Xbox Live Arcade, rumored to be shipping July 30.



Hope Microsoft Philippines doesn't miss this opportunity to launch Xbox Live in the Philippines. Local gamers are used to to prepaid payment gateways; Microsoft Philippines can use those to overcome the country's low credit card penetration.

Guy Kawasaki Art of the Start Speech

Guy Kawasaki recently gave a speech on his book The Art of the Start, earning a standing ovation.



Grab his slides here. Key points:

1. Make meaning
2. Make mantra
3. Get going
4. Define a business model
5. Weave a MAT (milestones, assumptions, tasks)
6. Niche thyself
7. Follow the 10/20/30 rule
8. Hire infected people
9. Lower the barriers to adoption
10. Seed the clouds
11. Don't let the bozos grind you down

Amen to eleven!

Animated Al Gore Movie Pitch

You gotta admire a guy who can make fun of himself.



Check out an animated Al Gore pitching his new movie.

(Via Garr Reynolds.)