There are lots of things in the world that Max Silvestri does not understand. Or maybe he just doesn’t pay attention. Each week in this column, Max uses the Internet to figure them out.
Dear Toyota,
Oh boy. You’ve done gone and blown it GOOD. Remember not that long ago when Priuses were so piping hot that anybody rich with a hint of a whiff of a conscience or at least a desire to appear they had one hopped on waiting lists to get a chance to own one of your cars? You changed the game! Americans seemed finally ready to fully let go of American made cars.
We were promised in the 90’s that the internet on your tv would be the best thing since the internet on your computer (which was invented shortly after sliced bread). If the first two seasons of Atom TV are any indicator, we’re all going to be using Atom TV to make our PB & J sandwiches reaaaaaaaal soon.
Atom TV will air on Mondays at 2:30 a.m. on Comedy Central and The Atom Show will air on MTV 2 at 11:15 p.m. Fridays. Both times are kind of…
There are lots of things in the world that Max Silvestri does not understand. Or maybe he just doesn’t pay attention. Each week in this column, Max uses the Internet to figure them out.
When I first heard someone mention “Google Buzz,” I thought they were telling me to try and find out what Kevin’s mean older brother in Home Alone looks like now. He’s still fat! But he seems nicer.
Go get em, kid! But I was wrong. Google has a new “thing” out. I don’t know what to call it. It is their best “thing” since Wave. Remember Wave? What a game changer. I miss that old game before it all got CHANGED. Everyone just started Waving. JK, that didn’t happen at all. I guess some people use it? Look, I am really smart. I went to school and I work with computers. But I never really figured out Wave. Will my grandkids make fun of me for that? Probably. Yes.
But this is what Buzz is, according to Google.
Perfect! Very good explanation. This definitely doesn’t confuse me at all. For those of you who didn’t watch the video, here’s a transcription:
“The first thing we all do when we find something interesting is share it. More and more this kind of sharing takes place online. Google Buzz is a new way to share photos, videos, updates, quotes, statuses, articles, dick pics, and other stuff. Because there is definitely no way to share information with your friends as it stands right now. That’s definitely something the Internet is missing.
“Boy, I sure wish there was a free platform to network, SOCIALLY network, with real life and internet acquaintances. Maybe there could be a profile picture of everyone’s face, so I could remember what they looked like. And all these things people want to share, arranged by their faces, would make a kind of constantly updating book about the world around me! I’ll call it BookFace.
“So you just post things you want to share with the people who follow you. Who follows you? Your friends, automatically, maybe. But also strangers. Have you ever sold tickets to someone on Craigslist and then had two emails with them? Yeah, you are probably automatically following them. Oh, cool, there’s your landlord. He can now read about what you are doing with your day. I bet him seeing your name in his Google Buzz feed reminded him he needs to change the memory card on the camera in that “smoke detector” in your bedroom. When we said “follow” you probably thought of Twitter, but Google Buzz is very different than Twitter. Because we own it, not Twitter, who we tried and failed to buy.”
So basically everyone who makes the internet has decided that you need a lot of coaching on this whole Valentines thing. I say, every man for himself. The following is a collection of links from those more kind than I (and a few other, non-valentines links for good measure).
And they called us incompetent! Well, well, well, editors of atom.com. Looks like we had ourselves a Su-Pierre Bowl after all. The Saints won, Shockey scored the go-ahead touchdown, MessieursThomas and Garcon broke their respective namesake records, Stover missed a field goal, Peyton blew it at the end, and Saints fans are tearing up Bourbon Street as we speak…
You never see a vampire that is 1. Black 2. Speaking with a black accent and 3. Telling jokes. And in co-writing the third episode of Intercourse with a Vampire, I couldn’t think of a funnier scenario for Larry the Vampire than Def Comedy Jam…
Every week I troll the uploads to Atom, looking for the best Videos You Uploaded This Week And Also That We Like!
- Barats and Bereta uploaded a ton of great new stuff this week. I highly recommend the frenetic, “microskits” series, Skitlets 1 and 2. Not unlike our own Dutch West, these guys plow through ideas and laughs lighting fast…
I (Tina from Content Development) was on set this past weekend for the M’Larky shoot. M’Larky is an Atom.com original web series starring Dan Fogler. It’s a parody of your favorite 80s cop dramas like Miami Vice. The different thing about M’Larky is it blends live action sequences with real car chasing video games and animation.
The best part, besides M’Larky being a degenerate alcoholic, is Gilbert Gottfried and Jeffrey Ross were on set. And here’s a picture of Gilbert to prove it (with an unidentified crew member).
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