Written by Amy on Monday, February 8th, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | 
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First, WTF is Vevo, right?
Unless you’ve been looking for a music video by an artist sign by one of the few record companies that have signed deals with Vevo, chances are you haven’t even seen the Vevo logo.
Vevo started out with a celebrity packed opening, yet bumpy. Some of the musicians that day were Lady Gaga, Rhianna, Mariah, Taylor Swift, and even Justin Timberlake… but nobody cares if your platform is buggy. Users complained of slow “buffering” times, wondering why it was buffering instead of streaming. International users were shown a big splash saying they couldn’t use Vevo because it was only for US residents, however, some US users were also given the big splash for no apparent reason.
In short, very few people like Vevo for one reason or the other.
Some can’t use it, some others hate the waiting, others hate the buggy player, others hate the loading time, others (those who get to use it) hate the music collection… you know, since there are no indie labels.
Then, YouTube began using specific Vevo links, which seems to work for non-US users. However, loading times are still an issue. Add to that that it seems to be very random when it decides to not let non-US users watch videos. For example, I can watch some videos on my WinXP computer, but I can’t wtch them on the Vista I’ve got at home. Both are same location, and same internet connection. What gives?
Vevo: What’s the Deal
5 Tips to Make Vevo Better
Add to that International viewing.
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Tags: internet, justin timberlake, no international, only u.s, rhianna, taylor swift, web, youtube
Written by Amy on Monday, February 8th, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | (2) |
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Well, hello there~
This has also been a pretty good year of movie-watching — obviously, in terms of number of films watched not quality. Just a couple films I’m dying to watch left…
Watched = orange
Dying to watch = yellow
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Tags: academy awards, an education, carey mulligan, coraline, district 9, gabourey gabby sidibe, george clooney, half-blood prince, harry potter, hurt locker, inglourious basterds, julie & julia, maggie gyllenhaal, matt damon, meryl streep, monique, morgan freeman, nine, oscar, penelope cruz, pixar's up, precious, the imaginarium of doctor parnassus, the princess and the frog, up in the air
Written by Amy on Monday, February 8th, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | (3) |
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It used to be really difficult to watch shorts before the Academy Awards gave its shorts prize, but now it seems many filmmakers have decided to show their work online… and well, people have taken into uploading more shorts xD Obviously, except for the BBC and Wallace and Gromit in ‘A Matter of Loaf and Death’
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Filed under: English, French, Sharing, Short Films, Spanish
Tags: academy awards, animation, nominations, oscar, short film, spain
Written by Amy on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | (4) |
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This totally slipped my mind. Winners were announced on January 6th.
Best Picture:
The Hurt Locker
Best Director:
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor:
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress:
Melanie Laurent, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actor:
Christoph Waltz, Inglourious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress:
Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Original Screenplay:
Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Wes Anderson and Noah Baumbach, Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Documentary:
Anvil!: The Story of Anvil
Best Picture Not in the English Language:
The White Ribbon
Best Animated Feature:
Up
Best Cinematography:
Robert Richardson, Inglourious Basterds
Best Score:
Michael Giacchino, Up
Best Editing:
Chris Innis and Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
And hello there, I just set out to write 50 film review in a year to get to become a member. Check out the guidelines so you can apply.
Filed under: English, Films, Sharing
Tags: awards, hurt locker, inglourious basterds, monique, news, pixar's up, precious, winners
Written by Amy on Sunday, February 7th, 2010 ( Start discussion ) | (1) |
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*drum-roll*
and the winner is… Pixar’s Up!
Big whoop!
Among the other winners of the night were Futurama, Robot Chicken, Fantastic Mr. Fox (for Writing), 2 wins for Monsters vs. Aliens, and 3 wins for Coraline and Princess and the Frog.
Check out all the winner here.
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Tags: animation, awards, coraline, pixar's up, the princess and the frog, winners
