It turns out the Oscars show was more exciting than we expected. It’s a good thing we went in with low expectations as Nikki Finke suggested. Jon Stewart was there to provide humor and save us from the lack of exciting films. No Country For Old Men won four Oscars including Best Picture. You can see a complete list of winners here. Gary Busey went crazy and tried to hog the microphone and kiss Jennifer Garner. Marion Cotillard was a surprise Best Actress winner. Here are some highlights from the blogosphere. Jon Stewart had a funny “Gaydolf Titler” joke - although Tom O’Neil didn’t like it. This joke was also a good one: “”Democrats do have an historic race going. Hillary Clinton vs Barack Obama. Normally, when you see a black man or a woman president an asteroid is about to hit the Statue of Liberty. How will we know it’s the future? Silver unitards, that can’t be all?” About.com lists a few others. The BBC said Stewart sparkled. Defamer says critics agree that Jon Stewart had a good night. Jon Stewart also joked about John McCain’s 100 years in Iraq statement. The Gary Busey video. More Busey coverage here and here. Yahoo Buzz says many people are searching for Busey bringing the crazy. Poor Amy Adams had to perform a Disney song from Enchanted called “Happy Working Song” on stage all by herself. Would it have been too much trouble to get Amy some mice or birds? Whoopi Goldberg was upset for being left out of a clip about Oscar hosts. L.A. Times writes, “This snub may have been unintentional, but to not include a clip of the first woman to solo as Oscar host (and four times at that — 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001) really is inexcusable.” Marion Cotillard’s Oscar win was the one real surprise of the night. There are many views for her Best Actress acceptance speech on YouTube. Tilda Swinton’s acceptance speech is getting attention because of the comparison she made to the Oscar statue and her agent’s buttocks. Hooray for Books: The winner in the Best Picture category No Country For Old Men was based on a book by Cormac McCarthy. Another Oscar snub - Bran Renfro? Juno writer Diablo Cody: From stipper to Oscar winner. Congrats to Diablo. Don’t forget to read her blogging tips. Some of the films receiving awards were actually box office hits. The Bourne Ultimatum won three awards and The Golden Compass won for special effects. Some actresses were showing off their baby bumps. Low rating likely for the Oscars. Deadline Hollywood Daily says worst ratings since 1974. More on the Oscars as a ratings bomb here and here. Oscar Fashions that Worked: Jennifer Garner and Marion Cotillard | Anne Hathaway and Penelope Cruz Jon Stewart pulled out an iPhone and started watching Lawrence of Arabia last night. He also played Wii on the big screen. Gristmill says the Oscars were green again this year but not in a braggy way. David Berkowitz made some interesting online media and online marketing notes while live-blogging the oscars. Gawker does the Oscars in 10 bullet points. Mahalo does it in 60 seconds. (via The movie Blog) The J-Walk Blog doesn’t want anymore wax lips at the Oscars. Oscars write-ups: here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here. Blogging the Oscars 2008: Part I can be found here. Photo source: oscars.org Posted in Oscars Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

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Google Launches Google Grants Blog
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Athletes Will Be Allowed to Blog at Beijing Olympics
Athletes will be allowed to blog at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This is the first time athletes will be allowed to blog their experience. There were some unofficial blogs at previous olympic gaes. The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) guidelines do permit audio or video of events to be used. The IOC has set out guidelines for blogging at the Beijing Games to ensure copyright agreements are not infringed. They include bans on posting any audio or visual material of action from the games themselves. The move follows the increasing use of unofficial blogs by athletes in previous Games, including Athens in 2004 and the Turin Winter Games. “It is required that, when accredited persons at the games post any Olympic content, it be confined solely to their own personal Olympic-related experience,” said an IOC statement. A Reuters story on the IOC guidelines says “Athletes or officials who blog can only post still pictures taken outside accredited areas or their own pictures taken within these areas that do not contain any sporting action.” So pictures can be used but only of the athletes residence or of sightseeing - no sports photos or photographs of the opening or closing events. The IOC also does not want advertising on the blogs and wants the blog to be in “good taste.” Blogs should not have exclusive agreements with any company and there should be no commercial reference or advertising either, the IOC said. Blogs should also adhere to the Olympic spirit “and be dignified and in good taste.” Yet another article on the story - this time from the Canadian Press - says bloggers should avoid disclosing security information. The IOC also does not want bloggers to use the word Olympic or Olympics in their domain URL. Here’s a summary of the information contained above and from reading other other articles. Olympic athletes will be allowed to blog. Blog domains should not contain any word similar to Olympic or Olympics. No audio, photo or video of olympic or sports events. Other photos are fine as long as they are not photographs of Olympic areas or sports activity. Sports athletes need to get permission to take photographs of other athletes. Blogs should be about the athlete’s personal experience. Blogs should not contain advertising or have exclusive agreements with any company. Athlete bloggers should be careful to avoid disclosing security information. Blogs should be dignified and in good taste. Permalink | Recent Headlines | Twitter | WWFeeds.com

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