Las Vegas Review-Journal The Online Guy Column
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By Al Gibes, Las Vegas Review-Journal  Jun. 5--VEXING ELECTRONIC TEXT, DISPLAYS YOU CAN FLEX HIGHLIGHT ANOTHER  NET NOTES: Thoughts on electronic publishing; an alternative way to read; and  new ultrathin flexible displays fill this edition of reader-contributed Net  Notes.
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Not getting any online dates? Maybe itâs time for an online makeover.
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ESPN announced yesterday the signing of Rick Reilly, whose contract with Sports Illustrated expires at the end of November. He will write the back-page column in ESPN the Magazine and deliver essays on âSportsCenterâ during its golf coverage.Reilly said he succumbed to ESPN after rejecting offers 5 and 10 years ago. âThe money was ridiculous,â he said in a news media conference call. âThis is an itch Iâve always wanted to scratch, to take my voice to a different place.â Despite being on TV regularly with one-minute commentaries, he said ESPN wanted him for his column. âBelieve me, with this nose, I know whatâs best for me,â he said.
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The Zend Developer Zone has posted about some of the opinions of Vanessa concerning some of the "hottest manbloggers" on the web. Included in her list are to PHPers - Chris Shiflett and Luke Welling.   Vanessa has realized what women like Laura and Christina already knew. PHP guys are smokin' hotties. To prove this she listed both Chris Shiflett and Luke Welling as two of the top 8 Manbloggers on the web.   For those that are wondering, here's some shots: Chris Shiflett, Luke Welling.   Here's a link to Vanessa's post too.
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Tycho:  Last year's iteration of Tiger Woods had a fairly serious glitch in multiplayer, in that the game could not be played in multiplayer mode.  Or, it worked sometimes, but there was no way to know how or when - what combination of dances and burning herbs would right this aloof mechanism.  It was most likely the rush of new owners securing tee-times on simulated links, but after a week of trying to use the product without success I decided that I had better things to do than try and contextualize EA's grave miscalculations.    The few times we were able to jump on and actually get in there were the kind of epic, unadulterated "guy fun" one sees lionized in hilarious summer comedies.  Golf as a sport (and as a videogame) has the strong undercurrent of shared misery that one usually finds only in dive bars.  The recently released demo for this year's product - on both PSN and XBL, now - recalled those moments to us, independent of the rage that bookended each round of powerfully communal spirit lodge golf.  This year's product has a huge focus on Gamernet, a kind of user created content initiative that will hopefully see them approach the performance of their online infrastructure with more conviction.     GameFace, their face making thing, has seen a significant jump this year as well - it can take pictures from your console's camera and create actual face geometry, and I understand that photos can even be uploaded online and then brought down on the console for processing.  We were able to get some pretty good results with the earlier versions of the tool, but this is very much appreciated.  Of course, in the wrong hands, every tool is a weapon.     Ubisoft is now saying that Haze is an exclusive exclusive for the PS3, and not one of them timed or partial exclusives one might see in the lesser houses.  Truly monogamous games are rare these days, and this is certainly a surprise, but this thing has been hopping back and forth for months.  There was even a leaked document that showed this "exclusive" being released a week later for PC and 360, though all traces of the document were soon obliterated.  Assassin's Creed was (as you'll recall) a PS3 exclusive as well.  For a week, at any rate.        I'm really excited for Haze, but I'm not sure if that's a universally held belief.  The writer made a good impression on me at E3 several years ago, and Free Radical makes a good impression on me whenever they make a videogame.  It's also a four player co-op experience with a unique, asymmetrical multiplayer proposition that you've probably read about.  But, as with Bioshock, I'm really in it for the story - and, also like Bioshock, I think anything that limits its potential audience is a serious mistake.
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By Frank Juliano, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  Feb. 27--MILFORD -- Combine the silliness of David Letterman's Stupid Pet Tricks and the voyeurism of YouTube and you have a great idea for a Web site.   At least Gene Giannotta hopes so.
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Gabe: We're playing Pokemon (the TCG) Tuesday the 12th at the Comic Stop. We got off schedule because of a Magic tournament last week but we're back at the regular time starting tomorrow. We'll start the matches as close to 6pm as possible. New players are always welcome.The latest copy of EGM arrived at the office today. Apparently their adologists have finally broken the single cover barrier. It used to be that magazines only had one cover to sell but now EGM comes with a second cover pasted over the real cover like some kind of shell. It says "your favorite magazine starts inside" up at the top of this new cover cover. Unless you consider ads to be content this statement isn't very accurate. I guess "your favorite magazine starts in eleven pages" doesn't have the same ring to it.-Gabe out
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As a reporter, I'm never sure when the muse will strike or an editor will call. That's why I send copious notes and drafts of stories to myself by e-mail. As long as I'm within range of a computer with an Internet connection, I know I'll be able to tweak the latest version or do a quick fact check.
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Gabe: I sort of have a reputation for being the hot headed one here at the Arcade. I think that"s probably fair to say. I have a habit of saying very mean things to people I don"t agree with. As much as I might try not to be that guy it"s just sort of become my role.
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Okay, so I&#8217;ve been listening to a lot of This American life on NPR. I think that might be what inspired this How To Make Webcomics video diary entry. If you like it, I&#8217;ll make more. Kris said he thought it was &#8220;classy&#8221; and wanted to make a couple himself.    Share This
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An editor uses the male viewpoint to build a franchise.
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Getting hitched? Say goodbye to lap dances at strip clubs. Try high-end stag weekends that focus on good old-fashioned guy bonding.
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There is a new column from the folks over at PHP Magazine for your enjoyment:
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Valleywag is mostly puff pieces. I guess they're writing about people who, for one reason or another, they don't want to offend. Typical of business press. Don't screw your sources or else they'll dry up. Don't speak ill of Steve Jobs or else no cover picture for you. So, it's reasonable to conclude -- if you read something unbelievably nice about someone in Valleywag, that person is a source. Thing is, they're reduced to attacking about five people. And the flow is miniscule. A pointer from VW is worth about 20 hits. In other words, hire a business reporter to do VW, and you get Infoworld, about 25 years too late.
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Plus: Teens turn to online poker for profit. Read these stories and more from around the Web on News.com Extra.
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Search Engine Strategies Local in Denver I like to shake people up these days by saying that &#8220;most of what&#8217;s actually going on online is about local.&#8221; People often greet that remark as though I&#8217;m under the influence of some mind-altering substance. But it&#8217;s true: Jobs, Cars, Real Estate, travel-related research, events and entertainment, offline buying [...]
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Also: Virtual golf takes over cubicle life. See what people are saying on News.com Extra.