Rambling Reading

Before we get into this edition of Rambling Reading, you may have noticed that this blog has been somewhat dormant this month. Well, the reasons are many, but the goal for the next little while will be to post 3 or 4 times a week, as circumstances allow. On to this week's great Web reads:

-I think Shakespeare said it best when he said "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Little did he know that that quote would be applicable to a once hot entertainer and her now shit-holed career.

-The headline that Newsweek uses "Raiders of the Lost Tomb" definitely applies in this case.

-We can't defeat terror, but we know how to disable your garage door opener.

-Bobby, this is what Humpin' Around will get you (That is, humpin' and not paying your child support).

-Manny's still being Manny, kind of.

MyBay

It was announced last week that eBay was trying to hook-up with MySpace on MySpace. eBay is hoping to tap the 50 Million plus MySpace users by allowing them to transact on MySpace via eBay.

This is an interesting move for eBay, primarily because most of MySpace's customer base contains people in the 18-24 demographic (which, btw, is great idea to gain buyers, not so great to gain sellers).

What's in it for MySpace? Good question. Sure, eBay has 180 Million customers that it can introduce social networking too, but let's face it, MySpace is just a big 'hook-up' platform and how many 40 year old soccer moms want to use a site that's geared towards kids in their 20's.

This is just a preliminary deal, and it's unclear if it will actually be consummated, however, if it does go through, I don't see it being a boon for either company. eBay will surely use MySpace as an advertising mechanism, but once they saturate it, what's left?

WikiLobbying

I thought that this recent clip from Stephen Colbert was quite amusing - especially given the wonderful world of Web 2.0: