giannii
Former renaissance man.
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July 29, 08:50 PM
Early Bird Special: Zach Galifianakis and Steve Carell in the latest installment of Between Two Ferns do Dinner for Schmucks promotion right: With a ton of fat jokes and one ever-relevant knock at Evan Almighty.
[fod.]
Burn..
- July 29, 08:48 PM
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July 29, 08:47 PM
wow, this is awesome!
zadi:
pd featured in the okinawa times! :):
#EPICFU 04.02.2010.
Sweet! Congrats Paul. :)
It’s a convergence of awesome!
Nice T-Shirt.
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July 29, 08:47 PM
I Like Where This Is Going of the Day: At a Comic-Con Q&A, a Big Damn Fan demands to know Joss Whedon’s favorite actor.
[buzzfeed.]
Heh sneaky bastard.
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July 29, 08:43 PM
Movie Poster of the Day: First official teaser poster for Disney’s much-anticipated “Rapunzel” revamp, Tangled.
The film, which stars Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi, and Donna Murphy, Brad Garrett, Ron Perlman, and Jeffrey Tambor, is currently scheduled for release November 24.
[/film.]
I want to see this movie, oddly.
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July 29, 08:41 PM
Pretty Packaging of the Day: The Berlin-based ad agency Scholz & Friends crafted this neat packaging design for Panasonic’s latest line of stereo earphones as a way to stand out “among the generic packagings of the competition.”
[dvice.]
oh. do like.
Clever.
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July 29, 08:38 PM
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July 29, 08:29 PM
Street Art of the Day: “All You Need Is Love” by Zed1.
Spotted, presumably, in Italy.
[wooster.]
Aww..
- July 29, 08:28 PM
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July 29, 08:24 PM
I’ve come to realize I do not like Aerosmith at all.. Except that one song with Run DMC “Walk this way”. Do you like them? Why? - July 28, 05:46 PM
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July 28, 04:22 PM
Why you should not download music online ;)
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July 28, 02:12 PM
Terrible white-whine ad. What message are they trying to convey?
How about this:
You waste a lot of money on your over-priced and probably over-roasted coffee. For a long time, we thought this meant you were a sucker. Then we found a way to charge you forty bucks for swiping your debit card to get that coffee. So we knew you were a sucker. And no, you didn’t like it. But you couldn’t do anything about it.
So now the game is up. Congress got pissed. We’re not allowed to charge you overdraft fees on debit card swipes unless you opt-in. As we said, you’re a sucker. But not that much of a sucker. So we’ll pretend that our turning over a new leaf is voluntary. And we’ll still hit you with overdraft fees for other things.
Why so bitter? Switch banks if you don’t like it. I switched to Ally. You can too.
HAha this is funny Citi but you’re still one of the worst banks out there next to Bank of America.
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July 28, 02:11 PM
Toaster Design Concept of the Day: Shay Carmon’s “Toaste/E/R”: Bread toasting and defibrillation — together at last.
(Why are the best things in life so impractical?)
[nerdalicious.]
CLEAR!
- July 28, 02:11 PM
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July 28, 12:33 PM
Viral Ad of the Day: I’m not sure what these dudes are pushing, but if it’s badass street dance battles in the rain, I’ll take eight.
[nymag.]
Random.. Aston would like this.
- July 28, 12:32 PM
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July 28, 12:22 PM
DIY of the Day: In the great American tradition of putting things on sticks, Steve McGranahan (AKA The World’s Strongest Redneck AKA The Redneck Chris Farley) has devised a way to trim his hedges without any unnecessary chest exercises or power cords or common sense.
[presurfer.]
uh…. ok.
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July 27, 08:09 PM
WOW. Someone had filmmaking talent here. Shooting, editing, it’s all there.
Home Movie of the Day: Cape Cod, c. 1978: A group of carefree kids set out to make the greatest Star Trek fan film ever made.
25 years later, the Super 8 was rediscovered, redubbed, and eventually uploaded to YouTube.
[coudal.]
These kids are awesome. I wish I made films this well when I was their age. The fight choreography is stellar! Simple, sold by the kids, and shot at the right angle. That’s all it takes, man!
Mad skillz, for that decade. heh
- July 27, 08:07 PM
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July 27, 02:38 PM
dbsw:
Boba Fett always gets his man, and in this case, he gets the girl too.
This past weekend, at Comic Con, Matt proposed to his girlfriend Jennifer by hiding the ring inside the package of the Rocket-Firing Boba Fett - which doesn’t even come out till this fall. She was so excited about the figure that she nearly missed the fact that Boba was actually holding the ring.
Jennifer said yes, of course, and would like to say thanks to marketing guys at Hasbro, Joe, Mike and everyone else on the team for helping her future hubby out on geektastic wedding proposal.
Congratulations you two!
I find this weird, and I’m a huge star wars fan.
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July 27, 02:31 PM
OMG! Adorbz of the Day: Quite possibly the cutest hockey fight ever recorded.
[doobybrain.]
@Bentlegen as a kid.
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July 27, 02:31 PM
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
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July 27, 02:26 PM
Buffalo, NY postmark. Submitted by whitneyarlene.
See, that’s a tattoo I would get. Obviously not Buffalo, but you get the idea.
Do you enjoy snail-mail? I like having pen-pals.
For future reference.
Why get a tramp stamp when you can get a postal stamp! =P
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July 27, 02:25 PM
Early Bird Special: Machete: The shaving utensil of champions.
[thanks nick!]
Just don’t flinch.
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July 26, 10:45 PM
The first official teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s ‘Sucker Punch’
Warner Bros. has released the first teaser trailer for Zack Snyder’s ‘Sucker Punch’ via Apple. This trailer is shorter than the footage that was screened recently at SDCC 2010, but I think this teaser gets the point across. This is really one of those few Must-Watch trailers, that you need to see for yourself.
‘Sucker Punch’ is Zack Snyder’ first film based on an original idea he created. Snyder co-wrote the screenplay with Steve Shibuya.
Set in the 1950’s, the film follows Baby Doll (Emily Browning) who is admitted to a mental institution by her stepfather who intends to have Baby Doll lobotomized in five days. She escapes into her imagination to an alternative reality to hide her from the pain. Presumably all of the action takes place in this alternate reality Baby Doll creates in her mind.
‘Sucker Punch’ stars Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jena Malone, Abbie Cornish, Jamie Chung, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn, Oscar Isaac and is slated to hit theaters on March 25th, 2011
Watch the trailer here in HD.
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This looks kinda interesting, kinda.
- July 26, 07:28 PM
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July 26, 07:27 PM
The Geeks Got Game!
zadi:
Blip.tv Develops Pre-roll That Offers Free Downloads on Other Devices
Excerpts from Ad Age article:
What if your pre-roll video ads were more than just repurposed-for-the-web-TV spots, the kind agencies have in spades? What if pre-roll could do more?
A group of developers at start-up Blip.tv, a purveyor of amateur and semi-pro web series, was wondering that recently, while pondering the best way to help Wieden & Kennedy let gamers see — or better yet, play — a demo of its client Electronic Arts’ NCAA Football 11.
The developers thought, what if you could get the game downloaded to gaming consoles remotely via a pre-roll ad? Engineers set to work on the problem and developed a unit that allows users to click-to-download a game demo to Xbox consoles.
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Just as media companies have long chipped in creative to help seal a deal with over-taxed or perhaps reluctant agencies, the media company of the future may be building code.
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New York-based Blip.tv takes no ownership interest in the shows it represents and doesn’t sign any of them to exclusive contracts. It is, essentially, an engineering company and a sales force that builds tools for show creators, and more recently, advertisers. Eleven of its 32 people on staff are programmers or developers. It raised $10.1 million in June and racks up about 100 million views on its collection of shows each month. Blip.tv’s top earners pull down $500,000 in ad revenue a year based on 50/50 revenue sharing.
I have never liked pre-rolls, but this is a seriously smart approach to the “ants in your pants - oh, to hell with this” syndrome pre-rolls often gives viewers. Geeks to rule! :)
Dope.
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July 26, 01:12 PM
Violince - Episode One: Let the Violins Begin!
Featuring guest star David Choi. Camera by Lan Bui.
Well, this pretty much made my morning. :)
=)
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July 26, 01:08 PM
Spoiler Warning
Inception Timeline
moonik, sedlex, fuckyeahinception, via http://dehahs.deviantart.co
ah ha!
- July 25, 11:10 AM
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July 25, 11:10 AM
Take 2 minutes to watch, then ask yourself what you would do.
Yeah… Fuck you humanity
Holy hell that is depressing
Depressing..
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July 25, 11:06 AM
Good morning, how are you doing?
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July 24, 10:02 PM
Music or Animation?
Update: Animation it is!
Today one must become a hobby.. but which?
A sample of a song: http://cl.ly/d266a1127c85344a0ca4
A sample of my artwork:
- July 24, 09:32 PM
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July 24, 09:22 PM
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July 24, 09:18 PM
Kickass Keyboard Cat Cosplay of the Day: Ron Livingston cosplays as Keyboard Cat and I’m only just learning about this now why?
Also: Best caption forever goes to Redditor incestor_gadget: “Looks like somebody has a case of the caturdays.”
[b3ta.]
HAHahahah *stomach pains*
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July 24, 09:13 PM
Look At This Fucking Dog Video of the Day: I’ve got two turntables and a chicken-flavored Milk-Bone.
[ihahd.]
Yo Dog, you got some mad skills.
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July 24, 09:11 PM
BAMF
- July 23, 11:43 PM
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July 23, 05:53 PM
Today I embark on a journey of listening to over 265 gigs of music and rating each song manually whilst looking for all the priceless gems that exist within it. My latest estimate assumes I should finish this journey within 7 months..
I know you’re thinking HOLY FUCK but it’s been really enjoyable so far. I’ve found so many lost songs and forgotten tracks. The first monday of September I will start posting my favorite albums, and I know several of you have been waiting for Audioesque.
Summary: Proud I’ve gotten off my ass and finished all the pre-requisites.
#audioesque
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I've come to realize I do not like Aerosmith at all.. Except that one song with Run DMC "Walk this way". Do you like them? Why?47 hours ago from web
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Summary
You can learn more about me from my blog: http://giannii.com
Experience
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Nov 2008 - Present
Director of Community Development / Big Head Labs, Inc.
* Ensure our publishers and bloggers that they have an advocate in the company
* Evolve our technical support into a source of outreach and evangelism
* Discover, welcome, and cultivate an active community of commenters
* Improve retention and growth through regular communication with our publishers and bloggers.
* Adapt our service to address feedback and concerns from publishers and bloggers
* Create viral and creative marketing campaigns -
Aug 2007 - Present
Founder / BonsaiBeats
BonsaiBeats is a tree of creative aura, disseminating the world with a feel-good alternative to commercialized audio and animation. -
Jul 2008 - Nov 2008
Community Manager & Marketing Exec / coComment
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Oct 2007 - May 2008
Special Agent / Undercurrent
Undercurrent is a social interactive think tank helping brands and agencies authentically engage consumers through the creation of interactive campaigns, online communities, and big ideas. -
May 2004 - May 2007
Co-Founder / Utmosis
Shortly after having moved to San Francisco to co-found Utmosis, my main emphasis was in managing and maintaining new artists, all the while maintaining current musical and personal relationships. Having seen the bland future of the company due to a lack of creativity, I finally decided it was time to get my feet wet and move onward towards a culminating, successful venture. I started BonsaiBeats shortly after. -
Nov 2004 - Apr 2006
Sound Engineer & Pixel Artist / ViciousBytes
I created various sound effects, original game music, pixel backgrounds, pixel sprites, and small 2d animations. All factors were used with our projects ZapEm and an untitled 2D shooter. -
Mar 2003 - Jun 2005
Community Evangelist / Reviewer / ZodiacGamer
Post relevant Tapwave press content in our blog
Review Palm OS games and applications
Create & manage community events
Strategically plan community growth plans
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Aug 2004 - Feb 2005
Student Manager / Divercity Records
My job within this first of its kind experimental record label was to create a user base, record artist, and hold musical events exposing the program and artist. I managed 20 students and 12 artists.
Education
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1998 - 2001
C.K Mcclatchy High School

