The Old Spice guy (Isaiah Mustafa) has started responding to Twitter users (as well as users on other Web 2.0 sites) mentioning his recent commercials via the Old Spice YouTube channel. And he doesn’t stop just there, he’s started replying multiple times to the several people on Twitter. “OMG… the old spice guy is stalking me.. ha’!!” wrote Kevin Rose on his Twitter account, linking to Isaiah’s second response. After hours of posting, 30+ hysterical videos were listed in the “Responses playlist” on the YouTube page.

This form of advertising has received great feedback from many Web 2.0 sites and even the LA Times’ blog. It’s also great news for the actor himself as he’s recently signed a talent deal with NBC.

Late yesterday, George Hotz (@geohot) announced on his Twitter acount that people are taking his iPhone hacking too seriously and it isn’t fun for him anymore. George Hotz is the creator of the original iPhone jailbreak. A few days back, George Hotz made a post on his blog featuring an iPhone 4 running Cydia. His blog is no longer accessible to the public, this is most likely because of controversy from the post. He claims that iPhone hacking is just something he did when he was bored and that people are making a bigger deal about his accomplishments than him. In order to find more updates regarding future jailbreaks, George says to follow his friend, @mikecohenn.

David – Senior Editor

If you haven’t heard of the amazing HTPC application called Boxee, you really are missing out on a lot. It is an awesome application, that is connected to web services, but still works as expected at accessing your locally stored media. I really recommend this for HTPCs. Boxee features an “App Library” where you can pick from apps you want to use and put them on a screen of your favorite apps. The “App Library” features services such as YouTube, BREAK, Revision3, Netflix (with a subscription), FailBlog, Pandora Radio, and many more. For the most part, these all work as promised, though I have noticed that YouTube is just a blown-up Flash version and BREAK doesn’t show all the videos on the site. The Netflix app is absolutely amazing, it’s better than most of the console versions and other ports because you don’t have to add movies and shows to your Instant Queue to make them show up. You can browse through the whole Netflix Instant Play library and the quality is actually surprisingly good. Some of the other features are the ability to tune into your Facebook and Twitter feeds and see videos that people have linked. I wish that the Facebook and Twitter feeds had more functionality, but I’m sure there are some third-party apps that are capable of doing this. Another thing that I really like about Boxee is that it’s open-source and multi-platform. I have Ubuntu, WIndows 7, and Mac OS X and it works perfectly on all three.
I do feel, however, that for an application which is most likely an application that you always want to keep open on an HTPC, it is missing some functionality. I think that if they want to keep the user from switching to other applications, they should add some more things, such as: e-mail, Google Reader sync (though there is a built-in RSS reader, I like to keep all my devices in sync), ability to actually browse through Facebook and Twitter feeds without third-party plugins, and YouTube via H.264 or other native formats. Otherwise, this application mostly fulfills all my needs for HTPC use.

Click here to get Boxee.

David – Senior Editor

Just a few days back, Google announced Google Buzz. An new competitor in the social networking “game.”

Essentially, Google Buzz is like Twitter and Facebook, combined and, very much like FriendFeed. Like these three sites, it’s meant for anybody interested in the Web 2.0 environment and in social networking.
Like a lot of other networking sites, privacy does become quite a bit of an issue, so Google is letting you choose whether you want to post to thousands of people, across the globe, or just your a couple of your friends. But, even with these 2 choices, I would still not recommend entering private information since the system is probably prone to bugs.
What appears different from Twitter is the ability to post photos, videos and links, directly. The problem with that though, is that Facebook and FriendFeed already have the ability to do so.

The appearence of Google Buzz does vary. After all, it’s tied into your Gmail account. If enabled, Google Buzz will have a navigational button on the left sidebar. The button opens up a Gmail-like window, where you can see updates from the people you follow.

A major problem with Google Buzz is, if somebody comments or likes a status you have posted, you will recieve a notification in your Gmail inbox. As of right now, I’m unable to change whether or not I get notifications.
But, if you can deal with the emails and, you’re a person who likes trying new things, Google Buzz is definatly worth a try.

Lev – Lead Writer

Email Me: lev@techreevu.com

Follow my Buzz: morontown@gmail .com

Most of my friends use Facebook. So, I’ve started to use Facebook too. I’ve found many great things…. and many not so great things. One of those not so great things is the chat. I thought the chat would be a great way to interact with somebody without typing on somebody’s wall like a chat (I would love to have a small chat on Twitter.) But, I’ve found that the layout is pretty bad, as well as the location. So, when I came across Adium, I absolutely knew that I had to have it!