Wall Street & Technology's TGIF Weblog

Click iTunes icon or copy url below into your rss reader.

One of the remarkable things about this Saturday Night Live skit of a C-SPAN press conference about the bailout bill is that it seems to skewer Democrats and Republicans alike. (NBC apparently bowed to pressure from Herb and Marion Sandler to edit the skit, but only slightly.)

As Ella Wheeler Wilcox said, "Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone." Here's a darkly funny look at the 2009 job market:

In the Situation Room, Wolfe Blitzer speaks with experts on the economy, and John McCain.

Even in difficult times – in fact, especially in difficult times – it’s helpful to stop and laugh at something silly. Today, we bring you the latest gem from the clever gang at www.blackbookberry.com:

The latest form of interoffice communication, brought to you by the folks at BlackBookBerry, "Where low tech meets high expectations."

IT solving problems of all kinds -- rescuing puppies, money laundering...

New device aimed at those who can't get a BlackBerry.

iPhone kinks are starting to bother even people who don't have them.

In the UK version of The Office, David Brent (Ricky Gervais) gives a performance review of accountant Keith, which soon turns into every boss's nightmare.

To help you mentally prepare for vacation, here's an in-flight safety video from Mad TV:

A tough-talking Rainn Wilson, aka Dwight Shrute from The Office, leads a meeting on budget cuts and gets ideas from a diverse group of employees in this SNL Digital Short.

A sketch comedy group called The Vacationeers has created a series of videos about Google extras. In this fourth episode of The Googling, Google SMS, a young man uses text messaging and gets more than movie times:

October 2008 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat       1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31   Weblogs of Interest Dark Reading: Firewalled Chief Risk Officer: New Era of Risk Management InformationWeek's Blog Digest Parry Aftab, the Privacy Lawyer

Categories Archives October 2008 September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 February 2006 January 2006