mov | wmv | 3gp | m4v Veronica Belmont has leveraged her internet fame off a variety of different platforms. She has networked her way to the top and is one to look out for. Currently she is co-hosting Tekzilla. I asked Veronica how she did it. She says, “I think the most important thing is to cross-promote between networks. I obviously use different networks for different reasons, and so attracting people from one place (like Twitter) to another (like Flickr or Facebook) is relatively easy if you have good content to show them.” Less

mov | wmv | 3gp | m4v Mahalo Daily is on the search for new talent. The original host Veronica Belmont recently left for other opportunities so the CEO Jason Calacanis created an American Idol-like contest. Calacanis has enlisted other judges to help such as, Alex Albrecht, who co-hosts Diggnation. The videos can be found on the Mahalo YouTube account. I’ll be keeping my eye on the outcome of Mahalo Vlog Idol. Less

mov | wmv | 3gp | m4v Mahalo Daily is on the search for new talent. The original host Veronica Belmont recently left for other opportunities so the CEO Jason Calacanis created an American Idol-like contest. Calacanis has enlisted other judges to help such as, Alex Albrecht, who co-hosts Diggnation. The videos can be found on the Mahalo YouTube account. I’ll be keeping my eye on the outcome of Mahalo Vlog Idol. Less

The cats who brought you "SERP SERPBACKS Badass Song" and "SEO Soul" introduce you to Funk 2.0, "I'm Gonna Git You Spamma!," the newest flick from the Calacanis Collection. Veronica Belmont stars as the foxy heroine, who fights the ringleaders of the spam underworld. Can you digg it? Less

In the words of head "angstologist" Dave Nadelberg, Get Mortified is a "comic excavation of teen artefacts". Based in several theaters across the country, Get Mortified features the thoughts and writings of people's inner children, who all get on stage and perform everything from anti-Nazi poems, to embarrasing love stories. We sat down with Dave to find out about the show. Less

In the words of head "angstologist" Dave Nadelberg, Get Mortified is a "comic excavation of teen artefacts". Based in several theaters across the country, Get Mortified features the thoughts and writings of people's inner children, who all get on stage and perform everything from anti-Nazi poems, to embarrasing love stories. We sat down with Dave to find out about the show. Less

In case you weren't watching TV this week (we weren't), here's the weekly 60 second wrap-up of what happened in the land of plastic anchors and bad make-up. Sit forward, pay attention, and then get on with the rest of your life. Story Links: 0:01 - Marilyn Monroe Sex Tapehttp://www.mahalo.com/Marilyn_Monroe_Sex_Tape0:03 - Pope Arrives in UShttp://www.mahalo.com/Pope_Benedict_US_Visit_20080:06 - Tax Filing Deadline Passeshttp://www.mahalo.com/IRS_Extension0:09 - Delta and Northwest to Mergehttp://www.mahalo.com/Delta_Northwest_Merger0:12 - Tiger Woods Knee Injuryhttp://www.mahalo.com/Tiger_Woods_Knee_Surgery0:15 - Bill Maher calls Pope a Nazihttp://www.mahalo.com/Bill_Maher_Pope0:18 - Food Price Riots in Haitihttp://www.mahalo.com/Haiti_Food_Riots0:23 - Gordon Brown Visits the UShttp://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/apr/16/gordonbrown.catholicism0:25 - Michelle Obama on Colbert Reporthttp://www.mahalo.com/Michelle_Obama_Colbert_Report0:29 - iJustine http://youtube.com/watch?v=yitSCT-LYxE0:32 - Plagiarized McCain Family Recipeshttp://www.mahalo.com/McCain_Family_Recipes0:37 - Andrew Johnston Singing on Britain's Got Talenthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LExJ6oN4hUo0:40 - Colorado Wildfireshttp://www.mahalo.com/Colorado_Wildfires0:43 - Charlie the Unicorn 2http://mahalo.com/Charlie_the_Unicorn_20:46 - Kid Put in Dryerhttp://www.kmbc.com/news/15879261/detail.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/video/?iref=videoglobal0:49 - Clinton Obama Debate, April 16http://www.mahalo.com/Democratic_Debate_April_160:50 - Cougar Killed in Chicagohttp://www.mahalo.com/Cougar_In_Chicago0:54 - 2 Year-Old Forced to Smoke Marijuanahttp://www.mahalo.com/Melvin_Blevins0:57 - Jason Beghe says Scientology Suckshttp://www.mahalo.com/Jason_Beghe Less

In order to investigate the practice of Yoga, Veronica visited the Yoga Tree in San Francisco. Veronica tried out a few techniques, and then let Chrisandra show her some pro-moves that beginners will probably want to try when they have a little more experience. Sit back, relax, and watch Veronica relax as she tries out Yoga. Less

Do you have trouble talking to the opposite sex? Wouldn't you like to feel relaxed around that special someone? Don't you wish you could just outsource flirting? Well, since that service doesn't exist yet, our love-song specialist Evan Brown has got some tips to put you back in the game... of love. Less

Hybrid cars may be all the rage these days, but our team at Mahalo Daily prefers to lean on the nostalgic side. So we went down to Cars with Class in Santa Monica to check out and test out several restored classic cars, including a Pontiac GTO convertible, and a Ferrari with an interesting past. Start 'em up! Less

Starbucks introduced their newest blend of java called the Pike Place Roast this week, kicking it off with a 30 minute period where people could try the coffee for free. We took to our local Starbucks stores to find out what was so special about this newest blend, and got the opinions of the caffeine-craving Mahalo staff. Less

For the last 15 years the music industry has been grappling with the problem of how to make money from music using the internet. New technologies are inevitably disruptive, which is shown clearly in the sales charts across the record industry. We spoke to Ethan Kaplan, Vice President of Technology at Warner Bros. Records to find out his views on how the music industry is coming to terms with the internet. Less

To learn about the history of the pinball machine, we visited Lucky Ju Ju in Alameda, California and spoke to the founder of the pinball museum, Michael Shiess. We also spoke to Greg Malenic, the maker of a documentary called "Tilt", on the subject of the pinball machine market. Less

The Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese teamed up for the new rockumentary "Shine a Light" opening in IMAX and theatres everywhere April 4th. Paramount Pictures was kind enough to release footage and phone interviews with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards exclusively to Mahalo Daily. In the words of the Stones themselves, start me up! Less

Although I love my kitties, I can't say no to a roomfull of puppies, so we went to the Zoom Room in Culver City, California to learn about Dog Agility Training. The dogs weren't the only ones who got a workout! Less

Recently we took a trip to "We Sell Anything" in Los Angeles to talk to eBay Guru Greg Kusch, who gave us a few helpful tips and secrets on selling your stuff on eBay.com. Less

Everyone would like to have a little more time to themselves, but how far can you actually take it? According to Tim Ferriss, author of The Four Hour Workweek, not only can you outsource some of your more mundane activities (like finding dates, for example) you can build a successful career while still having time to do the things you love! It seems to good to be true, we know, but it's a lot easier than you think. Less

If you've ever watched an episode of Pimp My Ride, you'll know exactly what the Hot Import Nights event is like: hundreds of massively modified cars in one enclosed space, surrounded by the people that modify them. We hit up the show to find out why exactly anyone would want to modify their car. Less

The L.A. FIRST Robotics Competition is an elimination tournament which encourages students to pursue careers in science, technology and engineering: we headed over to the LA Sports Memorial to check out the final day of the competition, and to talk to several students involved in science, technology and engineering: we headed over to the LA Sports Memorial to check out the final day of the competition, and to talk to several students involved in building their own robots. Not many people can say they've built a robot, but the 130,000 students involved in US FIRST certainly can! Less

We heard of a very special coffee that was all the rage of the Hollywood elite. The rare Kopi Luwak coffee brew is truly like nothing we've ever had before (and we drink A LOT of coffee), and at $65 a cup it's definitely a luxury. But what makes it so good, and so exceptionally hard to find? Less