MetaFilter posts tagged with shaq

In the future, everyone will monetize their 15 minutes

mrgrimm — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 10:42:15 -0800

Shaquille O'Neal's Payer Player (WARNING: scary plug-ins and pop-up video men) is ... "[o]ne central location for sharing, socializing, creating while honoring and rewarding you for the value you bring to the network." On Tuesday, Google announced it would expand revenue sharing to single (i.e. "viral") videos. Does community-contributed-video revenue sharing have a future? (see also: Flixya, Revver) (via Shaq on Twitter) (previously)

Shaqzilla dethroned.

jonson — Thu, 02 Jan 2003 17:05:12 -0800

Shaqzilla dethroned. Shaquille O'Neal, who warned Chinese citizen & #1 draft pick Yao Ming to "Look Out, Shaqzilla is coming" (presumably unaware that Tokyo is not part of China), has been dethroned; currently in fan balloting, he is running a distant second to the rookie for starting center in the All Star game. Even though his numbers are effectively double those of Yao's, even though he's a three time NBA Finals MVP.

BarneyFifesBullet — Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:00:40 -0800

ESPN's Bill Simmons spent $9.95 on Shaquille O'Neal's Celebrity Birthday Roast pay-per-view so you won't have to.

Doomsday — Tue, 06 Jun 2000 17:28:03 -0800

This is something that has been bothering me for the entire NBA playoffs. Watching the Lakers / Blazers series has seriously made me think about this. Portland down 3-1, Lakers come back for a heroic game 7 victory on a Shaq alley-oop? hmmmm... Does this sound fishy to anyone else? Seems more like a script from a Rocky movie than a professional sport. What do you think?