Dueling Tees-old: 2007-08-12

I Use This For DT!

This is the better version (it's HD!) of the camera used to take videos you see on this site from Alumni Weekend 2007 and Homecoming 2007 weekend.

What's great about the Flip Video Camera? Click to show +/-

--it's easy to use
--it fits into your pocket
--it takes great video
--it's cheap for a good, portable video camera
--it has a USB port that pops up that plugs right into your computer
--at the push of a button you can easily upload videos to your computer and publish directly to sites like youtube.
--this camera now stores 120 minutes!

Gift Ideas:
--I got this camera for my cousin after she graduated from high school. I thought it would be great in college... and as I see on her facebook profile, she's certainly using it everywhere.
--my sister had a baby and since I live 2000 miles away, she and my brother-in-law video my niece and send me the videos weekly.

Click here to get the Flip Video Camcorder (120 Minutes)

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8) Transformers 2 Photos and Videos Shot at Penn!

Big agency seeking assistant for established agent (Los Angeles)

Friday, August 17, 2007

Click here for more informati...

Which Penn alum is talking about "soaring demand"?

"What's different for the second one is that demand is soaring..."Click here to find out who said this and what this alum is talking abo...

Jon Hurwitz's (W'00) Harold & Kumar 2 trailer now online!

Writer/Director Jon Hurwitz's (W'00) just emailed me with news that his Harold & Kumar 2 Teaser Trailer is now online.From IMDB: The sequel "follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect...

Jason Schneider's (C'07) stand-up: "Welcome to the Real World"

From Spark notes, to social security, to not taking a water before a job interview, Jason Schneider (C'07) is hysterical.From his website: "Jason has appeared briefly on the Howard Stern Show. and was twice selected to appear on Comcast Cable On Demand,...

Exclusive! DT Video Job Post: Gabe Laskin (C'05) - Seeking Venue Management

Thursday, August 16, 2007

In another new way of connecting alumni, last week at the Los Angeles PennClubLA event at the Crescent Hotel in Beverly Hills I chatted a bit with Gabe Laskin (C'05, Mask and Wig). He told me he was looking for a job in sports facility management. I...

The DuelingTampons.com Facebook Challenge: 1,000 Penn friends

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Hey Penn Alumni and Undergrads, I am hoping to get 1,000 alumni and undergrad friends on my Facebook profile by September 1.All I ask of each one of you reading this now is...Can you refer my facebook profile to at least one Penn alumni/undergrad friend...

Which Penn executive alum said this?

“tweens actually have proven to be a very viable audience to reach on linear television. They are very loyal; they are not as fickle as people think they are.” Teenagers, he said, are tougher to reach, once they are unleashed by parents into the digital...

Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) to produce Fratboy

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Mike Karz (C'89, W'89) is all set to produce the film Fratboy through his Karz Entertainment shingle.Per comingsoon.net, "The comedy revolves around a man brought up in a frat house, raised by generations of house brothers. When he is reunited with...

Production Company seeks executive assistant (Los Angeles)

Monday, August 13, 2007

Click here for more information!...Did you know that you can easily check out/post jobs by:1) Using the "Jobs" pulldown at the top of this site2) Going directly to http://lajobs.duelingtampons.com/ or http://nyjobs.duelingtampons.com/3) Having DuelingTampons...

Ivy at The Ivy: Dinner Discussion: TV Development (8/21, Santa Monica)

Calling all Ivy industry professionals for an intimate networking dinner at the famous "power scene" Ivy At the Shore restaurant on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.Ivy at the Ivy is an open round-table discussion and networking series for established Ivy...

Todd Lieberman's (C'95) Wild Hogs on DVD today!

Todd Lieberman's (C'95, Mask and Wig, AEPi) Wild Hogs is out on DVD today!From Yahoo! Entertaiment:"Tim Allen, John Travolta, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy head out on the highway for a comedy hit following the adventures of four buddies aiming...

Dr. Zach Lutsky (C'97) consults with Hollywood!

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Another Penn doctor hits Hollywood.Dr. Zach Lutsky (C'97) will be (NBC) ER's new onset medical consultant. Zach has accepted the position in a part-time capacity so he can keep doing nearly fulltime emergency room shifts at Cedars-Sinai. Per Zach, "I...

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