Lots going on in online media this week.

• Funny or Die will premiere a new video featuring Will Ferrell and 2 year old Pearl. The video will go live on funnyordie.com at 8PM EST. The site has grown through smart publicity and by creating a hub for Hollywood talent to post videos in a more controlled environment than YouTube.
  • “My ventures as an actor on the internet have been rewarding and spiritually fulfilling, but now I must look to broader challenges as I approach my 26^th month,” says Pearl. “I shall always reflect upon these days with much fondness, and also, I have no idea what I just said, and I want banana-nana and the upside down show.”

• Fox has paid a New York comic rock band called Guyz Nite to recut their popular Die Hard music video to promote the upcoming Live Free or Die Hard [via NYT].
  
  Lead singer Jim Marsh is no stranger to digital advertising - he works for interactive agency Deep Focus.
• On Tuesday Laura Allen (who is everywhere these days) and podcasting guru John C. Havens will speak at the NY Web 2.0 Meetup at Slate in NYC.
• On Wednesday the UGTV Summit will come to the Union Square Ballroom in New York.
• On Thursday is the OMMA Video Conference at the Crown Plaza Times Square.

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