If you are an Idol fan, you'll probably remember the trio of cowboys in the early rounds of season five.

This season, one of the cowboys advanced to the Top 40. When the judges voted him off, they kicked off the last remaining country singer.

Content Producer Caitlin Brozna talks to this cowboy about his Idol experiences and his plans for revenge in Matt Buckstein: The Lost American Idol.

Read the interview, hear him sing and watch him perform here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158041/matt_buckstein_the_lost_american_idol.html

Content Producer Willie Jefferson is a veteran gamer and has long aspired to see what goes on behind-the-scenes in the video game industry.

He got his big break last summer with Atari's "Test Drive Unlimited." In A Gamer's Dream Come True: Becoming a Character in a Video Game he writes:

"My likeness, aka Willie "Mad Skillz" Jefferson, is now a member of a racing club on the PS2 and PSP versions of the game. So, if you get an invite to a motor club and race against guys like Ominous Gamer, Big Blazer, FordGTMan or S31ender, you'll know the racers are actually people like me."

Read Willie's full story here: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/153305/a_gamers_dream_come_true_becoming_a.html

Rap star Robin Hood and his Merry Men are back on the music scene with a new name.

AC arranged for Content Producer Saba, Ink to cover the group and their upcoming album release.

Read the exclusive interview Slim Thug & the Boss Hogg Outlawz Speak with Associated Content here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/158208/slim_thug_the_boss_hogg_outlawz_speak.html

Content Producer and aspiring writer lucky19 loves to watch the hit tv show Lost. He reached out to ABC and landed a meeting with Other character Juliet.

Read his exclusive AC interview Elizabeth Mitchell: Lost with the Others here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/144134/elizabeth_mitchell_lost_with_the_others.html

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Jack Oceano has used his skills and knowledge as an attorney, former Hawaii resident and freelance writer to produce engaging content for AC since September 2005.

He shares some secrets to his readership success in How to Develop a Following on Associated Content.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/146112/how_to_develop_a_following_on_associated.html

Fashionistas and media reporters across the country are getting ready for Hollywood's big event this Sunday.

Want to know more about what goes in to selecting Oscar nominees and winners? Look no further than CP Will Wright for the answers.

Will is a film industry veteran and shares the secrets behind the process in How Academy Awards Are Determined.

See it here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/127453/how_academy_awards_are_determined.html

Labels: academy awards, oscars, winners

Content Producer Phil Dotree takes on the founder of one of the web's most popular community websites in Associated Content's Exclusive Interview with Drew Curtis, Founder of Fark.com.

Drew talks about the site's beginnings, his most memorable Farkisms and more here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/142976/associated_contents_exclusive_inverview.html

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Last week Content Producer Alicia Michelle Jett was chosen as the winner of AC's Valentine's Day Challenge.

Single? Married? Dating? Doesn't matter. Anyone can enjoy Alicia's article titled Worst Valentine's Day Date.

Read it here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/116678/worst_valentines_day_date_ever.html

AC sent New York-based Content Producer Leslie Richlin to cover Gen Art's kick-off event for New York Fashion Week.

Check out Leslie's event review Gen Art:"The New Garde" here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/141896/fashion_week_2007_gen_art_the_new_garde.html

Associated Content is home to a variety of tech-related tutorials - a growing number of them videos.

Ken Zuki is just one of the AC Content Producers who is building AC's video How-To offerings.

Want to know more about Adobe's HTML editing software? Look not further than Ken's How To Get Started in Golive screencasts. View it here:


http://www.associatedcontent.com/video/3870/get_started_in_golive_how_to_create.html

In honor of National Heart Month, AC turns the spotlight on Content Producer Jean Riva.

Jean writes from Michigan, where she takes care of her husband and serves as a board member for a stroke support website.

See Jean's latest inspiration - How My Husband's Stroke Changed My Life - here:


http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/135289/how_my_husbands_stroke_changed_my_life.html

CP Lisa Stephenson writes from Deland, Florida and lived through last week's deadly storms.

She shares her account in Experiencing Central Florida's Storms.

View Lisa's story here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/139702/living_through_central_floridas_storms.html

Today's scuttlebutt is more about the commercials than yesterday's actual game.

Thanks to a partnership with ifilms, Content Producers from across the country reviewed the ads and published their thoughts on AC. From Amateur Super Bowl Commercials Prove Most Popular to Nationwide's Ad Stars K-Fed: Good Choice? Read all of the reviews in our content showcase: Super Bowl Ads Past and Present.

View them here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/theme/926/super_bowl_ads_past_and_present.html

One of the highest honors of the 2006 People's Media Awards was bestowed to CP Timothy Sexton.

In Content Producer of the Year Acceptance Speech, Tim writes:

...without Associated Content I could not now be realizing my dream of actually making a living as a freelance writer. The use of AC as a live portfolio has resulted in my being approached with offers of work from faceless individuals to famous corporations. None of that could have happened without Associated Content.

Read more of Tim's speech here:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/138039/content_producer_of_the_year_acceptance.html