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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Oct 2012 08:34:36 -0400</pubDate>
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			<dc:creator>Jessica Roy</dc:creator>
				
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_64487" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 245px"><a href="http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/simon_cowell_on_red_x1.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-64487  " title="simon_cowell_on_red_x1" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/simon_cowell_on_red_x1.jpeg?w=294" alt="" width="235" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This man certainly looks qualified and capable of finding the next great American entrepreneur. (Photo: Deadline)</p></div></p>
<p>It's the news no one in tech has been waiting for with bated breath. Hot on the heels of the <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/09/randi-zuckerberg-bravo-show-tumblr-thinspo-juice-fast-app-net-zack-klein/">announcement</a> that Randi Zuckerberg's <em>Silicon Valley Start-ups</em> will debut on Bravo next month, a new tech show is <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/4563750/Its-Billiam-as-Simon-Cowell-and-rapper-Will-join-forces-to-find-the-new-Bill-Gates.html">rumored</a> to be in the making. Except this time it's an <em>X Factor</em>-style talent show, featuring ex-<em>American Idol</em> judge Simon Cowell and Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am.<em><br />
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<p>“Singing and performance create a couple of jobs. But this will create lots," Will.i.am. <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/4563750/Its-Billiam-as-Simon-Cowell-and-rapper-Will-join-forces-to-find-the-new-Bill-Gates.html">told</a> <em>The Sun</em>. “It’s about getting in touch with youth and giving them a platform to express themselves — whether that’s in science or mathematics.”</p>
<p><!--more-->Will.i.am's involvement is unsurprising given his penchant for space hype. A song he wrote for kids about math and science was recently broadcast from the surface of Mars, leading <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/08/earth-braces-for-inevitable-martian-attack-as-nasa-prepares-to-broadcast-will-i-am-from-mars/">some</a> to conjecture whether or not it would instigate a full-scale alien attack on our planet.</p>
<p>The show seems to still be in its very early stages, but one thing is clear: These producers obviously have no idea how boring working to become a successful entrepreneur actually is. How will the show even test the contestants' skills? "Write a PHP script that generates the numbers 1-10 in a vertical line." "Write a blog post about your morning routine and post it to App.net." "Get a controversial screed against MongoDB to the front page of Hacker News."</p>
<p>Titillating television, y'all.<em><br />
</em></p>
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_64487" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 245px"><a href="http://www-deadline-com.vimg.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/simon_cowell_on_red_x1.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-64487  " title="simon_cowell_on_red_x1" src="http://nyobetabeat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/simon_cowell_on_red_x1.jpeg?w=294" alt="" width="235" height="240" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">This man certainly looks qualified and capable of finding the next great American entrepreneur. (Photo: Deadline)</p></div></p>
<p>It's the news no one in tech has been waiting for with bated breath. Hot on the heels of the <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/09/randi-zuckerberg-bravo-show-tumblr-thinspo-juice-fast-app-net-zack-klein/">announcement</a> that Randi Zuckerberg's <em>Silicon Valley Start-ups</em> will debut on Bravo next month, a new tech show is <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/4563750/Its-Billiam-as-Simon-Cowell-and-rapper-Will-join-forces-to-find-the-new-Bill-Gates.html">rumored</a> to be in the making. Except this time it's an <em>X Factor</em>-style talent show, featuring ex-<em>American Idol</em> judge Simon Cowell and Black Eyed Peas singer Will.i.am.<em><br />
</em></p>
<p>“Singing and performance create a couple of jobs. But this will create lots," Will.i.am. <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/x_factor/4563750/Its-Billiam-as-Simon-Cowell-and-rapper-Will-join-forces-to-find-the-new-Bill-Gates.html">told</a> <em>The Sun</em>. “It’s about getting in touch with youth and giving them a platform to express themselves — whether that’s in science or mathematics.”</p>
<p><!--more-->Will.i.am's involvement is unsurprising given his penchant for space hype. A song he wrote for kids about math and science was recently broadcast from the surface of Mars, leading <a href="http://betabeat.com/2012/08/earth-braces-for-inevitable-martian-attack-as-nasa-prepares-to-broadcast-will-i-am-from-mars/">some</a> to conjecture whether or not it would instigate a full-scale alien attack on our planet.</p>
<p>The show seems to still be in its very early stages, but one thing is clear: These producers obviously have no idea how boring working to become a successful entrepreneur actually is. How will the show even test the contestants' skills? "Write a PHP script that generates the numbers 1-10 in a vertical line." "Write a blog post about your morning routine and post it to App.net." "Get a controversial screed against MongoDB to the front page of Hacker News."</p>
<p>Titillating television, y'all.<em><br />
</em></p>
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