Archive for January, 2009
Twittering from the Uterus
Posted on 27. Jan, 2009 by admin.
Tyler Tweets with the Kickbee
I’ve heard of people creating Twitter accounts that they use to track a pregnancy, but never have I heard of the baby actually DOING the Twittering.
Meet Tyler, who might possibly be the worlds youngest Twitterer. Until a week ago, he was Twittering from the womb using a “Kickbee”, a device invented by his father and worn as a belt by his mother.
Everytime little fetus Tyler mustered up a forceful kick, a Tweet was sent out to admiring followers.
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Facebook Keeps on Truckin’
Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by admin.
Facebook Now Nearly Twice The Size Of MySpace Worldwide
By saying “everyone and their dog” is on Facebook is fairly accurate. Facebook is now twice the size of MySpace.
In November 2008 Facebook drew 200 million unique worldwide visitors; more than 1 in 5 people who accessed the Internet that month visited the site. When sites are that big growth generally stagnates, but in Facebook’s case it’s still skyrocketing. In December, 222 million people visited the site says newly released Comscore stats, a 10.8% month over month growth rate. 22% of the total Internet audience went to Facebook in December.
I still remember my college days when Facebook was limited to people with college or university email addresses. Look how far we’ve come.
Get the full article here: Facebook Now Nearly Twice the Size of MySpace Worldwide
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Chinese Government Policing the Web
Posted on 23. Jan, 2009 by admin.
The Chinese government is scrubbing the internet clean of filth and vulgarity to protect their children.
“The purpose of this campaign is very clear. It’s aimed at creating a healthy Internet environment for all young people and making the Internet in China safer and more reliable.”
- Liu Zhengrong, deputy director of the State Council Information Office’s Internet Bureau.
So far, 1,200 websites have been closed and 41 people have been detained.
I’m all for keeping smut out of the hands of chidren, however, it appears that this is more of an organized effort by the government to censor their citizens. Here’s an excerpt from article on Rueters.
One of the websites closed in the campaign, which began this month, was bullog.cn, a popular site for Chinese bloggers. Some of the bloggers it hosted had been signatories of Charter 08, a manifesto released in December that called for greater civil freedoms and elections in China.
I’m so grateful that I live in a country where I am able to openly express my options without censorship, and not at risk of incarceration for doing so. God Bless America.
Read the full article “China says web crackdown to be long-lasting”
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Spring Awakening, WOAH!
Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by admin.
Last night I attended Spring Awakening at the Des Moines Civic Center. Woah, woah, woah. It was fantastic. I was immediately impressed with the music, which was done by Duncan Sheik. I can’t wait to get my hands on the soundtrack so I can sing along to “Totally Fucked” in the car. It was everything one could hope a musical to be, there were four letter expletives, nudity, and on stage dry humping. The vocal talent of the cast was icing on the cake.
Stage seating was offered at this show. These lucky few sat in two sets of bleachers flanking both sides of the stage. I kept wondering, what would happen if one of these people had to go to the bathroom?
The shining star of this production was Kyle Riabko who played the male lead, Melchior. When he sang it sounded like Fergie and Jesus. Not to mention that he bore a striking resemblence to what I imagine “Edward” from Twilight would look like. Which got me to thinking. . . .”Twlight, The Musical.” It would ravage Broadway. I am currently working on lyrics for “Butterscotch Eyes.”
“The Bitch of Living”
For more info about the show visit the Spring Awakening website
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The History of the Internet
Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by admin.
Here’s a documentary on the History of the Internet. I can’t beleive that Al Gore isn’t mentioned. He’s gonna be so mad!
The History of the Internet
History of the Internet from PICOL on Vimeo.
Movie Credits lonja.de/motion/mo_history_internet.html
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Lawsuits over Yelp Reviews
Posted on 21. Jan, 2009 by admin.
Just read a very interesting article on MediaPost about several business who are suing customers who wrote unfavorable reviews on Yelp. The businesses are claiming that the reviews presented false information.
Get the full article here:
Yelp Reviews Spawn At Least Five Lawsuits
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Happy Inauguration Day
Posted on 20. Jan, 2009 by admin.
The “Change We Need” has come. I would like to celebrate this occasion by sharing my favorite Obama videos.
Daft Punk vs. Adam Freeland – “Aer OBAMA” from Gold Greendot on Vimeo.