YouTube Star Nick Afanasiev Has America’s Longest Tongue
YouTube star Nick Afanasiev now holds the title of the America's longest tongue. At 3.5 inches (out of his mouth), the appendage has become a bit of a sensation.
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Canada Uses User-Generated Tweets To Attract Tourists
In a bold move, the Canadian Tourism Commission is letting ordinary folks promote the country for them. It's a great idea, but will it work?
New LeBron James Twitter Account Funnels Free Agent Hype Into Followers
The only thing bigger than LeBron James' free agent hype is his Twitter followers. The new LeBron James Twitter account already has 300k followers.
Prince: The Internet’s Completely Over… It Became Outdated.
The musical phenomenon sometimes known as Prince says our online days are numbered.
A Healthy Serving of Tunerfish
A new website keeps you hip to what TV your friends can't live without.
Would You Pay for Hulu Plus?
For $10 a month, Hulu makes sure TV-addicts are well stocked at all times.
Attention Adulterers: Fix Your Facebook Before You Get Caught
Exhibitionists beware: e-paper trails are just as incriminating as hard copies.
5 Tech Pick-Me-Ups: From The Devuvuzelator To Dot-XXX Domains
From the Devuvuzelator to Dot-XXX Domains, I've rounded up a few of the most smile-inducing stories on the Internet. They made me smile. Hopefully, they will do the same for you.
Columbia Pictures Predicting Facebook’s User Growth In Movie Poster
Can a movie poster predict the future of Facebook's user growth? The marketing folks at Columbia Pictures think so... or they have some insider information.
Digg.com Gets a Facebooklift
Looks like Digg.com is feeling the heat from Facebook and taking efforts to keep their users active on the social news sharing site. Is it too late?
Final Facebook Profit For 2009 Estimated At $800 Million (2010)
It usually takes a while for businesses to turn a profit. But it's hard to believe that with over half a billion users, the first Facebook profit year just happened.
The New York Times Hates Technology
The New York Times hates technology. Kidding. But the New York Times has been publishing article after article encouraging a little break from our gadget addictions. Quite frankly, I get it. I salivate when new Apple products are released (and released) and get goosebumps when I imagine where movie viewing will go post-Avatar, but I do miss face-time, quiet and glances at the real, not pixilated, world. First, columnists suggested ways to detox from tech addictions, then in a new series called This is Your Brain on Computers, they warned of the risks of not being fully plugged in … all the time. Mixed messages in an information age.
Quitters Bail on ‘Quit Facebook Day’
A grassroots movement urging Facebook users to revolt failed to pick up steam.
Nike’s “Write the Future” Ad Breaks Viral Video Records
Nike's latest commercial titled "Write the Future" has lit up the Internet and is setting multiple viral video records. The 3 minute World Cup themed epic stars footballers Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney and Franck Ribery, among others.
Did You Know That Your Tweets Are Being Archived In The Library of Congress?
Deep thoughts preserved forever in Twitter archive at the Library of Congress.
Fake BP Twitter Account Mocks Company Over Oil Spill
A phony Twitter account takes jab after jab at BP's not-so-graceful handling of a massive "whoopsie daisy."
Online Chatroom Lingo Cheat Sheet
Can you carry a conversation in an online chatroom or texting exchange? Do you know AIM-speak, SMS language, chatroom lingo, txt, txtspk, texting language or txt talk? Do you know the difference between emoticons and emotions? No? Well you better learn it soon. Mobile texting will be a big part of your future so you …
