 Animated Celebrity Bashing - Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty "Headcases"::Type in "Headcases" on YouTube, and dozens of computer graphic cartoons mocking celebrities come up. The following videos mocking Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty are all the rage in Germany right now, but… [MORE] |
 Awesome Experiences for Auction - Sweemo::Sweemo hopes to do for experiences what eBay did for products. Their slogan? "Live more than one life."
The UK company, whose name stands for "sweet moments," allows people to bid on thrilling experiences… [MORE] |
 DIY July 4 Fireworks - Interactive Fireworks::Do you have July 4 fireworks fever? To help tie you over until tonight, try playing with virtual Interactive Fireworks. You can choose a city skyline to celebrate the Fourth of July, and create your own… [MORE] |
 Social Grocery Shopping Tools - Zeer.com::Shoppers are faced with dozens of kinds of yogurt and 24 brands of paper towels; how is anyone supposed to decide? Sure, you could just buy what your mom always bought... or you can check out Zeer.com.… [MORE] |
 Photoshopping For Evil: Fox News Makes NY Times Reporters Ugly::It appears that Fox News may be using Photoshop for evil. In this morning's Fox & Friends morning show, the co-hosts labeled two NY Times reporters "attack dogs." Furthermore, they featured these 'lovely'… [MORE] |
 Google TV Ads - Family Guy Roll-Over Ads::Family Guy video ads can now show up on any website or blog that uses Google AdSense (including Trend Hunter). The Google TV ads require no special action by the website or blog owner. Thousands of websites… [MORE] |
 Social BBQ Organizers - Seasonal Facebook Applications::Quality Standard Beef and Lamb has just launched a new Facebook application (and digital campaign) to get people barbecuing this summer.
The application is really easy to use and allows Facebook users… [MORE] |
 Virtual Book Shelves For Real Shopping - Zoomii On-Line Bookstore::Launched on June 16th Zoomii is the brainchild of Ontario based Chris Theissen. This innovative new shopping website makes perusing for books on-line a friendlier and lifelike experience than existing… [MORE] |
 Realtime Nightlife Hotspots - CitySense::There is a new GPS-enabled cellphone application for San Franciscans - a real-time map of nightlife hotspots. Users download the free application onto their Blackberry (iPhone support is coming soon) and… [MORE] |
 Pre-Purchasing Gas for the Future - MyGallons.com Could Save You Big Bucks::A new site, MyGallons.com, allows Americans to pre-purchase their gas online to save money. With current gas prices constantly fluctuating, the service allows people to buy when prices are good, letting… [MORE] |
 Rent-Free Living Around The World - CareTaker.org::How would you like to live in an exotic location completely rent-free? Caretaker.org makes it possible by offering online listings of property caretaking and house sitting jobs around the world.
Thanks… [MORE] |
 Fashion Show Spoofs - Westood's Gypsy in McQueen's Mankini::The talented artist at Pretty on The Outside has created an artistic spoof of Milan's menswear shows. He dresses Vivienne Westwood's now infamous, beefy male model from her controversial gypsy show with… [MORE] |
 Meta Investing Websites - StreetRead::If you’re an investor, you know staying on top of Wallstreet takes a lot of reading. Thanks to the internet, there are tons of sources for the latest finance stories; in fact, the choices can be overwhelming.… [MORE] |
 Trend Hunting on Flickr - Trendspotters Photo Pool::Live trend hunting is one of my favourite past times, which is why I love the Trendspotters group of Flickr. Members collaborate to share photographs of some of the neatest discoveries they madke in real… [MORE] |
 Flickr as News - Best Photos of Euro 2008, Spain vs Germany Finale::The best photographs of the Europe 2008 soccer championships, which came to an end today after Spain defeated Germany 1-0, were not taken by professional sports photographers, but by members of the global… [MORE] |
 Superhero Face-off Mash-Up - Battle of the Batmans::This video features a unique superhero face-off in honor of The Dark Knight, highly anticipated sequel to Batman Begins.
The actual movie, is scheduled to have its theatrical release in the United States… [MORE] |
 Choose Your Own Adventure Videos - The Secret Location::Secret Location is an Interactive Media Production company specializing in groundbreaking ideas, online design and content production, among other capabilities. Based in Toronto, the company works with… [MORE] |
 Choose Your Own Video Adventure - Choose Your Path::Remember the Choose Your Own Adventure books? Choose Your Path is the updated version using YouTube videos. It's the game where YOU decide the destiny of Cory "Mr. Safety" Williams, a 27 year old who created… [MORE] |
 Internet Co-Working Headquarters - Collaborating With Non-Coworkers::A number of co-working spaces are popping up to cater to the increasing loneliness experienced by people who work from home. These businesses can be likened to shared work spaces with cafe-like environments.… [MORE] |
 Free Botox For YouTube Posts - Innovative Surgery Promotions::Surgery is a touchy subject, with most people apprehensive about everything from the doctor to the procedure itself. With the help of YouTube, however, future patients could be put at ease.
One doctor… [MORE] |
 Money Shots II - The Celebrity Version::Trendhunter has previously featured the viral phenomenon known as "Money Shots," and now there is a celebrity version. Money shots are made of folded banknotes matched to a portion of a person's face to… [MORE] |
 Going Behind the Scenes of Photo Shoots - Gisele Bundchen in GQ::Gisele Bundchen, the world's highest paid model, is glowing on the cover of GQ's July issue. As many much-hyped magazine spreads do today, this GQ feature was supplemented by a YouTube video detailing… [MORE] |
 Hollywood Themed Travel - Expedia Indiana Jones Packages::Expedia, a leader in online travel companies, is building off the recent Indiana Jones hype with the release of a new travel experience theme. The trips are geared at adventure seekers who want to see… [MORE] |
 Top 5 List Generators - MakeFive::MakeFive is a social networking site that allows users to create top 5 lists of anything, share it with others, and meet like-minded individuals based on their interests. Based on these interactions, users… [MORE] |
 Viral Hoaxes - Lost Brazilian Tribe Not Real::The news of a long lost Brazilian tribe that had strayed away from civilization has been found to be a big, fat hoax. The rumor was clarified after an aerial survey of the Amazon was conducted.
José… [MORE] |
 New Yahoo Email Domains - YMail and RocketMail::Yahoo knows you're frustrated with the unavailability of email user names which is why, as of tomorrow, they'll be offering Ymail and Rocketmail.
Ymail.com and Rocketmail.com give people have a fresh… [MORE] |
 Impromptu Pool Parties With Google Earth - Facebook Dipping::Impromptu pool parties, known as "dipping," are the latest online partying craze. People scour Google Earth images for houses with pools in their areas, then use social networking sites like Facebook to… [MORE] |
 50 Best Websites - Time.com Picks The Best of 2008::Time.com has released their annual issue of the top sites of the year, ”50 Best Websites of 2008.”
Time.com has published an annual list of staff and reader suggestions since 2003. For context, the… [MORE] |
 5 Social Shopping Sites + ILikeTotallyLoveIt.com::While it's probably got the ditziest title I've seen for a site, the concept behind iliketotallyloveit.com is anything but silly. The social shopping site lets people categorize their favourite internet… [MORE] |
 Video How To Sites - HowCast::HowCast made Time.com's 50 Best Websites 2008 list, and it's no wonder considering the recent popularity of video DIY site. HowCast.com is similar to WonderHowTo.com and Quamut.com, but unlike them, HowCast.com… [MORE] |
 Gas Price Maps - GasBuddy::A while back we mentioned MSN's gas widget, but now there's an entire website dedicated to scouting the cheapest fuel in your area. GasBuddy.com caters to all those drivers in North America (yes, Canada… [MORE] |
 YouTube as a Fighting Ground for Rappers (Part 2) - Soulja Boy Trashes Ice-T::Aftter less than a week, nearly a million YouTubers have watched Soulja Boy's video response to Ice-T. Soulja Boy was notably upset when Ice-T suggested he was ruining the industry and that Soulja Boy… [MORE] |
 Matching Names to Photos - Facesaerch::Facesaerch is meant to be a business tool that allows people to match up a name on a business card with a photo of the person. This would be useful if you've just come back from a big networking event… [MORE] |
 World’s First Internet Balloon Race - Orange Pay As You Go Campaign::You may have been noticing small floating orange coloured creatures at the bottom of websites you are visiting lately. The little raccoon on a string finally peaked my interest to unearth out what he was… [MORE] |
 Personalised Swedish Furniture Name Generator - Blogadilla::Fans of Ikea will surely love this fun online name generator. The creators of the Blogadilla name generator say “This is the kind of stuff you dream up while waiting around in IKEA for 2 hours.” Just… [MORE] |
 Virtual Mixed Media Scrapbooks - Glogster::Sure you blog, but do you Glog? It's like collages 2.0, like an amalgamation of social network-like photo sharing and blogging with more traditional scrapbooking. Essentially, Glogster is a place you can… [MORE] |
 Control a Real Submarine Over the Internet - Fosters 'Ride the Scuba'::To promote a new product called Foster's Scuba, Foster's has launched a new campaign where internet viewers can control an actual submarine over the internet. Visitors to the website can also watch all… [MORE] |
 Using Google Maps for Evil - Spotting Empty Pools for Trespassing::Oh those clever kids! Daily Mail reports that 500 were part of a Facebook group geared at using Google Earth to plan trespassing pool parties.
Of course the owners of the home know nothing about the… [MORE] |
 Humanized Video Game Characters - Niko Bellic from Grand Theft Auto IV::The Pixeloo blog and other websites have "untooned" and humanized cartoons and video game characters in the past. Those have included Jessica Rabbit, Homer Simpson, Mario and Bowser among others. This… [MORE] |
 Gastronomical Gambling - Letting Your iPhone and Urban Spoon Decide Your Restaurant::Can’t decide where to dine? Why not gamble on your iPhone? With the help of Urban Spoon, you can let your mobile pick your food for you.
When you eat out a lot, picking a restaurant can be kind… [MORE] |
 Funeral Planning Online - Have Fun Planning Your Death::DieBoomerDie.blogspot.com is a fun blog, but people die... so it’s important to plan your funeral now.
So grab a bottle of wine or vodka, go to TheFuneralSite.com and make an awesome funeral without… [MORE] |
 P2P Marketing - MediaDefender Stops Spamming, Launches Free Sponsored MP3s::P2P Marketing is a concept whereby consumers download free music which is sponsored by an advertiser. In the past, efforts have been poorly executed, but that’s all about to change.
A key player,… [MORE] |
 Facebook Passes MySpace - Like Blu Ray vs HD DVD, Except We Care::Facebook surpassed MySpace for the first time this quarter according to Comscore. Both had 115 million visitors in the month. The U.S. still is MySpace country with Facebook getting about half the visitors… [MORE] |
 Thumb Tack Art - How to Recreate Barack Obama Using 21,156 Pins::In this video, Jake from Zoomdoggle recreates Barack Obama's famous image using (allegedly) 21,156 thumb tacks. If that count is right, that's one thumb tack for each delegate. Poetic.
Zoomdoggle's… [MORE] |
 Get Paid For Your Photographs - Photrade::While there are already many places on the web to host and share your images, a new free photography website called Photrade presents a unique paradigm that protects your shared images and enables you… [MORE] |
 Social Network Profile Cards - Style Card::What's your personal style? If you want to share it, then you've got to get a Style Card. These are like business cards only better as they aren't about work, they're about YOU or who you want to be. Now… [MORE] |
 Disney Google Earth Tour - 3D Virtual Disney World (UPDATE)::It's finally here: after promises made a long time ago by a fairy princess, tours of the lands known as Walt Disney World are available in 3D using Google Earth. With gas prices the way they are, pile… [MORE] |
 DIY Facebook Apps - CokeTags Promote Anything You Want::Coca-Cola has launched CokeTag, a Facebook application that allows anyone to promote themselves and their interests via a convenient DIY portable application.
Coca-Cola describes CokeTag as a “personal,… [MORE] |
 Surprising Yourself With Mystery Gifts - The Something Store::Feel like buying something, anything, but just don't know what? Try the Something Store! Upon receiving your $10 payment, the online store will ship you something completely random from their inventory.… [MORE] |
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