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  Synchronized Office Dancing - Bizarre Team-Building::In the footsteps of the infamous OK, Go YouTube video that features synchronized treadmille dancing comes "Better Than Office Lipdub." This video features an after-hours computer lab, flailing Russian… [MORE] |
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  Extreme Gamer Health Hazards - Poopsocking::When a ‘World of Warcraft’ video game player almost died, the outside world learned a new term: “poopsocking.” The word refers to the gamer practice of defecating into a sock to avoid getting up to use… [MORE] |
  Dancing Marines - Military Men Do the 'Cha Cha Slide'::A video of US Marines doing an aerobic dance workout has become a viral hit on the internet. It was first posted on MySpace as "Cha Cha Slide USMC Style" where it has since spread to many US blogs. The… [MORE] |
  Internet-Inspired Customized Jewelry - The Bajca Emoticon Keyboard::The Bajca Emoticon Keyboard is an intense combination customizable jewelry kit and smiley keyboard.
When the Emoticon Keyboard is connected to a computer, it conveys the typeface equivalents of the diverse… [MORE] |
  40 Facebook Innovations - From Luke Worrall’s Viral Status Change to Facebook Dipping::Facebook has quite literally changed the world; its popularity was thrust into the stratosphere this week when tabloid magazines reported Luke Worrall revealed his engagement to Kelly Osbourne using the… [MORE] |
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  Retro Breakfast Exhibits - The Online Sugar Frosted Cereal Museum::At first glance at these images, you might think "same old, same old, Flickr poor collection." However, you would be wrong. I feel that the rather peculiar online sugary cereal museum in fact reveals so… [MORE] |
  Male Breast Support - Bras For Men::Oboy, a challenge! How to write up an article about men’s bras without offending men who have gynecomastia? These are premium bras that come in three lovely colors, white, black and pink. They are soft… [MORE] |
  From Blog To Book - 27 Websites In Print::There are still plenty of people who don’t know what a blog is. In all fairness though, a “blog” isn’t that easy to define. Is it an online magazine? A diary? A collection of poems? It can be any of those… [MORE] |
  18 MTVovations to Celebrate The Launch of MTVMusic.com::Back in 1981, Generation X 20-somethings and teens were treated to a new, one-of-a-kind entertainment -- 24 hours of kickass music videos introduced by VJ’s on MTV. What an honor it was to be part of… [MORE] |
  Retro Archived Images Online - LIFE Magazine Photos Indexed by Google::Since the late 1800’s Life Magazine has been photographing and publishing some of the most iconic images of the world. Google now brings these to our fingertips.
Over 10 million images from the LIFE… [MORE] |
  Virtual Charity Kettles - Digital Salvation Army Kettles Endorsed by Jonas Brothers::You know those red kettles that old guys stand next to and ring bells at during the holidays? Well, they’ve gone virtual (the kettles - not the old men).
And to kick off the digital Salvation Army campaign,… [MORE] |
  Celebrating Pet Peeves - The "I Love You But..." Picture Book::The "I Love You But..." picture book is a joint effort by Alex Holder and Ross Neil that exposes and celebrates the pet peeves we all inevitably find in our relationships.
There are dozens of illustrations… [MORE] |
  Recycled Gun Shell Jewelry - Bullet Buddies::Rachel Ann Pfeffer's 'Bullet Buddies' are a line of necklaces and keychains made from discarded bullet shells she finds at shooting ranges. Each gun shell is made into a little face and named, ensuring… [MORE] |
  DIY Digital Polaroids - Pixisnap::Pixisnap channels the Polaroid-snapping days of your youth by enabling you to create photo mosaics and creative Polaroid-style picture frames using your digital photos.
After creating your digital Polaroid… [MORE] |
  Frenzied Product Reviews - Yahtzee’s ‘Zero Punctuation’ for Gamers::The Escapist is an online magazine that covers all things video game-related. The main attraction of their website is a fast-paced weekly animated review called 'Zero Punctuation' produced by Ben “Yahtzee”… [MORE] |
  Recycled Military Aircraft Jewelry - Deploy Peace Necklaces::Deploy Peace jewelry gives retired military aircraft one last mission to reunite our wounded military heroes with their families in time of need.
Retired B52 bomber and C130 Hercules that were once used… [MORE] |
  DIY Picture Implants - Photofunia::Thanks for this article go to my friend and radical unschooler, Ren Allen, without whom I may not have known about Photofunia.
It's a fun and interactive site where you upload a picture of your face… [MORE] |
  Humanized Movie Characters - Everyday Darth Vader::Even a Dark Lord needs time off from being evil. See how happy and relaxed he is playing on those swings with the Stormtroopers? These ‘at home’ images show a totally different side to a man that most… [MORE] |
  $1 Baby Monitors - iPhone App Calls You When It Detects Noise::Where else can you find a baby monitor for less than $1 but the iTunes App Store? The Baby Monitor iPhone App developed by CodeGoo calls you when it detects noise.
Tech-savvy parents just program the… [MORE] |
  Presidents on YouTube - Obama's Weekly Address Online::President-elect Obama is already shaking up the way things are done in D.C. Obama will record the president’s weekly address to the nation for radio, but will also record video and post it to YouTube.com… [MORE] |
  Free Healthcare 2.0 Services - CareFlash::When a family member falls ill, often times our lives are thrown into a tizzy. We do our best to balance trips to the hospital, learning about the illness, getting meals done, and updating friends and… [MORE] |
  A-List Image Auctions - Modern Beauty Photography at Christie’s::Ladies and Gentlemen, the bidding is now open on Angelina, Gisele, Kate, Britney, Christy, and all the other pop culture hotties people might want to own photos of. Christie’s is selling photographs of… [MORE] |
  Public Toilet Finders - Locate Lovely Loos at SitorSquat.com::As I've mentioned in previous posts, public toilets are places that I go to great lengths to try and avoid due to their unpleasant nature. However, this new public restroom finder website SitorSquat.com… [MORE] |
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  High Fashion Russian Dolls - Vogue Russia Matrioshka Party::Just in time for the Christmas season and in honor of Vogue Russia’s 10th Anniversary, a few big name designers glammed up and slimmed down traditional Matrioshka Russian Dolls with Vogue couture. They… [MORE] |
  Live Video Emails - Google Enables Gmail Video Chat::Google is at the innovation wheel again. This time their mission is to make it impossible to IM in the buff.
Video and voice will be part of the new Gmail live chat video program. It requires a plug… [MORE] |
  Investing in Models - Buy Shares At BeautyHolding.com::If you’re looking for a better bet than the stock market to increase your portfolio, BeautyHolding.com has an interesting offer for you.
By purchasing stakes ($1 a stake/share) in the future of aspiring… [MORE] |
  Post-Election Photoblog Patriotism - ‘From 52 to 48 with Love’::Barack Obama’s convincing Electoral College victory makes it easy to forget that although he was elected president quite handily, not everyone voted for our president-elect, and those individuals are feeling… [MORE] |
  Mobile Phone Movies for Social Awareness - ‘Mankind is No Island’ Wins Tropfest::‘Mankind is No Island’ by Jason van Genderen is a short film shot entirely on a cell phone video camera; it’s a social awareness film that focuses on the homeless of New York City and Sidney, Australia.… [MORE] |
  Diagnosing Internet Addiction - China Suggests Psychiatric Care For Web Junkies::Think you might be addicted to the internet? China has officially given the first diagnosis for what it medically diagnoses as 'internet addiction.'
While we mentioned a few months back that there were… [MORE] |
  Interactive Virtual Auditions - Zon Multimedia 'Mobile' Campaign::This very innovative campaign from Zon Multimedia promotes a new cell phone network by allowing consumers to take part in a virtual audition for an opera show. You use your cellphone to interact with a… [MORE] |
  Jedi Pets - Animals Catch the Lightsaber Craze::I couldn’t stop laughing when I caught onto this latest in pet trends. Watch out, all masters of evil: The Jedi Craze is upon us. And you never know which animal will use the force and pick up a light… [MORE] |
  LEGO Fashion Shows - Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's Toy Runway::Let me start out by declaring that I have always loathed anything LEGO--that is, until I saw this really enchanting video.
Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, a French fashion designer, came up with the novel… [MORE] |
  Browser-Inspired Anime Art - Tenko Kuugen Cribs Firefox Logo::This anime art is computer-generated art imitating the Firefox web browser's logo. Tenko Kuugen is the character's name. Anime is a lifestyle choice for many young people, so it makes perfect sense that… [MORE] |
  Tongue-in-Chic Fashion - Vig Tees Showcase Inside Jokes::Vig Tees has a great line of t-shirts ranging from the hilarious to the seemingly esoteric. To top that off, the website is sick and so are the photos.
Among the better shirts in the line include the… [MORE] |
  Rewarding Impatience - Microdocumentaries Fill “Need it Now” Niche::We can’t get it fast enough. Information, that is. Seconds seem like an eternity. Who would watch an hour documentary? Half-hour? Today, very few people, which is why the microdocumentary form is popping… [MORE] |
  Pop Cultural Tech Differences - Hip Japanese Gadgets That Confuse Us::"Made in Japan" used to have a negative connotation, but now that everything is made in China, Japan is being forced to compete in the global market based on clever, unusual and fun products. They can… [MORE] |
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  Sonic Democracy - Cherrypeel.com is like Digg for Music::Since today is a very important day for US democracy, why not celebrate the idea? America's democracy has been etched in stone (actually papyrus or hemp, I don't really recall right now) for 232 years… [MORE] |
  Human Tetris Game Shows - Squeezing Through Shapes in Moving Walls::The Japanese have a wildly popular and hilarious game show where contestants try and squeeze through really strange shapes as a moving pink wall comes at them. If they are unsuccessful, they are swept… [MORE] |
  Free T-Shirt Sites - Gitchers.com::Gitchers is an online database of people (and dogs*) who want free t-shirts. You enter your name fr a free shirt, then businesses search through the listings. If chosen, you get a t-shirt in the mail.… [MORE] |
  Animated Disabled Animals - 'Creature Discomforts' For Awareness::You may have seen or heard the adverts on the telly and the radio, but now it’s time to get all 21st century on yourself and witness some animated genius on the web!
As a sequel to the much loved shorts… [MORE] |
  Subliminal Food Packaging (UPDATE) - Smiling Faces Hidden in Jelly Too::This is one of my favorite trends, so I was ridiculously excited to discover that faces are hidden in jelly packaging too. Now that is seriously cool.
The triumphant blogger who informed the world of… [MORE] |
  One-Click Colloquialisms - The Homespun Analogy Generator::The Homespun Analogy Generator is perfect for the politician in need of an original downhome analogy to sound more "common folk." Parents can also use this to impart wisdom on their children without being… [MORE] |
  Musical Weapons - From Trombone Revolvers to Grenade Maracas::This has to be one of the better Photoshop contests--for a start, there is not a single celebrity or Sarah Palin to be seen.
What is so great about these contests if that you can literally let you mind… [MORE] |
  Crisis-Induced Comedy - The Bull vs. Bear Epic Economic Battle::Giant stuffed animal costumes are popping up everywhere. Earlier this year there was the Treeless Squirrel, then the ”mother-humping moose” on SNL, protesting polar bears, and now two guys dressed in… [MORE] |
  Visual Search Engines - Ziipa is StumbleUpon’s Indie Cousin::Ziipa is a visual search engine geared towards the Web 2.0 set. More indie rock than top 40, as Mashable’s Paul Glazowski quips, Ziipa allows users to search in a number of different ways. There’s the… [MORE] |
  DIY Badvertising - Attack Ad Generator::We've seen plenty of attack ads this election season, but none of them are quite like the do-it-yourself variety found at the Attack Ad Generator. This simple site lets you drag and drop words to create… [MORE] |
  Cataloging Corporate Layoffs - Screwdd::The volume of rapid corporate downsizing is enough to make anyone’s head spin. Screwdd is a blog that catalogs company layoffs from all over the world in one concise place. Tipsters can contact Screwdd… [MORE] |
  Political Fashion Blogettes - Meghan McCain, Fashion Journalist::On McCainBlogette.com, Cindy McCain’s daughter is following in her mothers shoes, quite literally. Although Cindy McCain was ragged on for wearing a $310,000 luxury ensemble, Meghan McCain isn't holding… [MORE] |
  Crowdsourced Car Replacements - Pre-Phillies Parade Fundraising::If Ted Passon attends today's Phillies parade, he'll have to walk or take public transportation. In the chaotic aftermath that followed the Phillies' World Series victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, Passon's… [MORE] |
  Miniature Mail - World's Smallest Postal Service::Lea Redmond's World's Smallest Postal Service is by far my favorite miniature version of an existing product. Redmond is a clever transcription service that lets you select up to six sentences for a miniature… [MORE] |
  Art Shows from Internet Memes - LOLarts Show::Full of typos, nonsensical language and bizarre photos, the LOLcats Internet meme has largely been ignored by the art community--until October 23, when LOLarts, an art fundraiser for ‘Partners in Reading’… [MORE] |
  Crowdsourced Club Music - The Tony Player::It was only a matter of time before crowdsourcing hit the dance floor, and Tony Player is at the head of this soul train.
Tony Player utilizes Twones, a program that collects music from Last.fm, YouTube,… [MORE] |
  Social Networking for Healthcare - HealthWorldWeb::HealthWorldWeb provides users the chance to rate local doctors based upon the care they provide. The rating system is broken up into more than just a few simple questions. Doctors are reviewed and rated… [MORE] |
  Political Poster Hacking - Obama Hope Ad Gets Offensive::The Barack Obama HOPE poster, created by artist Shepard Fairey, is one of the most recognizable images associated with the 2008 US election. It stands to reason, then, that people are going use it as a… [MORE] |
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