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Popular This Week1. Creepy Kris Kringles - 'Sketchy Santas' Showcases the Unsightly Side of Christmas (GALLERY)  Sometimes a coworker uncovers something so magical, so special, that it requires the entire office to stop and marvel in awe of its viral glory. This year, we have Sketchy Santas.
Featuring sauced up…2. Seeking Hotness - The Hot Quest Website Seeks Hottest Girl on the Planet (GALLERY)  Thousands have uploaded their pics on hotornot.com to measure their hotness. If you think letting a website determine how hot you are is shallow yet entertaining then have I got a treat for you. Because…3. Geeky Twitter Icons - Adam Koford Replaces the Blue Bird With Yoda, Mario, Harry Potter (GALLERY)  Twitter could be considered nerdy in itself, but these geeky Twitter icons by Adam Koford take some pretty gloriously interesting twists -- like Yoda instead of the blue bird.
Other geeky Twitter icon…4. Spying on Photo Shoots - Nick Knight & SHOWstudio Let Lookie-Loos Watch His Portrait Process (VIDEO)  From December 11-20, pioneer image-maker and founder of SHOWstudio Nick Knight, will make 100 portraits for i-D Magazine's 30th anniversary. Knight will allow the public to watch this creative process…5. Haute Couture Tweets - Steven Meisel's Version of Social Media for 'Meiselpic' in Vogue Italia (GALLERY)  ‘Meiselpic’ in Vogue Italia is famed fashion photographer Steven Meisel’s ode to Twitter. The very long editorial, which stars an epic cast (a who’s who of the modeling industry), concentrates on each…6. Unbelievable Balloon Poptography - Mk Adagio Captures Outstanding Slow Motion Scenes (VIDEO)  MK Adagio has a knack for capturing what the eye is too slow to keep within its gaze. Featuring images such as the popping of a balloon, a flaming roll of TP flying through the air and exploding drum cymbals,…7. Fantastic Flapjack Art - The Pancake Project Encourages You to Play With Your Food (GALLERY)  Have you ever eaten, made or seen a ridiculously shaped food? The Pancake Project is an awesome and hunger-inducing photo-blog dedicated to fanciful pancake creations. The artful flapjacks featured on…8. Social Media Football Fans - NFL Twitter Aggregator Lets You Follow the Tweets of Your Favorite Team  The Washington Post has developed the NFL Twitter Aggregator to help fans follow all their favorite teams and players. The Aggregator is one place where you can go and see all the tweets from NFL stars…9. Viral French Cycling Spoofs - The Faux Tour De France is Some Kind of Funny (VIDEO)  I love a good practical joke, as does French comedian Remi Gaillard, so when he took it upon himself to create a faux Tour de France, everyone knew it was only going to end in hilarity.
Capturing unsuspecting…10. Web Meme Papercrafts - Crafting the Keyboard Cat, the Sneezing Panda and More (GALLERY)  Millions have enjoyed popular Internet memes and millions more have enjoyed constructing papercrafts. Why has no one thought of combining this amazing hobby with hilarious memes before?! Web meme papercrafts…11. Rave-Ready Grannies - The Techno Grandma Knows How to Throw It Down (VIDEO)  I have a pretty cool grandma, she can drink me under the table and she is well under 5ft (not to mention the pack of smokes she inhales a day). Anyway, I think this techno grandma may have her beat (not…12. Tweeting Toddlers - Twoddler Toy Mods Classic Activity Centers to Let Tots Tweet (VIDEO)  A team in Belgium must have thought babies are Twitter-deprived, because they have found a way to get Toddlers in on the tweeting action, through Twoddler, a prototype toy. Basically, the Inventors took…13. Mystical Fragrance Blogs - The Hopi Botanical Blog is a Peek into Another World (GALLERY)  I have always been captivated by scent makers, people who use the raw materials of nature to create fragrances and oils that are truly alluring. Hopi Botanicals do just that, and take some truly dazzling…14. Crowdsourced Wedding Photos - Olapic Gathers Photos from Your Wedding Guests (GALLERY)  Sometimes it’s the wedding guests that end up with all the good photos of that special day. While a professional photographer is always necessary, they don’t always capture the candid shots that guests…15. Soulless Smile Blogs - 'Smile like You're Dead Inside' Wants You to Keep on Grinning (GALLERY)  Do you ever have one of those experiences where you feel like your soul is dying? Like maybe something you had to sit through (say hearing about the finer points of decoupage from Lance Bass)? The blog…16. Animated Movie Reviews - Spill.com Movie Reviewers Get Animated (VIDEO)  The tomatoes have gone permanently rotten and Fandango is no fun anymore. Roger Ebert has eaten himself out of credibility. So where do you turn for a movie review? Spill movie reviews at Spill.com provide…17. Viral Hipster Pajamas - The Three Wolf Moon Pajamas are Keeping It Fresh (GALLERY)  Just when you thought it was safe to get dressed, the three wolf moon has returned, and this time it means business. The three wolf moon pajamas are here, and they are certainly going to be the kitsch…18. Brutal Braces Blogs - 'When I Had Braces' Chronicles the Orthodontically Awkward (GALLERY)  When I had Braces takes me back to a simpler time in my life. Full of school dances, football games and a mouthful of metal powerful enough to get XM Radio.
The blog is still relatively new, therefore…19. San Diego Social Media Internships - Trend Hunter Seeks Twitter & Facebook Addicts for Spring 2010  If you’re addicted to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, or LinkedIn, our kickass San Diego social media internships are right up your alley. No more fetching coffee and making copies—instead, you’ll be helping…20. Epic Elvis Renditions - Eric Davidson Puts His Own Twisted Spin on Iconic Figures (GALLERY)  Eric Davidson is a photographer out of Los Angeles, California who has used his current home (which is the center of the entertainment universe) as a muse for re-creating some of the most iconic figures…21. Music Bankers - Kisskissbankbank Lets Music Fans Become Investors (GALLERY)  Now you can invest and earn returns on the music you love. All you have to do is become a ‘KissBanker’ with the site Kisskissbankbank.
Kisskissbankbank is a company with a crowd-funding business model…22. Tweeting in Trekkie - Tweet in Klingon Allows Star Trek Fans to Embrace Their Inner Nerd on Twitter (GALLERY)  The world has just been made into a better place because now you can Tweet in Klingon. Yes, Star Trek has been all over this year and now Trekkies everywhere can share their geek love by tweeting in a…23. Search Engine Stickers - Google Window Decals Help People Find Retailers Online (GALLERY)  Google has struck again. Now, when you visit your favorite business—be it a restaurant, fitness center, hotel, or retail store—you can instantly find it online with the Google window decals. The Google…24. Vintage Metallic Couture - Tiddleywink's Etsy Shop Has What's Hot in Old School Accessories (GALLERY)  Glittery gold and silver screams “where is the party?!” Apparently the party is over at Tiddleywink's Etsy shop where vintage is queen and shop’s selection of metallic vintage is oh-so alluring.
Retro…25. Customized Songs - Lovejingles.com Makes Personalized Jingles for You and Your Friends (VIDEO)  I think we would all love an album of customized songs tailored to your individual personality and life story. Since your boyfriend/girlfriend isn't about to do that for you anytime soon, you need to go… |
Popular This Month1. Google Search LOLs - The 'Autocomplete Me' Blog is Absolutely Ridiculous (GALLERY)  The best/worst thing about searching in Google is the auto search capabilities: you may want to search for ‘lettuce’ but you get the option of ‘lettuce lake park.' So, to document this, the blog Autocomplete…2. 73 Must-Have iPhone Apps - From Restroom Noise Disguisers to Mobile Date Stalking (CLUSTER)  If there is one company that has revolutionized technology as we know it, it's Apple. One of the most revolutionary devices to date is the iPhone. If you don’t yet own one, not to worry, because eventually…3. WTF Photoblogs - Picture is Unrelated Collects the Randomness of Life (VIDEO)  Gosh, I love finding funny blogs, about as much as I like sneakers, random religious stuff, and all things Australia. So, my heart fluttered a bit when I discovered Picture is Unrelated, the center of…4. Awful Life Blogs - The Worst Thing Photoblog is the Best Thing (GALLERY)  I often refer to something as being the ‘worst thing ever.’ Well it seems that an ingenious website has set up a photoblog dedicated to just that and it is called the 'Worst Thing.'
I honestly laughed…5. Loltastic Tattoo Blogs - Loltatz Photoblog Makes Laughing at People Fun (GALLERY)  I almost got a bad tattoo once, it was going to be a drawing of a sausage with a scarf around its neck, with the saying, “Gain Say Who Dare” around it. I was also 17. Thankfully, it didn’t work out, but…6. 50 Online Shopping Innovations - From Fitting Room Simulators to Invite-Only Shopping Sites (CLUSTER)  Black Friday is the day for shopping bargains, there’s no doubt about it. But is waiting in hours-long lines, shoving your way to get to the 50%-off shoes, and having things from your shopping cart snatched…7. Slacker Photoblogs - Whybotherworking Highlights Everything but Work on the Job (GALLERY)  Ahhh, photo blogs, how I love thee. WhyBotherWorking.com is a round up of candid images captured of people on the job who aren’t really, well, doing their job.
We’ve featured a lot of photo blogs, and…8. Unique Manicure Blogs - The Daily Nail Gets Creative With Your Hands (GALLERY)  There are tons of different blogs on the Internet; most of them revolve around the emotions of pre-teens or vampire novel-obsessed moms. But the Daily Nail is 100% original, and 100% awesome.
Basically,…9. Artful Plastic Surgery Sites - Medical Web Sites Compete to Show Their Aesthetic Abilities (GALLERY)  If your company’s selling art, which plastic surgery certainly is, it’s important to present that image in all aspects. These plastic surgery sites are a representation of how important it is to have a…10. Wunderkind Designers - 14-Year-Old Anni J.'s Zippered Accessories Give a Twist to Zipper Jewelry (GALLERY)  Zippers as jewelry and fashion accessories have been making a big splash in the fashion scene online for quite some time. Now 14-year-old blogger and designer Anni J. of Style Hurricane is shaking up the…11. Animals With Lightsabers - This Photobombing Blog is Funnier than Yoda on Speed (VIDEO)  I am all about photobombing--I think it is the next great art form. Especially when you take pre-existing cute animals and throw a lightsaber in there. Which is the entire focus of the photoblog Animal…12. Creepy Kris Kringles - 'Sketchy Santas' Showcases the Unsightly Side of Christmas (GALLERY) Sometimes a coworker uncovers something so magical, so special, that it requires the entire office to stop and marvel in awe of its viral glory. This year, we have Sketchy Santas.
Featuring sauced up…13. Mesmerizing Desktop Displays - 'I Love That Photo' Makes Your Desktop Rad Again (GALLERY)  Not everyone is blessed with a super cool background on their computer (I have a picture of Jesus riding a Velociraptor ( Yes, I am that much cooler than you). In case you are in need, the ‘I Love That…14. Seeking Hotness - The Hot Quest Website Seeks Hottest Girl on the Planet (GALLERY) Thousands have uploaded their pics on hotornot.com to measure their hotness. If you think letting a website determine how hot you are is shallow yet entertaining then have I got a treat for you. Because…15. 50 Oddball Contests - From Plastic Surgery Pageants to Freaky Feet Contests (CLUSTER)  It’s important to feel important once in awhile and considering all the strange talents out there, I guess it’s a good thing that there are quite a few oddball contests to accommodate these unique individuals.…16. Pose-Mocking Sites - The Anti Duckface Website Wants to Stop Pouting Puckers (GALLERY)  Powered by “Tumblr, a few jerks in Los Angeles, and lots of booze,” the Anti-Duckface website is a photo site dedicated to eradicating that weird ‘duckface’ that so many people do in photos.
The Anti-Duckface…17. Paternal Fashion Fails - The Dads in Short Shorts Blog is a Faux Pas Flashback (GALLERY)  I love a ridiculous photoblog, seriously, nothing makes me happier than seeing embarrassing photos of other people. I’m like that. Anyway, the Dads in Short Shorts blog is the greatest find since Indiana…18. 20 Marvel Comic Creations - From Disturbingly Real Action Figures to Political Comic Cameos (CLUSTER)  The Marvel Comic Book brand has spun off countless TV shows, movies and action figures. Let’s just say Stan Lee, founder and former owner, has nothing to worry about except what type of golden toilet he…19. Scintillating Celeb Sites - The Official Jim Carrey Website is Wierd and Wonderful (GALLERY)  If you haven’t seen the official Jim Carrey website yet, I encourage you to have a look. The designers at 65 Media have done a fantastic design job with the weird and wonderful website which includes images…20. 22 Peculiar Penguin Innovations - From Literacy-Loving Games to Penguin Poo Pursuits (CLUSTER)  Every since ‘Happy Feet,’ I have come to absolutely adore these flightless birds. These highly social creatures work together to survive, just as we humans are trying to accomplish right now. That, coupled…21. Helen Killer, Founder of Regretsy (INTERVIEW)  Helen Killer is the founder of the extremely hilarious Regretsy blog. Inspired by a simple bad gift from a friend, she has found her niche as our noble navigator through the sea of handmade horrors and…22. Positive Spin Blogs - The Succeed Blog is the Opposite of Fail Blog (VIDEO)  The Succeed Blog does what the Fail Blog fails to do: take events and put a positive spin on them by dubbing each as a ‘Succeed’ rather than a ‘Fail,’ such as the man at the Sasquatch dance festival who…23. Bizarre Photoshop Contests - Fudge and Sprinkles on Everything Contest is More Funny than Appetizing (GALLERY)  I love a good online contest, especially one that borders on the bizarre. Well, the Fudge and Sprinkles on Everything Photoshop contest wins the ‘Best Thing in the Universe’ contest (I would know, I’m…24. DIY Head Shrinking - National Geographic Ads Opt for a Unique Promotion (VIDEO)  To promote their expedition week, the National Geographic Magazine created an online headshrinker. You can upload your photo and choose between some headshrink designs. After a few seconds you will see…25. Superpower Pop Duets - The Beyonce and Lady Gaga Video ‘Video Phone’ is a Club Banger (VIDEO)  Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your T.V., here comes a badass collaboration that will make the Mick Jagger and David Bowie diddy pale in comparison. The Beyonce and Lady Gaga video ‘Video…26. Punk Animal Photoshopping - Worth1000.Com Contests Pierce and Tattoo Wild Creatures (VIDEO)  Worth1000.com ran a punk animal photoshop contest in September 2009 where entrants photoshopped their favorite animals into punk rockers.
Feathered mohawks, a studly sphinx, bad-boy budgies and even a…27. Multifarious Alarm Clocks - The Internet-Connected Chumby One Has 1,298 Applications (GALLERY)  The Chumby One alarm clock is so much more than just a timepiece. The Chumby One (which sounds remarkably close to the chubby one) is a cube-shaped, internet-connected interactive alarm clock with touchscreen…28. Monetized Social Media - Hellohello Pays You to Hang Out Online (VIDEO)  HelloHello is a social networking site that lets people chat with friends, blog about the latest fad, or whatever is their heart’s utmost desire, while accruing points that can later be transformed into…29. Zombie Rockstars - Eastpak’s Zed and the Party-Belt Campaign (VIDEO)  We have seen many zombie-related innovations at Trend Hunter over the last months, and now we’re seeing Eastpak right on board with that trend; in fact, they’ve been using zombies for a few years in they’re…30. Manbabies Virals - A Skit from Kirk Johnson and Will Elliott Explores the Lives of Poop Machines (VIDEO)  'Manbabies' is a hilarious (and slightly disturbing) short skit by Kirk Johnson and Will Elliott. The YouTube video has capitalized on the love of babies with their bizarre take on what it is like to be… |
Popular Last Month1. Comedic Clothing Correlations - T-Shirts With Obnoxious Sayings Made Worse by the Wearer (GALLERY)  The invention of t-shirts with obnoxious sayings was a turning event in the lives of "ironic" individuals everywhere who longed to show the world just how uncouth and intelligent they were.
To be fair,…2. 40 Unusual Ways to Interact With Strangers - From Kissing Projects to Anonymous Baby-Naming (CLUSTER)  As children, we were taught about the horrors of stranger danger, but these unusual ways to interact with strangers are significantly less scary. From silly innovations like guerrilla public dances to…3. Awkward Subway Photoblogs - The People of Public Transit Blog Shows It like It Is (GALLERY)  People of Public Transit shows the best part about taking public transit: the other people who ride it with you. You know what I am talking about, those who think it is appropriate to weight lift at the…4. Animal Photobombing - Cameras Capture Confused Pets Hamming it up (GALLERY)  Photobombing has been taken to a new level with the advent of amusing animal photobombing. Cameras happen to catch curious creatures unaware of what is going down with hilarious results.
Sometimes a nosy…5. Epic Ink Fail Comparisons - Bad Tattoo Pictures are Funny for Us (GALLERY)  Tattoos are about as mainstream as permanently marking your body is ever going to be. With the good, comes the bad, and when tattoos go bad, they go really bad. For more proof, check out these bad tattoo…6. Clever Low-Cost Costumes - The Found Item Clothing Website Gives Great Costume Ideas (GALLERY)  It’s days before the hallowed holiday that will see lingerie-clad women claiming to be cats, and if you have not yet found a costume to don on this most drunken of days, then the Found Item Clothing website…7. 52 Dating Devices - Innovations in Romance, from Zombified e-Dating to Net Banging (CLUSTER)  These days, blind dates aren't blind and dating tips don't just come from your friends. Online dating has risen to epic proportions, speed dating is the norm, and everyone from Michelle Obama to 9-year-old…8. Jack-O-Lantern Inspiration Sites - Walyou Pumpkin Carvings Spark Ghoulish Ideas (GALLERY)  Halloween is not the same without creative Jack-o-Lanterns littering your front porch, so here are just a few of the 130 Walyou Pumpkin Carvings available on their website to inspire your creative carving…9. Incredible Crustache Blogs - Dirty Upper Lip Honors the Best in Struggling Mustaches (GALLERY)  You all know a malformed mustache when you see one. Be it the awkward teen who lives down the street from you or the salesman at the mall kiosk who can’t take a hint, we have all had encounters with a…10. 50 Linguistic Leaps - Viral Internet Language Changes and Word Inventions (CLUSTER)  The Internet has become the number one decider in language transformations and new word inventions. Internet language requires new words, and promotes the reinvention of old ones.
From Urban Dictionary…11. 52 e-Commerce Innovations - Cases of e-Business, from Online Contests to Crowdsourced Commercials (CLUSTER)  No matter what business you’re in, having an online presence is absolutely imperative in this day and age. While e-Commerce innovations include having an online store or website, it’s also useful to incorporate…12. Man Undie Shop Guides - DailyJocks.com Gives Your Guys Fashionable Underwear Ideas (VIDEO)  Could DailyJocks.com be the worlds most influential men’s underwear guide? We think so!
In a little over 3 months, this Facebook page and website has quickly become the must-wear, must buy guide for 21,000…13. Remixed Classic Photos - Drew Beam Recreates Iconic Cultural Images (GALLERY)  For the company Farnheit212, Drew Beam created a series of chronologically incorrect illustrations which innocently and humorously hold your attention. Featuring his version ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper’ and…14. 59 Unique Social Media Uses - The Ways In Which Twitter and Facebook Make Lives Easier (CLUSTER)  We all know how effective social media can be for branding and spreading the word about your company, or for making friends and spreading the word about your day-to-day activities. But more than that,…15. 67 Ways to Tell Stories - From Storytelling Cupcakes to Chain Novels (CLUSTER)  People live to tell stories. Almost every sentence spoken is part of a story, whether it’s what one did that day, relating something that someone else said, or actually making up a fictional story (otherwise…16. Vampire Love Editorials - Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson’s 'Wild Ride' in Harper's Bazaar (GALLERY)  With all the speculation surrounding Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson’s more-than-neutral relationship, fans can revel in their ‘Wild Ride’ in Harper’s Bazaar November issue. Revealing a more elegant,…17. Fake Historical Pickup Lines - Lines Moses, Nietzsche and Einstein Should Have Used (GALLERY)  From CollegeHumor.com come historical figure pickup lines that play off famous iconsand the things they are known for, resulting in a fun, fake pick-up guide.
Some the historical figure pick up lines,…18. 50 Viral Mockeries - Internet Mocking, From Photobombing to Photobloging (CLUSTER)  Internet mocking, in today’s society, is a form of social acceptance. People bond over a shared laugh at one person’s hideous outfit, while others find great joy in online viral mocking. People will sell…19. Paradoxic Pics - Ironic Pictures Make Unlikely Events Laughable (GALLERY)  There is nothing that I love more than irony, so this gallery of the world's most ironic pictures has made my morning.
These ironic and viral pictures feature such ironies as a 'Dead End' sign that has…20. Social Network Stockings - Twitter Leggings Proclaim "Follow Me" On Each Leg  Wanna get more followers on Twitter (or elsewhere)? You can do it with these quirky and flirty "Follow Me" stockings. These Twitter leggings are on sale at Etsy for $18 in a number of neutral shades.
If…21. 53 Odd Blogs - From Quirky Mixed-Media Blogs to Blogs for Bald People (CLUSTER)  It is now a given that blogging has revolutionized many things. In my mind, however, one stands out more than others. “What may that be,” you ask. Well, I’m referring to the idea that it has become the…22. Unconventional Mother Websites - Offbeat Mama Helps You Keep Your Pre-Kid Edge (GALLERY)  I am completely undecided as to whether I want kids or not, but I am thankful that the blog Offbeat Mama exists, as it is an outlet for modern day moms who don’t want to lose their pre-baby edge.
Covering…23. Fist-Eating Photoblogs - 'Hot Chicks With Fists In Their Mouths' is Perplexing (GALLERY)  If you are trolling the internet bored, there are dozens of random sites to go to that will entertain you, and 'Hot Chicks With Fists In Their Mouths' is one of them.
'Hot Chicks With Fists In Their Mouths'…24. 20 Pokervations - From Credit Crunch Gambling to Poker Chip Landscapes (CLUSTER)  Whether you are playing Texas Hold ‘Em or Five Card Stud, poker is the unifying card game that brings together all types for a common purpose… taking the other person’s money.
From credit crunch gambling…25. 20 Amazing Avatar Ideas - From Rock Star Avatars to Avatar Makeovers (CLUSTER)  Avatars have become absolutely essential in the virtual world. Having an amazing avatar is not only good for your image, but necessary in making a name for yourself in the global community in which we…26. Lobster Cat Costumes - Lobster Baby has Nothing on This Latest Viral Photo Fun (GALLERY)  Playing off of the success that was the lobster baby Internet phenomenon (which was essentially a small child dressed in a lobster suit sitting in a pot emulating the boiling of a crustacean), the lobster…27. 75 Benchmark Maps - From Candy Topography to Linguistic Turf Wars (CLUSTER)  It’s not very easy to get lost anymore, especially with Google Maps systematically obtaining high-res images of major cities around the globe. These virtual tours are radically changing the way we navigate…28. DIY Meme Dress-Up - Hallow-meme Costume Builder Helps You Be Balloon Boy or David After Dentist (GALLERY)  Now here's a Halloween outfit generator I can get behind: Popular blog Know Your Meme has launched its Hallow-meme Costume Builder, which gives you a "recipe card" of the vital ingredients that make up…29. Graphic Site Redesigns - Koren Shadmi Sets the Bar for Graphic Designer Web Site Portfolios (GALLERY)  Koren Shadmi has designed for everything from Harvard Business to Village Voice. He recently unveiled his brand new Web site design, which (although it’s a little slow right now) sets a high standard for…30. Curious Costume Contests - Billy Mays Hallow-Clean Contest is Put on by His Own Son (GALLERY)  If you've a penchant for pitchmen Halloween costumes, the Billy Mays Hallow-clean Contest might be for you. This costume contest is being put on by none other than Billy Mays' son, who has chosen to pay… |
