Snap HotShots Tries to Show the Linkgeist of the Web
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Snap HotShots Tries to Show the Linkgeist of the Web
Sort by TechCrunch (Free subscription) - 04/01/2008
Every day, Snap collects 15 million links from bloggers and others across the Web that use Snap Shots on their sites. We use Snap Shots on TechCrunch. Hover your mouse over any link, and a preview of that Website will appear in a small new window without leaving the site you are on. If the link is to a video, photo, MP3, map, stock chart, Amazon product, Wikipedia entry, movie profile, Social networking...
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New York Times Falls for Hoax Video
Sort by NewsBusters (Free subscription) - 03/27/2008
This week hasn't been a good one for big journalism. First we had news that the Los Angeles Times got tricked into falsely accusing Sean "Diddy" Combs of complicity to murder, now comes news of another paper getting snookered in a desperate quest to be cool. Our story begins in 1987 with 80s pop singer Rick Astley and his popular song "Never Gonna Give You Up." His popularity faded once the 90s began...
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Chris Christie Resigns Effective Immediately, To Seek 7th District Seat [Blue Jersey - Front Page]
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Chris Christie is set to announce today that he will resign his position as US Attorney effective immediately to seek the Republican nomination in New Jersey's 7th Congressional District. The resignation comes as a delightful surprise to many of us who have maintained all along that Christie's office was a stepping to stone to higher office. However, we always thought he was gunning for US Senate or...
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Breaking: Verizon buys AT&T for $25 billion
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The boys are reporting from CTIA that Verizon just announced they’re purchasing AT&T for $25 billion. The news came during the joint Verizon/AT&T luncheon at Piero’s (great pesto) and it means that the flagging CDMA company will now have a GSM presence internationally. The first phone on the new VerizonGSM branded network: the iPhone. More [...]
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Flickrolled!
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Photo: boyshapedbox [Flickr] We’ve showcased the Song Chart Meme before on Neatorama, but deep in that Flickr pool is this particular song chart. It's being called "Flickroll," which is the Flickr equivalent of being Rickrolled.
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Bungie staffer gets Xbox Live account hacked
Sort by Joystiq (Free subscription) - 08/29/2008
Filed under: Culture , Hacks , Microsoft Xbox 360 Let this be a good reminder to always err on the side of caution when giving out your Xbox Live information ... that is, don't do it. MTV Multiplayer found out that Halo 3 multiplayer producer Joe Tung can list himself among the gamers who have had their XBL accounts compromised. "Representatives from Microsoft aided Joe in swiftly resolving the issue,"...
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Rick Astley Addresses the 'Rickroll' Phenomenon
Sort by Listening Post (Free subscription) - 03/26/2008
If you've ever been misdirected to the video for Rick Astley's 1988 hit "Never Gonna Give You Up," you probably aren't reading this. A blogger at the LA Times managed to track Astley down for a discussion about the rickroll. On the recording, Astley says he knows all about the rickroll: I am aware of it obviously, and I've had various friends over the last, I don't know six months or maybe more email...
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Whitney Smoking Crack….Caught On Tape!!!!
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OMG! CLICK HERE to watch it before the video gets yanked!!!!!
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Top Ten Totally Awesome Turbocharged American Cars [Super Turbo Potential]
Sort by Jalopnik (Free subscription) - 04/07/2008
We love the '80s and not just for Rick Astley, Members Only jackets and New Coke. All that's well and good, but what we really love can be described in one italicized, chromed plastic-emblemed word: TURBO . The 80's economy forced automakers to use weaker and smaller engines, so to boost power we all turned to MacGyver-rigged turbochargers. With all that super turbo potential out there, it was hard...
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LOL: Rick Astley is James Bond
Sort by /Film (Free subscription) - 08/11/2008
Someone created this desktop wallpaper for a faux James Bond movie starring Rick Astley. You can also check out the movie trailer right here. via: Reddit VOTD: The Unofficial Quantum of Solace Theme Song New James Bond Quantum of Solace Photos First Look: James Bond’s Devil May Care James Bond 22: Quantum of Solace Teaser Poster Official Title for Bond [...]
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TowleTech V.98
Sort by Towleroad (Free subscription) - 03/28/2008
In this week's tech news, Jon Barrett looks at the newest entry in tourist space travel, the arrival of inflight cell phone calling (and showers), using your iPod to work out, Rickrolling, and your stupid questions answered by Calpernia Addams....
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The Rick Astley Code
Sort by Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) - 06/27/2008
The best gun-free story of the week is the tale of "Robert Valdemar," the prankster who created the Internet equivalent of 52 Card Pick-Up : A few days ago a post appeared on the Something Awful forums noting a curious website called Notes to Mary . The notes are a series of threatening letters from a high schooler named Robert to his crush, Mary. The goons figured out pretty quickly that they had...
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Why Conservatives Should Not Attempt Humor, Pt. Eleventy-Squillion
Sort by Sadly, No! (Free subscription) - 07/15/2008
The jolly joes over at Powerline (Time Magazine’s once and future 2004 Blog of the Year) bring us a jesty jape that is guaranteed to tickle your funny bone: Rejected New Yorker covers Georgetown students seem to have discovered the rejected New Yorker covers that further illuminate the New Yorker’s projection of alleged right-wing fears of Obama. Ah, [...]
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Who Will Write the ‘Ghostbusters 3’ Theme Song?
Sort by Vulture (Free subscription) - 09/29/2008
I ain't afraid of no remix! Photo: Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Sure, it's fun to play fantasy casting with the new Ghostbusters movie — Bill Murray is in! Is McLovin the new Egon? — but let's not forget "the fifth ghostbuster": the theme song. The original jam, Ray Parker Jr.'s groundbreaking exploration of "bustin" and how it makes one feel good, has lived on in our generational lexicon, birthing...
