Posts Tagged ‘Humor’

5 Names For Facebook… That Are Better Than Facebook

facebooklogo Facebook’s functionality evolves like a living organism with each passing year. The people that use its system are forced to rewire the way they interact with friends online as Facebook makes updates like the news feed and removal of notifications. With that in mind, users are also engaging in other activities on Facebook that are perhaps not what Mark Zuckerberg originally intended, and we brainstormed those activities to look at 5 names that could describe Facebook better than Facebook.

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Where are you Located on the 2010 Social Networking Map?

2010 social network mapAre you a Facebook-ian? Or a Twitter-ite? Maybe you’re a mix between a Youtube-ian and Friendster-ese. Trying to locate yourself on the 2010 Social Networking Map is like trying to decide which topping to get at Coldstone: we’re betting you’re going to be split between quite a few. Inspired by the quirky xkcd comics, the 2010 Social Networking Map depicts today’s largest (and smallest) social networks visually, laying them out in an imaginary landscape with each roughly as large as its proportion of users. Compared to its predecessor, the Online Communities of xkcd, this map has grown, Facebook has exploded, and AOL and Windows Live have experienced the downside of global warming. Read on for image of these graphics and the insights their visualizations give us.
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LOL Cats & FAIL Blog’s New ‘Bag Of Misfits’ Reality Show A Comedy FAIL

Ed Bassmaster

Ed BassmasterToday the Cheezburger Network, the same people who brought you the ever-adorable LOL Cats and epic FAIL Blog, launched a new reality comedy video site called ‘Bag of Misfits’. The Bag of Misfits tagline, “Adventures in Street Comedy”, gives you an idea of the type of content they will be publishing – Tom Green-style, in your face, improv comedy goodness. Sounds great, right? So what’s the problem? The first few clips released by Bag of Misfits just aren’t all that hilarious. I’m gonna go out on a limb and call the Cheezburger Network’s new launch one big comedy FAIL.
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Jimmy Fallon Announces Funny iPhone Apps [Video]

Jimmy Fallon iPhone Apps

Jimmy Fallon iPhone AppsLast night, following Apple’s big iPhone announcement, Jimmy Fallon showed off some funny iPhone parody apps on his show. From a ‘Didgeri-Don’t’ app that makes your voice sound like a didgeridoo, to an app that lets you ‘Bieber Yourself’, to a game called ‘Plants Vs. Reisers’ in which you must protect your house from an onslaught of Paul Reiser zombies, these apps are sure to put a smile on your face.
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Barack and Michelle Obama Cameo In "Whoomp There It Is" Video Demonstrates Power of Viral Rumors

Hip Hop Obama

Hip Hop ObamaIt looks like Hip Hop Obama may be the latest Internet craze, as rumors fly about the President’s alleged appearance in Tag Team’s 1993 music video for ‘Whoomp There It Is.’ We take a look at how the rumor got so big even though it was was first revealed over two months ago, and also for a bit of fun, we called Tag Team’s record label to get the inside scoop on whether it’s real.
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