If you’re one of the hundreds of thousands who are flocking to San Diego for Comic-Con 2009, come by and say hey to me at the Wired Cafe. I’ll be hanging out all day, everyday (or at least 10-5) spreading the good word about SocialVibe (who has a NEW homepage today, btw). Today was a great first day, had the opportunity to interview a few celebrities like Peter Facinelli, Olivia Wilde, and movie critic Ben Lyons. Met some great people from Toshiba, Wired, Nintendo, Patron, Havianas, and more.
All that is great, but my favorite part HAS to be the sea of ponytails and fanny packs. I’m telling ya, these comic book fans have a style all their own and I’M LIKING IT. Might have to replicate it when I’m back in LA.
Taking plenty of video, here’s a little snippit from early on in the day before the real madness began:
P.S. Isn’t that screengrab courtesy of YouTube the best? I look like Sloth. HEYYY YOUUUU GUUYYYYYS!
Once again, this has nothing to do with technology but this is my blog and I’ll rant if I want to, so suck it up and read on. What the heck kind of commercial is this? Hardee’s (better known as Carl’s Jr. to us West Coasters*) is pimping out their new Biscuit Holes – which I guess are like donut holes, but with icing. Scrumptious and healthy, I’m sure.
They took to the streets to ask people what they like better: A-holes, or B-holes? Sick!
Only furthering the argument that the only thing PCs are good for is looking at porn, Microsoft just released a new commercial for Internet Explorer 8, emphasizing the feature that allows you to hide your browser history. It’s not for the weak-stomached.
A little breakfast-time browsing, I see. That’s sick. I have to give it to Microsoft though, this video is extremely share-worthy, only increasing it’s chances of going viral and boosting downloads (if that’s even possible anymore). It has already been Twittered about thousands of times!
I just had to post this because I know I have a lot of new readers who are avid World of Warcraft fans. Hopefully you all have a sense of humor, because this is the funniest thing I’ve ever seen.
This teenage boy looses his ish after his Mom deletes his WoW account… what begins as a relatively normal temper tantrum quickly turns into some obviously demon-possessed acts. Big thanks to his loving brother who hid a camera in his room during the debacle.
Of course it’s probably fake. But holy crap. What would you do if your Mom (or wife) deleted your WoW account? Would you hit yourself in the head with a shoe? Pound on your chest a la Tarzan? Do something unspeakable with a remote control? Wow. Just wow!
P.S. I know the site looks a little iffy right now, but I promise it’ll be back up and running 100% very soon!
Draaaaaama! I love it. Check out this clip of Leo Laporte blowing up at TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington over a Palm Pre review unit. Let’s just say, he doesn’t even get to the actual review.
To any and all people who may care what I have to say about the Ferarro ID theft thingee – l shot a quick vid as promised. I am the lamest video-maker ever so pardon my n00bness. I think I cover all key points.
Side note: I’m apologize, but I’m probably not going to accept any of the Facebook friend requests you’ve sent, as you can imagine, I’m a little weary of really exposing too much of myself. Please feel free to follow my Twitter and read my blog though, I am sure you’ll get more than enough information about me here. I live a pretty public life.
XOXO
Sarah
P.S. My apologies to any of you who saw the first unedited version of this, which she so kindly posted on her blog (briefly) for you all to see, before I even put it up.
I haven’t used Internet Explorer in oh, about 5 years, and I probably won’t again (ever), but that doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy this potentially viral video Microsoft released celebrating the launch of Internet Explorer 8.
This LOL-worthy video campaign takes us on a trip down Internet memory lane and features cameos from B-list comedians, web-celebs, and clips from classic viral vids and websites (hello, Chawlee Bit Me & the Hamster Dance!) Microsoft seems to be relying heavily on the influential power of social media to help promote IE8, and have even setup a website to encourage sharing.
In my opinion, this definitely beats the Bill Gates + Jerry Seinfeld #fail campaign last year. That being said, it doesn’t excuse the fact that the browser has been… le suck compared to Firefox.
-Accelerators, right-click functionality to map directions, translate words, email your friends and more.
-InPrivate browsing designed to shield your browser history (they say shopping, I say embarrassing Google searches/porn).
-Web Slices, which appears to be a “create your own iGoogle” via your toolbar.
-Search suggestions, self-explanatory yet helpful.
-SmartScreen, filters to protect you from potentially harmful websites.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you have no doubt seen the “Kittens Inspired By Kittens” video that has been making it’s way around the internet the past week. If not, please enlighten yourself. We’ll wait.
Personally I can relate a little bit more to the kittens bit – I am pretty sure that was me at age 6. But one has to wonder if that little boy knows all that internet lingo on his own (a series of tubes?) or if his father figure or older bro is feeding him lines. Kids these days!
I’ve missed quite a few holidays on here….. so let me just sum up by saying, Happy New Year, Merry Christmas, Happy Thanksgiving, and of course…. Happy Halloween (since that is about the last time I updated this blog.)
I think this video of me dressed as a nerd on Halloween at SocialVibe will more than make up for my lack of updates.
Does my outfit bring back any painful memories for any of you? For the record, not only am I donning high-rise khakis and other great accessories, but I’m wearing a Halo 3 shirt, had Magic the Gathering cards, was carrying a Harry Potter book, wearing an I <3 Boobies sticker, and had a light saber. I was every type of nerd out there… all meshed into one.
So what's your New Years resolution? Mine is to stress less.
Who isn’t on Twitter these days? My good friend Peter was just whining to me that even his Mom is on Twitter, much to his disappointment. You’re nobody if you’re not on Twitter, at least according to this guy!
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For the record, not only am I donning high-rise khakis and other great accessories, but I’m wearing a Halo 3 shirt, had Magic the Gathering cards, was carrying a Harry Potter book, wearing an I <3 Boobies sticker, and had a light saber. I was every type of nerd out there… all meshed into one.
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