Posts from ‘entertainment’
Great or Weird Gadgets for the Office!
The Three Stage Desk Missle Launcher
Need to keep intruders away from your PCS reports?? This security system for your office or cubicle is equipped with a motion sensor. First it flashes and sounds a siren. Then it sends a signal to the second stage which is a louder alarm. The third stage is then triggered and it will fire two foam missiles at the intruder.
THE MILLION DOLLAR HOMEPAGE POSTER
WE FOUND IT!!! Our own Peter Peng had a funny story on this developement so we found the real deal poster for you! This poster will serve as inspiration, reminding you that a small, simple idea can grow into big, fat success. The million dollar home page poster is an exact replica of the original Web page, measuring 60cm x 60cm with a gloss finish.
These Meninos coasters are styled after the iPhone’s icons giving Apple fans somewhere cool to stick their cups. Made of medium-density fiberboard (MDF) with a durable vinyl finish and a rubber bottom to stop slips, the anally retentive among you could arrange them on the coffee table as precisely as they appear on the phone’s homescreen, while the rest of us can mix ‘em up as we see fit. Oh, and if the iPhone’s not your thing, then Meninos also offers an Internet-themed set too.
USB ports are a great thing and should be put to use! Keep your drinks cool with the USB beverage cooler. It’s guaranteed to keep your favorite drink at a nice, frosty 45? F.
Technological convergence can be a great thing. For those of you who require their caffeine fix, this little USB-powered hot plate is your newest best friend. While it won’t bring your cup o’ joe (or favorite tea) to a bubbling boil, it will keep it nice and warm around 104?
Bacteria Killing LCD Monitor
PC Bank Korea introduces the PBM-978PS “Negative Ionization” LCD Monitor. It features a 5ms response time, 1200:1 contrast ratio, and a wide-viewing angle.
These were too funny not to include! Just slip these guys over your shoes and their sheer surfaces will reduce the friction enough to allow you to glide at blinding speed across your office carpet! Late for that 3 o’clock meeting on the other side of the floor? No problem any more! Note: Speed skating/ninja suit not included, though strange glances from your coworkers are something you’ll be sure to attract. (Of course, you’re productivity will probably skyrocket as well, so you’ll have the last laugh at your mid-year review!)
Way to be Travis!! I’m all for freedom of the press and what not, but these paparazzi clowns are out of control! Go ahead and take photos of them at events like the Oscars & Emmys, not when they’re out to eat with their children! At what point does this harassment become invasion of privacy?!?!
These cameramen are no longer looking to make a living by photographing celebrities. Instead, they purposely provoke attacks in hopes of a quick payday.
Travis and friends, I salute you!
What do you guys think about the paparazzi?
Now I know I’m gonna get shit for posting this the to the MakeMealive.com blog. So I’m gonna apologize to Derek, Doug and John ahead of time. Sorry Guys! And John… I apologize that this post is going to get more viewers than your “seed fund startup investment for gen-y demographic people… …. … .. . “ = ) but i think this link deserved more than just a tweet and or a facebook post.
Why this webpage www.milliondollarhomepage.com caught my attention is due in large part of my envy for this kid. Here we work 15 hour days developing robust database driven internet apps and this kid creates one f*cking webpage and becomes a millionaire.
I still think this idea was stupid but on the other hand we have to give the creator credit. He understood the value of advertising and the efficiency of internet marketing for advertising revenue and part of me feels like I need to absorb a lesson from stumbling upon such a website. Although I admire his creativity and marketing mind, I still believe paying $1 dollar per pixel for adspace is a tremendous price to pay for such little space. Growing up in a billboard world can really f*ck with your perspective on a business model such as this… Anyways I will come up with a more informative and moving post in my next blog but felt like I wanted to share this with the MakeMeAlive readers.
What does everyone think?! Please comment on this post I am dying to know everyone’s thoughts!
kidding about $100..
In a goal to bring together the world of graphic artists and create a community around our passion MTV and Swatch has hooked up with growing popular social network Behance Network. There are a lot of competitions growing for graphic artists on the web (i.e big one threadless.com and design by humans). The goal is to gain awareness for specific artists around the world. Where are all the rockstar artists??? I think this is really the point to all these collective competitions.
Anyways, so MTV and Swatch has linked up an international graphic competition to achieve multiple things. One, to gain interest again from a group (the artists) that has abandoned them due to there shitty reality shows and lack of creativity and push Swatches pretty crappy artist collection (click here). Two, for Behance.net to gain more exposure and drive members to there website. Three, and the only positive thing… to create a competition showcasing an unheard of batch of amazing talent! The NEXT GENERATION OF IMAGINARY TALENT! They are calling it SWATCH MTV PLAYGROUND.
You can check out the Playground as it comes to life at venues around the world. Most events taking place across Europe and Asia.
Each event offers you a chance to get personally involved with features like art battles, artwork-to-go, graffiti wall and plenty more. And if you’ve uploaded a project to Swatch MTV Playground, your work could be showcased in all it’s glory.
I like the effort and think it is a step for MTV in a positive direction. Go a head and check it out!
CLICK BELOW TO CHECK IT OUT!!!
http://www.swatchmtvplayground.com
This year’s Super Bowl infamous ads companies are a bit different this year. Not like in years past with pepsi…etc. Who have decided to take the millions of dollars spent on Super Bowl ads and gear it towards viral and social marketing campaigns. Guess what… it payed off big time!
Look below to see who is changing the face of EXPENSIVE SUPER BOWL ADVERTISING. Hope it is profitable for them…
CHRYSLER will be the only U.S. automaker to advertise in this year’s Super Bowl, forking over millions of dollars to restore its image following its bankruptcy and the federal bailout that followed.
“What better way to illustrate to our customers that we are still here than to air on the Super Bowl, which is not only watched for the game, but also for the advertising spots,” said Chrysler spokeswoman Dianna C. Gutierrez.
HYUNDAI released a few of there 5 spots early to get a social census of which people liked best. This one below is what we believe won the contest!
Now, here’s the thing: this ad, from Google’s “Search Stories” YouTube channel, is from back in November, but John Battelle says he’s got a source telling him that ‘Parisian Love’ is the one that will air tomorrow night, during the third quarter of the SuperBowl. Either way, Google’s Eric Schmidt tweeted that he couldn’t wait to watch tomorrow, in addition to something about “hell freezing over.” So… that’s the first good reason we’ve heard to tune in. You with us?
The Census Bureau
WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO WHEN THE GOVERNMENT HAS A SUPER BOWL AD????!!!
Faced with record levels of red ink into the foreseeable future, Washington is spending $2.5 million to create buzz for the census — by advertising during the Super Bowl.
The Census Bureau is hoping to exploit the strong ratings from this annual attraction, aiming to get more participation from people who now seem disinclined to mail back a government questionnaire or even answer the door.
Census officials call it a good investment, saying the front-end costs of purchasing the ads can be quickly recouped if they succeed in encouraging people to mail back their census forms. A recent poll found nearly 1 in 5 residents said they may not fill them out, mostly because they were unfamiliar with the census or weren’t interested.
The government relies on the census not only to learn about Americans and their lives but also to parcel out federal dollars and, as required by the Constitution, to determine the number of U.S. House seats representing each state. The census officially began last month in rural Alaska, and most of the U.S. will receive forms by mail the week of March 15.
Not everyone is happy about spending taxpayer money to tout the census during the Super Bowl.
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., tweeted this week that the government “shouldn’t be wasting $2.5 million taxpayer dollars to compete with ads for Doritos!” Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., called on the Census Bureau to justify every dollar of its $133 million ad campaign, citing the tight economic times.
Domain sales must be way up! Go Daddy this year is forking over big bucks to be the only ones using sex to sell web services! Fox had refused to air some of the racy commercials. The hole idea is to show a sex ad and then revert the viewer to godaddy.com to view the uncensored version on there site. Great idea in my book! Sex still sells!
ALL I KNOW IS I MISS THE BUDWEISER FROGS!!!!
It is amazing some of the legendary acts who have never won a grammy!
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FunnyorDie.com is a social comedy website concept created by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s production company Gary Sanchez Productions. If you haven’t visited the site, it needs to happen! Hilarious! The concept is that most content is user generated and voted on by the other user community. Funny or Die has a large number of sketches with involve famous cameos by people like (James Franco, Natalie Portman). The site has had much success and has come up with an unthinkable concept to combine web and tv!
“In a world where the Internet is just a ball of wires….” this Funny or Die Presents trailer which is premiering in Feb on HBO is poised to not let the FOB fans down. They have got together some of the sharpest writers, actors and comedians in the business to have free rein to achieve what we have all been waiting for out of an HBO comedy series.
Not only has FoD gathered an amazing array of talent to perform and write for the series (Rob Huebel, Wayne Newton, Paul Scheer, Zach Galifianakis, Fred Willard, etc) but they are bringing our favorite Web series of all time to TV: Drunk History, in which comedians get boozy and explain how America came to be. From the guys that brought you THE LANDLORD.
Get ready and enjoy Friday Nights on HBO in Febuary!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FUNNY OR DIE PRESENTS WEBSITE
Red Bull and Shaun White have teamed up to create a custom half pipe in the back country of Colorado!
It’s taken two months and 30 heli-bomb dropped avalanches to break the snow up to create the perfect pipe!!
The story behind building it and all the BRAND NEW death defying tricks, Shaun has created, will debut tomorrow, 1/30/10, at 2PM EST on NBC!!
Watch the teaser video now!!
