10 Mobile Astronomy Apps for Stargazers
One of the best parts of summer is sitting outside on a warm night, glass of wine in hand (or bar of dark chocolate, whatever your pleasure), good company by your side and nothing but brilliant sparkly stars above you. If you’ve ever had the good fortune of spotting a shooting star, you’ve witnessed an [...]
Wheretoget.it Helps You Find the Garment You’re Looking For
The Spark of Genius Series highlights a unique feature of startups and is made possible by Microsoft BizSpark. If you would like to have your startup considered for inclusion, please see the details here. Name: Wheretoget.it Quick Pitch: Tap into a community of knowledgeable shoppers to identify the clothing or accessories you’re looking for. Genius [...]
Potential Plugin Security Breach Forces WordPress.org To Reset Passwords
WordPress.org is forcing users to reset their passwords after several popular plugins were compromised by hackers. “Earlier today the WordPress team noticed suspicious commits to several popular plugins containing cleverly disguised backdoors,” Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg said in a blog post. “We determined the commits were not from the authors, rolled them back, pushed updates [...]
Sir Mix-A-Lot Likes Big … Facebook Games
Oh. My. God, Becky. Look at this game. Rapper Sir Mix-A-Lot of “Baby Got Back” fame has just popped the top on a hilarious new Facebook venture. Called MixNMatch, the game challenges you to answer either-or questions. The catch is that you have to answer them the way another person would. For example, you might [...]
10 Beautiful Social Media Infographics
What’s happening in the world of social media? That’s not a simple question to answer, as this space is quickly becoming one of the busiest, most interesting aspects of our digital lives. However, if we had to choose the best way to present the wealth of recent information on social media — how companies are [...]
iPhone App Lets You Cut Movies Using Clips on Friends’ Phones
Here’s a new development in the social video app war: Recently-launched iPhone app Flixlab has included a feature that allows you to create collaborative videos with friends. Flixlab [iTunes link] is a fairly comprehensive app that allows you to create movies using video clips and photos from your phone’s library (as well as newly shot [...]
Is Hulu For Sale? [UPDATED]
Online video service Hulu is considering a potential sale after an unknown bidder made an offer for the company, according to several reports. None of the reports could confirm the identity of the buyer, though CNBC’s Jolua Boorstin says it’s not Google. It’s also unclear how advanced the talks are, and as WSJ reports, Hulu [...]
PR Guy Fired Over Duke Nukem Tweet Hits Back
After Jim Redner, who owns one-man public relations firm The Redner Group, expressed his frustration over bad reviews of his client’s game, Duke Nukem Forever, via Twitter, the game’s publisher dropped him. Now, Redner is out with an explanation for the debacle. Following less-than-favorable reviews of 2K Games’s Duke Nukem Forever, Redner took to Twitter [...]
Rob Zombie’s Woolite Ad Shows Hidden Terror of Doing Laundry [VIDEO]
Here are two names you probably thought you’d never see in the same sentence: Rob Zombie and Woolite. The rocker/horror movie director and the fabric care brand have joined forces for a new commercial. The 30-second spot features clips from Zombie’s movies House of 1000 Corpses and The Devil’s Rejects. The ad also features a [...]
Roger Ebert Defends Controversial Tweet About Ryan Dunn’s Death
Film critic Roger Ebert has taken to his blog on the Chicago Sun Times website to explain his controversial tweet about Jackass star Ryan Dunn’s tragic death. The entry includes a few regrets, and a concession that the timing of his tweet was poor, but Ebert does not apologize for or recant the original tweet: [...]