I didn’t realize YouTube.com also allowed movie trailer postings. But just the same, here’s the one for “Thank You For Smoking“. It seems to be a more tounge-in-cheek version of a Michael Moore-like-movie such as “Bowling For Columbine” or something like the “Super Size Me” movie, but not a documentary. Kind of both anti- and pro- smoking at the same time. I’ll be curious to see this one and to hear the buzz around the positions it takes.
Browsing through the “Blogs of Note” on Blogger’s home page is always fun, too. That is where I found the Pimpwiz.com blog which referenced www.YouTube.com. Pimpwiz, self-described as the “guide to the opulent lifestyle and source for high-end pop culture”, describes YouTube as a place where people can show off, comment on, and blog about their own videos as well as pictures from digital cameras or cell phones.
Check out this well-rehearsed and carefully-choreographed video dance number on YouTube by the Band OK GO (video entitled Dancing in the Backyard).
I usually enjoy seeing how Google subtley decorates the logo on their home page. But just two days before Christmas….or should I be more politically correct and say “before the holidays”… I don’t understand what the “cat and mouse” decor on their logo signifies?
(Please bear with my server; these images should appear soon.)
I like Blogger’s logo Holiday Stocking Cap, too!
Well, I wasn’t aware that plagiarism and blog-post-stealing was an issue online. Not anything that I’ve really been concerned about, but it’s good to be aware of its occurence just the same. There is an interesting exchange on CrunchNotes.com (i.e., a post with multiple interesting comments and responses) that range from strong accusations, irrefutable evidence, and an apology from the accusee. Internet etiquette is important and us citizen journalists seem to be the best watchdogs of each other.
Thanks to Steve Rubel’s post on this topic on his MicroPersuasion blog which I always enjoy catching up on through my Bloglines feed.
Anyway, I always like to find out about new sites through my readings, and this above mentioned post, while being a tough lesson for a new blogger to learn, has been educational to me; it taught me about two plagiarism sites: http://www.plagiarism.org/, and www.copyscape.com. Who knows, these sites might come in handy to know some day. One never knows….
Well, it seems that Ebay has at least one spin-off store format, namely some brick-and-mortar stores where people can drop off things they’d like authorized ebay sellers to auction off for them….see snappyauctions.com for store locations.
And, as featured in a 12/18/05 Associated Press article, and posted under CNN’s Technology News, see the article on www.toyswap.com under my furl.net link. [Note to self: I wonder if this is a business model that could be tweaked (especially since it is not yet turning a profit) and duplicated to other categories?]
Future emails to yourself, or email time capsules. Interesting concept. Simple yet effective.
Heard about futureme.org from: Associated Press Article posted on 12/18/05 Optimum Online Technology News (see my furl.net link)
But, controversy brews everywhere. It appears that Forbes.com stole futureme.org’s idea.
(Separate by somewhat unrelated note: Here’s a good example of registering both the .com and the .org version of your domain name….interestingly futureme.com is available…if forbes.com is a threat, the available futureme.com, if it were to fall into the wrong hands, could probably rather easily steal traffic, and potential profit, too.)
Just caught a bit of the “20/20” episode featuring Jeff Skoll, co-founder of eBay. Of course the first thing that caught my attention as I was flipping through the channels, was the fact that he is an eligible bachelor…in my age range…hmh. But then to hear about his philanthropical vision, he’s quite amazing. I love his philosophy. As I attempt to figure out my own home-based online business venture, I thought I’d post this quote from the article on 20/20’s site entitled: “Nice Guys Can Finish First”:
“And Skoll has a final tip for would-be billionaires. It’s one that anybody may apply. If you want what’s at the core of his success and satisfaction, don’t think of money as the final goal, just think of it as a way to do a little good in the world.”
