This week, in the web/world/whatever:
- America celebrated Turkey Day! Did you know? Turkeys are the patron saints of Indians.
- Aussie crashes family's Thanksgiving in massive
noncreepyeffort - I can haz shortie kittehs? Munchkin cats!
- Sylvester Stallone's porn will be out soon! I know you have been waiting for that!
- Learn to draw an owl!
- Cookie Monster wants to host SNL
- If you're a fan of Wired (and if you're not, why not?), you will know and love Infographics - pretty AND nerdy, like me.
- Kim Jon Il looking at things
- Priviledge Denying Dude is BACK!
Internet 101 - flashmobs!
Flashmobs! Are these anything to do with the internet? I'm not entirely sure that this is something internetty. Mobs may have been planned, spread via the internet, participants sourced via the internet, planned and conceived on the internet (cybersexing?) but since they don't actually take place on the internet, I'm not sure if this constitutes Internet 101. However, we can see millions of videos about flashmobs on the Internet, and see how amazing they are and whatever, until the dreadful day some corporate ad agency finally convinces a telco to use them in their advertising, and then everyone knows about them and then it's just too mainstream for words and it dies.
Anyway, flashmobs might have evolved from the culture jamming movement OR they were invented by some guy called Bill. Whatever, the general rule is for a bunch of people to quietly meet at a set time, at a set public place, and to suddenly do a set action/noise/movement/action word for a set period of time, and then stop and walk away as if nothing has happened. Cue reactions of unsuspecting members of the public to be amazed, and revel in your genius.
Anyway, flashmobs might have evolved from the culture jamming movement OR they were invented by some guy called Bill. Whatever, the general rule is for a bunch of people to quietly meet at a set time, at a set public place, and to suddenly do a set action/noise/movement/action word for a set period of time, and then stop and walk away as if nothing has happened. Cue reactions of unsuspecting members of the public to be amazed, and revel in your genius.
I mean, stuff like this is so underground and awesome, Hipster Kitty knew about it in the womb and then it is RUINED by mainstream nobs. Ugh. Hate. Don't even bother viewing the below, it's not real.
- Poke flashmob
- Silent rave
- Pirate flashmob
- Supermarket flashmob
- Big Pillow Fight
- Anything Improv Everywhere do is awesome
- And then this one.
No, instead I'm going to tell you about lampshades. Did you know that lampshades were invented in the 1700s and were often made of tin? And that you can make your own?
Next week: lip dubs!
Have a great weekend!
Have a great weekend!
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