So who’s working on some cool applications for MySpace? With the release of the MySpace API I can only imagine developers are jumping all over the chance to make something cool. I know my husband is gearing up to make some type of cool application like they have on Facebook. MySpace has some catching up to do, and this was a step in the right direction for them.
comments (3) YouTube has launched it’s first ever film competition, and it’s also it’s first international contest as well. It’s called YouTube Project: Direct and it’s for all you budding directors out there to get your films seen!
Direct an original film using specific elements outlined by award-winning filmmaker, Jason Reitman, and you could get the exposure you need to turn your craft into a career.
If you win, you’re going to a major international film festival where you’ll attend surprise industry events, meet with executives from Fox Searchlight Pictures, and show your film at a private event. You’ll also see your winning short broadcast on the home page of YouTube in countries all over the world, and you’ll win a $5000 debit card.
THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS NOVEMBER 9TH, SO START ROLLING!
And be sure to check out Fox Searchlight Picture’s community for aspiring filmmakers at my.foxsearchlight.com!
Deadlines for entries is November 9th, so get those cameras rolling and start filming for your chance to become famous!
My son bought Guitar Hero 2 for his XBOX 360 over the weekend, and I’m already fighting him for my turn to play. My fingers hurt today, and my wrist are throbbing from playing. I’m not that great at it, but it’s damn fun to play! Have you seen this 8 yr old Guitar Hero God??? This kid is amazing! He even turns the other way and doesn’t watch the screen. DAMN!
So how does your Gmail get from your computer to the recipients computer? Google asked for video submissions, and they received 1,100 from all over the world. The winner has been announced, and the video is AWESOME. Watch it, it’s REALLY good!
I just wrote about Facebook a couple days ago. I joined after my husband kept telling me I should. Now that I am on there, I’ve been having all sorts of fun with the different applications. I like the Top Friends one, and the Booze Mail the best. I’ve been sending out drinks to everyone today. After all it is Friday.
I was reading a blogging buddy today, Owen, who wrote a nice piece on Make money by surfing on FaceBook. When I first heard about it, I thought it sounded like a great idea, but then I read his post.
It’s called CashCliques and all you do is click on the ads. You can click on 10 of them a day, and you get paid a penny for each click. You can even get your friends to sign up which makes you even more money every time they click.
Doesn’t this sound like a pyramid scheme??? I’m not touching it with a ten foot pole, and I’m going to assume Facebook is going to make them remove it as soon as they find out more about it. I would think it is against their TOS, although I haven’t checked myself.
How did you spend yesterday? Surfing the web, looking at cool shit huh? Not me, dammit! Our server at work went south leaving me with absolutely nothing to do. It was funny though because a couple employees told me they had the most productive day they have had in months, without the internet distraction. HA!
When I walked in the door this morning I was curious to see if it was all fixed. Sure enough, it is, and my life is now a happy one. I did play a few games of solitaire yesterday. I played 33 games and I won 1 game. That’s a wonderful 3% streak! I’m so happy I can be working, errrr….blogging today.
Julie
Cool Tech News
I’ve always loved the Dateline NBC’s series To Catch a Predator with Chris Hansen, and last night I caught his new show To Catch an I-Jacker. What they did was plant iPod’s all over the United States, with their special software packaged with it. The software requires you to register your iPod online, and wouldn’t you know it? Almost all of them registered it with their real name and address, making it easy for Chris and his team to track down the thieves.
Then of course in Chris Hansen style he confronted them by saying they won free MP3’s and took them into the prize patrol RV to retrieve their prize. Once there, he showed them the hidden video of them “jacking” the iPod in a public place. HA! I always get such a kick out of people who are confronted like that, just after the lie about how they got the iPod. It was great!
Did any of you catch it? Great series!
I was just writing on one of my other blogs how we can’t find the keys to our house. You see we have always used the garage to come in and out. The car remotes, and the keypad have been the most useful. No fumbling for keys in the dark, just hit the button, or punch in the code. There was one time the code got messed up for some reason, and we were totally locked out, so we had to break in a side window. If I knew of a local locksmith I could have called, we wouldn’t have had to break in. I actually do have a friend, a locksmith Kansas city is the place, but that’s just a little too far to make a service call.
But it got me to thinking of how much we rely on electronic gadgets. From key less door entries to all our cell phone chargers. Not to mention our need for electricity. I can’t imagine how different our lives would be without it. Would I just not know any better, so I wouldn’t miss it? LOL! Anyway, I need to find the keys to our house, so we can actually leave it. I can’t go anywhere if no one is home to unlock the door for me when I return. It’s just nuts that I can’t find these damn keys!
Oh I forgot to mention that I did do a few searches for the iPhones on Ebay already. I haven’t seen any phones actually pop up there yet, but people have grabbed some really good free email addresses and are selling them for around $60. Some people have grabbed some pretty cool domain names also, but you’d have to get a student loan consolidation just to able to purchase one. For instance, iphoneshops.com is a buy it now for $25K.
When the internet has been working today, it’s been a rather uneventful day. I’m not really having any luck trying to find something to write about. It seems Paris getting out of jail is pretty news worthy, and Lindsey being stuck in the drug rehabs again, and not being to have her 21st birthday party in Las Vegas is huge news. Big deal!
