Winnipeg Free Press - December 11/08
The 40 Great Lost Icons In Pop Culture History
Wonder what ever happened to the Bee Girl from that Blind Melon’s No Rain video or how the Jamaican Bobsled Team is adjusting to life after the Olympics or what Elian Gonzalez is up to in Cuba? Nerve.com spends come time in the pop culture time machine and looks back at The 40 Great Lost Icons In Pop Culture History and how they adjusted to their fifteen minutes of fame. The here today, gone tomorrow phenomenon has only grow with the proflieration of the web, as anyone who can upload a clip of themselves to video sharing site can become an instant viral celebrity.
Lost Preview Clip
Just in time for the holiday shopping rush, DVDs of season four of ABC’s Lost were released this week. Although the network has already uploaded a short trailer, ABC is ramping up their promo over the next month and a half with a series of short teaser clips. In this two minute segment, Kate is confronted by lawyers who are trying to get a blood sample from her and a noticeably bigger Aaron, Claire’s son and one of the Oceanic Six who made it off the island. The sixth season premiers on January 21/09 after an eighth month hiatus.
Regifter
Want to regift something but feel bad about doing it? Regifter lets you upload a photo of that hard to use gadget you got, that hidious bathroom set or that sweater that should have never left the store. If you don’t have your own item to virtually regift, you can select preset items. You can also share your regifts through your Facebook profile, although you probably want to stick to items already on the site, the last thing you want to do is upload a picture that is going to upset somebody.
Let Me Goggle That For You
Do you have a friend or relative on Facebook, in your IM list or email contacts that insists on sending you dumb questions that they could easily have looked up themselves in the time it took them to write you a message? Let Me Google That For You is a tongue-in-cheek web based application that helps you redirect inane questions. A couple times of sending answers back through this site will ensure that you have one less person bothering you for information that they can easily find themselves.
Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them
Even though computers have come a long way in the last few years, anyone who spends any amount of time in behind a keyboard will tell you that there have been one or two occasions they’ve wanted to pull an Axl Rose and toss it out the window. The Lifehacker blog has put together a handy list of Top 10 Computer Annoyances and How to Fix Them.
