You may have seen last year's The Social Network which chronicled the dramatic rise of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. Now comes The Twit Network. It's the story about a website and two guys who understood the way of the future when nobody else seemed to, and kept at it even though it is kind of … [Read more...]
What is Twitter?
Unless you've been living under a rock, it's been pretty hard to avoid hearing about Twitter. But even many of the people who use Twitter have a hard time explaining exactly what it is. More importantly, what's the point of Twitter? This clever video does a great job of explaining what Twitter is … [Read more...]
A Love Story in Emoticons
Storyteller and poet Rives tells a three-minute love story with a twist -- it's all done with emoticons. A very clever video presentation given at TED, worth a watch. Rives is a regular on HBO's Def Poetry Jam and starts in the Bravo special "Ironic Iconic America." … [Read more...]
U2 Live on YouTube
Rock giants U2 will be broadcasting tonight's concert at the Rose Bowl in a global webcast on YouTube. You can view the concert on the official U2 channel, which will be available in 16 countries. Tonight's concert will be an acid test for streaming live video on YouTube. In the past, Google (who … [Read more...]
Texting Your Way to Love
Time have changed. People no longer send handwritten love notes. No, technology has forever transformed the way we connect with other people, as wickedly illustrated in this instructional video on text messaging your way to love. You'll learn when to send that first "post-makeout" text; when (and … [Read more...]
Twittering Taco Truck
This week's Sunday Funny is from the Truth-is-Stranger-Than-Fiction category. Kogi BBQ in LA may not be the only one, but it is different. They combine Korean and Mexican food in a taco truck that Twitters their followers the location of their next taco fix. If that whets your appetite for more, … [Read more...]
Google Wave Video Overview
Earlier today I shared the announcement of Google Wave -- the new, as-yet-unavailable web app that might -- if Google has their way -- revolutionize the way we do email, instant messaging, communicate and collaborate. Now we've got the entire Google Wave keynote from the Google I/O developer … [Read more...]
Celebrity Twitter Overkill
Happy Mother's Day, folks. For this week's Sunday Funny we bring you the long-awaited sequel to Twouble with Twitter: Celebrity Twitter Overkill! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHAZt-Exuaw Gotta love the jump the shark reference. Now tweet this to your mom and give her a reason to smile on … [Read more...]
Sunday Funnies: Emoticon War
Communicating via instant messaging or text alone has challenges. You don't get to read the body language or see the telling smirk on the other person's face. And so emoticons were born -- a shorthand code to help inject text messages with emotions. And thank god -- without them this entire video … [Read more...]
Sunday Funnies: Twitter Frenzy
Welcome to a new series at BigBlueBall we're calling the Sunday Funnies. With everything that is going on in the world of social media, sometimes you need to sit back and have a good laugh. Each week we'll be sharing something fun -- just for the helluvit. This week, Jon Stewart and the Daily … [Read more...]