Category Archives: pop culture

Comedy Central Host Daniel Tosh Brings Snide Commentary to New Blog

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Fans of the web’s snarkiest MC, rejoice! Daniel Tosh, host and brain behind Comedy Central’s tosh.0, has just launched a new site for all things “Tosh.” The site, appropriately named “tosh.0 blog,” features a slew of interactive features like a caption challenge, “rename the video” challenge, an iPhone app and featured tweets from fans. More […] Continue reading →

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How “The Oatmeal” Conquered the World of Web Comics [INTERVIEW]

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

Here at Mashable, we subscribe to The Oatmeal, a web comic created by Matthew Inman. Launched in the spring of 2009, The Oatmeal is a true Internet success story, with the site seeing nearly a quarter of a billion pageviews in 2010. Inman’s wry observations on the absurdity of life, both on and offline, coupled […] Continue reading →

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“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” in 60 Seconds

Posted on January 24, 2011 by admin

If your attention span was just too short to sit through all 112 minutes of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, you’re in luck, because a fan of the film has boiled down all the pathos and pings into 60 seconds. Scott Pilgrim Director Edgar Wright actually tweeted out this video the other day — Wright […] Continue reading →

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15 Aspiring Musicians Who Found Fame Through YouTube [VIDEOS]

Posted on January 23, 2011 by admin

Thanks to the wonders of social media, nowadays talent scouts are more likely to find the next big thing online than at the mall. While MySpace was once the place to be discovered, video-sharing uber-site YouTube has since taken over as the wannabe pop star’s place to post. Whether you’re an indie kid, a pop […] Continue reading →

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Girl Talk’s Mashups Get Mashed Up

Posted on January 20, 2011 by admin

Gregg Gillis (a.k.a. Girl Talk) is known for taking popular jams and mashing them together to create one, delicious casserole of sound (or maybe a Mille-feuille, if you have a sweet tooth). Well, it seems as if in this modern, remake loop of a world, not even mashup artists are free from being mashed. Artist […] Continue reading →

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You Can Book a Trip on Virgin Galactic via Kayak.com

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

Here’s a fun little Easter Egg: By entering the airport code for Spaceport America into the “From” field on Kayak.com, and 50m (the number of miles at which the thermosphere starts) into the “To” field, you can uncover flights into space. Let me explain this to you clearly, since I know you’re dying to fork […] Continue reading →

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Thousands of Horoscopes Mashed Up To Create One Generic Prediction

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

If you were particularly bummed by that whole horoscope shakeup last week (I, for one, would really dig being an “Ophiuchus”), her… Continue reading →

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How Do You Create an Orchestra Using YouTube?

Posted on January 19, 2011 by admin

It turns out all you need to play in the storied Sydney Opera House is a YouTube account and a touch of talent. The YouTube Symphony Orchestra (YSO) recently announced its list of musicians who won a spot in the orchestra. All they had to do was post a video of themselves playing a classical […] Continue reading →

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Lost Canister of Film Prompts YouTube Search For Its Owners

Posted on January 18, 2011 by admin

What would you do if you found a canister of film in the middle of a snowy park? (After wondering to yourself, “Who the hell still uses film?” that is). Well, if you’re Todd Bieber, you make a YouTube video in order to find the owners of that film. Bieber, who works as director of […] Continue reading →

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Case Study: How Google Sells Its Free Products

Posted on January 15, 2011 by admin

Modern commercials are a funny thing. Ad agencies are trying to figure out how to give their commercials viral appeal while balancing that against providing company or product information. The Old Spice guy campaign is more or less universally lauded as an example of how to reboot a company’s image and turn a commercial idea […] Continue reading →

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