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Website du Jour: Stop Making That Duckface
You know you've seen it. You might even be guilty of perpetrating it. I'm talking about what the site Anti-duckface.com calls the "duck face," which they describe as something between a kissy face and a pout.
Confusing Technology Doesn't Pass in Post Grad
I just saw the college graduation comedy Post Grad starring Alexis Bledel and like Buzz, I thought the movie was also quirky and cute, but I had a few quibbles with the technology.
First, there must have been some sort of MySpace deal for placement, because it opens with Bledel's character Ryden posting a video blog getting live video comments on a very fancy-looking MySpace UI. I haven't been on the 'Space for a while now, but I'm pretty sure this is not the latest redesign.
Sex Offenders Banned From Social Networking
No one likes the idea of sex offenders lurking around online communities. Thus, Illinois has passed a law that will make it a felony for registered sex offenders to use sites like Facebook or MySpace. One state lawmaker explained: The idea was, if the predator is supposed to be a registered sex offender, they should keep their Internet distance as well as their physical distance.
Are You Over MySpace?
Apparently, no one is immune from today's crappy economy. Not even an online social networking giant like MySpace, who just announced that it would be cutting 30 percent of its US workforce this month in an attempt to get back to their start-up roots. But I can't say that I'm totally surprised that they're downsizing (whether it be for economic reasons or not), since I've been slowly weaning myself off of the site for a while now, and am almost completely Facebook exclusive (although they are looking a little too much like MySpace for my taste these days).
Daily Tech: Tech That Will Change Your Online Life
- These recent tech announcements are worth getting excited about. — Lifehacker
- Apple's new MacBook Pros get unboxed. — Engadget
- Ten percent of Twitter users generate 90 percent of the content.
The White House Has a Geek-Filled Week
I guess I spoke too soon when I said that President Barack Obama has been keeping a low tech profile, because last week I was surprised when the White House added exclusive up close and personal photos of the president's first 100 days in office to its Flickr photo stream.
And I was already thoroughly impressed with the new administration adding a blog to the White House website, but they've outdone themselves yet again with an official Twitter account and now a stellar-looking MySpace page — both launching within the last few days.
What's next?
Daily Tech: CEO of MySpace Announces His Departure
- Chris DeWolfe, MySpace cofounder and CEO, will not be renewing his contract and will be stepping down from his position in the very near future. — TechCrunch
- Check out the full review of Peek's latest Pronto device, which can check up to five email accounts and is compatible with Microsoft Exchange. — Boing Boing Gadgets
- Lifehacker scored an interview with one of our favorite geeks — Steve Wozniak — and even got him to admit that he has a hacking fetish.
Zac Efron Is Just Not That Into Social Networking Sites
At the ripe young age of 21, one would think that Hollywood hottie Zac Efron would be tweeting, posting status updates on Facebook and blogging on MySpace. . .
Would You Get Married on MySpace — For Free?
Maybe you've thought about how great it would be to have the world at your nuptials, a la Trista and Ryan, or maybe you've seen how outrageously expensive it is to plan a big wedding these days. Well, what if someone paid for your whole wedding? Of course there's a catch.
Tech Dating 101: Changing Your Relationship Status
Spring has sprung, and it's not only the time for budding flowers and April showers, it's the time of budding romances too! But with so much new technology out there, the art of dating has become more complicated than ever — we can totally feel Drew Barrymore's pain in He's Just Not That Into You when she laments about having to keep up with several different technologies just to get rejected.
So in the face of this uncharted territory, geeksugar and DearSugar are teaming up to bring you a series about love and the technologies that connect us called Tech Dating 101.
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