USB Inventor Rock Star Commercial
I was reading an article this morning on CNN about Intel’s Ajay Bhatt, the dude that invented USB and I couldn’t help but remember the hilarious commercial that Intel ran w/ a guy playing him walking into the office and everyone going crazy, it was pure genius. Well, I decided to check YouTube this morning to see if that commercial was on there and wouldn’t you know it…
Seriously though, this is a pretty sharp dude. Have you ever stopped to think what life would be like w/out USB? The CNN article on Bhatt was really well written too, check it out. Oh, and if you thought USB 2.0 was fast, there is now USB 3.0 and it’s supposedly 10 times faster than it’s predecessor, which was 10 times faster than the original, or something like that…
The Hero Video
I have to thank my friend Kyle Keith from Jonesboro for turning me onto this one. Just a note, you might have to give it a few minutes to load completely, but I promise it’s worth the wait. The video reveals who the Hero of the entire world really is, and I couldn’t agree more…
By the way, if the video won’t load for you here, you can access the direct link here.
Winter Doom 2010 – Frosty the Spiderman
We finally got enough snow in Conway to build a snowman today. My next door neighbor Calvin Hill and I, (along w/ his kids and a few other folks that decided to stop by and pitch in) build without a doubt the coolest snowman in Central Arkansas today! Meet Frosty the Spiderman…
The entire photo gallery from the day is already online at Picasa or you can view them here… You can tell by Frosty’s hair that he still has a warm place in his heart for 80’s hair bands…
Zebra + Donkey = Zonkey!
I was talking w/ my mom the other day and she was telling me that she had seen a Zonkey. This didn’t register at first w/ me so I had to ask her to clarify what exactly a donkey was. Apparently a Zonkey is a cross between a Zebra and a Donkey. Okay…
The first thing that popped in my head was the mythical creature from Napoleon Dynamite called a Liger, which was a cross between a Lion and a Tiger. I have actually heard rumors where that cross-breed had actually been done, haven’t actually seen one in person though.
Still not quite sure what this “Zonkey” creature would look like I had asked for some photo verification. Fortunately today my cousin emailed those over to me. I am not going to give out the exact geographical location as to where this animal is but will say that it is in Arkansas. Here are the photos if you are interested…
EP:000 – The Cotton Club – Test
In the next couple of days I will be launching the first installment of The Cotton Club Podcast. The Cotton Club is one of two podcasts that I am going to be a part of this year, the other is a project that I am going to be working w/ Keith Crawford on called The Social Radar, stay tuned for details on that podcast in the very near future.
Unlike The Social Radar Podcast project, The Cotton Club is going to be a lot less focused and a lot more laid back. The Social Radar will deal mostly with the topic of Social Media and Marketing as to where The Cotton Club could end up being a free for all! I am pretty passionate about what I do so it’s probably a safe bet that a large portion of each show will be dedicated to the web in general, including development, blogging, social media, seo, etc., but since I am also passionate about things such as NASCAR and Football, there is a high probability that there will be a certain amount of trash talking as well.
If you know me very well, you will probably know that I am also somewhat of a joker, and no matter how hard I try, weird occurrences seem to find me. Highlights from these occurrences as well as some older stories will also be a big part of this project.
If you have iTunes and would like to subscribe to The Cotton Club, you may do so by clicking here (iTunes will open in a new window, just hit the subscribe button).
Meet Dwight David Honeycutt
This political spoof video of Dwight David Honeycutt, Conway, Arkansas school board candidate, has been circulating around for a little while now. It’s absolutely hilarious! I debated as to whether or not I should post it to my blog or not because it has some bad language, but I decided this morning to go ahead and archive it on The Cotton Club because it’s just that funny!
Be forewarned though, Dwight has a potty mouth on him and drops the “F” bomb a few times in this 5 minute video, so you might want to shut the door to your office before you watch it. You have been warned. Oh, in case you are wondering, yes, Dwight is on Facebook! Be sure to become a fan…
The Rejected Christmas Card Photo…
Am I the only one that sees the humor in this? For our Christmas card photo this year I came up with the idea of having my wife standing over me w/ a golf club in her hand. You know, Tiger Woods style. Well, I will say that there was a compromise made on the Christmas card photo, we were both happy. But, just for those of you who share my sick sense of humor, here is the photo we didn’t use…
Rupert Murdoch’s Latest Plan to Become Invisible
Okay, so I don’t usually bash people on here, unless of course their name is Rupert Murdoch. In the past I have bashed Murdoch for saying things like, The Internet is Going Away, and People Will Pay for News, but his latest plan might be just the thing Fox and all of his other News Corp entities need to become completely irrelevant.
Murdoch’s latest stroke of genius is to have all of his News Corp websites invisible to Google’s search engine. That’s right, you won’t be able to find Fox headlines in Google’s search engines anymore. That should do wonders for his web traffic (insert sarcasm here). I honestly can’t wait to see how this turns out for him…
It’s long been common knowledge, even to those who work alongside him in the industry that he has no clue as to how news is disseminated today, and has an even fuzzier grasp on the whole social media phenomenon that has taken root and forever changed the way we use the web today.
Here are just a few profound statements from Rupert recently that should make you wonder if this guy just woke up from being cryonically frozen alongside Ted Williams. When asked about removing his content from Search Engines, here was a few of his responses:
“I think we will. But that’s when we’ll start charging. We do it already with the Wall Street Journal. We have a wall, but it’s not right to the ceiling. You can get the first paragraph of any story but if you’re not a paying subscriber to WSJ.com, you get a paragraph and a subscription form.”
By the way Rupert, you are misinformed as to your own business model dude, The Wall Street Journal isn’t hidden from Google, you can easily find WSJ articles on Google, maybe not all of them, but a lot.
I think Mashable put it best when they said Mr. Murdoch is not ready to accept any of the changes brought forth by the Internet and the social media movement. Moreover, he doesn’t seem to understand how some parts of it work. He’s got the manpower to announce a war, but I’m afraid his army will be fighting windmills.
In case you haven’t seen the Interview that Murdoch did recently with Sky News, pop some popcorn, grab a beverage of your choosing, invite some friends over, and enjoy this comedy:
For some more perspective on this story, Mashable did a great piece on it: http://mashable.com/2009/11/09/rupert-murdoch-google/
Why You Should Watch Women’s Soccer!
Okay so I roll over this morning and start my Saturday like every other Saturday and flip on ESPN and try to find Gameday but this news story caught my eye. Apparently NCAA Women’s Soccer just got exciting, thanks to Elizabeth Lambert, wonder if she is related to Jack Lambert from the Pittsburgh Steelers?
Update: There are already several Elizabeth Lambert fan clubs starting to pop up on Facebook. This might just be the shot in the arm that Women’s Soccer has needed. I have been saying for years that they should turn it into more of a catfight and a lot less of the running up and down the field. If you haven’t seen this video yet, you have got to see this:
Hilarious Facebook Song
I have to thank my good friend Brant Collins (@brantc) for sharing this one this morning on Twitter. If you are on Facebook you will immediately identify with this guy:
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