Twitter: The Next Generation, Tweet in Klingon

Ever felt the need to share your inner nerd with millions of people in 140 characters or less? Well congratulations hypothetical Trekkie, as a marketing ploy for the upcoming MMORPG, Star Trek Online, a website...

Fring iPhone Video Conference App: Puts the CON in Conference

So the iPhone finally offers video calls, chat, conferences, or whatever terminology you prefer and it's legal to boot. Fring, the iPhone app at hand, really puts the con in video conference: it's one-way video...

Windows 7 Beats Mac OSX in Market Share

Windows 7 is beating Mac OSX in market share. Whaaa?! Before you fanboys an' fangirls begin to riot, keep in mind two things: Windows 7 is hot on the heels of vista, which is the crappiest OS ever conveived by man...

Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody Video: Viral Hit of the Century

The Muppets Bohemian Rhapsody video has caused my mouse button to finally break after clicking "replay" so many dang times. As we approach the stress of Thanksgiving, we all need to take a break to watch the...

Beatles 3000: Beatles Mockumentary

Here's one for the "It'll go viral" file: Beatles 3000. Ryan Mitchell, Perry Smith, Brian Lyman, and Nick Mundy put together a fake documentary about the Beatles, as if done from the year 3000.  The history of...

LinkedIn Opens Its API to the World

LinkedIn (Facebook for Grown-ups) has opened up its API for developers to cook up new interfaces with everything from Facebook to third-party Twitter clients. This will probably expose LinkedIn to a whole new...

Facebook: Email Status Update Comments On the Way

Facebook is rolling out new functionality: you'll be able to comment on status updates via email. I know, when you hear "Facebook" and "new functionality" in the same sentence, you want to chunder, but this is...

Laptop Steering Wheel Desk: A Three Wolf Moon That Can Kill You

Amazon.com is selling a laptop steering wheel desk. I'm not making this up: a laptop steering wheel desk. A desk. You mount. On your steering wheel. In your car. So you can do stuff other than driving while you...

Twitter Adds Geotagging: We Can See Where You're Wasting Time

Twitter has added a geotagging API, so you can tell people where you're tweeting from. This is currently available via your settings page in your Twitter account. Geolocation is opt-in, so don't worry: your boss...

Microsoft Attempts Viral Video and Fails

So we're supposed to believe that someone just happened to walk into the Microsoft store in Mission Viejo, California, juuust as the staff happened to break into a choreographed dance routine? Sorry. We don't...

Youtube Direct: Get Other People To Do Your Video Work

Youtube is launching Youtube Direct, which is a contribution and curation tool for news organizations seeking public contributions for video footage. The upside is that you can shamelessly solicit the public for...