Archive for May, 2009

17 May, 2009 By Jordan (0) Comment Categories:
Blog | Media | Technology

How Twitter can help break news

A 3.0 magnitude earthquake sent tremors throughout the Roanoke Valley early Saturday morning, and the first people to report it were those posting tweets on the micro-blogging site Twitter.
It’s no secret that Twitter can be a great tool for journalists. In fact, I remember reading a blog entry about two years ago by technology evangelist [...]

1 May, 2009 By Jordan (3) Comment Categories:
Blog | Just for Fun | Video

Alltel commerical a blatant copy of old Chris Farley SNL sketch

I wish I had found an online clip of the actual Alltel commercial I’m speaking of. It’s the recent one where the chubby guy with curly hair portraying Verizon (his name is actually Michael Busch) goes on about why people aren’t buying cell service from him.  He uses air quotes as he comes up with [...]

1 May, 2009 By Jordan (0) Comment Categories:
Blog | Just for Fun | Video

Simpsons episode features YouTube a capella

Unfortunately I only just got around to watching last weekend’s Simpsons on Tivo, but I caught this.

The episode featured the audio and video of that clip as the closing credits music. The performance is by a group called Canvas.