Bing’s New Commercial – - Bloody Good!

What’s with our fascination with vampires ay? True Blood, New Moon, Vampire Diaries… what is it? Is it the fangs? Is it the mystery? Or simply, is it the homoerotic nature of vampires? I don’t know but Bing has a new commercial and it’s really good! They knew what market to target.. and that’s the young.

Watch the Bing Commercial below:

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AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings Oct. 23-26: Talentadong Pinoy and Kap’s Amazing Stories lead weekend primetime race

Here are the comparative TV ratings of ABS-CBN, TV5, and GMA-7 programs from October 23 to 26, based on the overnight ratings of AGB Nielsen Philippines among Mega Manila households:

October 23, Friday

Morning:

Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 6.4%; Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 7.9%; Bob The Builder (TV5) 1.4%; Barney & Friends (TV5) 1.7%; Thomas & Friends (TV5) 2.9%; Go Diego Go (TV5) 4.2%; Blue’s Clues (TV5) 4.7%; Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) 8.9%

Pokemon: Master Quest (GMA-7) 5%; Mar Marchen Awakens Romance (ABS-CBN) 5.2%; Catdog (TV5) 6.2%

Jackie Chan Adventures (GMA-7) 5.2%; Bleach (GMA-7) 9.3%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 6.3%; The Adventures of Pedro Penduko (ABS-CBN) 6.6%; Danny Phantom (TV5) 3.8%

Hunter X Hunter (GMA-7) 12.4%; SiS (GMA-7) 7.3%; Ruffa and Ai (ABS-CBN) 7%; The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (TV5) 3.8%; Azumanga Daioh (TV5) 4.1%; Duel Masters (TV5) 3.1%

Last Romance (GMA-7) 13.6%; Pilipinas, Game KNB? (ABS-CBN) 10.6%; Juicy (TV5) 1.7%

Afternoon:

Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 24.9%; Daisy Siete: My Shuper Sweet Lover (GMA-7) 16.5%; Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 14.6%; The Little Nyonya (TV5) 1.4%; Under One Roof (TV5) 1.3%; Phua Chu Kang (TV5) 0.9%; Play With Me Sesame (TV5) 0.8%; Elmo’s World (TV5) 2.1%; Global Grover (TV5) 1.9%

Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) 18.2%; Nagsimula Sa Puso (ABS-CBN) 13.1%; Maria de Jesus: Anghel Sa Lansangan (ABS-CBN) 9.1%; Postman Pat (TV5) 2.3%; Bob The Builder (TV5) 2.6%

Tinik Sa Dibdib (GMA-7) 17.7%; Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) 9.1%; Transformers Armada (TV5) 2.2%

Game About Love (GMA-7) 7.2%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up Uber (ABS-CBN) 9.8%; The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (TV5) 4.5%

Family Feud (GMA-7) 14.5%; Somewhere In My Heart (ABS-CBN) 11.2%; Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) 8.2%; Avatar: The Legend of Aang (TV5) 5.3%

Evening:

Ikaw Sana (GMA-7) 18.3%; Katorse (ABS-CBN) 19.4%; Black Blood Brotehrs (TV5) 4.1%

24 Oras (GMA-7) 30.3%; TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 26.4%; Shakugan No Shana (TV5) 4.3%; Hero Tales Destiny Warrior (TV5) 3.6%; Fushigi Yugi (TV5) 4.4%

Darna (GMA-7) 32.5%; Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) 28.9%; May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) 26%; Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) 25.9%; Lokomoko High (TV5) 6.1%; 5 Max Movies: Angel Eyes (TV5) 3.2%

Rosalinda (GMA-7) 25%; Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) 27.9%

Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) 21.9%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) 24.1%; SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 11.6%

Bubble Gang (GMA-7) 13.6%; Bandila (ABS-CBN) 7.5%; SOCO (ABS-CBN) 9%; TEN: The Evening News (TV5) 0.4%; MOG TV: More On Gaming (TV5) 0.9%; Jojo A. All The Way (TV5) 0.3%

Saksi (GMA-7) 5%; OFW Diaries (GMA-7) 2.7%; Trip Na Trip (ABS-CBN) 3.2%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up Late (ABS-CBN) 2.2%; Wow Mali! (TV5) 0.8%

October 24, Saturday

Morning:

Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko (GMA-7) 2%; Slazer X (GMA-7) 3.2%; Salamat Dok (ABS-CBN) 3.5%; Mustard TV (TV5) 0.6%

Chess Master (GMA-7) 3.4%; Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak (ABS-CBN) 3.3%; Inside the Fish Bowl (TV5) 1.1%

Black Jack (GMA-7) 9%; Wanted: Perfect Husband (ABS-CBN) 2.2%

Art Angel (GMA-7) 10.1%; Sineskwela (ABS-CBN) 3.2%; Soul Mix (TV5) 1.4%

Batang Bibbo (GMA-7) 9.6%; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward (ABS-CBN) 4.7%; Wolverine and the X-Men (ABS-CBN) 5.2%; Catscratch (TV5) 5.8%

Happy Land (GMA-7) 6.2%; Power Rangers Jungle Fury (ABS-CBN) 5.3%

Ka-Blog (GMA-7) 6.7%; Maynila (GMA-7) 9.5%; Joey’s Quirky World (GMA-7) 14.2%; Wonder Mom (ABS-CBN) 5.6%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 11.5%; Chalkzone (TV5) 7.7%; Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) 10.8%; Rocko’s Modern Life (TV5) 7.3%; Legends of the Hidden Temple (TV5) 3.4%

Afternoon:

Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 23.8%; Startalk (GMA-7) 13.1%; Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 15.5%; Entertainment Live (ABS-CBN) 8%; Lovely Detective Labyrinth (TV5) 3.2%; Ranma 1/2 (TV5) 4.6%; Shakugan No Shana (TV5) 2.9%; ABL: Asean Basketball League (ABS-CBN) 0.7%

Wish Ko Lang (GMA-7) 16.4%; Cinema FPJ: Da King on ABS-CBN (ABS-CBN) 14.6%

Evening:

Pinoy Records (GMA-7) 17.9%; Failon Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 15.8%; TV Patrol Sabado (ABS-CBN) 17%; Kiddie Kwela (TV5) 5.3%

Celebrity Duets (GMA-7) 14.9%; Tiagong Akyat (ABS-CBN) 16.7%; Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (TV5) 15.3%

Bitoy’s ShoWWWtime (GMA-7) 17.5%; 24 Oras Special Edition (GMA-7) 19%; The Singing Bee (ABS-CBN) 14.4%; Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN) 18.9%; Talentadong Pinoy (TV5) 23.8%; Midnight DJ (TV5) 14.5%

Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7) 19.4%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) 20.3%; 5 Max Movies: The Rundown (TV5) 5.4%

Imbestigador (GMA-7) 17.4%; Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) 10.9%

Cool Center Hello It’s Me (GMA-7) 7.7%; GMA Weekend Report (GMA-7) 4.1%; Walang Tulugan With The Master Showman (GMA-7) 2.3%; Sports Unlimited (ABS-CBN) 4%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up Late (ABS-CBN) 1.5%; WWE Raw (TV5) 2.6%; Front Act With Mike & Stanley (TV5) 1.3%; Ogags (TV5) 1.6%

October 25, Sunday

Morning:

Jesus The Healer (GMA-7) 2.3%; The Healing Eucharist (ABS-CBN) 4.9%; Kerygma TV (TV5) 0.4%

In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley (GMA-7) 1.6%; Race-Tin Flash & Dash (GMA-7) 5.6%; Kabuhayang Swak Na Swak (ABS-CBN) 2.8%; Salamat Dok (ABS-CBN) 2.9%; The Word Exposed With Bishop Chito Tagle (TV5) 1.3%; Sunday Mass On TV (TV5) 1.2%

Chess Master (GMA-7) 7.9%; Totally Spies! Undercover (ABS-CBN) 3.7%

Team Galaxy (GMA-7) 8.1%; Wolverine and The X-Men (ABS-CBN) 6.9%; Catscratch (TV5) 3.4%

Ryukendo (GMA-7) 5.4%; Power Rangers Jungle Fury (ABS-CBN) 6.3%; Chalkzone (TV5) 6.4%

Pokemon Specials (GMA-7) 5.2%; Kay Susan Tayo (GMA-7) 7.8%; Joey’s Quirky World (GMA-7) 11.2%; Hana Kimi Crazy In Love (ABS-CBN) 6%; Matanglawin (ABS-CBN) 12.5%; Spongebob Squarepants TV5) 7.2%; Rocko’s Modern Life (TV5) 5.6%; Legends of the Hidden Temple (TV5) 2.2%

Afternoon:

SOP (GMA-7) 11.6%; ASAP ‘09 (ABS-CBN) 14.6%; Noein (TV5) 1.7%; Fushigi Yugi (TV5) 3.5%

Dear Friend: Special (GMA-7) 6.9%; Your Song: Someone To Love (ABS-CBN) 10.1%

Showbiz Central (GMA-7) 10.9%; The Buzz (ABS-CBN) 9.3%; ABL: Asean Basketball League (ABS-CBN) 2.3%

Evening:

Kap’s Amazing Stories (GMA-7) 24.7%; Goin’ Bulilit (ABS-CBN) 14.6%; Front Act With Mike & Stanley (TV5) 3.2%; Wow Mali (TV5) 4.9%

Power of 10 (GMA-7) 19.7%; Rated K (ABS-CBN) 19.1%

Mel & Joey (GMA-7) 23.7%; Sharon (ABS-CBN) 16.7%; George and Cecil (ABS-CBN) 14.3%; Everybody Hapi (TV5) 9.9%; Shall We Dance: The Celebrity Dance Challenge (TV5) 7.7%

Bandaoke! Rock ‘N Roll To Millions (GMA-7) 19.2%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) 18.7%; TV Patrol Linggo (ABS-CBN) 11.2%; 5 Max Movies: A League of Their Own (TV5) 2.4%

Show Me Da Manny (GMA-7) 14.9%; The Making of Patient X (GMA-7) 8.1%; SNBO: Ploning (GMA-7) 3.3%; GMA Weekend Report (GMA-7) 1.1%; Hamon Sa Kampeon (ABS-CBN) 4.3%; Urban Zone (ABS-CBN) 0.8%; WWE Smackdown (TV5) 2%; Juicy (TV5) 0.5%; Lokomoko (TV5) 0.7%

October 26, Monday

Morning:

Unang Hirit (GMA-7) 6.4%; Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN) 4.7%; Pingu (TV5) 1.2%; Barney & Friends (TV5) 2.4%; Thomas & Friends (TV5) 2.9%; Dora The Explorer (TV5) 4.7%; Wonder Pets (TV5) 6.8 %; Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) 7.4%

Kirby (GMA-7) 6.6%; Mar Marchen Awakens Romance (ABS-CBN) 3.5%; Catdog (TV5) 5.7%

Bleach (GMA-7) 7.8%; Naruto (ABS-CBN) 4.1%; Danny Phantom (TV5) 5.2%

Hunter X Hunter (GMA-7) 11.9%; The Adventures of Pedro Penduko (ABS-CBN) 4.4%; Three Dads With One Mommy (ABS-CBN) 4.8%; The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (TV5) 4%

SiS (GMA-7) 7.4%; Last Romance (GMA-7) 11.9%; Showtime (ABS-CBN) 10.4%; Azumanga Daioh (TV5) 3.2%; Duel Masters (TV5) 2.6%; Juicy (TV5) 1.5%

Afternoon:

Eat Bulaga! (GMA-7) 24.2%; Daisy Siete: My Shuper Sweet Lover (GMA-7) 14.2%; Wowowee (ABS-CBN) 15.1%; The Little Nyonya (TV5) 1.8%; Under One Roof (TV5) 0.7%; Phua Chu Kang (TV5) 0.5%; Play With Me Sesame (TV5) 0.7%; Elmo’s World (TV5) 1.5%; Global Grover (TV5) 1.7%; Postman Pat (TV5) 1.9%

Kaya Kong Abutin ang Langit (GMA-7) 13.6%; Nagsimula Sa Puso (ABS-CBN) 11.6%; Bob The Builder (TV5) 2.4%

Tinik Sa Dibdib (GMA-7) 13.9%; Maria de Jesus: Anghel Sa Lansangan (ABS-CBN) 7.9%; Banana Split Daily Servings (ABS-CBN) 7.9%; Transformers Armada (TV5) 4.5%

Game About Love (GMA-7) 8.7%; Family Feud (GMA-7) 15.2%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up Uber (ABS-CBN) 8.5%; Somewhere In My Heart (ABS-CBN) 10.4%; The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron (TV5) 10%; Spongebob Squarepants (TV5) 12.4%; Avatar: The Legend of Aang (TV5) 9.3%

Evening:

Ikaw Sana (GMA-7) 19.1%; Katorse (ABS-CBN) 19.9%; Black Blood Brothers (TV5) 3.4%

24 Oras (GMA-7) 29.4%; TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN) 24.9%; Shakugan No Shana (TV5) 1.8%; Hero Tales Destiny Warrior (TV5) 2.2%; Fushigi Yugi (TV5) 2.8%

Darna (GMA-7) 31.8%; Stairway To Heaven (GMA-7) 28.9%; May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN) 28.6%; Lovers In Paris (ABS-CBN) 27.4%; Kuwentong Talentado (TV5) 4%

Rosalinda (GMA-7) 23.7%; Dahil May Isang Ikaw (ABS-CBN) 25.1%; 5 Max Movies: Jackass The Movie 2 (TV5) 5%

Survivor Philippines: Palau (GMA-7) 21%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up (ABS-CBN) 20.9%

Shining Inheritance (GMA-7) 19.4%; SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN) 13.3%; TEN: The Evening News (TV5) 2.1%

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not (GMA-7) 13%; Saksi (GMA-7) 5%; Bandila (ABS-CBN) 9.8%; Urban Tribe (TV5) 2%; Jojo A. All The Way (TV5) 1.4 %

I-Witness (GMA-7) 2.2%; XXX (ABS-CBN) 8.1%; Pinoy Big Brother Double Up Late (ABS-CBN) 2.5%; Everybody Hapi (TV5) 1.9%

via PEP.ph: The Number One Site for Philippine Showbiz | News | AGB Mega Manila TV Ratings Oct. 23-26: Talentadong Pinoy and Kap’s Amazing Stories lead weekend primetime race.

Why is today’s Google Doodle showing a barcode?

It’s always interesting how Google gets people to wonder what the heck their doodle displays.  It makes people think.  I thought that it may have something to do with the anniversary of the barcode or something because they have done that in the past.  Just like the time when they mispelled google with a double “ll” because it was Google’s 11th birthday.

Well, today’s explanation is this.  After a little research on the barcode, it shows that it is the barcode’s 57th year since it was officially patented back in October 7, 1952.  And if you scan the barcode that Google presents on their page, they said that it reads GOOGLE or gOOGLE.  Some comments even say that it reads googleg with an extra “g” in the end.

Regardless, it’s a clever way to get people’s attention.  It got mine.

Google Wave – - Get invited to try it out.

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I don’t know about y’all but I’m a fan of anything Google. I use Gmail, love Google Maps, I use Google Search for anything, Picasa is wonderful… Google docs is a great way for me to share documents. I use each and evey application individually and when Google Wave was announced – I was super excited. It is an aggregation tool where you can have all the Google applications in one spot! Communicate, share and collaborate… what better way to interact with other people online~!

You want to learn more? Review the video:

It is currently an invitation only application similar to when they rolled out Gmail before. If you want to participate and find bugs, you can do that. If you want to simply “WAVE”, you can do that as well…

To make a request to be a part of the testing and bug finding… file your request here.

Why is Google spelled Googlle today?

Photo Credit: Screencap of Google page today

You must be wondering why the Google homepage has the word Google spelled incorrectly having two “L”s instead of one. Well well! It’s Google’s 11th birthday! Yes! Get it?

Google always comes up with the funkiest themes be it a holiday theme or whatever it is but they surely find interesting things to do with their homepage to catch someone’s attention! Great marketing!

Happy Birthday Google!

iPhone MMS is now live – September 25, 2009

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Yehey Apple iPhone users!!!  iPhone is now MMS capable!!  Woohoo!!  As of a moment ago, you can now send multimedia messages to other phones.    MMS capability is sure to excite iPhone enthusiasts…

According to CNET.com’s website..

You’ll need to connect to iTunes to receive the update, which should download in seconds. We were able to send an update immediately, but you may have to restart your iPhone first. To confirm that your device is ready, go to Settings > General > About. Your carrier version should be “AT&T 5.5″ and you’ll need the latest iPhone 3.1 software update. Also, remember that owners of the original iPhone will miss out on the fun.

For more information, check out Apple’s links for updating and enabling carrier settings. And if you’re having problems see Apple’s troubleshooting tips.

We’ll follow up today with video and screenshots. Welcome, iPhone, to 2003.

via iPhone MMS now live | iPhone Atlas – CNET Reviews.

The Gaydar Experiment on Facebook – Are you revealing too much?

I read that two MIT students ran an experiment using social media giant, FACEBOOK to determine if and whether a person is gay by using a formula to look at your affiliation, friends, religion blah blah blah and it could actually provide details that would likely say whether you’re gay or not?! Huh!!!

To a degree, I would agree. Just by looking at your associations on FB, no matter how you hide your true identity, one can pretty much guess whether you have the sling or the swing! I, for one could tell you that after comments left by my gay friends on my photos – I can assure you that no one in the world still think that I’m straight unless they are in super dooper denial (my eldest sister) and think that I’m still a good match for the nurse that she knows from the hospital where she works.

But affiliation to groups and religion? Maybe. I mean, most of the gays I know are Democrats and if 80 per cent of their friends are men… yeah… no-brainer there. But I do have gay Republican friends as well.

Hmmmm.. If you want to find out more, read the article here.

ITG XP Phone – Worlds first Mobile Running Windows XP

The ITG xpPhone is a phone that runs the windows XP operating system. This apparently is the first ever windows XP based mobile phone that you can actually buy.

The phone is available from ITG’s site and comes unlocked so it can be used on any network, although when buying you do need to specify which network you will use it on. The phone is made of aluminium and inside you’ll find an AMD Mobile processor, a 4.8 inch screen with an 800 x 480 pixel touchscreen display as well as 512MB or 1GB of memory.

Other features include a slide out QWERTY keyboard as well as dual hard drives in SSD and HDD formats. Full details below.

ITG XP Phone Specs

* AMD Mobile CPU

* 4.8-inch, 800×480 pixel touchscreen display

* QWERTY keyboard

* 512Mb/1GB memory

* Dual hard drives: SSD (8/16/32/64GB) and HDD (30/60/80/120GB)

* Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g

* Bluetooth

* GPS

* WiMAX (optional)

* GSM/GPRS/EDGE/WCDMA (HSDPA/HSUPA), CDMA/CDMA2000, CMDA 1X/EV-DO, TD-SCDMA, TD-HSDPA

* 7 hours of continuous use with standard battery, 12 hours with extended battery

* Windows XP OS

It’s a powerful phone which has quite a good battery life along with some impressive specs.

via ITG XP Phone – Worlds first Mobile Running Windows XP.

I want it! The Nokia 3G Notebook due out next month!

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My friend Lee and I have been wanting to buy a really mobile laptop but we couldn’t decide on which one we’re going to get. The prices of notebooks have considerably decreased and it’s really affordable nowadays. The question is… which one would offer the features that we would likely want to have on a notebook?

Well, I think I just made up my mind. I want the Nokia 3G Notebook!! With its features, I don’t think I can go wrong with it. Just read this and watch the promo video below:

Atom processor and 10.1-inch display, with a higher resolution that the competitor of the same feature, Sports Integrated 3G Wireless Hot-swappable SIM card. Running on Windows 7 with an integrated A-GPS, includes a copy of Ovi Maps, HDMI output, a rated 12 hour battery life, and the usual Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity, all in a 2cm (.78 inch), 2.7lb aluminum body.

iPhone users beware: Exploding iPhone

The second incident of an “Exploding iPhone” happened in France hurting a French Security guard when pieces of glass flew when his iPhone exploded.

Speculations link the exploding iPhones to overheating lithium batteries. One other incident involving French teenager earlier this month was reported.

It was reported before that the amount of iPhone explosions should be cause for alarm but Apple, the company that makes the iPhone assured users that these are “isolated incidents”.

Who’s the TOP of the VIRUS CHARTS? Jessica Biel

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Yes folks.  According to the research done by McAfee on celebrity data, if you are online searching for the sexy and beautiful Jessica Biel, you may be one of the people who are more likely to get his computer laden with virus and malware.

According to reports, Jessica Biel is the top most-searched celebrity on the internet that has given hackers the more reason to put virus and malware on any downloads that has her name on it. Wanna know who’s the top 15 celebrity downloads that would likely infect your computer?

Here they are:

1. Jessica Biel
2. Beyonce (kept the same spot from last year!)
   
3. Jennifer Anniston
4. Tom Brady
5. Jessica Simpson
6. Gisele Bundchen
7. Miley Cyrus
8. Megan Fox, Angelina Jolie
9. Ashley Tisdale
10. Brad Pitt (he was number 1 last year!)
11. Reese Witherspoon
12. Britney Spears
13. Rihanna
14. Lindsay Lohan
15. Kim Kardashian

So – searchers beware!  Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Just so your search didn’t end in vain, here are Jessica Biel’s pictures at the beach.

To the Facebook Users who befriend co-workers – watch what you Tweet!

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Alright peeps – there is very little wonder how this person got fired from her job. Lesson learned: Don’t befriend your co-workers in social media applications. Sometimes when we get absolutely frustrated, we don’t think twice in expressing our emotion or anger towards someone. It’s well and good to vent but not on social media applications – most specially if you’re profile is related to co-workers. It’s merely a death sentence.

Unless you want your co-workers to find out what you do outside of work, don’t befriend them. If you do, be careful of what you say.

It is hilarious now but I’m not sure if it wasn’t hilarious to either the boss or the employee on the above-captured FB Tweet.

Shopping for a Flatscreen TV? Best Buy offers 52″ Samsung Flatscreen for $9.99 through their website

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Got your attention didn’t I? Ha! This was simply an erroneous mistake on the pricing from Best Buy’s website and people were shocked to find that the Samsung52″ LCD/HD TV is for sale for $9.99.

Technically, the rule of thumb is that if you walk into a store and something is not priced properly – you as the consumer get to take the goods at the low price tag and the management would  have to adhere to it since it was their error.

It’s kinda different online.  They can put disclaimers that would say “pricing may change at any time” or “prices may be revoked” – - Wouldn’t it be a kicker if websites worked the same way as brick and mortar stores? That would be the deal of the year!!

Would you dance the “Wedding Thriller” at your wedding? :)

Viral Videos – they are here to stay. In case you didn’t see last week’s viral video called the Wedding Entrance, you should go check it out – - Youtube.com – Search “Wedding Entrance“.

This one is pretty good… what do you think?

Google’s New App called Google Moon – Apt for Man on the Moon’s 40th Anniversary

Google released a new application called “Google Moon”.  It’s similar to Google Earth where one can view the moon in a different light.  You can visit locations where each of the Appollo Programs (six in total from 1963 – 1972) landed.  It is very educational and very cool as well.

You can also view pictures of each landing with different views of each shot as taken by the astronauts.   Read historical facts about the trips and more.  Super uber cool!  When you get a chance, check out Google Sky as well.

Watch out BIG CORPORATIONS – Social Media is power!

Here’s a viral video posted by a band with a song about United Airlines when they damaged his guitar from one of their trips.  After many attempts to contact the airline, United has repeatedly refused to compensate him.

The band thought about a clever idea!  Use “social media” giant Youtube, to show the world that Corporations cannot ignore us little people anymore.  The video has gone viral and have received over 2,000,000 views – approaching 3,000,000 with over 14,000 comments and 22,000 ratings.

The story has been picked up by huge TV networks like NPR, CNN and CBS.

Here’s the VIDEO:

It caught United Airlines’ attention and have posted a tweet stating, “”This has struck a chord w/us and we’ve contacted him directly to make it right.”

That’s right folks – - Dave Carroll knows how to take full advantage of the power of social media.

The band is no longer anonymous. Way to go Dave Carroll!

Rentometer sucks. It’s so slow.

One of the Google Trends in “Volcanic” status today is Rentometer. It’s a website where you can enter the location of your apartment (if you’re a tenant or a landlord) and based on the address and number of rooms in the apartment, Rentometer.com would analyze if you’re getting hosed or paying just right on your property.

Well, I just tried the site and the site is superslow. Maybe because of the people trying to access the site right now but it shouldn’t take more than a minute to analyze and provide you a result if you want the site to gain traffic.

I didn’t find it useful. It has now been more than 10 minutes and I still don’t have a result. I better just go back to work then, instead of waiting.

Not a good site in my opinion.

Wait – I got something back…

Oops, you’ve encountered an application error

This is probably just a temporary glitch, automatically solved after a few page reloads. Rest assured that we have been notified of the error.

If you want to personally contact us with additional details feel free to use our contact form.

A collector pays $17,500 dollars for a video game

JJ Hendricks, a video game collector just paid an insane $17,500 for an NES game from 1990.

It is said that there were only 26 of these were produced for a Nintendo-sponsored gaming contest. It’s a gold-colored, super-rare according to JJ. He even calls it the “Holy Grail” for video game collectors.

The game only lasts approximately 6 minutes and 21 seconds. It contains the three popular Nintendo games namely Super Mario Bros., Rad Racer and TETRIS. The player will have to perform ultra-efficiently and scores are tallied after the time has expired.

The game was originally listed on eBay for $25,000. JJ Hendricks actually got it for cheap. Ha!

Internet almost came to a halt – word? Michael Jackson

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CNN.com reports that “Michael Jackson” almost took the internet with him upon his death. The news of his death yesterday clogged bandwidth at Twitter, TMZ and LA Times website yesterday as people were spreading the news about the King of Pop’s death.

When people were trying to access TMZ.com and couldn’t, it is reported that they went over to Perez Hilton’s blog which experienced the same heavy traffic as well.

With Google Trends rating “michael jackson died” at VOLCANIC at its peak yesterday, one could say – Michael Jackson almost took the internet with him.

“Between approximately 2:40 p.m. PDT and 3:15 p.m. PDT today, some Google News users experienced difficulty accessing search results for queries related to Michael Jackson,” a Google spokesman told CNET, which also reported that Google News users complained that the service was inaccessible for a time. At its peak, Google Trends rated the Jackson story as “volcanic.”

Source

People from all over the world are mourning the loss of a great artist, a pop icon.  Now, everyone is awaiting Michael  Jackson’s autopsy results.  I guess, we all have to wait.

See a LIVE VIDEO as fans gather at Michael Jackson’s Walk of Fame Star

Iphone 3.0 Release Time- Are you waiting?

iPhone fans have been waiting for this release. It has been announced by Apple’s VP, Scott Forstall that the iPhone 3.0 OS will be released sometime today, June 17th but did not disclose the time. I’m sure all iPhone users are anxiously awaiting to download the new version and have stayed connected to their laptops just so they could be the first one to download the software.

I’m hearing between noon and 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time.. but I haven’t seen a confirmation just yet.

I don’t have an iPhone and I’m getting excited. Sheesh!

How Do I Remove Malware Doctor from my PC?

Folks, this is the first time I’ve encountered this malicious malware called “Malware Doctor”.  I was bloghopping last night and upon visiting one of the sites (I can’t remember which one), the malware was installed instantly – creeping in through McAffee Virus Protection.

All of a sudden, this fake Malware Removal tool ran and showed me a fake result on how much my computer has been infected by Spyware (see screenshot above) and all.  DON’T BELIEVE IT!  IT’S FAKE! (  It kept popping up and shows me that it is scanning my computer.  It even changed my desktop background with a warning that my computer is infected and it was forcing me to register and purchase this “fake” software.

It has disabled my Taskmanager, so I couldn’t remove the program.  It also disabled any software I downloaded to remove it.  It wouldn’t let me switch users from my computer in order for me to run the Software to remove the Malware Doc from my PC.

How did I get rid of it?

Here’s how:

Download, update, quick scan with Malwarebytes to remove your pest.

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Don’t get caught without options.

If you guys remember back in December when I had to scramble and look for another host for my blogs because my previous web host was going to kick me out due to the intermittent issues my blogs were having and as I was told, “was pounding their servers” because of incorrectly placed scripts. Again, I am not a techie and I wouldn’t know what to do with the scripts even if it hit me straight in the face to correct them.

I thought that their “support” would assist me in order to correct the issue but rather, they chose to kick me out. Granted they gave me a warning that if the issue I had with my blogs should happen three times, they would kick me out. However, in the process where I am trying to debug and figure out what’s causing the issue – the event happened three times and they kicked me out.

My blogs were without a home for a week and I had to scramble and find another web hosting company to host my blogs. I went online immediately and searched for the best web host I could find to replace my old one. I was running several blogs with them and an online store so it was imperative that I found one immediately. Thank goodness for the websites out there such as Web Hosting Choice dot com where I was able to review several companies and make my decision. With the help of a fellow blogger, we were able to move all my sites to the new web host and my blogs were up and running again.

Don’t get caught without options – check out web hosting sites where you can review web hosts and find out how much it will cost you to host with them. Make sure you read the reviews as well to aid you in your decision. It did me a lot of good.

H.P. Lowers Bar for Printing Glossy Color Magazines – Got something to PUBLISH??? Read this…

PALO ALTO, Calif. — For anyone who has dreamed of creating his own glossy color magazine dedicated to a hobby like photography or travel, the high cost and hassle of printing has loomed as a big barrier. Traditional printing companies charge thousands of dollars upfront to fire up a press and produce a few hundred copies of a bound magazine.

With a new Web service called MagCloud, Hewlett-Packard hopes to make it easier and cheaper to crank out a magazine than running photocopies at the local copy shop.

Charging 20 cents a page, paid only when a customer orders a copy, H.P. dreams of turning MagCloud into vanity publishing’s equivalent of YouTube. The company, a leading maker of computers and printers, envisions people using their PCs to develop quick magazines commemorating their daughter’s volleyball season or chronicling the intricacies of the Arizona cactus business.

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U.S. T-Mobile Customers – Get ready for this great news!

This promotion just started last week – - – so if you fall under any plan above 49.99 and have been with T-Mobile for at least four TWO years, in good standing (no late payments, no stopped services due to lack of payment, etc.), you should be eligible for this offer. And YOU DON’T HAVE TO EXTEND YOUR CONTRACT!!

It’s unlimited calling (for now – FOREVER) for $49.99 for LOYAL T-Mobile Customers.  No more of the limited nights and weekend calling – - it’s simply like an open line and you can call anyone, anytime without worrying about going over your minutes and so forth.

Follow the forum from T-Mobile here where the announcement was made.  And they are offering another $135.00 for you if you have any member in the family who is with another carrier and you opt to move them over to T-Mobile.

The caveat:  YOU HAVE TO CALL IN – THIS IS NOT BEING OFFERED AS A REGULAR OFFER.. JUST CALL TODAY AND FIND OUT.

Check it out readers!  It’s a recession – - let’s all save money together!

What’s a Hulu? The Origins of 8 High-Tech Names

Interesting read – - I never thought famous names/brands come from such weird origins.. and a lot of fun too!

1. Tivo

Can you imagine if, instead of “TiVo-ing” the latest episode of Lost, you were “Bongo-ing” it? “Bongo” and “Lasso” are just two of the 800 possible names the marketing folks kicked around before settling on TiVo. The final name was cobbled together from “TV” and the engineering acronym “I/O,” which stands for “input/output.” Little did they know their noun would become a verb and their oddly-named invention would forever change the way people watch television.

2. Bluetooth

Despite the lack of dignity displayed by people who shout into their Bluetooth headsets wherever they go, the name of the device actually has a rather regal origin. In the 10th Century, Danish King Harald Blatand was able to unite warring factions in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark under one banner. Similarly, the developers of the Bluetooth signal wanted to unite many different forms of technology – cars, computers, and mobile phones – under one communications network. So when they were coming up with a name, they went with the English translation of the Danish king’s last name, “Bluetooth”

3. Hulu

Hulu means many things to many people. To some, it’s a great online resource for watching their favorite TV shows and movies. But to a native Hawaiian, it means “hair.” To someone who speaks Swahili, it means “cease.” To an Indonesian, it means “butt.” While these translations are accurate, the folks behind naming hulu.com were inspired by a couple of Mandarin Chinese definitions instead – “interactive recording” and “a hollowed-out gourd used to hold precious things.” Despite this often misunderstood word, the website is rapidly becoming one of the biggest names in streaming video. Well, except in Indonesia…

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Birthday Boys – Charles Darwin and Abe Lincoln – Feb 12 1809 – Happy Birthday!

Charles Robert Darwin FRS (12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882) was an English naturalist who realised and demonstrated that all species of life have evolved over time from common ancestors through the process he called natural selection. The fact that evolution occurs became accepted by the scientific community and much of the general public in his lifetime, while his theory of natural selection came to be widely seen as the primary explanation of the process of evolution in the 1930s, and now forms the basis of modern evolutionary theory. In modified form, Darwin’s scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences, providing logical explanation for the diversity of life.

At Edinburgh University Darwin neglected medical studies to investigate marine invertebrates, then the University of Cambridge encouraged a passion for natural science. His five-year voyage on HMS Beagle established him as an eminent geologist whose observations and theories supported Charles Lyell’s uniformitarian ideas, and publication of his journal of the voyage made him famous as a popular author. Puzzled by the geographical distribution of wildlife and fossils he collected on the voyage, Darwin investigated the transmutation of species and conceived his theory of natural selection in 1838. Although he discussed his ideas with several naturalists, he needed time for extensive research and his geological work had priority. He was writing up his theory in 1858 when Alfred Russel Wallace sent him an essay which described the same idea, prompting immediate joint publication of both of their theories.

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Hey Kids – - – Look! Do you like comic books?

Read comic books online. The new online comic book called Kidjutsu (right ont the side bar there) has advertised on Chuva Chienes dot com. I looked into it and I was impressed with the comic books that they offer for KIDS!

The contents are fun and directed towards children (and also to those who haven’t forgotted their love for comics).

Registration is free.. just log in and it doesn’t even require you to enter any information other than a username and that’s it.

Here’s a sample:

Comic powered by Kidjutsu

Blogs of Pinoy Celebrities….

Agot Isidro – http://agoti.multiply.com
Aiza Marquez – http://naturelover0415.multiply.com/
Aiza Seguerra – http://iceyamson.multiply.com/
Antoinette Taus – http://islandprincess1022.multiply.com/photos
Aubrey Miles - http://aubsmiles00.multiply.com/photos
Bernadette Allyson – http://berns2211.multiply.com/
Bituin Escalante - http://bituinescalante.multiply.com/
Cherie Gil – http://cheriegil.multiply.com/photos
China Cojuangco – http://chinacojuangco.multiply.com/
Christine Bersola - http://letrainbleu.multiply.com
Ciara Sotto – http://ciaraanna.multiply.com/
Connie Reyes – http://coneyrn.multiply.com
Dolly Anne Carvajal – http://dollywood.multiply.com/
Dr Hayden Kho – http://haydenjr.multiply.com/
Ehra Madrigal – http://ehraisms.multiply.com/journal
Francis Magalona  – http://francismagalona.multiply.com/
Franco Laurel – http://fjlaurel.multiply.com
Geneva Cruz – http://genevamiller.multiply.com
Gi Toengi – http://sakesmom.multiply.com/
Ima Castro – http://anghelko.multiply.com
Isay Alvarez – http://isayalvarezsena.multiply.com/
Jason Zamora of The Maneuvers – http://jasontwinklez.multiply.com/
Jed Madela – http://jedmadela.multiply.com/
Karylle – http://anakarylle.multiply.com/
KC Concepcion – http://kooki.multiply.com/journal
Lander Vera Perez – http://landerveraperez.multiply.com/
Lea Salonga- http://bigsis222.multiply.com/
Lovi Poe – http://ivol.multiply.com/journal
Maxene Magalona – http://maxenemagalona.multiply.com
Mikee Cojuangco – http://mikeecojuangco.multiply.com
Nikki Valdez – http://nikkikayvee.multiply.com/
Paco Arespacochaga – http://pacotiny.multiply.com/
Paolo Contis – http://piranus.multiply.com/
Rachel Lobangco – http://shboombastic.multiply.com/
Rico Blanco – http://lagim.multiply.com/
Ricky Rivero – http://rickyrivero.multiply.com/
Rachel Alejandro – http://sexychefcafe.multiply.com/
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Sheree (Viva Hot Babes) – http://sheree420.multiply.com/
Sitti – http://stonehouse1.multiply.com/
Trina Belamide – http://trinabelamide.multiply.com
Vanna Garcia – http://van0321.multiply.com/photos
Zsa Zsa Padilla – http://zsazsapadilla.multiply.com/

Dalai Lama on Twitter? Not…

The world has gone crazy!  It’s been reported that the Tibetan Spiritual Leader, the Dalai Lama has joined Twitter.  People rushed through to find out if it was true.  Apparently, it was an impersonator.. moments later – Twitter deleted the account and we’re back to normal.

Just because Pope Benedict used text messaging to text youths around the Globe for the World Youth Day Celebration, doesn’t mean all spiritual leaders will follow suit.  I guess it would have been nice to find out what the Dalai Lama was doing every moment of his day.

Don’t try and find me on Google Latitude ha?

Watch out Piolo Pascual, Jake Cuenca, Marco Morales… Don’t ever sign up on Google Latitude or I will stalk the heck out of you!! Hahaha!

I was watching my scheduled Podcasts this morning and found that with Google’s new and innovative tool called “Google Latitude”, individuals are now able to enter their Smart Phone (PDA/Blackberry) and “Latitude” will provide your exact location on Google Maps. Woohoo! More tools for stalking~! Hahah!

Don’t worry, it has privacy settings just like you have on Facebook. You can turn it on and off if you want.. I just wonder if your mom registers your cell phone number as her own, allowed others to see you (only she would know) .. will she be able to see where you are if she searches for you on Google Latitude? A lot of people think this is pretty scary, but tech experts think this is pretty cool. You decide.

Find out how Google Latitude works… after the JUMP

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