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If The Price Is Right, Is $1 Million Worth 1 Million Twitter Followers?


One million dollars equals one million Twitter followers
How much would you pay for additional Twitter followers? Pennies, Two-bits, a dollar? Would you pay $1 million for one million followers? In an unprecedented move, Drew Carey, comedian and host of the Price is Right rose to that challenge and in exchange for a million followers, he has offered to donate a million dollars to Lance Armstrong's Livestrong Foundation.

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Western Digital My Book Elite External Hard Drives With E-Labels


Tired of sorting through hard drives? The new WD My Book Elite external drives provide a unique labeling solution that will keep you organized.

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Folding Bike Concept With Foldable Wheels


This folding bike concept provides urban commuters with a new level of portability. Break it down, pack it up and shove it under your seat.

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When Lufthansa Tweets Your Whereabouts, Who's At Risk?


Lufthansa MySkyStatus
At first glance, Lufthansa's new service called MySkyStatus sounds like a very cool and cutting edge social network feed. However upon closer scrutiny, one needs to ask the question: Is a service that automatically posts the current position of your flight a dozen times or more to all your followers and friends on Twitter and Facebook such a good idea? Isn't there a security risk involved?

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It Took 4.4 Million Years To Tweet About Our Oldest Ancestor!


4.4. million yr-old tweet
If you are an Evolutionist and a member of the Twitterverse, new evidence dates our human ancestory back 4.4 million years. Move over Lucy, YOUR ancestor pre-dated you by over a million years. "Ardi" is her name, and being acknowledged on Twitter is her game.

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OMG BFF, Has Miley Cryus Started The Twitter Exodus?


Almost 2 Million followers before she stopped counting. She ain't living for Twitter any more. Miley Cyrus is one of the first celebs to pack it in on Twitter. Was the bright light that shines on Twitterville too much of a spotlight and will others take her lead?

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Tagged.com Is The 3rd Largest Social Network?


Tagged.com
While I've been known to have slept under a rock in the past, I thought I was up to speed on all the social networks online today. Not only did Tagged.com slip in under my radar, its Web site boasts being the "3rd largest network in the US" while amassing over 80 million members worldwide.

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Vent By Phone: Pay Someone To Listen While You Swear Your Heart Out


Everyone needs to vent, particularly after a bad day at the office or at school, but it seems there's no real safe way to do that these days with angry rants finding their way on YouTube and social networking sites, in turn giving the enraged even more reason to need to vent. A new company wants to take advantage of our anger, and our need for privacy, and it's in the form of a pay-per-minute service.

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Twitter Can Determine Where "Paranormal Activity" Appears


Paranormal Activity and Twitter
Just in time for Halloween, you can vote for the scariest movie since "Blair Witch." Yes, you can now vote for where you want a new motion picture to appear and if you can assemble a million followers via social networks like Twitter and Facebook, you can "demand" that the movie be distributed nationwide.

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App To Help Men Score & Tweet (by Pepsi)


AMP UP BEFORE YOU SCORE app by Pepsi
Tired of a night out clubbing only to come home with a limp ego? Then try AMP UP BEFORE YOU SCORE, an actual iPhone app that helps you change your game and increase your chances to score with any type of woman, whether she's a "rebound girl," "aspiring actress," or a member of the ever-growing herd of "cougars."

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All That Twitters Is Data-Mining Gold


Fail Whale in the Money
Rumors are running rampant about talks between Twitter and the top search engines. Is Twitter striking separate data-mining deals with Google and Microsoft where they'll receive a full feed from the microblogging service?

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StumbleUpon Reinvented = Google + Twitter


New StumbleUpon
Like Madonna, socialbookmarking services like Digg and Reddit have been reinventing themselves to stay relevant within social media circles. With over 8.5 million users and 35 million Web pages "stumbled," StumbleUpon has gone one step further than its competitors.

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Maternity Jeans: Fashion That Grows With The Denim Loving Hot Momma


Maternity clothing is improving, but few moms look forward to having to give up their everyday wardrobe when they can no longer comfortably wear it due to pregnancy. It's a sacrifice that of course is worthwhile, but not if there's a way around it. One fashion label is offering expectant mothers a unique service that will keep them in their jeans.

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Sharp NetWalker Netbook/Smartphone Crossover


The new NetWalker from Sharp is a compact netbook that seeks to fill the gap between smartphone and netbook.

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Twitter's FIGS Speaks In Tongues


Twitter FIGS translations
Hablo Espanol? Parlez-vous Francais? Spriten Ze Deutsche?  "Gazouiller" and "Cinguettare" translates to "Twitter" in French and Italian. But how do you translate English into other languages on the microblogging site?

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Casket Furniture Company: Halloween Gifts You Can Take To The Grave


Caskets seem like a bit of a frivolous expense when it comes down to it; however necessary, kind of like wedding dresses, caskets only really get their glory for one day. This Halloween, buy someone you love a unique casket design that serves a different purpose until the time comes for it to provide transportation to a final resting spot from a company that believes caskets can serve in life and in death.

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Ageless Fantasy: Perfume That Turns Back Time On The Aging Process


Although women are beginning to embrace the aging process more readily - there's few that you could ask who would say that they wouldn't like to turn back time on the aging process.

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A-DATA Waterproof HDD Offers You More Protection


The A-DATA SH93 external hard drive is ready to stand up to your toughest (or clumsiest) test. Protect your files through all the wet and wild trials of modern living.

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iSnack2.0 Was No Vitameatavegamin!


iSnack2.0 vs Vitameatavegamin
It sounded like a good idea. Create a viral buzz campaign built around a contest to rename Kraft's Vegemite's cream cheese spread first launched in 1923. Out of 48,000 Australian entrants, the food company selected the winner who submitted the name "Vegemite iSnack2.0" because of its inference of making something new out of something old. So what went wrong?

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Sony Introduces the VAIO X "Lightest Notebook Ever"


Sony has released full details on its impressively-lightweight, carbon fiber VAIO X notebook. Preorders are available now, so get the details and decide if it's worth your cash.

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