Help the new PBS web series – A Moment of Science – go viral!

I’m excited for the new PBS web series, A Moment of Science. It will feature short video clips on YouTube discussing basic science concepts. I love the idea of skipping television and going straight for the web audience. But I think it all depends on the videos going viral. They are off to a decent start …

Sorkinisms – the viral video of recurring Aaron Sorkin dialogue

  This video is a tribute to the work of Aaron Sorkin: the recycled dialogue, recurring phrases, and familiar plot lines. This is not intended as a critique but rather a playful excursion through Sorkin’s wonderful world of words. – @KevinTPorter Scenes taken from: Malice A Few Good Men Bulworth Sports Night The West Wing …

Internet helps ‘this guy’ find his lost camera

A photograph showing the owner of a lost camera has gone viral Monday after being posted on Facebook, Reddit and other websites. Internet users are teaming up to put the camera back into the owner’s hands. Text on the viral photo reads, “This guy lost his camera with more than 2,800 photos in Amsterdam. Who …

Facebook for Good: new update creates thousands of organ donors

Would you share your organ donor status on Facebook? You share what you’re making for dinner, how your garden grows, where you’re going on vacation…But what about your organs? Mark Zuckerberg is hoping you will. On “Good Morning America” on Tuesday, Zuckerberg and company Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg announced that Facebook is letting those …

The Scale of the Universe – a fun, educational animation

An interactive Flash animation titled “Scale Of The Universe 2“, covering everything in the universe from the fabric of space-time to the estimated size of the universe, was posted earlier this year, and it is awesome. A month or so later, it went viral, but why…so popular? First, the actual scale of the universe is mind blowing …

Ever been RickRoll’d by telegram?

In what was quite certainly one of yesterday’s more complicated (sophisticated?) April Fool’s gags, the folks at Twilio rolled out an actual API… for telegrams. Built in the same spirit as their drop-in telephony services, the Telegram API lets any third-party developer add hand-delivered, TaskRabbit-powered telegram functionality to their applications. I was curious as to whether or not …

Don't forget last year – 2010 – top YouTube videos

As we ring in the new year don’t forget about the best videos of last year, 2010. YouTube’s Top 10 of 2010 BED INTRUDER SONG!!! TIK TOK KESHA Parody: Glitter Puke – Key of Awe$ome #13 Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi Annoying Orange Wazzup Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like Yosemitebear Mountain …

Don’t forget last year – 2010 – top YouTube videos

As we ring in the new year don’t forget about the best videos of last year, 2010. YouTube’s Top 10 of 2010 BED INTRUDER SONG!!! TIK TOK KESHA Parody: Glitter Puke – Key of Awe$ome #13 Greyson Chance Singing Paparazzi Annoying Orange Wazzup Old Spice | The Man Your Man Could Smell Like Yosemitebear Mountain …