Twitter is getting…BIG!
Filed in Realism,Technology,Twitter, April 17, 2009, 2:10 pm by RaphaelBesides the usual it’s been a while since both me and Rambo have made a post, I thought I’d take the time to make a post now and actually most something meaningful.
For those of you who don’t know or have never heard of Twitter, where have you been? It’s like the next big just so you know! I’m actually quite surprised myself at just how big and popular the micro-blogging website is starting to become. A few years back nobody really knew what Twitter was in the first place, yet a little bit down the road, celebrities are now starting to create their own Twitter profiles and quite frankly, its starting to get off to hook!
Heck even Twitter competitions are starting to appear making them even media worthy. For example, has anyone heard about the competition that actor and comedian Ashton Kutcher is having with CNN? Ashton claimed that he could have more followers in comparison to a huge media corporation. Did he win? You bet he did, he has more followers than CNN does now and did so in a very short period of time. Just goes to show you how one person can really make a difference.
Other than that, muscians like Lily Allen are using Twitter to reach out to fans who want to see her live by hiding tickets in various locations depending on the city in which she’s performing in. She’s also doing it in a pretty strategic way by giving clues, talk about a fun game!
There’s also been rumours about Google being involved with Twitter? Pretty curious actually to see where that may go, considering that Google in itself is a pretty big and innovative company too.
Well that’s all folks. Don’t forget you can follow us on Twitter too: http://twitter.com/pikism
f:lux software / It’s been too long..
Filed in Entertainment,Minimalism,Randomness,Technology,Twitter, February 24, 2009, 2:21 pm by Raphael
Much like the beginning of every post that I make, I always have something to say about time. To be quite honest, time is crucial in today’s society and that is something I find to be quite troublesome at least for me who has a billion tasks to accomplish within a day’s time.
I’m reporting this time with some pretty neat software that I found yesterday. Those of you who have been following Twitter or Delicious probably already know about this software, but it’s worth mentioning my experience using it anyways.
If you’re anything like me, I’m a hardcore nighthawk to the max. I find that I’m a lot more productive in the night time in comparison to productivity done within the day. When I’m usually being the nighthawk that I am, I’m for the most part in front of the computer screen. For those who spend a lot of time staring at the computer screen before bed knows that falling asleep can be a little unpleasant.
Luckily, Michael Herf put together an innovate piece of software titled ‘f:lux.’ The main principle of this software is to allow your eyes to adjust to the brightness of your computer screen depending on the time of the day. The software adjusts the brightness so that your monitor mimics the kind of brightness that can be found in indoor lights creating a somewhat pleasant atmosphere instead of looking at something that shines like the sun all day long! In terms of how the actual process work, I’m not entirely sure, you may want to do a bit of research yourself. According to the official website for f:lux, much research has gone into the project, but more importantly the technology is currently pending a patent.
Based on the initial testing from yesterday, it appears to be working quite well. No after glows from looking at the computer screen for long periods of time at night. After using this software, I had a different feel when sitting in front of the laptop. You should all definitely check it out if you haven’t. The application is available for all major operating systems include Windows XP/Vista, Mac OS X, and Linux.
With that said, go check it out:
http://stereopsis.com/flux
And the world roars with HOPE!
Filed in Celebrate,FUN!,Ignorance,Life,Media,Politics,YOU, January 21, 2009, 1:43 am by RamboWhat a day, January 20, 2009, the day of the inauguration the world has been waiting for.
Barack Obama
President-elect Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States of America. But it’s all over the news right now, so unless you are in a coma or do not have access to any form of media, there is no way on earth you do not know that inspiration has been injected into the bloodstream of humans everywhere.
It is an amazing feat for anyone to become the leader of the most powerful country in the world. Even if John McCain had won (thank goodness he didn’t) I would congratulate him for such an achievement, rising into the oval office.
I want to wish President Barack Obama and his family and the rest of the world, good luck. We are going to need it. We have many hard roads and problems ahead but now there is a leader whom people can look up to and believe in change.
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