Hammer Time in Hawaii!
Keep an eye out around town for one Stanley Burrell aka MC Hammer! Hammer’s actually in Hawaii as announced by his Twitter stream.
CNN-Ashton Kutcher Twitter Race Getting Interesting
The race to one million followers on Twitter between CNN and Ashton Kutcher is getting more interesting with game maker EA taking Kutcher’s side. EA will put Ashton’s one millionth follower in its upcoming Sims 3 game and is throwing in every EA game that’s made in 2009.
Theoretically both CNN and aplusk will hit one million viewers tomorrow, but who will get there first?
CNN Versus Ashton Kutcher!
The Twitter showdown is on between CNN and Ashton Kutcher. Both are nearing one million followers on Twitter so they’re racing to see who gets to this milestone first.
In one view, Ashton already has a victory of getting 900k followers as an individual rather than the news conglomeration of CNN. I did my part and started following Mr. Demi Moore. While viewing his profile, I also see that Lil’ Kim is on Twitter so I had to follow this dancing diva.
The Strategery of Dancing with the Stars
Week 6 of Dancing with the Stars showcased the strategery of the dancing pros. With eight couples remaining, the competition is ratcheting up, and the separation of the contenders begins. So while there are still a fair share of competitors, you can see the pros taking their partners into new territories to distinguish themselves. The strategery winner this week is Derek Hough and Lil’ Kim.
Their jive was indeed a show with massive kudos to the DWTS wardrobe staff for keeping Lil’ Kim in check. The high octane number was a wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen! But Lil’ Kim’s cop uniform held, and the fans were energized. Carrie Ann and Bruno praised the performance with only dancing purist Len Goodman calling Derek and Kim on their over-the-top dance. But now, Derek and Lil’ Kim have to be viewed as serious contenders for the mirror ball trophy.
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Cheryl Burke wanted to show off her man candy aka Gilles Marini and his serious dancing abilities with a frenetic jive. Yeah, I doubt any other of the celebrity dancers could come close to doing this routine, but it was too hectic. Cheryl’s strategy of highlighting Gilles’ skills didn’t pay off this week.
Tony Dovolani and Melissa Rycroft seem to be plateauing a little bit. They’re still in the top tier of dancers, but their performances feel the same. Mark Ballas and Shawn Johnson are hanging tough, but this week was a challenge with Shawn’s young age of 17. Doing a sensual rumba with a teenager on national television would have backfired so Mark chose a conservative strategy and did an “age appropriate” rumba.
Did Steve-O get a 4 from Len Goodman? Ty Murray may be the one to go though. Seemingly, there are more Jackass fans then bull riding fans. LT, you got bailed out by Warren Sapp. Chuck Wicks, you’re a lucky man.
Update: Apparently, there was a minor wardrobe malfunction for Lil’ Kim at the conclusion of her jive. Those on the live East Coast viewing of DWTS got some exposure before the segment was edited for the West Coast. What did Lil’ Kim have to say about the malfunction?
I don’t know why this happens a lot of the time, but … the girls were tryin’ to come out.
Twitter’s Mikeyy Virus
It was a matter of time, but Twitter now has a few viruses/worms targeting this popular service. The current incarnation is called “mikeyy,” and here are some articles about mikeyy.
The Americana is an Eyeful
Right across the street from the Glendale Galleria is the new addition of The Americana at Brand. This place is kinda outdoor shopping, kinda residential area but all an interesting eyeful.
Shops are downstairs while condos and apartments are upstairs. The architecture is stunning, and there’s a trolley system and a Bellagio-like fountain that does a smaller scale water show.
Here are a few pictures.
And here’s a short video clip of the water show.
If you’re ever in the area, you need to stop by and take a look around.
Griffin Simplifi Dock – Useful!
Reduce desk clutter and combine a bunch of useful devices with the Griffin Simplifi Dock!
Vacation Blogging Brought to You By…
While on my recent Socal vacation, I didn’t have access to a computer for blogging. Instead I updated Pulpconnection using a combination of mobile devices and various Internet services. Here’s a rundown.
iPhone (and built-in camera). My iPhone 3G was the primary device for getting online. I used its okay internal camera for posted pictures.
AT&T 3G Network. I must say that the AT&T 3G network worked well in Socal. Very, very few dead spots or times when I dropped to EDGE speeds. Only at the LAX airport did I have some serious 3G network slowdowns. Other than that, I preferred the 3G network even over WiFi. The free WiFi access at hotels were slow and always required a web login to initiate your session and subsequent logins to keep your session going.
WordPress for iPhone. Since Pulpconnection is now powered by WordPress, I relied on the app, WordPress for iPhone, to make significant blog posts. Though significant is relative since tapping out a lengthy post on the iPhone’s virtual keyboard isn’t the easiest thing to do.
One thing I hope the WordPress team fixes is the image handling of this iPhone app. It seems all images are added to the end of blog posts and can’t be placed within paragraphs of a post. That and sometimes the app’s UI would mess up and not display the necessary navigation buttons at the top. So I’d be stranded, not able to save my post. Fortunately, when leaving the app and coming back in, the app is able to restore my draft.
Tweetie, Twitter (with Twitpic), and Twitter Tools for WordPress. For all shorter blog posts, I used a bunch of stuff. Tweetie is my primary Twitter client on the iPhone. Combined with Twitter Tools for WordPress, tweets can automatically be converted to blog posts. I used this nifty function quite a bit.
Brightkite. To update my Socal location, I used Brightkite. The iPhone’s GPS would find my coordinates which I would check in using the Brightkite service. Brightkite integrates with Twitter and tweets my current location. And with Twitter Tools running, even these location based tweets are converted to blog posts.
So there you have it, my arsenal for mobile blogging without a computer. I will say that it wasn’t the easiest thing to do, but it wasn’t so difficult to stop me. To make this a more ideal setup would be incorporating an ultra portable netbook with a keyboard and USB port to retrieve higher quality pictures from digital cameras. Ahem, Apple?
Modern Day Cinderella
How does the modern day Cinderella get to the royal ball? Does she need the magic of her Fairy Godmother to make her a carriage? Nah, the modern day Cinderella simply tows her carriage with her SUV.
Hawaii’s Dancing with the Celebrities
Don’t look now, but the ABC hit, Dancing with the Stars, has a small kine local competitor with “Dancing with the Celebrities.” Local celebrities and the Hawaii Ballroom Dancing Association are teaming up for a dancing event featuring some familiar names like:
- Tannya Joaquin
- Stephanie Lum
- Justin Cruz
- Olena Rubin
- Liz Chun
- Steve Uyehara
On Saturday, May 2, 2009, you can see these stars (and dancing neophytes) at the Ala Wai Palladium for $20. Tannya Joaquin will be dancing a rumba. Wonder how it’ll compare to this rumba of Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas? 😉
What Would You Do?
What would you do if you happened to catch a rare, endangered shark? You’d eat it, of course!
Fishermen in the Philippines caught a 1100 pound, 13-foot megamouth shark, only the 41st megamouth ever seen in the world. After reaching port, the fishermen took a picture of the dead shark then fired up the stoves.
Twitter Explained
My boss at work sent out this explanation of Twitter to help our staff understand what Twitter is all about.
It’s pretty fun and accurate too!