Celebrities who are not comedians or geeks twittering is just a bad, bad idea. I realize that this probably just makes me a snob, but Oprah’s credibility goes down once I learn that she can’t use apostrophes correctly.
My mother is probably going to start using twitter now.
If this means that Twitter is now officially “mainstream,” then perhaps the old school Twitter geeks will remember the time B.O. (Before Oprah), much in the way many remember Facebook more fondly before their parents discovered it. I once saw a shirt that read “I Had an iPod Before You Knew What One Was,” and luckily a service has popped up to allow Twitter users the same kind of affirmation.
Just as Twitter asks the simple question “What are you doing?”, herebeforeoprah.com asks: “Was ____ here before Oraph?” Just type in a Twitter username and find out if that person has the appropriate cred. Though if there is now going to be a mass geek exodus from Twitter, might I recommend Flutter? It’s the next craze in “nano-blogging” - because a lot of people don’t have time to twitter.
Is it July 15 yet? The new trailer for Half-Blood Prince is pretty awesome. So far it looks to be a great thing that David Yeats (director of Order of the Phoenix) is back for this one, as the dark aesthetic seems to be similar, which is fitting for this particular story. Just from the trailer, I think that visually this one will be great to see in IMAX.
Underwire points out that this trailer was released around the same time as the new Transformers sneak peek. Which one are you more excited about? (Note: “Neither, I’m too excited about Star Trek and/or Terminator” is a perfectly appropriate answer.)
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Some new footage of the upcoming Transformers 2 movie has just hit the web today, and the whole thing looks pretty darn awesome. While the first minute is kind of funny, there’s nothing really exceptional about it. But if the remainder of the clip is a good indicator of what we’ll be seeing in movie theaters, fans should be in for a great treat. Check it out.
Captured during Winter and Spring 2009 by Timescapes, “a motion picture company dedicated to pushing the artistic boundries of timelapse and outdoor cinematography,” the following footage was captured in 1080p using a Canon 5D Mark II Camera. Enjoy!
Here is a direct link to download the 1080p MOV (352 MB).
