(TrendHunter.com) Good Morning America featured a video of Edu Manzano’s Papaya Dance citing its popularity on several international YouTube postings. The song, which originates in the Philippines, was tipped by Robin Roberts, one of the hosts of the top morning show, to be the next Macarena.
(TrendHunter.com) Story telling is being taken to a whole new level of modern with a digital fiction project from Penguin! The new form of story telling will be found on We Tell Stories over six weeks and will involve six authors and six classic stories… plus a secret seventh story which can be unlocked by clues!
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(TrendHunter.com) Remember that scene in Charlie’s Angels where Cameron Diaz danced around in her undies? Or when Britney Spears did the same in Cross Roads? If not, I’m sure you can imagine… and somehow I have a feeling a good lot of you have done some of your own panty prancing.
If the urge strike again soon, m…
(TrendHunter.com) Fire catching discussions between parents and their kids about access to the Internet, are fuelling the anxiety of the parents to control or at least have a say in what children choose to visit on the internet. All types of software have been developed helping parents to make a choice and allow them…
(TrendHunter.com) Dailymotion, the world’s largest independent video sharing site (YouTube is controlled by Google) and a top 30 website worldwide according to Alexa has launched an official “Gay & Lesbian” channel to cater to the LGBT community.
Other sites include some LGBT content, but Dailymotion is one of the f…
(TrendHunter.com) The Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, located on the Mall in Washington, DC can now be viewed online and specific names can be searched for. It’s not the same as being there but for those who can’t make the trip it’s a welcome addition to the original tribute that has proved to be such a moving …
(TrendHunter.com) Feng-GUI is a web site that simulates human vision and creates an attention heatmap for any web site. The user inputs a URL or logo and then, waits for the set of artificial intelligence algorithms to indicate where and to what magnitude people look. It is an eye-tracking site that can help web mas…
(TrendHunter.com) The Mr. Mom movement is growing stronger by the day, with more fathers participating in the hands-on parenting process, some even choosing to stay home with the kids while their wives go out and win the bread.
To help these dads connect, the makers of the Diaper Dude (which we featured last year),…
(TrendHunter.com) Our young women don’t have enough to worry about it seems. A Web site in England is causing a stir, upsetting many parents and others.
MissBimbo.com is a “game” of fashion and hairstyles, and it also offers breast enlargements and diet pills. The site lets users to create a character using credit …
(TrendHunter.com) We’ve seen a number of bigger names embrace the power of the blogosphere, from General Motors to Chanel.
Now Sony is testing the influential powers of the blogging world with the release of Sony Foam City, a TV spot which shows Miami being transformed into a huge swamp of bubbles. They used the wo…
(TrendHunter.com) A new social site, IBeatYou just launched where users can make up a contest, such as “best group lip-dub music video†or “cutest feet” or “best beard,†then submit entries and compete with others to be voted the winner.
The celebrity connection comes from the fact that the site is co-found…
(TrendHunter.com) Use the term “video conferencing†and people start looking wary recalling only having experienced jerky, fractured images and out-of-sync audio. Even today, after more than 40 years when AT&T;first introduced the Picturephone at the New York World’s Fair in 1964, few are impressed by the techn…
(TrendHunter.com) This Porsche mock-up of the SUV Traveler is getting slammed in blogs and tech websites left and right. Well, I’m exaggerating a little bit. I have only seen this car in about three websites. But invariably the reception has been downright hostile.
“Perhaps it was, ‘Let’s make a car shaped like a b…
(TrendHunter.com) Czech American internet painter Jeremiah Palecek has recently begun painting internet phenomenon in oils. Previously known for his work depicting video games and television stills, Palecek has now ventured into the internet for inspiration.
In a recent interview with The Bryant Park Project on NP…
(TrendHunter.com) Chrysler will offer internet access later this year, making them the first car manufacturer to offer the feature.
The WiFi will available as an add-on to cars that are already built, and later will be part of the assembly line. Since it’s WiFi, the driver will have to have a wireless phone contrac…
(TrendHunter.com) Former super model Janet Dickinson may seem serious on her reality shows, but there’s a quirkiness to her that she often doesn’t get to express. Not willing up to pass up a chance to show her humorous side, Janice picked up a gig to star in a TV spot for Orbit gum.
The plastic surgery veteran star…
(TrendHunter.com) This has got to be the ultimate geek dream! If not, it is high on the list.
This personal flight simulator has a “built-in custom PC [that] gives you the feeling of flying as it displays virtual skies on the trio of 22-inch LCD monitors in front of the seat – creating a 66-inch panoramic viewâ€â€¦
(TrendHunter.com) This unique little robot roams around looking for objects. When it finds one, it drums on it, samples the sound, then breaks into a pretty catchy rhythm using that new sound. The robot can also detect foot stomping or hand clapping and adjust its tempo to match it. According to the website, the m…
(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has published other musicians who had their big break via YouTube, myspace or other social networks; but now a YouTube video is to thank for Austrian Cistercian Monks getting a world-wide music album contract with Universal Music.
Universal has been looking for monks, men of the cloth …
(TrendHunter.com) Google offers a lot of features and services to the world and their latest addition is the Google Hurricane Alerts. This service may now be used by citizens living in the US hurricane belt to know the risk levels and other information about incoming storm surges. “According to the director of the …
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