YouTube sensation becomes huge hit

by aakar on December 22, 2008

I recommend searching youtube for their stuff. They have got some good videos. What started as a college a cappella pastime became a ticket to the big time for 10 Indiana University graduates. Straight No Chaser had actually broken up (…)

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Madoff Scheme Kept Rippling Outward, Across Borders – NYTimes.com

by aakar on December 22, 2008

I have been following this story since it broke a few weeks ago. I am highly interested in how this occurred and why this occurred. It is just quite fascinating to me for some reason. I think I have always (…)

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Quite Simply The Best Commercial Ever Made

by aakar on December 11, 2008

Absolutely fantastic. Only the Danish could get away with something like this (but how great would it be to see Amazon do commercials like this). Danish ecommerce site Fleggaard recently made the commercial below. I don’t know if it was (…)

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Manly Bicycle for sale

by aakar on December 10, 2008

Manly Bicycle for sale Bike for sale What kind of bike? I don’t know, I’m not a bike scientist. What I am though is a manly guy looking to sell his bike. This bike is made out of metal and (…)

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Google Zeitgeist 2008: All other search reports Palin comparison

by aakar on December 10, 2008

This has become pretty common place. Towards the end of the year Google releases this list and it’s always interesting to see what’s made it to the top. Google has just released its annual Zeitgeist report for 2008. The report (…)

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Which gadgets were the most sought after on Ebay in 2008?

by aakar on December 9, 2008

This is a fascinating list. There is a pretty significant separation between first and second and second and third. I’m not really sure what it means, it could be that certain types of game enthusiasts are using eBay far more (…)

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Mario Kart in Real Life

by aakar on December 5, 2008

Shared by Greg Amazing MARIO KART (REMI GAILLARD)by nqtv (Daily Motion link) The popular video game comes to real life in this video by Remi Gaillard. -Thanks, Matt! Source – Mario Kart in Real Life

The Stories Behind Hollywood Studio Logos – Neatorama

by aakar on December 4, 2008

Very interesting read. I am sure you will find it entertaining: You see these opening logos every time you go to the movies, but have you ever wondered who is the boy on the moon in the DreamWorks logo? Or (…)

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3-D vision doesn’t waver

by aakar on December 4, 2008

Coincidentally I just finished reading: ‘Inventing the Movies: Hollywood’s Epic Battle Between Innovation and the Status Quo, from Thomas Edison to Steve Jobs‘ which had a few sections dedicated to the future theater experience and how the current one is (…)

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An iphone app that could change the way you get to work

by aakar on December 3, 2008

Interesting idea. Although, I still hope and pray that one day someone will be able to conjure up something spectacular that will help us to curb the problem of traffic in general. While it seems unlikely that such an invention (…)

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