December, 2011

Google takes a look at the way the world searched this past year in their annual Zeitgeist: Year In Review video.

Google | Via

Not to be confused with Shit Girls Say, although its pretty easy to do so.

Jeffery Self | Via

Kevin McGuire takes a look back at college football’s top plays from the 2011 regular season.

KevinMcGuire | Via

Brought to you by 2DopeBoyz and the man himself.

The Dreamer/The Believer is in stores December 20th.

ThinkCommon x 2DopeBoyz

Ding Dangler returns with the opening scene from Pineapple Express, as voiced by Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

DingDangler | Previously: There Will Be Disney

Served cold at Slacktory.

“Hairy chests destroy our power…”

Funny or Die | Previously: Rick Perry – “Strong”, Ron Paul

By Maisa Chaves for DDB Mozambique. | Catwoman, Storm

A tribute to The Spielberg Face, by Kevin Lee of Fandor.

Spotted at SlashFilm:

One of the staples of all those films is popularly called “The Spielberg Face.” It’s described as a look with “eyes open, staring in wordless wonder in a moment where time stands still.” You see a double example of it above from Jurassic Park but it’s literally in every single one of his movies, and often way more than once. A new video essay has been posted dissecting the uses of “The Spielberg Face,” its origins, subversions and much more.

Fandorific



7 Insane Festivals You Won’t Believe Are Legal – [Cracked]

The 25 Most Viral People on the Internet – [Gizmodo]

The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet In The Comments Sections Of Year-End Lists – [NPR]

Facebook Aims To Help Prevent Suicide – [Yahoo]

Help is just a few clicks away on Facebook for people expressing suicidal thoughts.

The social networking site launched a new feature Tuesday that enables users to connect with a counselor through a confidential chat session triggered after a friend reports distressing content.

The new tool has several benefits, experts say, in the quest to reduce the number of nearly 100 Americans who commit suicide every day.

First, it brings quick intervention at times when it can be of most help. Second, it enables troubled people to start a chat over an instant messaging system that many find more comfortable than speaking on the phone with a counselor.

Louis C.K.’s Online Show Has Already Earned a Profit – [Louis CK]

The show went on sale at noon on Saturday, December 10th. 12 hours later, we had over 50,000 purchases and had earned $250,000, breaking even on the cost of production and website. As of Today, we’ve sold over 110,000 copies for a total of over $500,000. Minus some money for PayPal charges etc, I have a profit around $200,000 (after taxes $75.58). This is less than I would have been paid by a large company to simply perform the show and let them sell it to you, but they would have charged you about $20 for the video. They would have given you an encrypted and regionally restricted video of limited value, and they would have owned your private information for their own use. They would have withheld international availability indefinitely. This way, you only paid $5, you can use the video any way you want, and you can watch it in Dublin, whatever the city is in Belgium, or Dubai. I got paid nice, and I still own the video (as do you). You never have to join anything, and you never have to hear from us again.