Tag: RICKROLL

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Blanking on Halloween costumes? Go as your own Nintendo Mii. [From: Sprite Stitch, via: The Daily What] The growth of streaming media is catching up to Netflix, with CEO Reed Hastings describing his business as "primarily a streaming company that also offers DVD-by-mail." ...

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. Google just unveiled drag and drop functionality for images to docs. Yes, now you can drag illustrations directly from your desktop directly into documents in Chrome, Firefox and Safari. [From: Docs blog] The 'Thomas was alone.' flash game seems simple enough: move blocks ...

Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web. 'Canabalt' developer Adam Atomic details the process behind fine-tuning the addictive 8-bit, one-button jumping game. Random trivia: the 'Canabalt' runner, at 24x24 pixels, is a little taller than the classic Mario sprite. [From: Semi Secret Software] You know the day is only ...

Highlights from this morning's other big tech headlines.... Yesterday was a terrifying and depressing day for juvenile online pranksters. YouTube pulled the king of Internet memes, Rick Astley's 'Never Gonna Give You Up' video, apparently ending the hilarious and tortuous Rick Roll phenomenon. Google, though, has now returned the video, and says its removal was a mistake because a few ...

Pop culture was hit hard last week with the deaths of Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, and Michael Jackson. If you believe everything you read on Twitter, though, many more well known personalities have died lately. Sadly, the passing of OxiClean pitchman Billy Mays was verified, but the purported deaths of Britney Spears, Jeff Goldblum, Harrison Ford, Miley Cyrus, George Clooney, and, most recently, ...

Pete Waterman, the songwriter (and apparent cry-baby) behind the Rick Astley hit 'Never Gonna Give You Up,' is claiming that the tiny royalty check he received from Google and YouTube amounts to exploitation. Now, to be fair, Waterman did only receive £11 (about $16) in royalties last year from Google, despite being the man behind the song that spawned the Internet phenomena known as Rick ...

The Internet has mostly made our lives better. We love Google for putting piles of information at our fingertips, and, without the Web, there would be no Switched. That being said, it's undeniable that the Internet has ruined some good things, as well. The blog OMG Lists has compiled a list of nine good things ruined by the Internet (one of those things being lists). So, what good things in ...

Even if you don't agree with her politics, you must admit Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi has a sense of humor. To celebrate the launch of the U.S. Congress' YouTube channels for the House and Senate, Pelosi posted a video of her cats roaming around her Capitol office, playing with her gavel, and enjoying the view. That alone works well enough for us. That she Rickrolls us halfway through the ...