Weezer’s new video will go viral
Weezer’s new video “Pork and Beans”
Leave it to Weezer to put together the king of all viral music videos. They took the internets biggest viral videos, added their song and now they have their own viral video. I love that they how they have K-Fed, Miss Teen South Carolina, the Numa Numa guy, changing the words and actions to fit this video. Makes it even better.
[Update] Just found a montage of all of the videos referenced in the video, for those of you not up on your viral videos. Couldn’t embed it, so head over to Valleywag if you want to see it.
http://valleywag.com/393048/weezers-pork-and-beans-deconstructed
Working NES Controler table!
Basically the coolest coffee table ever.
I saw some pictures of this table earlier in the night, but figured it was just a table that let you push the buttons. I was wrong, this table is an actual working NES controller! Pretty amazing.
To bad it won’t work with my newest videogame obsession, Mario Kart Wii!
via: BoingBoing
OSU’s “Doin’ Work”
Do Work
If you’re a fan of OSU Football, you have probably heard that the defensive moto for next year is “Do Work” taken from MTV’s Rob & Big. I love the show, so seeing two things I really enjoy come together made me think that I had to do something about it. I made a shirt.
If you don’t know where I got the inspiration for this shirt at, check out Big Black’s clothing line. I took into account, Al Afalava’s initials AA, his number #9, and the fact that he will be one of the key contributors to OSU’s stelar secondary next year. All of these, mixed with the nod to the “Double B’s” makes it a must own for those Rob & Big or Afalava fans in Corvallis (or anywhere).
Here’s my store where you can buy the Afalava Do Work shirt. Let me know if you get one, and if so, take a picture and send it in.
I must be doing something right on Twitter
Michael Arrington on Twitter
Michael Arrington gave me this plug earlier today. Not bad to have a rave review like that for the internet resume. Everyone listen to Arrington, he knows what is going on in the tech and startup world. His comment gave me 20 new followers within about 5 minutes, kinda fun. Now I need to make sure I’m updating my blog and twittering the most amazing 140 character messages there are.
You know where you can find me on twitter if you’re on there already.
At Oregon you can buy a job without a college education.
ESPN: Outside the Lines looks into u of o athletics
Because I think this is a very controversial issue that more people should look into. Glad to see ESPN doing a little “reporting” even though it’s tough for them to dig to deep in just under six minutes. There are way to many controversies with hiring the second biggest donor, who does not have a college education, and who basically bought the job. Although I’m sure it helps with donations, and it may be a good way to build up the infrastructure of the athletic facitilies (baseball stadium and basketball arena) it does not send a good message to the student athletes who need to remember that there is more to life than sports. The good ‘ol boys club in Eugene has got to be loving this amosphere, but it is not the right way to run an athletic department.
Gary Vaynerchuk; great marketer, good guy.
Gary Vaynerchuk: Great Marketer, good guy.
Gary Veynerchuk just created a “day.” I guess that is what you would call it. No he didn’t creat April 3rd, 2008, but he did create “Good People Day ’08.” What does that mean? Well I don’t really know, but what I do know is that it’s a great idea, and a great marketing tool.
Yesterday Gary asked his fanbase on twitter, facebook, wherever to help spread the word on his newest video. The idea presented in the video was that he was thankful for the good people out there. That the good people will be who succeed in this new tech world and that the good people need to be pointed out and thanked. He urged people to blog about the good people in there life, in the tech world, and just spread the word on who should be rewarded for being a good person.
Well I think that it’s a good idea to spread the love and for Gary V. it’s a great marketing tool. He has been spreading his name, growing his brand, and most of all just being a genuine guy. I’ve never met him, but he just comes across as a guy who takes time for others, through his twitter, through his IM convos, etc. He’s not above the commenters on his blog, or the people that send him twitter messages. I mean, I’ve gotten two IM’s and a twitter reply from him, not bad for a guy who said that yesterday he recieved 500 IM’s in 5 seconds! So if you think about it, all Gary Vaynershuck is doing is sharing his ideas and his insight with others. Why is he doing it? Well I think it’s just who he is, but as a bonus it’s helping him get to know new people and also grow his personal brand.
So today, on Good People Day ’08, lets just think about those that have helped us out. Those who have helped us become who we are today and that have been genuine people. Be it friends, family, co-workers, mentors, whatever. The good people in our lives are the ones who make the biggest impact on us and help us to grow into who we are. So to all the “good people” out there, thanks for the impact you have made in my life.
Corvallis > Seattle?
Other than Corvallis having a better restaurant (Local Boyz) and a better baseball and football team’s (Oregon State), there’s not to much I would say Corvallis beats Seattle in.
However, Fortune has just announced that Corvallis is the 48th best place to “Live and launch a company in 2008.“ I have known some great companies to be founded, created, and launched in Corvallis, but wow I just am still not used to seeing Corvallis mentioned in a financial magazine like Fortune.
To see that Seattle is not even on the list seems a little crazy to me. Especially with Bellevue being names the number 1 city on the list! Bellevue is a great city if you’re into living in the ‘burbs, but it just seems that Seattle is such a better city for finding and keeping the young tech savvy workers happy. Other notable cities in the Northwest, Portland (#6), Bellingham (#26), Eugene (#96, Yes, the Beavers win).
HT: John Cook’s Blog
