A Splintered Mind: Live AD/HD Feed on Twitter
Representation of ADHD Twitter Search via wordle.net
Many people comment on AD/HD in their daily lives on Twitter. Some accept it; some deny it. Some mock it; some praise it.
By embedding a live stream of tweets referencing ADHD into a recent blog post, A Splintered Mind blogger Douglas Cootey uses the thousands of voices on Twitter to give us a glimpse “of what real people think about the subject”.
A picture may be worth a thousand words, one could also say that the words of thousands can paint a powerful picture.
To check out Doug’s post and share your comments, visit A Splintered Mind | Live AD/HD Feed on Twitter.
FREEBIE ALERT! Send Swine Flu Wishes to That Special Someone with CDC E-Cards!
Today I discovered what just may be my favorite e-cards ever!
As I was nosing around the CDC website, perusing the latest H1N1 information (isn’t that how everyone spends their evening downtime?) I noticed they’ve included an H1N1 social media page.
Awesome sauce! Not sure if you know this about me but:
PANDEMIC + CDC INFO + SOCIAL MEDIA(!) =
IRRESISTIBLE TO FARYL
I happily clicked away.
That’s when I noticed this section:
Send Friends & Loved Ones Swine Flu Wishes!
No Way! Excellent!
I’m not sure what I was expecting to see, but the CDC didn’t let me down. Caring friends and family can select from a variety of “occasions” ranging from Autumn to College Health to Disabilities to Halloween to Salmonella to STDs and more. They even have “Congratulations on Your New Pet” and Valentine’s Day cards!
This is a small sample of the selection the Flu category has to offer:
Just a Sampling of Occasions You Can Choose From
My particular favorite is the Father’s Day card:
You can't make this stuff up.
Not impressed? Just wait – there are animated cards as well.
How many times has this happened to you? Your best friend is getting married tomorrow. Here you are, a bridesmaid, and what with sharing all the joy and festivities and excitement – you forgot to buy a card.
I’ve totally been there.
Well, fear not, my friend – the CDC to the rescue!!
This Wedding Card even features a soundtrack (one that bears a bit of a resemblance to the Tonight Show theme)!
What Bride Wouldn't be Overjoyed to Receive This?
There are too many options to post screen shots of them all here.
Some of my other favorites:
- Wishing You a Seizure-Free Day
- I Got Tested – Did You?
- Here’s to an Alcohol-Free Pregnancy!
The list goes on and on . . . You’ll just have to visit the site yourself so you can choose the one that’s the perfect fit for your special day.
Feeling down because no one’s ever sent a CDC card to you?
Well turn that frown upside down! Because I care!
That’s right! I created a card just for you!
View it here!
Via TechCrunch: Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service
Our favorite online Jack-of-All-Trades, Google, has announced their latest venture; and it looks like they’re heading straight into iTunes territory.
TechCrunch posted details about Google’s new music service:
Google will partner with iLike and LaLa for their new music service, we’ve learned. And the announcement date is Wednesday, October 28, 2009.
Press, including us, received an invitation this morning (see ticket image above) inviting them to a Hollywood event next week hosted by music services LaLa and iLike. The invitation, titled “Discover Music!” says announcements will be followed by performances, and that LaLa, iLike “& Others” are hosting. The “& Others” includes Google, we’ve heard from multiple sources, and the new service will be unveiled. All four major music services are backing the service
To get the full scoop, read the original post at TechCrunch:
Google To Partner With iLike And LaLa For New Music Service
Update:
TechCrunch has posted screenshots of the new service.
FREEBIE! Kodak Gallery’s Million Thanks Giveaway
The Kodak Gallery Thanks Man
Kodak is celebrating the launch of their new Kodak Gallery with a “Million Thanks Giveaway”!
Click the link below to receive either a:
- $15 gift code to use on the site or
- 40% gift code
This is a limited time/while supplies last offer – so don’t wait!
Kodak Gallerys Million Thanks Giveaway.
(I found this link via the Ellen show website – so not only will you receive a freebie, you’ll be registered to win a trip for two to watch a taping of the Ellen show. If you need someone to bring with you, I live in the area!!)
Zach Braff is (Thankfully) Not Dead (and He Made a Video to Prove It)
A Very Alive Zach Braff (from his Facebook page)
In the past few months, rumors of various celebrity deaths have been popping up on the internet. With sites like Facebook and Twitter, these rumors travel far and fast.
The most recent, occurring yesterday, involved two stories about ‘Scrubs’ star Zach Braff.
The first, seemingly posted by a New Zealand news site, stated that
reports from New Zealand Police officials indicate that the actor fell more than 60 feet to his death on the Kauri Cliffs while on-set
In reality, the page was generated by some anti-Zach using FakeAWish.com. (Based on the site’s “In the News’ section, this site has likely been the culprit of several other celebrity death rumors)
The second was a fake CNN page (since removed) which reported the actor’s suicide. Chris Laganella, the site‘s owner posted the following explanation
Wayyy back in 2007, I copied CNN’s webpage and changed some text and some pictures to reflect an apparent Zach Braff suicide. This wasn’t a publicity stunt, it wasn’t a plea for hits, or to promote anything else. It was just to fool some of my friends. We’re really big Scrubs fans and really big Zach Braff fans. I made this page to fool them, called them to my computer, and showed them to get their reaction. I obviously told them it was a joke afterwards, but I neglected to take the page down.
Apparently, something clicked with someone on the internet today. I saw my bandwidth for chrisbox.com ran out earlier, so I increased it and looked at my traffic. I saw all the hits to braff.html, and started researching. This was the second largest trending topic on Twitter along with tons of links on Facebook. I had people like Perez Hilton and even an ABC spokesperson commenting on this.
Laganella continues, apologizing
So let’s just clear some stuff up. I did not make this page to intentionally fool everyone on the internet. I didn’t expect it to even be made public. Ever. I’m sorry if I scared everyone out there.
Zach, sorry if you got offended by me posting a fake suicide about you on the internet. Your 32,000 square foot house would be pretty empty without you. Thanks for (apparently) taking it lightly, since I haven’t gotten a letter about a lawsuit yet. Just so you know, I’m a huge fan; that’s the only reason I made this page, believe it or not. Also, sorry for upsetting your mother :(
Unfortunately for Chris, his apology did not get to Zach Braff before the actor posted a YouTube video.
In the video, Zach assures the world he is, indeed, alive and seems pretty good-natured about the event. However he does make a point to call out Chris for the prank, telling him he’s won Braff’s first “Douche of the Day” award for making Braff’s mom upset.
