Everything And Nothing

Cataloging local finds with Pinterest

 

We had to get the oil changed in our cars today (to get ready for our trip to Point Clear, Ala., next week), so, as usual, we walked over to the Lakeland Yard & Garden Center right next door while we were waiting. (And, as usual, we spent too much money on plants. Can't seem to pass a bookstore or a garden center without spending money these days! Sheesh.)

I played with the Pinterest iphone app and tried out its feature of taking pictures and pinning local items. I can see that it would be very useful to help other friends locally find cool things and to remember things that you might want to go back and get later. (I helped a friend make decisions about potential office decorations once and we took pictures and posted them on Flickr, but using the pinterest app would have been much simpler!)

It would also be useful as a local foodie guide. Take pictures and post them. And make the board open so others could post them too!

My only complaint is that sporadically the app just shuts down. It seems to happen more often if you're taking pictures within the app (rather than using the iphone camera and finding the pic in the library).

I hope to use the app more in the coming weeks! Stay tuned! (And see all of my finds at Lakeland Yard & Gard Center here.)

It's time for a Pinterest intervention too...

It's all Rebecca's fault. She sent me the Pinterest invite...probably just knowing that I wouldn't come up for air for weeks!

 

For a girl in love with everything and nothing, it's like a kind of 2.0 (second) home for me! It's basically visual bookmarking, but it feels like a community of folks who all love fashion and food and funky and fun.

And since I'm spending so much time there (instead of here), I guess I'll just have to show you here what I'm doing there from time to time.

 

Here's my Hats Off board. (Don't roll your eyes...you know you SO want that Yoda cap!)

So hat's off to Pinterest for collecting so many fabulous ideas in one place. And hats off to Rebecca Benson for sending me the invite (even if it has led to too many nights of saying, "How could it possibly be midnight already?!").

FunnyOrDie.com celebrates anniversary

The Web site started by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay, www.FunnyOrDie.com, celebrated its first anniversary on April 16. (The site's biggest star, Pearl, is a much more mature 3 by comparison.)

In its first year, the site has become a bank of online comedy billings by top comedians such as Judd Apatow, Jack McBrayer and the comedy troupe Human Giant. Mixed in with the professionals are viewer-submitted videos, which remain on the site only if they are rated highly enough.

The site has also expanded its empire to include other sites in the Or Die franchise, including www.ShredOrDie.com (for skateboarders) and www.BlueCollarOrDie.com (for Southern rednecks). More offshoots are planned, including www.EatDrinkOrDie.com with celebrity chefs.

WILL TXT 4 FD

When you text EWINE MATCH at 411511 with the name of a dish or the main ingredient, you'll immediately receive three suggestions from a database of more than 100 wines in the $8 to $12 range.

To be sure the fish you're considering for dinner is sustainable, text "fish" along with the name (like "tuna") to 90430.

And, last but not least, www.gomobo.com is offering text message ordering for restaurants in select cities.

[ via Bon Appetit magazine, March 2008 ]

Countdown to New Year's online

Can't get to a party for New Year's Eve? The cross-country party comes to you, courtesy of network and cable TV. USA TODAY's Cindy Clark rounds up a selection of celebrations.

OprahTube

Oprah's Harpo Productions now has a home on YouTube. The Web channel will offer exclusive behind-the-scenes footage from The Oprah Winfrey Show. It will also include videos she creates herself. To see it, visit www.youtube.com/oprah.

Where to Watch Fall's Top Shows on the Web

Finding TV shows on the Web is more complicated than ever this fall, with networks offering their shows on dozens of platforms from XBox Live to Joost. These sites and services boil down to two basic categories: downloads and video streams. A video stream is free, but episodes are often taken down after a few weeks and need to be watched at a computer. Downloads usually cost $1.99 but can be watched on a mobile device anytime. Here is an overview of fall shows online, courtesy of Jamin Brophy-Warren of The Wall Street Journal.

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Once upon a Kenny

MenWhoLookLikeKennyRogers.com is a Web site dedicated to - you guessed it - men who look like Kenny Rogers. There's a Kenny of the Month. A Kenny of the Year. An official Men Who Look Like Kenny Rogers T-shirt.

And, not to worry, if you don't look like Kenny, just read the handy tips on how to look like Kenny - you could be featured next month!

That's My Old House

ThatsMyOldHouse.com is a repository for the stories of our lives in houses. The site offers a way to preserve and share your old homestead stories (and it has more than 1,700 entries and hundreds of registered users after a few months - so we must all want to share our stories!).

You are given a series of questions to answer (so don't worry if you don't like to write). Users are also encouraged to upload pictures. There is no charge to tell your story or read the ones on the site - and you can sign up for a free newsletter too.

YouTube Partners With Interscope To Find Next Rap Star

YouTube's OntheRise RAP Edition contest begins on August 10. Users 18 and older are invited to submit a video featuring original lyrics and production, competing for a chance to record a single for Interscope's G-Unit and win a $10,000 gift card from Guitar Center.

50 Cent, Common, and Polow Da Don will choose 20 finalists at the close of the contest on Aug. 17. On Aug. 29, the winners will be presented to the YouTube community for voting, and the grand prize winner will be unveiled in early September.

In addition to the sponsored page on YouTube, Interscope plans to promote the contest both on its own Interscope.com and 50cent.com.

[ via Tameka Kee, Online Media Daily ]