This past week saw the introduction of a new viral photo. Yes, I am talking about the snapshot of Carrie Fisher wearing her infamous bikini outfit, sunbathing on the set of Return of the Jedi alongside her stunt double. When I first came across the picture on Boing Boing, my first thought was not 'Haawwwtttt!' (as I assume the majority the male population who saw the picture immediately concluded). Rather, it was, 'Hmm...
Continue readingA few days ago one of my favorite blogs, The Art of Manliness (yes I know I'm a girl but I still enjoy its content), published a post called A Man's Guide to Dry Cleaning. The article was well-researched and well-written, and chock full of helpful information. However, it was apparent from the start that the author does not have any first-hand experience in dry cleaning. I asked myself why I couldn't do it better myself. My parents are Korean immigrants who have been in the dry cleaning business for 22 years. I have helped out at the store since I was 7 years old, and continue to do so to this day. Sure, I may not run the store, or even work...
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Continue readingParamount's $15,000 horror flick Paranormal Activity may be the most successful movie ever to propel itself to phenom status via the use of social media and web interactivity. Beginning with its humble origins, the movie urged fans to "Demand it!" to play at additional locations. The website promised that the film will open nationwide once 1,000,000 "demands" were hit. Social media widgets were easily visible and easily accessible on the website, encouraging and reminding each visitor to tweet, share on Facebook, email, and paste the URL of the site wherever possible. They even had available a snippet of code that can be used on MySpace, website, fan site or blog to help spread the word about the movie. Belong long, Twitter users began...
Continue readingAre you as obsessed with Google Reader as I am? One of my favorite G'Reader features is the ability to subscribe to your friends' "shared" feeds. This is a great resource for discovering new blogs, as well as interesting articles you wouldn't have found otherwise. Today, my friend Brooke shared a post from photographer Alison Conklin's blog. Alison had recently shot a wedding with a ceremony that had left a lasting impression. Check out these beginning lines from the ceremony: 15 years ago Shawshank Redemption was in the movie theater, Keanu Reeves was "speeding" on a bus, Ace Ventura was detecting pets, Forrest Gump was "running" through the academy awards, and Samuel Jackson was eating a Royale with Cheese. During that time...
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