New Year’s Resolutions 2009 : Business and Life Goals (Search Engine Journal)
Posted on January 03, 2009 in Twitter client
Howdy folks, it’s now 2009 and like many out there in the world, I’m digging myself out of my Holidays and New Year’s feasting and over-consumption bunker to reflect on the past year and set goals for 2009. Looking over my resolutions from the past couple of years, I now have a chance to see [...] Trailer Trash: Has the hunger gone? | It'll be a fair cop for Winstone (Guardian Unlimited) Has the hunger gone? Having made one of the most striking debuts of the decade with Hunger, artist Steve McQueen, may never return to feature films. In the week his film was nominated for five awards by the London Film Critics' Circle, he told me that the extraordinary film of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands could be his last. "I would have to have the same passion, the same anger and ...
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Tweetree Adds Missing Branches to Twitter (Mashable)
Posted on January 02, 2009 in Twitter client
Tweetree , a site that takes your Twitter account and tweaks it (just like the linked Mashable account), just might be the reason you close that desktop client and return to the browser for your Twitter cravings. Just login to Tweetree with your Twitter credentials, and - voilà! - you now have a super awesome, souped-up version of your Twitter account complete with threaded conversations, ... Trailer Trash: Has the hunger gone? | It'll be a fair cop for Winstone (Guardian Unlimited) Has the hunger gone? Having made one of the most striking film debuts of the decade with Hunger, artist Steve McQueen, may never return to feature films. In the week his film was nominated for five awards by the London Film Critics' Circle, he told me that the extraordinary film of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands could be his last. "I would have to have the same passion, the same anger and ...
Fans of Tech > The Three Best Sites on Which to View Movie Trailers
Posted on December 27, 2008 in Twitter plugin
My only gripe with Apple’s Trailer site lies with its requirement of the QuickTime plugin . I honestly don’t know that I’d ever have a need for this plugin if it weren’t for Apple’s trailer site. QuickTime, in my humble opinion, ... Weekly WordPress Plugins Featured on Weblog Tools Collection ... Weblog Tools Collection has restarted its Plugin Review with an invitation to all WordPress Plugin authors and lovers to submit their WordPress Plugins to be reviewed over the next year. Starting January 4, 2009, they will be reviewing ...
Microquake stirs Carr Park in Huntington Beach (Orange County Register)
Posted on December 21, 2008 in Twitter rss
1.9 shaker doesn't cause damage. Nerdvana's Geek in Review: Dec. 15-19, 2008 (East Valley Tribune) It was a news-packed week of geekiness: Gamers got lots of peeks at what they’ll be buying (or not buying) in 2009, and sci-fi enthusiasts mourned a "Star Trek" legend while welcoming a new commander on "Stargate." Comic book guys and gals learned more of the guest list for Phoenix Comicon 2009 and also got a trailer for Marvel’s next big miniseries. Relive all the action with Nerdvana's Geek ...
Have You Seen The Wolverine Trailer? What Do You Think? (Screen Rant)
Posted on December 14, 2008 in Twitter rss
I just thought I'd put up a post to discuss the Wolverine trailer for those who might have subjected themselves to The Day the Earth Stood Still this weekend despite my warning. My buddy over at Movies Online has alerted me to the fact that the trailer will be released online on Monday, December 15th on [...] McFarlane Teases Us About A Spawn Sequel (Screen Rant) Spawn. You either love him or hate him. His presence is totally cool. And ya gotta love the characters human name, Al Simmons. What a cool name, huh? But a question has arisen amongst the masses. Especially the masses who read Screen Rant and we here you! Is [...]
How Do You Get Your Stories to Go Viral? Ask Tina Brown, Darling! (The New York Observer)
Posted on December 12, 2008 in Twitter rss
Tina Brown's Daily Beast, which has enjoyed very nice traffic numbers since its launch a thousand-plus hours ago, sends out a tip sheet to its writers on how to get their stories to go viral. It's pretty simple: 1) Start a Web site; and 2) Link to your Facebook. Tips below: Tips for Going Viral Your Website Include links on your website to The Daily Beast and/or your author page ... Watchmen Comic-Con Footage AND New Trailer! (Screen Rant) We have not one, not two, but THREE new Watchmen videos for you! Life is good...
Trailer For The Trailer For ‘Terminator: Salvation’ (Screen Rant)
Posted on December 06, 2008 in Twitter rss
Weird title, I know – but it’s true. Entertainment Tonight presented a sneak peak for the newest trailer for Terminator Salvation that will debut on their show next Tuesday and will be in theaters alongside The Day the Earth Stood Still. That means we now have two good reasons to see that film in theaters: 1) [...] DiCaprio & Winslet Reunite In Revolutionary Road (Screen Rant) If you get most of your movie news from Screen Rant, you probably haven't heard of Revolutionary Road. :-) This film will be released on December 26th and is sure to be nominated for a bunch of Oscars for 2008. It reunites Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet as a couple again, giving us flashbacks to Titanic. [...]
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Rant: First Look At Gambit In ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ (Screen Rant)
Posted on November 30, 2008 in Twitter rss
Some of you may have seen a brief glimpse of the infamous “ragin’ cajun” from leaked footage of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine teaser trailer that debuted at the Fox panel at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con. For those who did not (and even those who did), we have the first official photo of Gambit thanks to [...] News to know: Macs on sale, YouTube goes wide, Twitter, Cisco (ZDNet) Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Sam Diaz: A rare occurrence: Macs on sale Jason D. O'Grady: Apple retail stores to match prices Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Apple prepares for Black Friday blow-out! Larry Dignan: YouTube goes wide screen; Sets up for more professional content Garett Rogers: YouTube getting ready for full length, wide-screen ...
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: November 23, 2008 (Screen Rant)
Posted on November 24, 2008 in Twitter rss
This Week: Timothy Olyphant is Crazy; an Arrested Development film is in development; Jason Bourne appears to just keep coming; Brian Grazer has stupid ideas for Magnum P.I and Mila Kunis reads The Book of Eli. Box Office It was predicted and it came to pass. Teen vampire film Twilight took a huge bite out of the box [...] New International Trailer For ‘The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button’ (Screen Rant) Here we have the new international trailer for the The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – it’s not much different than the first trailer if you saw that in theaters, but it does include some new footage. We haven’t really covered this movie yet here on Screen Rant other than in my recent post on new [...]
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I’m Captain Kirk!!! (Screen Rant)
Posted on November 23, 2008 in Twitter rss
With all the Trekkie angst out there regarding the new Star Trek movie I thought a little levity might be in order. :-) Someone has come up with a video showing how William Shatner may have reacted to the Star Trek trailer behind closed doors, and if you're a fan I guarantee you'll find this funny [...] Shuttle gives station a mile-high boost (ABC 13 Houston) Endeavour's extra push elevated the docked space shuttle and space station complex about a mile
Two New Star Trek Posters: Uhura And Nero (Screen Rant)
Posted on November 22, 2008 in Twitter rss
Paramount has just sent us two new Star Trek character posters in the same vein as the black and white Kirk & Spock posters that came out recently. These two feature Eric Bana as the Romulan movie antagonist Nero and Zoe Saldana as Lt. Uhura. Check them out below! Eric Bana as Nero Star Trek poster Zoe Saldana [...] I’m Captain Kirk!!! (Screen Rant) With all the Trekkie angst out there regarding the new Star Trek movie I thought a little levity might be in order. :-) Someone has come up with a video showing how William Shatner may have reacted to the Star Trek trailer behind closed doors, and if you're a fan I guarantee you'll find this funny [...]
Quake kills four, damages hundreds of houses in Indonesia (USA Today)
Posted on November 18, 2008 in Twitter rss
Hundreds of houses collapsed today after a shallow 7.3-magnitude earthquake shook Indonesia. "Officials in Buol district, about 600 kilometers north of the Central Sulawesi capital of Palu, said at least three people had died in the area and about 700 houses had collapsed," according to AFP. ABC's Radio Australia put the death toll at four. The U.S. Geological Survey has more information about ... Trek Geekery: Images Of New Star Trek Movie Details (Screen Rant) First off, we want to let you know that the official Star Trek movie site has been updated to one of those fancy Flash websites. You can view both the trailers, get images, wallpapers and just geek out over the new Trek look of the site. Head over to StarTrekMovie.com to check it all out. But... [...]
Avoid unnecessary outdoor activity wherever smoke can be seen or smelled. (Orange County Register)
Posted on November 16, 2008 in Twitter rss
Air quality advisories issued for Sylmar, Corona, Brea and Yorba Linda. New Poster & Trailer For The Day The Earth Stood Still (Screen Rant) This week, Fox released yet another trailer for next month's The Day the Earth Stood Still remake (is it already only a month away?). It feels like I've seen the entire movie now and this newest trailer seems to spoil some of it for me. In this one we see much more of Gort and [...]
First Teaser Trailer For ‘2012′ (Screen Rant)
Posted on November 13, 2008 in Twitter rss
MovieFone has premiered the trailer for Roland Emmerich's next big all-style-and-no-substance popcorn movie: 2012. They have high res and HD versions over on their site, but we have a smaller one for you right here. As usual, Emmerich looks like he's putting out another movie that has special effects that will be a CGI visual feast, [...] Reputation Monitoring and Management (Search Engine Roundtable) This session will look at methods for monitoring, managing, and influencing your reputation within the blogosphere and press. If you are not talking with your customer base, your customer base will be talking about you. Moderator: Todd Friesen Speakers: Jessica Berlin, Social Media Manager, Cirque du Soleil Andy Beal, Internet Marketing Consultant, Marketing Pilgrim LLC Lee Odden, CEO, ...
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Obama surfs the Web to the White House (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Posted on November 07, 2008 in Twitter rss
Did Barack Obama's MySpace and Facebook friends help put him in the White House? Did he Twitter his way to the top? New Watchmen Trailer With Quantum Of Solace (Screen Rant) I found this little nugget buried in an interview that Dark Horizons did with Watchmen director Zack Synder yesterday: There will be a brand new trailer for the uber-superhero movie attached to Quantum of Solace, opening on November 14th. Over at DH, Garth Franklin did a nice interview with Snyder and here's the scoop on the [...]
Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino Looks Amazing (Screen Rant)
Posted on October 26, 2008 in Twitter rss
Check out the new trailer and poster for Clint Eastwood's next film. Entrepreneurs Need Social Networking (Entrpreneur.com) Dan Schawbel, a leading expert in social networking and a Gen-Y branding expert, explains what business owners need to know about the trend.
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Guillermo Del Toro Talks Hobbit Films (Screen Rant)
Posted on October 10, 2008 in Twitter rss
On Tuesday, Guillermo Del Toro spoke with MTV News and revealed a little bit about the current status of The Hobbit films and what stories they may encompass. In discussing the writing process, Del Toro explained that the four writers (including himself) occasionally meet or video-conference for days at a time, then each writer is given [...] New Twilight Trailer And Images (Screen Rant) The marketing certainly seems to be ramping up for the Twilight vampire/romance movie. Just a couple of days ago we showed you the new poster feature Edward and Bella, and today we have a couple of new super-hi-res images of the lovely couple as well. In addition to that, at the time I write this we [...]
Warm your widgets, tune your Twitter to zero in on the candidates — fast (Pioneer Press)
Posted on October 09, 2008 in Twitter widget
Even the politically ambivalent will be paying close attention to tonight's debate, many scouring the Web for clues about who won. Don't do your research by manually plodding from one news or opinion site to another, try these tools. New Twilight Trailer And Images (Screen Rant) The marketing certainly seems to be ramping up for the Twilight vampire/romance movie. Just a couple of days ago we showed you the new poster feature Edward and Bella, and today we have a couple of new super-hi-res images of the lovely couple as well. In addition to that, at the time I write this we [...]
Top Fox Exec Talks Daredevil Reboot (Screen Rant)
Posted on October 04, 2008 in Twitter rss
The guys over at IESB were recently chatting with 20th Century Fox co-chairman, Tim Rothman, and got him to open up about the Daredevil reboot, a project which was proposed earlier this year at Comic Con by Sin City creator Frank Miller and British action star Jason Statham. According to Rothman, Miller and Statham weren't just [...] First Dragonball Trailer = Fail (Screen Rant) Fail. That's the quintessential word of choice describing what I think about this trailer, and even the movie for that matter. Today we get our first look at what the Dragonball movie is shaping up to be, with the release of the first teaser trailer. The trailer does nothing right for me. I actually think it looks awful [...]
First Dragonball Trailer = Fail (Screen Rant)
Posted on October 03, 2008 in Twitter rss
Fail. That's the quintessential word of choice describing what I think about this trailer, and even the movie for that matter. Today we get our first look at what the Dragonball movie is shaping up to be, with the release of the first teaser trailer. The trailer does nothing right for me. I actually think it looks awful [...] Brand building 2.0 (Display & Design Ideas) When dealing with the newest horizon of marketing—social networking—there are a host of Web sites that immediately come to the forefront.
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