The Week Behind» The Week Behind http://www.theweekbehind.com Art + Politics + Culture + Technology Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:06:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Chatroulette http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/03/17/chatroulette/ http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/03/17/chatroulette/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:59:22 +0000 Scott Langill http://www.theweekbehind.com/?p=2489 Created by a 17-year-old high school student in Moscow with a $10 webcam and a few lines of code, four-month-old Chatroulette (aka Head-to-Head) has been going viral for a month now. Using your webcam Chatroulette randomly connects you any of the (currently) estimated 35,000 people from all over the world on Chatroulette at any given [...]]]>

He does exist, Gumby on Chatroulette...

Created by a 17-year-old high school student in Moscow with a $10 webcam and a few lines of code, four-month-old Chatroulette (aka Head-to-Head) has been going viral for a month now. Using your webcam Chatroulette randomly connects you any of the (currently) estimated 35,000 people from all over the world on Chatroulette at any given time. A throwback to a bygone, unpoliced internet era of IRC and chat rooms; Chatroulette does attracts exhibitionist and the occasional celebrity. Joining the neologism “unfriended” (from Facebook) is now “nexted” as you (or they) choose the Next button to choose a new partner. Recent viral videos spawned by Chatroulette include Meeting Yourself on Chatroulette (where the stream of a chat partner is mirrored back to them) and this week’s Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv.

Chatroulette.com

Meeting Yourself on Chatroulette

Chat Roulette Funny Piano Improv #1

]]> http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/03/17/chatroulette/feed/ 0 easter bunnies will steal your soul http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/03/11/easter-bunnies-will-steal-your-soul/ http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/03/11/easter-bunnies-will-steal-your-soul/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:43:02 +0000 Scott Langill http://www.theweekbehind.com/?p=2446 From the folks who brought you Sketchy Santas (a Catch of the Day in December 2009) comes easter bunnies will steal your soul. Medieval German folk custom or Mortal Terror? User submitted photos of anthropomorphic lagomorphs provide the evidence. I did notice somebody snuck in a screen grab of Frank from Donnie Darko. easter bunnies will [...]]]>

He doesn't care if you've been bad or good...

From the folks who brought you Sketchy Santas (a Catch of the Day in December 2009) comes easter bunnies will steal your soul. Medieval German folk custom or Mortal Terror? User submitted photos of anthropomorphic lagomorphs provide the evidence. I did notice somebody snuck in a screen grab of Frank from Donnie Darko.

easter bunnies will steal your soul

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E-cards to send your lawyer friends

The best viral marketing looks and sounds real, but reads like a parody. And why do I get the feeling that Saul Goodman is positioning himself for a spinoff? Former emmy-winning SNL writer Bob Odenkirk appeared in four episodes of AMC’s emmy-winning “Breaking Bad” last year. The first, “Better Call Saul” is also the title of this website which has testimonials, consultation videos, an office webcam, and e-cards. With a quick online search for “Better Call Saul”, Saul devotees can also find lots of (presumably unlicensed) tee shirts and coffee mugs. Now if Edward Ben Elson had only lived long enough to have a website…

DUI? Dealing Drugs? Better Call Saul!

Breaking Bad

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Hamster Mug Shot

Net savvy? Think you’ve seen it all? Greg Rutter thinks you may have missed some. So check out youshouldhaveseenthis.com and youshouldhavealsoseenthis.com.

Greg Rutter’s Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something

Greg Rutter’s Second Definitive List of The 99 Things You Should Have Already Experienced On The Internet Unless You’re a Loser or Old or Something

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Babies with Laser Eyes!

Babies with Laser Eyes!

Babies with Laser Eyes!

]]> http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/02/17/babies-with-laser-eyes/feed/ 0 The Future of the Internet Is In Panama City, Florida http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/02/10/the-future-of-the-internet-is-in-panama-city-florida/ http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/02/10/the-future-of-the-internet-is-in-panama-city-florida/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:03:23 +0000 Scott Langill http://www.theweekbehind.com/?p=2299 Forget Web 2.0, forget YouTube, forget Iaps… Behold, the wonder that is Yvette’s. For the full effect, you should turn up your computer’s speaker. Awesome? You’re welcome… Yvette’s ]]> CD100210

The Future of the Internet Is In Panama City, Florida

Forget Web 2.0, forget YouTube, forget Iaps… Behold, the wonder that is Yvette’s. For the full effect, you should turn up your computer’s speaker. Awesome? You’re welcome…

Yvette’s

]]> http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/02/10/the-future-of-the-internet-is-in-panama-city-florida/feed/ 0 The Official Wife Crying at Movies Site http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/02/03/the-official-wife-crying-at-movies-site/ http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/02/03/the-official-wife-crying-at-movies-site/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:20:42 +0000 Scott Langill http://www.theweekbehind.com/?p=2285 With subtitles so you can understand what she’s saying. Six movies are featured along with a Suggest A Movie comment page. The Official Wife Crying at Movies Site ]]> Crying after Star Wars

Crying after Star Wars

With subtitles so you can understand what she’s saying. Six movies are featured along with a Suggest A Movie comment page.

The Official Wife Crying at Movies Site

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Steampunk Motorcycle?

Point A to Point B, believe it or not…

You Drive What?

]]> http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/01/27/you-drive-what/feed/ 0 Tube Noir http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/01/18/tube-noir/ http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/01/18/tube-noir/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:31:57 +0000 Scott Langill http://www.theweekbehind.com/?p=2188 Tired of broadcast and cable? Try The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies or The 30 Freakiest Commercials of 2009. Partially noir is The Top Seven Classic Movie Moments You Didn’t Know Were Improv. And from the fringe is Found Footage Festival: Top Ten VHS Finds of 2009. The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies The 30 [...]]]> Ancilla Tilla Strips

Ancilla Tilla Strips

Tired of broadcast and cable? Try The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies or The 30 Freakiest Commercials of 2009. Partially noir is The Top Seven Classic Movie Moments You Didn’t Know Were Improv. And from the fringe is Found Footage Festival: Top Ten VHS Finds of 2009.

The 25 Scariest Moments in Non-Horror Movies

The 30 Freakiest Commercials of 2009

The Top Seven Classic Movie Moments You Didn’t Know Were Improv

Found Footage Festival: Top Ten VHS Finds of 2009

]]> http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/01/18/tube-noir/feed/ 0 The Art and Science of Holiday Recycling http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/01/12/the-art-and-science-of-holiday-recycling/ http://www.theweekbehind.com/2010/01/12/the-art-and-science-of-holiday-recycling/#comments Wed, 13 Jan 2010 04:20:18 +0000 Scott Langill http://www.theweekbehind.com/?p=2153 Christmas Tree Rocketry ]]> Up, up, and away...

Up, up, and away...

Christmas Tree Rocketry

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