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Super Bowl Commercial Favorites

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Like everyone else yesterday, I had an unnatural fascination with the Super Bowl commercials. It all started 30 years ago with the Mean Joe Green Coke commercial and now I just can’t seem to get enough of them.

This year, I think my all time favorite Super Bowl commercial was the Career Builder spot where the young lady is sandwiched between two juvenile male co-workers who are easily entertained by flaming farts. I think what does it for me is the smirk she gives when the boss walks up and the flames reflected in her glasses as the commercial closes. It’s just genius.

So what was your favorite Super Bowl commercial for 2010?

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Lookey What I Found On The Interwebs

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I’ve been really getting into using Google Reader to keep up on all the blogs I like to read. I’ve noticed for some time that I could share stories out with people so here and there I’ve been marking articles that have been good reads.

Until now I’ve only been sharing those articles with other Google Reader users that I follow. So, I thought I’d share out some of my favorite stories with you too. Who knows maybe one of them is the thing you’ve been looking to complete your OMG I just have to have it collection. I know mine if far from complete, and I can always use the help.

So, enjoy.

Chaz
BubbleThoughts.com

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Watch Youtube Videos Realtime With Friends

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Ready to watch those super bowl commercials again with your friends in real time along with chat? Until this very moment, you probably hadn’t event considered it, but now you can courtesy of SynchTube, the new real time Youtube sharing service.

Here’s what the SynchTube website has to say about their service.

Ever want to share a video with your friend or family, but wish you were there with them to watch so you could enjoy the moment together? synchtube solves this problem by allowing you to share a video in real-time. Simply paste a YouTube link and create a room. You can share this room with others, and watch videos in real-time

To tell the truth, I never knew I was deficient in this area of my life. But now that I think about it, it would be fun to load up a whole playlist of my favorite videos, and then spam the crap out of my friends so that we could all sit around and chat about the best parts of the show. It’s like creating your own customized break from reality. But now, instead of just surfing Youtube clips by yourself, you can compile a list of your most favorite videos and then get the crew together.

I can see all sorts of possibilities for this. Everything from watching family video clips to viewing network TV reruns, American Idol rants to stupid pet tricks. There really is no end to the combinations. You could even use this for rebroadcasting training materials and then collecting feedback and answering questions in the ensuing chat session. It really does seem useful to me.

But there’s one thing I see here. This site is either going to be ad supported, subscription based, or a Youtube buyout at some point. It seems like a natural fit to be purchased by Youtube and then integrated into the existing offering. That is if Google doesn’t just “borrow” the idea first and then claim it as their own.

Either way it’s worth checking out. If you have a good video or playlist to share, post a link in the comments so we can check it out together.

Chaz
BubbleThoughts.com

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Things To Do With An Apple iPad

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In honor of Apple’s iPad announcement I decided to hold an informal Facebook poll to find out what my friends would do with a new Apple iPad.

Here’s a sample of their answers.

Matthew said, “Portable blogging platform. Family photo album. Control device for external systems (ex: touchpad for desktop computer). Temporary wall art (dock on wall charger and run screensaver)”. Would definitely use it for email, as it’s a device made for consumption (vs. creation). Another use would be wireframing websites — drag and drop elements into a grid for live mockup sessions with clients.

Christopher said, “The iPad is the perfect tool for kids in school. Imagine having every book you need on a single iPad? Imagine being able to do your classwork or homework without lugging the text books and work books in your backpack or under your arm? This is a different take on One Laptop per Child (OLPC), but a decent attempt nonetheless.”

Lynton said, “To prop up the wonky leg on my dining table! I think they could have made it heaps better. I mean not even a USB port or anything.”

These are all great answers, but let’s not lose focus of what’s really important here, the humor.

Check out these great funny video ideas about using the new iPad.

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