Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here.
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ?roadable aircraft?) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d?Elegance.
From 2005: then Rocketboom field correspondent Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV journalist Laura Ling. This past weekend, Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp for attempting to report on Korean refugees along the North Korea-China border. More coverage: American reporters get âvery severeâ [...]
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies considers the history of Allison Harvard (aka Creepy Chan) a contestant on America?s Next Top Model. Allison on Flickr, Allison on DeviantArt, Allison on MySpace, The Creepiest People on MySpace, Creepy Chan on America?s Next Top Model, Allison Harvard - Cycle 12 Ep 3, ANTM C12 Ep 4 Bonus [...]
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree shows us some of her favorite productivity applications. Tweetdeck, CoTweet, Adium, Sizzling Keys, Dropbox, Drop.io, Download Helper, Snapz Pro X, Aviary, Quicksilver, Little Snitch This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
Ellie Rountree interviews Brad O?Farrell creator of ?Play him off, keyboard cat?. Keyboard Cat on CNN, Keyboard Cat on Time.com, Keyboard Cat on Urlesque, Charlie O?Donnell. Music by Podington Bear.
C64.com, NASA To Give Hubble New Life With Atlantis Mission Launching Today, Hubble Space Telescope, ESA to launch two large observatories to look deep into space and time, ESA: Herschel, ESA: Planck, Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, United States Patent Application: 0060071122 - Full body teleportation system, Magnetic vortex wormhole generator , Cavitating Oil [...]
Number of Pirates Killed by Obama In Two Graphs, Marines? Hymn [mp3], America and the Barbary Pirates: An International Battle Against an Unconventional Foe, First Barbary War, Google: Mowing with goats, Raindrops splash before they hit the ground, Shreyas Mandre, MIT piano drop Spring 2009 by blackaller, The First MIT Baker House Piano Drop [...]
The Universal Records Database, Most Images Of ?Uncle Jesse? Viewed On A Web Browser At Once, 54 images of Uncle Jesse, Most Tweets Sent To MC Hammer In One Minute Using Cell Phone, Most Pieces Of Tape Taped To Face At Once, Most Playing Cards Incorrectly Guessed In A Row, Most Times Saying ?Galaptasaurus? In [...]
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Adam Harvey and Anaid Gomez of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University about Wearable Technology. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
Rocketboom interviews Jordan Seiler about his Public Ad Campaign replacing 120 illegal NPA Outdoor billboards with art in New York City. Related Episode: Brand Jacking and Subvertising. (Thanks to Ronen!)
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks with Philip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab and creator of Second Life. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies presents its findings on Single Serving Sites ? websites that serve a single purpose, presenting a single piece of information. Jason Kottke: Single Serving Sites, Ryan Greenberg, Is This Your Paper On Single Serving Sites dot com, Tired.com, Purple.com, Zombo.com, the very last page of the Internet, the Original [...]
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the Intel WiMax Labs in Hillsboro, Oregon to take a more in-depth look at the next generation of mobile high-speed internet connectivity. Related coverage: What Is WiMax? This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!
Grounation Day, Haile Selassie (video), Hernan Cortes Arrives, LOL Jesus, God on Facebook, Facebook profile market, Crisscrossing the Earth with subterranean tunnels at ballistic missile speeds (via), The Deepest Hole, The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
Welcome to Caitlin Hill, Caitlin on YouTube, Caitlin on Twitter. Pluto, Clyde Tombaugh, Harvard College Observatory, The girl who named a planet , Pluto (Disney Character) History, International Astronomical Union, Clearing the neighbourhood, Illinois: Pluto Is a Planet, New Mexico Legislature: Declaring Pluto a Planet.
Does Big Corporate Media affect the lulz? The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies presents a case study on the Christian Bale Rant/Freak Out. ?Bale Went Ballistic?, Britney Rages, Kanye West?s Tirade, Rageguy, Angry German Kid, BaleOut Remix, Christian Bale vs Dora the Explorer, Christian Bale Rant Soundboard, Christian Bale Rant T-Shirt, Bale vs Bill O?Reilly, [...]
JamieDubs of the Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies investigates the Yo Dawg/Sup Dawg meme. For more on the history of internet memes and internet phenomena, visit KnowYourMeme.com. Pimp My Ride, Yo Dawg entry in the MemeDB, Yo Dawg Macros, Yo Dawg We Herd U Liek Tumblr, Let them eat cake, Marie Antionette, Droste Effect, Music [...]
Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Bre Pettis, and Zach Hoeken about their new company, MakerBot Industries, building open source robot kits that allow you to do rapid prototyping and 3D Printing at home. Rocketboom Extra: Ellie and the Flaming Bunny. Music from the Extra: Dengue Fever. Related: Ellie visits the NYC Resistor [...]
The 2009 NYC Pillow Fight held on Wall Street in New York City. Music: Revolve by hisboyelroy. Also see Rocketboom coverage of the 2008, 2007, and 2006 Pillow Fights.
The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies presents ?Numa Numa? a classic meme in Internet History. Numa Numa, Gary Brolsma, O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei, Rocketboom Interview with Gary ?Numa Numa? Brolsma, Numa Numa voted #1 by VH1, Dragostea Din Tei on The Today Show, Numa Numa Hebrew, Haiducii - Dragostea din tei, Google Trends: dragostea din tei, numa numa, Numa [...]
Rocketboom visits a ?World Record Appreciation Society? event in New York City, an open, participatory evening of world record setting organized by the creators of the Universal Records Database.
Rocketboom Spotlight: Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny. A reinterpretation of the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood. Motion graphics by Tomas Nilsson, music: Slagsmålsklubben
Internet Scientists Jamiedubs, Elspethjane, and Yatta host a live Know Your Meme internet meme trivia show at the O?Reilly IgniteNYC3 event in New York City. Contestants include Rex Sorgatz, Gavin Purcell, Peter Rojas, Nate Westheimer, Kelly Reeves, Michelle DeForest, Tim Shey, Caroline McCarthy, Irene Polnyi, and Bre Pettis.
Director Ben Steinbauer and ?Winnebago Man? Jack Rebney speak at the 2009 SXSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Winnebago Man documentary. Original Winnebago Man video. Extended clips 1, 2.
Rocketboom Tech field correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the Intel Science Talent Search in Washington D.C. Society for Science & The Public, STS 2009 Winners
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Persian Gulf, Arabian Peninsula, Dubai Financial Services Authority, Abu Dhabi, World?s Richest City Wants to Be Culture Capital of Arab World, The outstretched palm (Abu Dhabi bails out its neighbour), Dubai?s six-year building boom grinds to halt as financial crisis takes hold, Rights groups, media workers concerned over draft UAE media [...]
Chimp?s stone throwing at zoo visitors was ?premeditated?, A Comeback for Lamarckian Evolution?, The Cones Project, Sorry, this space is taken , Illinois plutocrats are frakkinâ goofy, Benoit Lemoine?s Zipper Tape, The International Space Station to become the second brightest object in the night sky with help from Canadarm2, go away world, leave me alone: [...]
