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holy hashtags: #TEAM CONAN

most of the united states is aware of what kind of BS nbc has been conjuring lately for the general public, and a long time role model of mine, conan o'brien. needless to say, this controversy has been giving the late night hosts (including jimmy kimmel and david letterman) plenty to open with, but the web is saying just as much.

the drastic decisions made by the nbc execs has generated several memes throughout various social media platforms that finally put a stop to the bra color updates (that made me feel a little uncomfortable)

one such meme is the #teamconan hashtag on twitter, which has been a trending topic practically all week. it takes after the popular twilight series character support hashtags #teamedward or #teamjacob (or #teamEMMETT!)

on facebook, people have been updating their statuses in a similar fashion but also with another twist: changing their profile pictures in support of conan. groups, fan pages, and this wildly popular avatar reading 'i'm with coco' makes the statement pretty clear: the majority of the public seems to favor late night's favorite ginger.

i haven't got to the best part yet, and it's just another reason why i love coco: he put a listing for the tonight show on craigslist! what a genius. i encourage you all to check it out, the description is definitely worth the clicks.

guilty&&need this ASAP

I’ve seen people (literally) very close to me do it: checking Facebook in bed. Here’s hoping it says more about them than it says about me. But if “Bedbooking” or “Facebedding” is a widespread phenomenon, then there’s certainly a market for the dash, Sony’s “Personal Internet Viewer” or as I call it: a pimped-out alarm clock. The WiFi-enabled device sports a 7-inch touchscreen and runs over 1,000 free apps, like a lava lamp, traffic alerts, YouTube, minigolf, and of course, Facebook. Bedside entertainment guaranteed!
Shipping in April for $199.


via reface.me

facebook finally listened to its users

remember way back in the mid-2000's when facebook was for college kids only? collegehumor posted the kind of facebook perfectly tailored for today's college student. while limepink does not condone any of the following activities, we can't help but laugh at the stress relieving methods we see practiced here on our own campus. please enjoy as we did :)

Last famous status updates

last week, a facebook status served as an alibi for a robbery suspect. the suspect proved he was not present at the scene of the crime by showing a status update sent from his father's apartment building around the same time it was committed.

in this case, a facebook status saved someones butt but often times it can also be the cause of punishment. just yesterday on tyra (dont judge) was a young woman who was fired for talking trash about her boss on facebook and twitter. similarly,  college humor posted some funny facebook statuses that might have caused a little bit of trouble for the particular users. you may be familiar with some of these, check it out:

 

happy #newmoon week!

i'm sure i speak for thousands when i say i haven't been on myspace in months.
i'm sure i speak for just as many when i say i can't wait to tune in on myspace to watch the live video stream from the red carpet at the new moon premiere tonight!
summit pulled all the social media stops on this one: with the help of ustream, twitter, facebook, AIM and myspace, visitors have the opportunity to watch live coverage on the red carpet and participate in a live conversation through all the said outlets all on the same page. to be quite honest, i'm surprised they didn't pull a U2 and provide a live stream on YouTube as well but whatevs.
in honor of #newmoon week (which i will be seeing at midnight this thursday!) college humor created a terrible combination of two of my favorite things: twilight and 3 wolf moon. this could have been so much better, but i have to share it:

also, taylor swift did an incredible parody of bella swan on SNL last week, this is much more worth the three minutes :)

the ghost of social media

after just a few years, we have all had the opportunity to see the strength and influence social media has had on the world. we have all been exposed to things we would not normally see, experience things we never knew existed, but most importantly reconnect with old friends. how funny is it when someone from your kindergarten class facebooks you or when the boy you used to have a crush on @replies you?! but how about never being able to see updates from that friend again; never being able to see what they are doing, how they are feeling, or who they are with. how do we treat the online profiles of the deceased?

a bunch of us lost a good friend this past summer in Afghanistan. Lance Corporal James Argentine was a U.S. Marine killed in a roadside bomb on August 6, 2009. needless to say, this news broke fast and hard. in fact, many of us heard about it through the social web (status updates, mass messages, etc). how could this happen? why did it have to happen to James? the kid whose religious views on facebook quote "Wu-Tang Financial" (I'm not kidding, see below)

 
seeing friends from high school gather in his memory brought more laughs than sobs as we recollected the jokes he would always pull on those around him.

as time passed, the news of his death became more and more believable as the idea of him not being here settled within all of us. however, just 2 months after his untimely death something reminded us that he is not entirely gone. there is still a presence of James that allows us to communicate with him and let him know what we are doing, how we are feeling, and who we are with: facebook.

for all of James' facebook friends, the social networking site reminded us that it has indeed been a while since we've talked. a new addition to the right side bar upon login let us all know that James is indeed still among us. and while no one necessarily expected a response, a flood of wall posts to James kept popping up on my feed.

the death of another close friend within the same group 2 months later reminded me how fragile life is, but how endless it can be if you have an online presence. how odd and unreal it can be, that someone is present in a virtual aspect of life but not a physical. through memorial groups, wall posts, notes and even twitter lists the spirit and memory of those lost can live on. while some may argue that this is insensitive i would respectfully disagree. because of this, we can relive what their last thoughts were, how they were feeling, and who meant something to them.

James and Berger, we miss you dearly but thank you for everything you've done for us during your short time here on Earth. in just over two decades, you managed to make a difference in many lives, which is something not many can accomplish. only God knows what you could have done with some more time with us. May you two rest peacefully, and please check your facebook often. everyone has some good things to say, including a few wall posts that might make you laugh up there in heaven

Also, I can't write about James and not include this video, definitely brings on the LULZ:

and i'd like to take a minute and just sit right there and tell you how i took off in a balloon filled with hot air

this is too good not to post, the prince himself would be proud.



















thanks to @mashable for the pictorial