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<title><![CDATA[The Apple Store-dancing YouTube sensation (age 12)]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2011 07:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Apple stores are places of worship. People go there to touch, to stare, to bow, and to buy. And to pray that their chosen product is in stock.Everyone, that is, except 12-year-old Trevor Michael from Temecula, Calif.Michael loves Apple. But he goes to Apple stores for a different reason. He goes to make dance videos.I know, I know. The youth of today. If only we still had chimneys to send them up.And yet, when you look at the videos, they offer a highly enthusiastic and entrepreneurial attempt to break into the big time. For, as Michael told me: &quot;I want to be an entertainer (actor, singer, and dancer).&quot;He has his own YouTube channel, which already has enjoyed more than 2 million views. There, he posts each of his free-form movies, in which he not only dances in front of a camera but also glides effortlessly down Apple Store aisles as customers, and sometimes Apple Store employees, join in the amusement.The way he shifts the camera and remains in shot is spontaneously professional.I asked him, though, if any Apple Store employees had been unamused. &quot;I actually have not been kicked out!&quot; he told me. &quot;But, as you can see, some of the employees have asked me to turn off the music.&quot; It's true. They do it very gently, but clearly some believe that he is affecting the solemn atmosphere a little too much.Perhaps you, too, wonder how a 12-year-old was inspired to such spontaneous performance. Michael explained it to me very simply: &quot;I love to dance and entertain people! Also, I go to the Apple stores a lot to go on the computers. So, I thought 'Why not mix 2 awesome things together'&quot; Why not, indeed When you put two dollops of awesomeness together, you inevitably get double awesome. It's like Brangelina.Michael, like another young California-based Web personality, 13-year-old Rebecca Black, has a keen sense of business. He has his own Web site, iTr3vor.com, which is a repository of energy and professionalism.He also has a suitably engaging Twitter feed, where he asks his followers to find his latest news clip from, say, Fox in Indianapolis.And he makes sure that he offers his location services to more than one Apple Store. He told me: &quot;I try to go to as many Apple stores as I can, but the ones I basically go to are the ones in Southern California.&quot;I still had my suspicions, though. I wondered what was really behind his videos. So I asked him the question that I know has already crossed many minds reading this. I asked him whether he does this to pick up girls at Apple stores.His reply: &quot;HAHA, no, just for fun! lol.&quot;Trevor Michael is 12. In not too many years, he will have the chance of choosing between So You Think You Can Dance&quot; and &quot;American Idol.&quot;Perhaps by then, Apple will sponsor one of these shows. Perhaps not.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Could subway dig topple Michelangelo's 'David']]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>breannavfd3</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Michelangelo's &quot;David&quot; has seen better days. He's spent centuries on his feet. He's tired, yet he cannot take a seat.Now some are wondering whether engineering work that's taking place beneath him might cause the Renaissance icon to quite simply collapse with exhaustion.The Telegraph reports that construction of a high-speed railway being built beneath Florence might cause one vibration too many for David.The paper quotes Fernando de Simone, a specialist in subterranean engineering, as saying: &quot;The tunnel will pass about 600 meters (2,000 feet) from the statue of David, the ankles of which, it is well known, are riddled with microfissures. If it's not moved before digging begins, there is a serious risk that it will collapse.&quot;Is he cracking up(Credit:CC Jay8085/Flickr)&quot;David&quot; is, apparently, not made of stern stuff. The marble used by Michelangelo was not of the finest quality. Moreover, the 17-foot-high &quot;David&quot; has been at something of an angle for quite a while, putting additional pressure on his left side.An Italian art critic, Vittorio Sgarbi, reportedly believes that the rail project should simply be diverted elsewhere, which shows an interesting and cultured sense of priorities.However, for now authorities seem to be content merely to monitor the effects of the engineering work. Florence has had its fair share of smaller earthquakes, and thus far &quot;David&quot; seems to have withstood everything. But perhaps it might be better to find him a more peaceful home in his old age.Perhaps the Italians could move him somewhere to the south of Italy, where the tourist economy certainly needs boosting, as does its image--given that many see it as a place in which nefarious activities abound.One can only hope that a sensible solution is reached before, one difficult night, someone has to pick up the pieces.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Road Trip Pic of the Week, 2/10: What is this]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=road-trip-pic-of-the-week-210-what-is-this</link>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 08:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>breannavfd3</dc:creator>
<category>Gaming</category>
<guid>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=road-trip-pic-of-the-week-210-what-is-this</guid>
<description><![CDATA[If you know what this is and where this photograph was taken, you could win a prize in the Picture of the Week challenge.(Credit:Daniel Terdiman/CNET)That's a lot of lights for one building, isn't it But what building is that, and where is it locatedIf you know, you could win a prize in the CNET Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge.If you have the answer, please e-mail it to me no later than 6 p.m. PT Friday (to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com, and PLEASE include &quot;Picture of the Week&quot; in the subject line). I'll choose a winner at random from among everyone who sends in the correct answer by the deadline. Please forgive me if you don't hear from me if you're not a winner. I get dozens of responses for each challenge. Also, I've turned off comments because some people would post the correct answers there. I hate to shut down discussion, but I want you to figure out the answer on your own.One caveat: no individual can win more than two prizes. However, now that it's 2011, I'm resetting the tally, and past two-time winners are eligible again. The Road Trip Picture of the Week challenge takes place each Thursday, and the photos could come from anywhere, not just Road Trip 2010 locations. Plus, they might be related to stories I've written in the past. So, please have fun playing today, and then come back each Thursday. For most of last summer, Geek Gestalt was on Road Trip 2010. After driving more than 18,000 miles in the Rocky Mountains, the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest, and the Southeast over the last four years, I drove 5,266 miles this summer looking for the best in technology, science, military, nature, aviation, and more throughout the American Northeast. You can follow me on Twitter at @GreeterDan and @RoadTrip and find the project on Facebook. And look for Road Trip 2011, which will be heading to Europe, coming this summer.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Report: Net users more apt to be joiners in real life]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 08:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>breannavfd3</dc:creator>
<category>Mobile &amp; Electronics</category>
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<description><![CDATA[Contrasting with the stereotype of the lone computer geek, Internet users are more likely to join groups in the real world and be active in them than those who don't go online, according to a study released yesterday by Pew Internet.Based on a survey, the &quot;Social Side of the Internet&quot; report found that 80 percent of Internet users participate in voluntary organizations, compared with 56 percent of non-Internet users.Further, those who tap into social networks on the Web are even more likely to be active. Among those polled, 82 percent of the Facebook users and 85 percent of the Twitter users said they're joiners of groups. That compares with 77 percent of non-Facebook users and 79 percent of non-Twitter users who said the same.The survey found that Internet users also participate more heavily in their groups than do non-Internet users by donating more money, volunteering, taking leadership roles, and attending meetings. Church and spiritual groups were among the most popular organizations cited by those involved in a group. Also high on the list were sports and recreational leagues, consumers groups, volunteer organizations, and trade associations.(Credit:Pew Internet)Group joiners touted the Internet as an important tool for running a group. Among those polled, 69 percent said their groups have active Web sites, 77 percent said their groups organize activities and reach out to members via e-mail, and 40 percent host their own online discussion forums.Asked why they're part of a group, 59 percent of the respondents said they see group membership as way to accomplish something that they couldn't on their own. Almost the same number (57 percent) cited keeping up with news and information as another key reason.&quot;One of the striking things in these data is how purposeful people are as they become active with groups,&quot; Kristen Purcell, research director at Pew Internet and co-author of the report, said in a statement. &quot;Many enjoy the social dimensions of involvement, but what they really want is to have impact. Most have felt proud of a group they belong to in the past year and just under half say they accomplished something they couldn't have accomplished on their own.&quot;Pew's study is based on a series of telephone interviews conducted from November 23 to December 21, which reached 2,303 adults, ages 18 and older.<br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How To Recreate That Facebook Profile Picture&nbsp'Hack]]></title>
<link>http://www.haaze.com/story.php?title=how-to-recreate-that-facebook-profile-picturenbsphack</link>
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<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov -001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>breannavfd3</dc:creator>
<category>Latest News</category>
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<description><![CDATA[ Since French artist Alexandre Oudin took advantage of the new Facebook design to express himself, we&amp;'ve been seeing some creative ways to mess with your (and your friends&amp;') profile pictures. As we predicted, Oudin&amp;'s hack has inspired other users to play around with their profile to pretty interesting effect. And for those of you that don&amp;'t want to trial and error around with the 532 px by 180 px and 97 by 68 px image limitations, photographer Florian Stravock has made the above Photoshop tutorial to help you perfectly execute on your super profile pic. Abridged steps, below:1) Take a screenshot of your current Facebook page.2) Create a new Photoshop doc.3) Grab the Slice tool (same family as the Crop tool) and select around the pictures.4) With the Marquee tool, select around the sliced areas.5) Bring the image that you want on Facebook into Photoshop and position it roughly the way you want it.6) Drag the image layer under the Facebook layer and refine your positioning.7) Go to &amp;''File,&amp;'' select &amp;''Save for web and devices,&amp;'' select all your document area, click &amp;''Jpeg, set the quality to 100% and save. Under slices select &amp;''All user slices.&amp;''8) Upload your pictures to Facebook and tag them from last to first. When you get to the first picture click &amp;''Make this my profile picture.&amp;''You can download Stravock&amp;'s Photoshop document here. Don&amp;'t have Photoshop or too lazy to sit through a tutorial TechCrunch reader Trevor Farbo has created a profile picture generator that allows you to get the same effect in half the time.Check out more reader customizations here and upload your own works of Internet art in the comments. <br/><br/>0 Vote(s) ]]></description>
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