This weekend, I got to watch and participate in the "World Series of Tubing" an augmented-reality game show that pits two contestants in a competition to see who can present the most popular YouTube viral video before a live studio audience. It was a wacky good time, but it also made me think about possibilities…
Facebook vs. Yehoodi: Social network deathmatch
Here at Yehoodi Central, we are busy working on polishing and refining the cool features of our new website Yehoodi 3.0 (beta). We are pretty confident that it will take a to a new level our already successful swing dance community website. I think it can't come too soon. As several people have related to…
Lindy hopper Carla Heiney and Boilermakers Band on SYTYCD this Tuesday!
I got the official word (finally!) from the Boilermakers Band that both they and champion lindy hopper Carla Heiney will be featured on the November 24 episode of the hit dance program "So You Think You Can Dance." Carla Heiney, assisted by Bromley Palamountain and Zack Richard, will be choreographing a lindy hop routine for…
B-boy Hip-hop Wear: What’s wrong with this picture? (pic)
So, what's wrong with this picture? (Answer after the jump.) Bonus points for identifying what's wrong with the "Pop n' lock Posse" gear. From StarsDanceWear.net.
Global Kids animated pitch for Social Media Portfolio project (video)
Barry Joseph of Global Kids created this very cute animated pitch for a "Social Media Portfolio" project, submitted to the "New Youth City" initiative. (Read the full pitch here.) I love how Barry combines humor and detailed information about the actual proposal ("Woo hoo! Books!"). And despite the "reveal" at the end of the video,…
Lilou of France wins Red Bull BC-One (again)
Here's some exciting footage from the latest Red Bull BC-One breaking / b-boy competition in New York City, which took place a couple of days ago. It killed me that I couldn't be there to see this in person. But having this awesome footage (and so quickly!) is a nice consolation prize. Congrats to Lilou…
Vote for Global Kids to win $1 million in Chase Community Giving Challenge
I'm passing along the news that Global Kids stands to win $1 million in a competition on Facebook by Chase Community Giving. But we need your votes to win! Voting takes less than 60 seconds, please click here to VOTE FOR GLOBAL KIDS NOW! Want to know how your vote for GK can make a…
Joliz blogs about how Global Kids changed her life
My Global Kids colleague Joliz posts on the Huffington Post about how Global Kids changed her life ten years ago in high school. It's a really neat story about how Global Kids works with inner city youth to expose them to new opportunities, cultures and ways of seeing the world and themselves. Check it out…
Funkalicious tee: Funking it up in space!
I just bought this fun tee shirt on Threadless, which always has the coolest shirts.
Semi-homemade Banana Walnut Pancakes
I made some tasty banana walnut pancakes for breakfast this morning. Several Facebook friends recommended that I make them from scratch. Haha, oh that's a good one! Jill Murray even shared her recipe for these awesome sounding vegan peanut butter banana pancakes. Maybe for another day. I took the lazy route and use the Fiber…