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If there is anything that will make me want an iPad it is because of amazing apps like this one. More importantly, I hope to see actual magazines begin to take up an approach like this. On that note, I think that Flipboard may be onto something that magazines may want to get into through their iPad application. Why stop at Social Media?

There isn’t much that I can say here because the video makes it abundantly clear! Let me know what you think?

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Thanks to @kevinrose‘s tweet that lead me to laughingsquid.com> then clusterflock.org> eventually lead me to passiveagressivenotes.com. I was able to see what this note was really all about and having reached it’s source site, the image is all the more funny.

painfully polite and hilariously hostile writings from shared spaces the world over

Yesterday, Facebook launched Facebook Stories where you can share your Facebook story. Your story can be an individual one or an experience with several people, but nevertheless it’s (assumed) a good story that you can choose to share on stories.facebook.com. (Keep in mind that Facebook reserves the right to use your story in any way they choose, short of exploiting you via your submitted content. Just FYI.) But yeah, it’s great! lol

I shared mine today and hope that you will too. Click the stories link (above) to add your story. You can read what I wrote or click the image below the quote.

I am an enlisted Future Soldier preparing to leave for Army Basic Combat Training in August 2010. Shortly after enlisting I felt a bit disconnected on my new journey into the military. But after creating a Facebook page I have been able to connect, share ideas and get feedback from people in the same shoes, so to speak and has made my experience so much more unique. Thanks! http://facebook.com/godavidstrong

Here is Mark Zuckerberg speaking on the new release.

Before I go any further, one might ask how this is relevant content for this blog. It’s probably a stretch, but Hulu.com is an awesome blend of web technology, social media and televised content in light of the growing demand for great DIY video content on the web. To see people pooling and recruiting talent discovered online is fascinating. This is a prime example of web culture. Don’t you agree? Move right along…

This is a bit late, but The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers debuted on Hulu.com on July 7th. Just prior to the debut Paul Dateh recently announced on his blog that his music will be featured in the 10th Chapter “I Seen A Man”. Keep a lookout for this. I happen to like Paul’s music and think you should check it out. His sound and combined talents are certainly unique and worth good attention.

Coming back to The LXD, I watched the first episode and…it’s different. It’s a unique blend of Heroes meets America’s Best Dance Crew. If you’ve seen any part of the first season of Heroes, then you will clearly get that vibe from The LXD. It’s very interesting. Check it out in the link above.

Visit Paul’s website, pauldateh.com and also watch this cool mashup he put out back in May. This video is so awesome! It gives me goosebumps, in a good way!! Also you just wanna get up and cut a rug, had me dancin’ in my seat at my computer. lol

Last week I was excited to learn about Hulu finally releasing an iPhone app. I was always eager to see this happen as I always carried the assumption that the app would be essentially like the desktop experience: free episodes of the current primetime television shows that I love and now available in the palm of my hand–on the go. All good and dandy, so long as you’re willing to pony up and pay for it.

Hulu Plus is apparently an app for “Plus Members” only. In order to view the latest video content one has to sign up for a monthly charge of $9.99…or let’s just say 10 bucks.

Now I was immediately disappointed and dismayed because I was under the impression that the shows were free with the only “cost” of having to view episodes after the actual air date. I thought to myself, “Where in translation did Hulu lose this fabulous idea? I promptly and unequivocally stated in an app store review that (paraphrasing), “If you drop it to $5 dollars or less a month, you might get my business. Until then, I’m deleting this app.”

Afterward I scanned the hundreds (at the time) now thousands of reviews placed for this app and the overwhelming majority asserted a similar resolve: Has Hulu gone quackers!? I’m not paying 10 bucks to watch tv when I can just watch them in real time on television, use NetFlix or even iTunes. I think perhaps Hulu has hit a wall and a big one at that.

Mashable posted a question on their Facebook page asking, “What’s your opinion of Hulu Plus? Is it worth the price?”

Here are a few of the responses to that question.

In all fairness to Hulu and in the name of simply good business, the company has to make money to provide a service. It is most certainly a phenomenally novel idea to provide free current primetime TV content online with limited commercial interruption, but that only brings in so much, I assuming. And for the record, I’m not against a SMALL fee for using Hulu Plus on my iPhone, but I’ll be darned if Hulu thinks I’m gonna shell out 10 bucks a month for what I can get elsewhere on a much larger screen.

Somehow, Hulu must find a way overcome this hurdle or that app will go into the trash bin of app store history. I don’t think that I’m only ono this one. What do you think?

I’ve already blogged about this here, so I don’t have much to say. But the trailer seems to evoke a very dramatic edginess in regards to this films approach. Up until now I was under the impression that this might be a lighthearted film. I mean, that’s not a bad thing, I’m just saying I like it in so many words. lol