The social network movie aka facebook movie official trailer
The social network movie stars retro N-Sync looking JT aka Justin Timberlake, Andrew Garfield, Zombieland star Jesse Eisenberg as Zuckerberg, I love you man’s Rashida Jones, Brenda Song and Joseph Mazzello.
Have faith in this movie thou, it is directored by David Fincher, whose previous smashes include the great Fight Club, Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman star film Se7en, The Game and most people favourite Alien 3.
The movie is supposed to be connected to Ben Mezrich’s book The Accidental Billionaires: The Founding Of Facebook, A Tale of Sex, Money, Genius, and Betrayal.
The books main focus is the beginning of Facebook’s and “founder” Mark Zuckerberg’s time at Harvard University in 2003.
The film is due out in the States on 1 October, with a global release in the weeks after that.
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My reaction to Google buzz
Ok peeps, so I’ll get my geek’s hat on and add my views on Google Buzz
You need to offer a minimize buzz feed
Quick add with people who are commenting on your buzz
Drop and drag for buzzes (if that’s the right word) like within gmail (googlemail for late comers)
Search buzzes
Buzz to wordpress
Don’t be scared come follow me -
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Twitter – @betalabs
For those who are still loving it Friendsfeed – dannydenhard
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Must have applications for blackberry users
I have had my blackberry for a few months now and I am surprised I have not posted about it many times before!
I often write posts and articles via my blackberry curve, it definitely has been a crackberry for me!
Must have apps –
Blackberry messenger: This is the place to communicate for me, I used to be a text addict but since I have a large number of friends on BBM it has replaced the need to text! It allows you to send pictures, send voice files, location (for the stalkers and partners out there) and generally just keep in contact.
For those who do not know where it is go to instant messenging and then blackberry messenger, you get a unique pin which allows your fellow blackberry messenger contacts to add you and chat. The best and easiest way of getting your pin is typing in mypin into BBM or text and will give your pin straight away.
Opera mini: Everyone hates the web browsing on their blackberry so well known browser king Opera have developed their very own, most PDA users use Opera and some more techy users of newer mobiles.
The main benefits are, it is fast, much quicker than blackberry browser, it offers full web access which most do not and you can have speed dials so its a lot quicker to access the sites you wish. Download it here
Google sync: I am a real gmail sorry googlemail for the newer users power user. I have had gmail for ages and since being unemployed it has helped me organise my emails, contacts and life.
Google sync is basically where you can sync all your blackberry contacts with your googlemail contacts, it does have an annoying bit where it can duplicate data but you can delete or edit in either.
If you use gmail and your blackberry then download this. Also check out the google suit for blackberry its really good and offers maps which is actually quite helpful.
Social media everyone’s favourite time waster and some people’s lively hood has been made so much easier on the BB.
Ubertwitter: Ubertwitter is the best mobile client I have used, I am not a fan of the web version of twitter and as I have more than just a few twitter accounts I can manage in one place. To me its a mobile version of hootsuite (which is the best web client for twitter) and offers some really easy features. You can add your location (not for me) you can upload pics in a click of a button (no need to mess around with twitpic) and is so quick. Download here
Facebook: Yes we all love to check facebook on the go, upload a quick picture to annoy your mate and update your friends on what you are doing. Anyone that has used the mobile version gets annoyed but the BB version is actually really good and allow you to do most things you would on a computer/laptop. It also can sync into your contacts and calender which reminds you of birthdays, events and give you a nice little mug shot of your friends. Honestly if you like facebook and use it on your BB check it out.
A silly battery draining app but I love is buzzme pro only app which cost me any money but allows you to manage the number of vibrates, the colour light that flashes for emails, texts, phone calls etc. You can even create your own colour how cool is that!
Check it out but I do warn you it does drain your battery.
Anyways check these out and if you want to add me on anything just ping me a line,
Danny Denhard
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Facebook lite review and preview – back to the glory days!
So facebook lite was released today (to most people in US and has hit me in the UK)
I thought i’d give you a quick break down -
The stupid apps are gone!
No facebook chat
Its back to the main feed in the middle and no silly so and so has reached level 24 of Mafia Wars
Its back to the simple ways – post a photo, post a video, write a wall post, inbox, events and profiles are all brief and user friendly.
I do not think facebook thought this would be a twitter killer as a number of “industry experts” are referring to it, but it does show how easy facebook is and what it was originally designed for, quick, easy and simple communication which twitter delivers.
The one thing which twitter holds over facebook is the openness and how you can network more easily, this could happen of course but at the moment facebook lite is of course a work in progress.
Ultimately it is like the facebook mobile app but personally speaking it’s gone back to the glory, simple communication, a brief overview of activity and easy to use.
What is next for facebook?
Dedicated email functionality – think this will be a real winner for them
Search – the world of search is clearly where they want to be, being a portal for search and a one stop shop could be the next big step. It has been said facebook wants to challenge Google and co for top spot on the internet
Ad revenue – If search takes off then the advertising platform will be their next project, self funding is the only way forward and they clearly fancied their chances at providing their own ads. The idea of working like adsense/adwords would be the best for them, I think this could go hand in hand with search.
So a little conclusion, facebook lite will be for the smaller user, the one who sends an message or keeps up to date briefly.
The full version is for the stalker user, the one who needs to know everything that is happening with their friends. The ones who flirts and the ones who use it plays Mafia wars and the other games. For me facebook lite will be where I will be!
Facebook lite – http://lite.facebook.com/
Full facebook – www.facebook.com
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UFC fighters twitter list
UFC champions -
Lightweight champion
BJ Penn
http://twitter.com/ufcbjpenn
Welterweight champion
George St Pierre
http://twitter.com/Georgesstpierre
Middleweight champion
Anderson Silva
http://twitter.com/brazillianspida
Light heavyweight champion
Lyoto Machida
http://twitter.com/lyotomachidafw
Heavyweight champion
Brock Lesnar
http://twitter.com/DCBROCKLESNAR
UFC legends
Randy Couture
http://twitter.com/Randy_Couture
Tito Ortiz
http://twitter.com/titoortiz
Chuck Liddell
http://twitter.com/chuckliddel
Royce Gracie
http://twitter.com/roycegraciemma
Top contenders
Kenny Florian
http://twitter.com/Kenny_Florian
Forrest Griffen
http://twitter.com/ForrestGriffin
Shane Carwin
http://twitter.com/ShaneCarwin
Rashad Evans
http://twitter.com/SugaRashadEvans
Dan Henderson
http://twitter.com/danhendo
Rampage Jackson
http://twitter.com/Rampage4real
Nathan Marquardt
http://twitter.com/NathanMarquardt
Frank Mir
http://twitter.com/ufcmir
Rich Franklin
http://twitter.com/FollowACE
Mike Swik
http://twitter.com/officialswick
Other UFC fighters
Ryan Bader
http://twitter.com/ryanbader
Dan Hardy
http://twitter.com/danhardymma
Amir Sadollah
http://twitter.com/amirMMA
Nate Quarry
http://twitter.com/NateRockQuarry
Mark Muñoz
http://twitter.com/markkmunoz
Patrick Cote
http://twitter.com/patrickcoteufc
DaMarques Johnson
http://twitter.com/DaMarques_UFC
Keith Jardine
http://twitter.com/KeithJardine205
Gabriel Gonzaga
http://twitter.com/gonzagabjj
Joe Laozon
http://twitter.com/JoeLauzon
Joe Stevenson
http://twitter.com/joestevenson
Frank Trigg
http://twitter.com/FRANKTRIGG
Jason Miller
http://twitter.com/mayhemmiller
Michael Bisping
http://twitter.com/bisping
CB Dollaway
http://twitter.com/cbdollaway
Kimbo Silce
http://twitter.com/kimboslice
Marcus Davis
http://twitter.com/irishgrenade
Sam Stout
http://twitter.com/samstoutblog
WEC fighters
Urijah Faber
http://twitter.com/urijahfaber
Efrain Escudero
http://twitter.com/effyescudero
Jens Pulver
http://twitter.com/Jens_Pulver
Rob McCullough
http://twitter.com/RaZoRoB
Former UFC fighters
Andrei Arlovski
http://twitter.com/AndreiArlovski
Frank Shamrock
http://twitter.com/frankshamrock
Travis Lutter
http://twitter.com/travislutter
Houston Alexander
http://twitter.com/scrib1972
Other MMA fighters to follow
Bobby Lashley
http://twitter.com/fightbobby
Josh Barnett
http://twitter.com/JoshLBarnett
Jeff Joslin
http://twitter.com/JeffJoslin
Female MMA figters to take note of -
Jessica Pene
http://twitter.com/JessicaPene
Gina Carano
http://twitter.com/ginacarano
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Top 5 social sites – week ending 28/08/2009
1. Facebook – 47.50%
2. YouTube – 16.63%
3. Bebo – 4.26%
4. Twitter – 2.21%
5. MySpace – 2.21%
No surprises here from the weekly release from hitwise. The only point to take note off is Twitter which has over taken Fox’s Myspace.
Myspace is basically an online space for music videos and emerging artists which is very one dimensional. I cannot remember the last time anyone referenced Myspace.
Whereas Twitter has proven to very beneficial for music artists, marketing companies, SEO’s and “normal people” communicating with one another. The ability to link with people with the same interests is so easy and offers a good way to engage with end users or your target audience.
Facebook dominates social network sites for a number of years now and with the recent work undertaken by them to integrate updates into twitter accounts they are effectively becoming the first port of call for the internet (the doorway to other sites). Facebook have also appointed the brains behind gmail to increase the usability of facebook and maybe actually use it as an online webmail client (I know I have been battering on about it for months now)
Twitter has close to 51 million registered users (this will include spammers and dead accounts) but increase in users have exploded worldwide, Biz Stone has suggested the social HQ for the 3 year old company is London which would surprise most.
It might be a case of Bebo looking over its shoulder for twitter, the one thing Bebo has on its side is the younger user, the 12-17 year old bracket is monopolised by bebo currently, this could be down to twitter limiting users to 140 characters and bebo is more like a mini website rather than a profile.
Youtube – google’s video sharing site is staying steady in second place.
Youtube have recently changed a number of elements to its site and in the UK has brought back the ability to add music video’s. I think the sooner the other social platforms integrate directly into youtube the sooner both Google and the other networks can share revenue.
The issue with Youtube recently is the amount of video’s pulled down, which has led to site such as vimeo to become more popular with bloggers aka social activists and music promoters and artists to promote their content. Personally I like the way in the UK there is a new wave of content being uploaded by the tv stations, it shows how online broadcasting is the way of the near future and how important it is to keep their content available in other avenues.
I expect to see Twitter in third place by Q2 next year, the only thing standing in the way could be a sale or spam accounts.
Danny Denhard
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Top 20 websites via Hitwise week ending 27/07/09
1. Google UK
8.39%
2. Facebook
4.91%
3. Windows Live Mail
2.78%
4. Google
2.07%
5. eBay UK
1.97%
6. YouTube
1.89%
7. MSN UK
1.62%
8. BBC Homepage
1.23%
9. Microsoft
1.14%
10. BBC News
1.04%
11. Yahoo! UK & Ireland
0.99%
12. Yahoo! UK & Ireland Mail
0.80%
13. Wikipedia
0.76%
14. Google UK Image Search
0.62%
15. Bebo
0.62%
16. BBC Sport
0.59%
17. Gmail
0.48%
18. Sky Sports
0.44%
19. Amazon UK
0.43%
20. Bing
0.39%
Its always interesting to review the top 20 websites (well for me it is) and its also strange I could predict the top 3 or 4 each week. Although website popularity rarely changes too much month to month its good to see some surprises in there.
To break it down –
4 search engines were in the top 20, this is not including google image search,
Two sports site are also in top 20, what surprised me was BBC was more popular than a bigger and possibly better service Sky Sports.
Facebook was number two, thats 13 places above its nearest rival bebo, one surprise was twitter but with all the 3rd party applications you can use Twitter with its not too surprising.
Hotmail aka live mail is the most webmail service, more popular than Yahoo mail and Gmail, all three being in the top 20. Just a thought… Maybe is facebook took on and allowed email addresses direct into facebook they could wipe out the free webmail alternatives.
Youtube continues to be extremely popular and helps Google dominate the top twenty visited sites, that 5 sites in the top twenty.
Wikipedia the online encyclopaedia although has come into some criticism recently, still seems the most trusted human edited service on the internet with 0.76% of visits.
Lastly, two big online shopping power houses still buck the trend and stay strong in top twenty, auction site Ebay are number 5, obviously it provides buyers and sellers a safe and secure way to sell but also seems to be offering a better peer to peer shopping experience than any other, rival Amazon is 19th. Wonder what amazon could do to break Ebay’s strong hold?
Danny Denhard
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Special Blog from America – @MC_Mandy
Hey so I’ve made a good connection on Twitter,
Her name is MC_Mandy she has two Tumblr blogs which cover all types of good things from geeks needing to get laid to Michael Jackson tributes to covering up to the minute news.
Her blog is really funny and a good daily read her RSS feed is the best way of keeping up with her awesome blog post, don’t forget to add her on Twitter
Links to her blogs – Link
Danny Denhard
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Sports day = awesome day
So I should explain sports day -
Met at the pub 11.50 – One drink
Then played 3 frames of snooker – 1 point a frame, 1 bonus point for breaks over 30 (that didnt happen) (drinks optional)
Bar for a drink and watch some football
Pool – 3 racks – 1 point for each win, 1 bonus point for balls potted off the break (more drinks optional)
Quick bite to eat
Darts – 3 games 501 – any scores over 60 gets 1 bonus points
Snooker
G won 2-1 over me
Si beat Dessy 2-1
Pool
I beat Simon 3-0
G beat Dessy 2-1
Darts
Dessy beat loss 2-1 to me
G beat Si and won the game
Check out some of the pictures throughout the drunken day -
Winner @grahamhead
Double snooker action
Si winning the snooker over @iandesmond
Fat frogs after the darts legs – The drinks not G and Kelly 
Dessy worse for wears after the post darts fat frogs
It was a great day
Danny Denhard
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Best web stories of today
Best stories of today –
Christian Vieri releases his own condom range –
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2009/05/13/christian-vieri-launches-his-own-brand-of-condoms
Cheryl Cole fake twitter account leds to swinging –
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/technology/twitter/5313857/Fake-Cheryl-Cole-Twitter-account-led-users-to-swinging-site.html
Twitter makes user unhappy and remove one way @replies – doh! –
http://help.twitter.com/forums/23786/entries/14595
Spoof movie actually is real – Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus WTF! -
http://www.inquisitr.com/23908/epic-mega-shark-vs-giant-octopus-trailer/
Trailer
Franck Ribery “signs” for Real Madrid not Man U as suggested last week – YAWN
http://www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.php/2009/05/13/franck-ribery-confirms-he-will-accept-real-madrid-offer
Danny Denhard
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