If you were to compare the working week to an animal what would it be? A dog, because of how hard you work from Monday to Friday? Probably not. A rat because of the way you’re constantly racing around to get that hard earned cheese before you hide away in your house for the weekend? Well, close but no cigar…actually not even a clove cigarette. If the trending topics are any indication of how the real-time internet user treats the working week you’d be hard pressed to find a better comparative creature than a good ol’ Dromedary Camel. Something seems to happen in the minds of a good deal of search engine users once they hit the weekday wall known as Wednesday. If I’ve noticed anything about real-time trending topics , it’s that like clockwork around noon on Wednesday the word “Hump” seems to be a hotter topic than the latest Lohan-fueled travesty or celebrity death-athon.
Archive for the ‘Because We Feel Like it’ Category
Riding Out The Week On Your Camel
10/14/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Because We Feel Like itTime to Celebrate the Awkwardness
10/13/09 - Posted by Jennifer Hodges under Because We Feel Like it
It’s not polite to laugh at other people’s awkward nature. However, just because it’s not socially appropriate doesn’t mean we can deny the humor in pictures of gawky individuals and the situations they put themselves in. Like a puppy with one leg in a lizard costume, these people make us want to chuckle and say “awwww, poor guy” at the same time. Recently the internet masses have caught on to these photographic gems, and a whole new breed of humor has taken Twitter and the wider social web by storm. Here are some of the best sites that celebrate uncomfortable individuals and moments like never before: (more…)
Happy Columbus Day?
10/12/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Because We Feel Like it, US
Most people who don’t ask for directions and wind up in a completely different place than they intended are often met with heaps of ridicule. Let’s face it, recreating Christopher Columbus’ fateful trek would be like setting out for a road trip to your cousin’s house in Detroit, arriving in Flagstaff, stopping to eat some stranger’s Fruity Pebbles, then throwing a kegger for your friends before setting the cereal bearing host’s home on fire. In the olden times, however, the serendipitous exploration that resulted in landing a mere thousands of miles off your original course was seen as a greatly forgivable offense, provided there were spices on hand and plenty of people to exploit. (more…)
Trim Your Octobeards, Don Your Frocktobers - It’s the Best Month of the Year
10/01/09 - Posted by Christopher Reinhard under Because We Feel Like it
It’s October. One of our favorite months, actually. The leaves change, first in the high country and then down here in the slightly less high country where OneRiot makes its (second) home. The air starts to get crisp and fire-kissed and smells like nothing else any other time of the year. It’s definitely a time for Ben Folds and The Shins (Rocktober), and lots of other atsy folky indie things like cardigans (Octovercoat, Frocktober), light scarves (Smocktober), and yes, even Ugg slippers (they’re from Octstralia). It’s a time for football (Jocktober), and seasonal ales (Amber-Bocktober). It’s a time when we must all prepare for the many fires we’ll burn all winter (Choptober). 
It’s a time for the corn and potato harvest, which means amazing food right before the deep freeze of winter chokes out what’s left of the natural food supply (Croptober). Oh, and who can forget those Scarecrows and Farm Hoes frat parties (Brocktober)! (more…)
OneRioters Who Rock: Sean Kilbane
9/29/09 - Posted by Jennifer Hodges under Because We Feel Like it, Life at OneRiotEvery day, OneRiot comes across some pretty nifty individuals–those who are as just as excited about the realtime scene as we are. Their enthusiasm gets us pumped, and so in return, we’re showcasing some of our favorite OneRioters.
His name’s Sean Kilbane, but you can call him MrMario. This guy not only knows how to rock a tux, but also knows a thing or two about online communities thanks to his work with Forumotion, a provider of free forums. He’s a gamer with attitude who’s got future plans to join the Air Force to fly or become a computer engineer.
Why we love him: Sean always has great feedback for us at OneRiot, and sends daily tweets spreading the word about our Twitter RiotFeeds. He’s created demo videos for us, is generally pretty awesome, and always has some really nice words to say about OneRiot, like this:
“I won’t say why I like OneRiot but I will say why I love OneRiot. The service is great, I love the Live Search and I can always stay up to date on whats going on in the world and also in the US. People at OneRiot are super; they are always happy to help you and willing to provide the best service out there.
OneRiot helps me get up to date information on whats going around, and also helps me find what I am looking for. I can’t stand looking into millions of pages just to find a little quote or page. I will and always recommend OneRiot to anybody that is out there looking for a great Live Search Engine and customer service.”
Seriously, you are too kind. Thanks a mil, Sean.
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Coffee? Ok, We’ll Try it.
9/29/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Because We Feel Like it
Today millions upon millions of people worldwide ditched their morning glass of milk and vitamin tablets that they reserve for their daily AM kick in the pants, instead opting for that rare beverage delicacy often referred to as a “cuppa joe.” Today is National Coffee Day, and people are celebrating by ordering all forms of the strange hot drink brewed from beans harvested in lands as near as Colombia and as distant as the Isle of Java, hoping it can provide the same pick-me-up as their normal, staid regimen.
While there’s no definitive evidence that suggests the caffeinated concoction will become an everyday staple of the public’s consumption, business upstarts such as Dunkin’ Donuts and the little known “Starbucks” are banking on it, by offering a vast array of café lattes and au laits (whatever that means) in the hopes that they’ll soon become the best part of waking up. While we wish those companies good luck on this fine holiday, we politely say, “No thanks.” We can’t see ourselves straying from our morning glass of milk.
Happy Yom Kippur
9/28/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Because We Feel Like it, International Affairs
We at Oneriot would like to extend a notice of solidarity to our Jewish friends on this high holy day of Yom Kippur. Our stomachs are churning and growling in unison with yours as we too - some of us, anyway - are fasting in the hopes that at sundown all of our digital transgressions of the past year will be atoned for by the Lord above. The lunch hour has become somber and reflective as we think about all of the grammatical and spelling mistakes that we’ve occasionally peppered you with since beginning this great venture and only hope that our steadfast adherence to the letter of rabbinical law will cleanse our fallible Internet-dwelling souls. We know that by denying ourselves the pleasure of that 1pm bagel or that 3:30pm bag of Cheetos our slate will be wiped clean (provided we can keep holding off those Rice Krispy treats our Pagan editor was brandishing earlier) and that whatever we eat after sundown, even if it’s from the British culinary family, will be delicious. Tomorrow we begin anew. Happy Yom Kippur.
Happy Punctuation Day. Period.
9/24/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under Because We Feel Like it
In America, every important thing- no matter how big or small- gets its own day. Veterans, Jesus, Earth, and now, punctuation.
We at OneRiot deeply value what these little lines and dots do for the seemingly endless painters’ pallet that is our language, as we embrace it on the daily. However, you’re probably wondering, as we did, what the hell Punctuation Day entails. As far as we can tell, besides refreshing us on the use of various types of punctuation, the central activity is making punctuation meat loaf. Now you’re wondering, ‘Where can I get punctuation meat? They don’t have that at the market. I’ll have to hunt, kill, gut and clean one myself. Am I up for this? Do parentheses scream when they die?’ Worry not. It’s the same reshaped Grade F beef dish your mom used to make; this time it’s just shaped like a semicolon.
It’s the same reshaped Grade F beef dish your mom used to make; this time it’s just shaped like a semicolon.
So, though you may feel inclined to, don’t hate on punctuation day. And on the other side of it, don’t include non-punctuation symbols in the fun. They are just here trying to take away jobs from the regular punctuation and it’s best if we ignore them. Like that bastard *. Ha! *. Who the f$%# does * think its @^$ing with it’s #$!ed up #$$ and #@#$% $#&@^?
Shock and Awe: On-the-Job Cops Fall Victim to Wii
9/23/09 - Posted by Abdullah Saeed under Because We Feel Like it, US
Plenty of people can tell you that cops to questionable things while no one’s looking, and any stoned teenager whose unlucky enough to be in a town where there are no other crimes going on can confirm it. Of course, sometimes there’s real police work to be done, and that’s when we wish it was harder to become a cop in a country where they’re given a gun and a ‘do anything’ pass. Take, for instance, the cops on a drug raid in Polk County, Florida who ended up playing the suspects’ Wii for nine hours. (more…)
Joko Anwar Does the Circle K No Pants Dance
9/22/09 - Posted by Evan Kessler under Because We Feel Like it, Gossip, International Affairs
The current lay of the cultural landscape is littered with several kinds of social media consumers. There are the casual users who are just trying to stay connected, the recreational who find great entertainment value in the frequent status updates and interactive nature of socializing with those you can’t be near, and then there are the wholly self-obsessed who are convinced that their every move is of paramount importance on a global scale and thus worthy of the other two group’s time.
You can count Indonesian film director Joko Anwar as a member of the latter social “me”dia generation. The director of such films as Pintu terlarang and Dead Time, Kala wielded his sword of net arrogance to more or less make convenience mart Circle K a household name for the first time since Bill and Ted traveled through time from a phone booth outside one. Anwar announced via his twitter page that once his followers topped the 3,000 mark, he would be making a rather naked jaunt to the store, assuming of course that 3,000 people wanted to see him naked buying a bottle of iced tea. The director’s challenge predictably proved the unfortunate fact that there are enough people who are more than willing to encourage such self aggrandizing, yet wholly desperate seeming behavior. Within minutes Circle K was trending all over the net and Anwar was over 3,000 followers (way over - he’s currently at 16,000).
It used to be people would do anything for a buck - now it’s just for some digital disciples and a soft drink. Unfortunately, for some Circle K employees, that meant seeing a naked film director.
Behind the scenes video coming soon to YouTube - watch Joko’s Twitter profile for updates!
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