Archive for January 2011

Skins premieres tonight at 10/9C on MTV after a bonus episode of the popular TV series Jersey Shore. You can meet the cast of the new show on a video on MTV.com. Watch the video: Skins Stars Drop Premiere Details.

You can watch all the acceptance speeches from the winners of Golden Globes 2011, which took place yesterday (January 16), on the page of NBC. To get to the respective section you can go to a Facebook update by NBC where it’s a link to the videos. You can also comment about the Golden Globes 2011. Link to the update.

Chris Colfer obtained a Golden Globe (2011) for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television due to his participation on Glee.

You can watch his reaction to this on a video by NBC. Watch the video: Supporting Actor, TV Series: Chris Colfer.

Due to a medical condition, Apple CEO Steve Jobs is taking a medical leave.

He sent a letter to Apple employees to make the announcement. There he specifies that he will continue as CEO and participate in the most important decisions of Apple.

The Facebook page of CNN left a message about the announcement so you can comment. Link to the update by CNN.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Georgia, in 1929. During his life he fought for Civil Rights. On the site of NatGeo you can watch a video about him called MLK, Jr. Remembered. On the page of Facebook of the TV channel you can see an update about the topic. In just 30 minutes it has received more than 100 comments and 1500 likes.

Couponsuzy.com is a page to find coupons of categories as Foods, Beverages, Entertainment and so on.

The first thing you will see once you are on the site is a list of coupons of any category. Each coupon appears on a box which describes it and shows the amount of money that you will save with the coupon.

If you prefer to look for coupons according to specific categories go to the left part of the page where it’s a list with more than categories. You can also look for coupons near you. In that case, go to the left part of the screen and provide your ZIP code in the space provided.

Site: Couponsuzy.com

We invest 3 billion hours weekly playing online games. It's part of the information that you can gather by watching the video called Jane McGonigal: Gaming can make a better world.

There the speaker explains that the world should need more online gamers to achieve a number like 21 billion hours per peek. Why? Check the video, it's interesting.

65%: the percent of United States households that play videogames. Did you know that? You can check a whole list of video game statistics in the site Onlineeducation.net/videogame. There you will see that 32 years old is the age of the average gamer or that 2 out 5 gamers are female.

Another data that was surprising for me was that most of the players play with the Nintendo system Wii, but the amount of female players that play Wii is 80% while the male players percentage is just 41%.

Skins premieres this Monday at 10/9C so MTV presents you a video of the TV series to get to know its main characters: Tea | Video | MTV .
Also you can comment about the TV series on the Facebook page of MTV. More than 1500 people have liked the update so far. Check it out!

ESPN surveyed 100 professionals to get to know who is the most important African-American athlete ever to date. 62.5% of the professional athletes surveyed said that Jackie Robinson is the correct election. You can comment about this topic on a Facebook update by ESPN which has received almost one thousand comments in just two hours.

There is new bad injury news in Portland. Next week, Brandon Roy will have arthroscopic surgery on both knees. Because of problems in his knees the player has missed 16 games this season. Will we see Brandon Roy play for the Blazers again? FOX Sports on its Facebook page ask you that question.

If you are looking for a page full of downloads to get plugins, anti-malware, shareware and any kind of software, you should visit Filehippo.com.

The site shows visitors different boxes which contain lists of programs. You can choose one of them or select the View More button to get get a larger list. To download one software just select the option which is located on the upper right corner of the screen that says "Download Latest Version".

Other pages to download plugins and software are the well known Softonic.com where you can find a variety of them. Or you can visit Adobe.com to get all the flash player plugins, Mozilla.com to obtain the fast web searcher Mozilla Firefox or Avast.com to get a free and powerful antivirus.

Site: Filehippo.com

Kentucky's Randall Cobb, which was considered an all-purpose player by the Associated Press last month, is heading to the National Football League (NFL). You can get more information about this story on the site USAToday.com.

In the second one-day international (ODI) the Indian team beat his rival, West Indies, by 10 runs. Indian top scorer in this match was Harmanpreet Kaur with 26.

Full story on The Times of India website.

You can watch The Hangover tonight (1/13/11) on Cinemax. The film is a Golden Globe(R) winning comedy where four guys have a crazy ultimate bachelor party in Las Vegas. You can check The Hangover Movie Trailer on Youtube.

Members of the Parliamentary standing committee on finance asked some questions to top BCCI officials about the cheergirls on cricket matches in India.

The BCCI top brass claimed that IPL would help the cause of cricket but it didn't explain the role of cheergils, sources mentioned.

Full story on timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Check this Facebook update by The Times of India to answer the question "Do cricket fans care about the cheergirls?"

LeBron claims that his "karma" tweet was not his comment and wasn't about the Cavs. You can find a video of that on Youtube: LeBron James: My Karma Tweet Was Not About The Cavs. The clip was posted on January 12, 2011, and it has received 500 visits so far. You can also comment on a Facebook update by SportsNation.

On last night's (1/12/11) Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! guests Paul Giamatti and Faith Hill played "Tackling Snowmen". You can see a funny video about that on latenightwithjimmyfallon.com: Tackling Snowmen (1/12/11). Also, you can comment about that on the Facebook page of NBC.

On Wednesday (1/12/2011) Idaho managed to beat Nevada 72-67 with a great performance by Deremy Geiger which scored 18 points.

Source: Newstimes.com

It seems to be that the coaching search for the Browns has stopped or stalled on Wednesday (1/12/11). According to an article by USAToday.com, Mike Holgren, the team's president, did not interview any candidate's on that day. Read more here.

In the first one-day international South Africa beat India. Read the whole story here. In addition, you can get to the scorecard of the match on this link and to the match pics on this other one .

Bill Belichick answered during his conference call that his team will do its best to win on sunday against their rival which he considered as a good team in offense and defence. You can read the whole story on this link to the page of Sports.espn.go.com.

All iPhones will have the Personal Hotspot capability. When? the feature will be available for Verizon iPhone launch on Feb 10 of 2011. The same feature could be after March for AT&T.

The new version of the iOS (iOS version 4.3) enables the Personal Hotspot function.

Read the whole story on Computerworld.com.

Flying Wild Alaska is the name of the new show of Discovery Channel. It's starred by the Tweto family which has to live under the hard weather conditions of Alaska. You can get more info about the TV show on the site blog.zap2it.com. On the Facebook page of Discovery Channel you can comment on a post that they published. It has received more than 500 likes so far.

There's snow in 49 states of the United States. The only state that is snow free right now is Florida. Thirty-two states have winter weather advisories. Even Hawaii, Texas, California and Louisiana have snow. You can get more information on an article called There's Snow in 49 States on Gawker.com. Also you can comment about the situation on Facebook here.

On the page tvguide.com Jeremy Irons talks about his guest role on NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. On Wednesday (1/12/11) he will appear in the episode called Mask. The episode will be airing tonight at 10/9C. You can get further information on a Facebook update by NBC.

Raiders cover cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha is now a free agent. This starts the question about if he will opt to return to the team or choose another one. Check an update on Facebook by Fox Sports to share your point of view.

The duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi won fifth Chennai Open Crown. They beat the Duth-American duo of Robin Hasse and David Martin with a 6-2, 6-7(3) and 10-7.

Read more here.

Also check a Facebook update by The Times of India to comment about the story.

Linkedin is a social networking site that allow professionals of the whole world to be in contact with each other. With more than 80 million users this page is often located on the top 10 of more important social networking sites. It's not as Facebook or Twitter which are used more to meet friends or to be in contact with readers, costumers, etc. Linkedin exists to be in contact with other professionals.

Once the user creates its profile he or she can add his or her personal information, add updates as on Facebook, specify the education level, administer contacts, add links to personal websites, and so on.

Also, users can look for jobs, companies, groups and contacts.

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Samuel L. Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones star in he film The Sunset Limited which premieres on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at 9pm on HBO. You can find info about the movie on this link http://www.hbo.com/movies/sunset-limited and also by visiting a Facebook update by HBO where you can see the announcement of the film.

On the website of MTV you can now read a preview of FAME: Lady Gaga #2. There you can see a biography of the star since she was a child. MTV published an update on its facebook page about the topic. In less than an hour it has receives more than 100 comments and 1000 likes. Get to the update here.

Fat bus driver fights with child is the name of a video on Youtube that has received more than 23 million visits where a bus driver fights with a 10-year-old child. The video lasts 1:15 mins and it can be seen how the driver first argued with a group of children and then started to hit the 10 year old.

ESPN shares with their audience a video called Arkansas Blocks Ohio State's Punt At The End Of The Sugar Bowl which you can watch on Youtube. About the same thing, the Facebook page of SportsNation ask you if Arkansas made a mistake by not trying to pick up the blocked punt late in Sugar Bowl. There you can select like if it was a mistake or share your own point of view about the match.

5 reasons why Photobucket is great. Photobucket is a site where you can add and share your photos, art, images, and so on. Just sign up for a new account or use your Facebook account to be part of the page and start playing in the site. It has some advantages that I could like to share with you:

1. It allows you to comment on others photos using your Facebook account. It means that you don't need to be a Photobucket user to comment.

2. It has options to share your photos as a slideshow in your blogs or sites. Just copy and paste a code and your visitors will be able to watch your art from your own sites.

3. You can add lots of photos at the same time. Just select a group of photos and upload them to the site. The service will automatically add the pics to your profile in the album you selected before.

4. The site is very fast and easy to use.

5. You and your visitors can download a full photo album with one click.

I hope you take advantage of Photobucket. Visit the site: Photobucket.com

You can see the 2011 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 16 at 7:00 pm at NBC. This time the show will be hosted by Ricky Gervais, an English comedian, actor, producer, director and writer, famous due to its TV series The Office. NBC created an event on Facebook about the show. You can select if you will be attending or no.

7 digital mistakes to avoid in 2011 is the name of an article published on CNN.com by Andrea Bartz and Brenna Ehrlich. Among their advises you can find to not send an unspeakably rude e-mail to one of your co-workers or to not keep your weeding photo as your Facebook profile photo for too much time. You can comment about the article in an update by CNN in Facebook.

HBO presents you a video on Youtube called 24/7 Penguins Capitals: Ask A Player - The Pittsburgh Penguins (HBO) where the players answer your questions before tonight's 24/7 Penguins/Capitals: Road to the NHL Winter Classic finale at 10PM ET.

You can comment about the topic on a Facebook update by HBO.

USA Today published an article where you can know about a new research that find that a faster gait in older people can indicates that they will live longer compared to those who walk in a slowly way. Read more here. In addition, the news source posted an update on Facebook about the study for you to comment.

Now Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar are Hall of Famers. Fox sports published an article about that (read here) and also posted an update on its Facebook page to ask fans if players as McGwire, Palmeiro, and/or Bagwell should be in the Hall of Fame.

NBC is inviting you to join a contest called Hero Behind The Cape. Contestants have to find NYC statues outfitted with their own capes and enter to win an Appe iPad or a New York Hero Package. Visit the contest page here: Hero Behind The Cape.

Brett Favre says he's retiring. What do you think about that? He said that after Vikings' loss. SportsNation of ESPN posted a message on Facebook for you to comment and like if you consider he's done. Link to the post. And, you can watch a video in the page of ESPN about the topic: Brett Favre After Vikings' Loss

NatGeo presents us an article and photo gallery called 20 Best Trips of 2011. There you can meet places as Ulaanbaatar, in Mongolia, Plitvice Lakes, in Croatia, Sardinia, in Italy, among other amazing destinations.

You can comment regarding the topic on a Facebook update by National Geographic. Check the update.

We have to wait 2 weeks to watch the season premiere of Big Love Season 5 on HBO. Fortunatelly, you can find the clip trailer for that new season on a Facebook update which the channel published today: look at the update. Season 5 will be premiering January 16, 2011 at 9/8c. In addition, tonight (1/2/2011) you can catch-up on back-to-back Season 4 episodes on HBO.

At the five-day of the 98th Indian Sciente Congress (ISC) Ratan Tata will be presented the Jawaharlal Nehru Award by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Thats due to his contributions to Indian society and development of the Nano car.

You can comment about the story and find a link to the whole article on a Facebook update by The Times of India.

On this link you can see photos and the final statistics of the game between Miami and New England played on January 02, 2011.

There are more than 70 photos and numbers as the box score.

In addition SportsNation on is Facebook page gives you an update for you to comment. In one hour since it was published it has receives more than 1200 comments.

7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes coastal Chile. It happened about 43 mils northwest of Temuco. One of the best sites where you can send your hope messages is in the Facebook page of CNN where the news channel published an update some minutes ago.

The guys of FOX NFL SUNDAY agrees that Giants head coach Tom Coughlin should be next year. FOX Sports published an update on its Facebook page to get the points of view of the people. Among the comments you can read like 50% of yes and 50% of no. What do you think? Check the update to comment and give likes if you want.

Donovan or Cena, which will win the award that has organized SportsNation?

Some people consider Landon Donovan a hero due to his great performance with the United States during the World Cup 2010. Others go with Cena thanks to his great capacity to entertain people in the WWE.

Who will win? Check this Facebook update by SportsNation to read what are saying the other people.

MTV is allowing you to watch the video called Club Can't Handre Me from Flo Rida on MTV.com and also via Facebook. Just check this Facebook update.

The video was posted on the social network just a few minutes ago and accumulates 200 comments and more than 1700 likes.

TCU defeats Wisconsin 21-19. You can see more details about the match in the website of ESPN. There you have the scoring summary, team stat comparison, among other relevant aspects.

ESPN published an update on Facebook some minutes ago and there you can see more than 1000 comments so far. Amazing!

The Hindi film industry enters in sequel mode according to a trade source. The same happened some time before with Hollywood, which started to make sequels and prequels of movies as Star Trek, Resident Evil, Saw, among others.

A Facebook update by The Times Of India allows you to comment regarding the topic. In addition, you can read more of the story in the website of The Times of India in an article called Paucity of ideas forces Bollywood into sequel mode.

Today Cartoon Network will present an original movie marathon to celebrate the new year starting at 7:30/6:30c.

An update in the Facebook page of the channel allows you to comment about the marathon. Some of the fans took the opportunity to send happy new year messages.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will face the Washington Capitals on the eve of the 2011. However, there is a problem with the weather, so the NHL has moved the game to an 8 p.m. ET start time.

You can read the whole story on the page of Fox Sport on MSN.

Also, you can find an update on the Facebook of FOX Sports to get the opinion of the fans. There have been published more than 30 comments so far.

MTV presents in its website a video called Jersey Shore New Year's Eve Sneak Peek, a 10 minute video that allows you to see some escenes of the newest episode of Jersey Shore.

You can watch the premiere on January 6 at 10/9C on MTV.

Watch the video on this link: Jersey Shore New Year's Eve Sneak Peek

Take a look to the Facebook update of MTV where you can comment about the video. After one hour since the update was added there are more than 360 comments and 3000 likes!

The Wall Street Journal has published in its website on.wsj.com a video called PM Report: Political Outlook for 2011. Both Alan Murray and Peter Landers discuss the political landscape in 2011.

You can watch the video on this link: Video - PM Report: Political Outlook for 2011

USA Today presents the story of Tom Slater, a man that after realizing that life is short decided to quit eating cheeseburgers and fries. His weight passed from 288 pounds to 162 pounds after his decision.

Slater is one of the readers of USA Today which accepted to be part of the USA TODAY's annual Weight-Loss. You can read the whole story on this link.

You can find comments made by the readers on a Facebook update of USA Today.

Paceman Sreesanth had a verbal spat with rival captain Graeme Smith. That's why his captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni said that Sreensanth should learn to control himself.

You can read the whole story in this link.

Also, in the Facebook page of The Times of India you can find an update to comment about the situation. In two hours the story has received 134 comments and 207 likes.

The USA Today offers live information to follow all the college football action on New Year's Day. You will be able to see it in the site of Usa Today together with news of basketball games.

The live information has begun. It started since 12:40 p.m. describing what happened on the game between Red Raiders and Northwestern in the Ticket City Bowl. At 1:07 p.m. the match between Alabama and Michigan State started. You can see the whole information in the website of the USA Today.

In addition, USA Today's Facebook page has an update from which you can get the information and comment.

7 Billion, National Geographic Magazine is the name of a very popular video by National Geographic which you can find on youtube.

According to the clip, the worldwide population is expected to exceed seven billion in the year 2011. So, the National Geoprahic magazine presents a 7-part series examining specific chalenges and solutions to the issues that the humanity will face.