NetActive 18 June 2011

Meet the Wordpress slayer!

Writer Kit Eaton with FastCompany says that ”Tumblr’s meteoric rise proves there’s a desire for simple, elegant, short-form-content blogs that are heavy on imagery.”

TechCrunch

AOL Makes Fun Of Yahoo. And It’s Actually Hilarious. - This is amazing. Friday Yahoo launched Android music app that happened to have the exact same name as the Android music app launched by AOL four mon...

Cuba: Twitter Users Will Meet for the First Time

Written for Global Voices by Elaine Díaz · Translated by Marianna Breytman · Americas

The first meeting of Cuban Twitter users was announced by @leunamrguez (Leunam Rodríguez), for July 1st starting at 4pm on central 23rd street and 12 La Habana. The event has had a tremendous welcome in and outside of Cuba. read »

chinaSMACK

OPPO Mobile: Leonardo DiCaprio “Find Me” Advertising Campaign - Leonardo DiCaprio has been in a number of blockbuster films, but now he is the star of a commercial for a Chinese phone manufacturer!

E Day: Discovering Celebrities' Favorite Words

Written for Global Voices by Juliana Rincón Parra · Americas, Western Europe

What do singer Shakira, actor Gael Garcia Bernal, chef Ferran Adria and writer Mario Vargas Llosa have in common? They are all part of the group of 30 celebrities who have shared through video their favorite word in Spanish as part of the celebrations for E Day by the Cervantes Institute.read »

The Technium

The Clock in the Mountain - *A work crane at the Clock site in western Texas.* There is a Clock ringing deep inside a mountain. It is a huge Clock, hundreds of feet...