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- Ben & Jerry's Samples The Double Rainbow. Blippy Calls "FIRST!"
- Wikinvest Launches On The iPhone
- Okay, Now Facebook Has Officially Made It. They Have A Turkish Music Video
| Ben & Jerry's Samples The Double Rainbow. Blippy Calls "FIRST!" | Top |
| Earlier this month, we pointed out that social shopping site Blippy had pretty much the best 404 page ever. It was a double rainbow all the way . Tonight, Blippy co-founder Philip Kaplan felt like he had some deja vu. Check out Ben & Jerry’s homepage . Now, do we really think a giant national ice cream chain is copying a small startup’s 404 page? I don’t know. But between the grass, the sky, and, well, the rainbows, they are pretty similar. But there is one key difference. “ The reason the colors on our rainbow are reversed is because it is technically accurate. Ben & Jerry’s version is not technically accurate ,” Kaplan notes. Okay then. More importantly, hasn’t this double rainbow meme passed already? It’s been like three weeks (and almost 12 million views on YouTube ). CrunchBase Information Blippy Information provided by CrunchBase | |
| Wikinvest Launches On The iPhone | Top |
| Wikinvest today launches its mobile initiative with its iPhone app, now live in the Apple store . As brokerages and the finance industry in general are usually late to the mobile and Internet game, the Wikinvest app is one of the first that allows iPhone users mobile access to their personal portfolios as well as the latest investment news. From Wikinvest CEO Michael Sha: “We’ve amassed an incredibly rich set of portfolio data that, when complemented with our unique user generated content, will provide a much better way to manage your investments than what’s found today on traditional finance portals like Yahoo Finance.” Wikinvest pulls in user-generated stock info as well as aggregate information from a user's brokerage and investment accounts. Aside from portfolio specific content, the app will provide market data, quotes, charts, news, and currency info, including that of international exchanges and over 60 brokerages. Wikinvest has done well in its web incarnation, tracking over $3 billion dollars in assets. And the launch of an iPhone app is the next step in the company’s growth, which is moving away from the user-generated wiki aspect. According to Sha, “Our portfolio tracker has been so incredibly successful that much of our product roadmap is focused on building technology to help people track their portfolios and make better investment decisions .” You can download the app here. CrunchBase Information Wikinvest Information provided by CrunchBase | |
| Okay, Now Facebook Has Officially Made It. They Have A Turkish Music Video | Top |
| Facebook is big — massive, really. But I don’t care if a social network has 100 million users, 500 million users, or a billion users — and I don’t care if there’s a major Hollywood movie coming out about it. You haven’t made it until you have a Turkish pop music video about your service. That’s exactly what “Cilgin” by Ismail YK is. I have basically no idea what is going on in this video, but it’s awesome nonetheless. It appears to take place in two IKEA showrooms that have been completely whitewashed. In these rooms, a man and woman seem to stalk one another on Facebook, and then start chatting. Are they using WebTV? I’m not sure, but I’m not ruling it out. Actually, those are Mac keyboards — maybe it’s the first sighting of the new iTV product ?! Then the main characters put on colorful shirts and go dance in another completely white room. And then they invite some friends to dance too — and use their computers. Then the action moves outside in what I can only describe as a version of TLC’s “Waterfalls” with men in ski masks. Yep. Not speaking Turkish, the only word I can understand is “Facebook” — though I think I caught an “Internet” in there. Someone please clue us in. The video is actually a bit old — from January, but BuzzFeed just picked it up a couple days ago and it’s now traveling around the Internet as it should have the first time. Enjoy it below. Update : Commenter Mesut below has provided us with some lyrics: I went to internet cafe Logged in to my Facebook page I called my self "Crazy" (Cilgin) I'm a member as of now I met with a sweetheart We've been writing each other everyday It's like a medicine to my heart I become a loving person She deserves to be be loved And has beautiful eyes It's hard to find someone like her Everyone is asking how I found Facebook Facebook I've been seeking everyday Facebook Facebook where I found her Facebook Facebook It's a love at first sight Facebook Facebook I think I'm falling for her [thanks Sarah ] CrunchBase Information Facebook Information provided by CrunchBase | |
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