‘White Men Wearing Google Glass’ Tumblr Shows Ultimate White Boys Club
Google Glass has had its fair share of criticism since its release early this year as people have complained that the product is both unappealing and impractical for their normal everyday lifestyle. Best said by one of NMR’s super cool, hip and trendy writers: “It is as cool as a segway for your face.” And [...]
Facebook Makes Forbes’ Fortune 500 List For First Time
Need proof that Facebook’s stock is worth more than toilet paper? Well then, look no further than Forbes Magazine’s “Top 500 Companies” list (as ranked by revenue) where, for the first time ever, the social media behemoth made the cut. And it took just nine years and becoming a publicly traded company to achieve it. [...]
YouTube Takes Final Steps In Unveiling Paid Subscriptions At $2 Per Channel
It seems like every week there is a new report claiming that YouTube is finally, finally ready to roll out paid subscriptions. Back in March, NMR even reported whisperings that gamer-centric multi-channel network Machinima would be among the first content providers to offer paid subs. According to a report via the Financial Times that came [...]
YouTube Improves Upload Features To Include Email Notifications, Sharing Controls
YouTube announced that it is improving its upload features starting next week. Instead of pressing the refresh button to see if a video is finished uploading, YouTube will now notify users by email when their videos are uploaded. Of course, if you don’t want to receive those emails, you can opt out at any time [...]
Is the ‘Voyage Trekkers’ YouTube Series the ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ of Space? [INTERVIEW]
Nathan Blackwell, series creator of “Voyage Trekkers” hit NMR up after we did a positive review of the web series “Versus Valerie.” He said his fledgling show, which just entered its second season, is small, but that it is basically a version of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” in space. That’s big talk, and I [...]
YouTube Sensation Stunt Quarterback Alex Tanney Released By Chiefs [VIDEO]
This just in from the dreams do come true file: Alex Tanney, the YouTube phenomenon football quarterback, was just cut by the Kansas City Chiefs. Hmm, I think somebody mis-filed that one … Tanney, who filmed a video back in 2011 of himself throwing a football great distances and with laser-like precision, was signed [...]
‘Morgan Freeman’ Reads the Infamous Sorority Letter To Perfection [VIDEO]
YouTuber Josh Robert Thompson — an actor and the voice of “The Late Late Show” With Craig Ferguson’s talking skeleton puppet co-host, Geoff, has virtually created a new line of crime: voice fraud. So dead-on is he at impersonating Morgan Freeman’s voice, that he destroys any chance the actual Morgan Freeman has at making money [...]
Gritty Reboots Re-imagines Your Childhood in Movie Trailer Format [INTERVIEW]
When you have “gritty” in the name of your company and you make fake movie trailers like the sweet, nightmare-inducing one for “Goodnight Moon,” I anticipate that you yourself are going to be a little rough around the edges. Maybe one of you has an eyepatch, another has a knife scar across their jugular that [...]
‘Emerging Talent Tracker’ Platform Allows Users to Find New YouTube Stars
Advertising agency Digitas and digital tracking company Outrigger Media have announced a platform designed to find the next YouTube star in real time, Advertising Age reported. They revealed the “Emerging Talent Tracker” during a presentation to advertisers at the NewFront presentations. Outrigger Media already tracks the top YouTube performers through its Open Slate database of [...]
First Look At Google Glass Proves They’re As Cool As A Segway For Your Face
Okay, I’m just going to come out and say it: Google Glass looks straight up ridiculous. I believe one observant internet commenter put it best when they said, “I guess this is the first step to a DBZ scouter …” Why, oh why, would anyone ever need to wear glasses just to use Google+? Remember [...]
