Big stories
people are talking about online this week are the Facebook Timeline
feature. It had a quick preview earlier this year which mostly freaked people
out. Now it’s back as an optional feature you can use to give your Wall a
makeover – two columns, bigger photos, the choice of a “cover” – which would be
the coolest photo you’ve got. Early adopters seem to be travelers. If you’ve
got a pic of you standing in front of the Taj Mahal, you’re probably going to
get on board with Timeline faster than those whose best shots are of a dish
spaghetti Bolognese they snapped in 2009.
Vanity Fair columnist Christopher Hitchens passed away last
night. The famous atheist was best known for his print journalism, which he
produced reams of. A good recap of his career and his style - off the page,
which ultimately was always reflected on the page, appeared on OpenSalon by Miguela
Holt y Roybal.
No surprise that Steve Jobs tops Barbara Walters’ list of
Fascinating People for 2011. “Fascinating” is a big leap of a word to use to
describe the Kardashians though (who also made the list along with Herman
Cain). “Ridiculous” is a word that more readily comes to mind.
- The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico got viral attention with his family’s absurd Christmas card
- More than 1 million apps are now available for your SmartPhone
- Charlie Sheen accidentally tweeted his cell phone number to the world (he was trying to send a direct message to Justin Beiber…’nuff said)
- Technology is a fashion accessory, since fashion in the real sense hasn’t changed since 1992
- “Tebowing” is a fad (you might want to have a photo of you Tebowing in front of the Taj Mahal for your new Facebook Timeline)
- McDonalds paid for a “sponsored tweet” for its Big Mac, which brought about an undesired slew of hashtags associating #BigMac with obesity, heart disease and diabetes
- Chelsea Clinton made her TV debut as a “journalist” – backlash was instantaneous
Catch up on these stories and more over at our Online Media Roundup.
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