April 26th - Winnipeg Free Press
Comedian to Watch 250 Netflix Movies This Month, Wants Your Picks
Comedian Mark Malkoff has made a name for himself doing weird, attention grabbing stunts on the Internet. You may remember him from his YouTube videos, his Celebrity Sleepovers project (where he spent the night in various Hollywood stars' homes), or from the time he moved into Ikea. Malkoff, a former writer for The Colbert Report, has a new project where he will try to get the most out of his Netflix account over the next month. "I'm curious to see how many films a Netflix subscriber can watch in a month," he said. "Even more I want to see the best value I can get for my $7.99. If I watch 250 films, that works out to about 2.9 cents per film." With over 400 hours of streaming video to watch during the project, Malkoff is taking suggestions through his Twitter and Facebook account and will be documenting the project on his blog. He is also trying to get some actors to watch some of their films with him, so don't be surprised if he has some company over the next month.
Don't Buy This Stuff Right Now
Buying new electronics can be a tricky task. When is the right time to upgrade that old TV that is taking up half your living room, that cellphone that can barely surf the Internet or that laptop that you have been wanting to get rid of for the last three years? You may not care about getting the latest, greatest gadgets, but there is value in knowing when the best time to buy certain electronics is. You could go out and blow your hard-earned cash, only to find out you could have got a thinner, faster, cheaper version of the TV, phone, laptop or digital camera if you had only waited a bit longer. Technology moves very quickly these days, but that doesn't mean you have to get stuck into a cycle of overpaying for devices just because you didn't do a bit of research beforehand. The person in the store or the website you are buying from only has one goal -- to make sure you go home with something. Gizmodo quick breaks down when the best time to purchase electronics. This is the type of information the salesperson in the store isn't going to offer to you on your shopping trip.
Pinvolve and Pinview
Whenever social media giant Facebook rolls out a new design, there is the inevitable backlash. The recent switch to Timeline's incorporate features and design is no different. Users looking to have something unique, especially those that are addicted to the new web phenomenon, Pinterest, may want to try out two new web apps that allow you to view your Facebook page in a Pinterest board style view. Both Pinvolve and Pinview offer a unique ways to interact and view content on Facebook and might be a good alternative for those users who can't get used to the Timeline design, but want something different from their social networking experiences.
