Move over MySpace...

The next credible contender to MySpace is finally here. No, I'm not talking about Facebook. I'm talking about Hoffspace.

David Hasselhoff has set up his own social networking site. Thrilling, isn't it? You can create your own fan page, chat in forums, and see exclusive videos of the hoff himself (Although, I'm guessing he won't be posting any videos of himself eating Wendys off the floor anytime soon...).


Check it out here. For the world's most bizarre music video, see below.

Viral Video of the Day

You have probably heard a few stories about what was faked during the Olympics in Beijing, including: some of the fireworks, spectators at the games, a building, and the song for China.

With all of the forgery at the Olympics, China is starting to receive more negative PR than you can shake a stick at. At least one positive thing has come from this: a hilarious rip-off of Lin Miaoke singing "I sing for my county." This time she is singing a big of a different tune...

Ben Folds Fake

Ben Folds revealed this week that the copy of his new CD "Way To Normal" that has been floating around file sharing sites is actually fake. He recorded the 6 songs in a span of 8 hours and had friends release it online. He recorded and released the material in attempts to delay the actual leak of the CD.

Great idea and I'm sure it will build buzz for the actual release of the CD in September.


Rolling Stone has the full article here.

Twitter + UK = bloody fail

Twitter users in the UK are not too happy today. Twitter is momentarily ending outbound SMS messaging to users in the UK. The service has become very popular in the UK, which is great for Twitter, but that also means higher costs.

The Twitter blog says “it could cost Twitter about $1,000 per user per year to send SMS outside of Canada, India, or the US.”

It is understandable that Twitter can't afford to foot that type of bill per user, but Twitter still needs a business model to work off of. Whether it is ads or a subscription service, they need to generate some form of steady income.

Whatever they do, I'm sure it will upset some of its users. But it is better to upset a few than to have to put up a permanent 'fail whale.'

Apple App of the Week: Ambiance

This is truly something that I always wanted to have, but never put in the time to search out a CD of it: Ambiance. Or soothing background noise.

This App goes for a mere 99cents in the App store and features 13 different sounds to fall asleep to. From birds to crickets to the wind.

Highlights:
- Inexpensive
- Includes a sleep timer
- Features a wide variety of sounds

Lowlights:
- Includes white noise sound. Possibly one of the more annoying sounds to listen to.
- No volume bar, although this will be fixed in the next update.

Check it out. It is only 99cents that you are putting at stake.