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Spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:20:48 -0700

Rocketboom spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers by Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes, students the Vancouver Film School.

Iko Toilets in Kenya

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:00:06 -0700

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on Iko Toilets (translation: “There Is A Toilet”) in Kenya.

Research @ Intel Day

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:00:33 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

The Computer History Museum

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:00:02 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Senegalese Recyclers

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:45:46 -0700

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Cheikh Darou Seck reports on plastic recycling in Senegal.

Personalized Genetics

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:40:52 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Fantasmagorie

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:18:56 -0700

Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made.

Peacekeeping in Mogadishu: Part 2

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:00:40 -0700

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here.

The Terrafugia Flying Car

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:00:54 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Interview With Laura Ling of Current TV

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:00:06 -0700

From 2005: then Rocketboom field correspondent Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV journalist Laura Ling. This past weekend, Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp for attempting to report on Korean refugees along the North Korea-China border. More coverage: American reporters get “very severe” [...]

Palm Pre First Look

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 23:25:33 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree takes a look at the soon to be released Palm Pre. Extras #1, #2. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Rocketboom International Talent Search

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:00:20 -0700

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Peacekeeping in Mogadishu

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:41:28 -0700

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Sorry I’m Late

Fri, 29 May 2009 05:00:36 -0700

Rocketboom Spotlight: ‘Sorry I’m Late‘ by Tomas Mankovsky.

Know Your Meme: Creepy Chan

Thu, 28 May 2009 05:00:07 -0700

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies considers the history of Allison Harvard (aka Creepy Chan) a contestant on America’s Next Top Model. Allison on Flickr, Allison on DeviantArt, Allison on MySpace, The Creepiest People on MySpace, Creepy Chan on America’s Next Top Model, Allison Harvard - Cycle 12 Ep 3, ANTM C12 Ep 4 Bonus [...]

Bruce Sterling on Spimes

Wed, 27 May 2009 10:00:03 -0700

Rocketboom field correspondent Chuck Olsen interviews Bruce Sterling on the concept of Spimes

11 Useful Web Apps

Tue, 26 May 2009 08:00:14 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree shows us some of her favorite productivity applications. Tweetdeck, CoTweet, Adium, Sizzling Keys, Dropbox, Drop.io, Download Helper, Snapz Pro X, Aviary, Quicksilver, Little Snitch. Music by Podington Bear This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Keyboard Cat: An Interview with Brad O’Farrell

Fri, 15 May 2009 16:45:05 -0700

Ellie Rountree interviews Brad O’Farrell creator of ‘Play him off, keyboard cat’. Keyboard Cat on CNN, Keyboard Cat on Time.com, Keyboard Cat on Urlesque, Charlie O’Donnell. Music by Podington Bear.

Space Telescoping

Tue, 12 May 2009 11:00:09 -0700

C64.com, NASA To Give Hubble New Life With Atlantis Mission Launching Today, Hubble Space Telescope, ESA to launch two large observatories to look deep into space and time, ESA: Herschel, ESA: Planck, Save The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus, United States Patent Application: 0060071122 - Full body teleportation system, Magnetic vortex wormhole generator , Cavitating Oil [...]

Know Your Meme: Peanut Butter Jelly Time

Fri, 08 May 2009 18:00:55 -0700

Peanut Butter Jelly Time [original Flash version], Peanut Butter Jelly Time [YouTube video], PBJT on Newgrounds.com, PBJT on Family Guy,It’s Peanut Butter Federline!!!, Peanut Butter Jelly Time - Banana Man, or Peanut Butter Jelly Time at the Rays game, Offtopic.com, Buckwheat Boyz, Buckwheat Boyz - Ice cream and cake, Dancing Bananas Collection, Emoticons, Dancing Monkey, Dancing Pickle, [...]

Wearable Technology at ITP

Wed, 06 May 2009 23:19:36 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks to Adam Harvey and Anaid Gomez of the Interactive Telecommunications Program at New York University about Wearable Technology. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Illegal Advertising Replaced With Public Art

Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:06 -0700

Rocketboom interviews Jordan Seiler about his Public Ad Campaign replacing 120 illegal NPA Outdoor billboards with art in New York City. Related Episode: Brand Jacking and Subvertising. (Thanks to Ronen!)

The Marble Cake Drop

Mon, 04 May 2009 13:00:53 -0700

Number of Pirates Killed by Obama In Two Graphs, Marines’ Hymn [mp3], America and the Barbary Pirates: An International Battle Against an Unconventional Foe, First Barbary War, Google: Mowing with goats, Raindrops splash before they hit the ground, Shreyas Mandre, MIT piano drop Spring 2009 by blackaller, The First MIT Baker House Piano Drop [...]

Caitlin Attempts Multiple World Records FTW!

Fri, 01 May 2009 02:00:00 -0700

The Universal Records Database, Most Images Of ‘Uncle Jesse’ Viewed On A Web Browser At Once, 54 images of Uncle Jesse, Most Tweets Sent To MC Hammer In One Minute Using Cell Phone, Most Pieces Of Tape Taped To Face At Once, Most Playing Cards Incorrectly Guessed In A Row, Most Times Saying “Galaptasaurus” In [...]

Plastic Recycling in Kenya

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:16:25 -0700

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on a local, Nairobi, Kenya-based effort to recycle plastic bags into fencing poles.

The Great NASA Shooped Shuttle Conspiracy of 2009

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:00:27 -0700

Did NASA shoop an image of the Space Shuttle? Does it really matter? NASA faked Shuttle picture!, Discover Blogs: NASA FAKED A SHUTTLE IMAGE!!!!!

Pirate Attacks

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:00:50 -0700

There’s been only one US President to order an attack against pirates? Seriously?

Philip Rosedale of Second Life

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:00:52 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree talks with Philip Rosedale, founder of Linden Lab and creator of Second Life. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

Know Your Meme: Single Serving Sites

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:00:47 -0700

The Rocketboom Institute for Internet Studies presents its findings on Single Serving Sites — websites that serve a single purpose, presenting a single piece of information. Jason Kottke: Single Serving Sites, Ryan Greenberg, Is This Your Paper On Single Serving Sites dot com, Tired.com, Purple.com, Zombo.com, the very last page of the Internet, the Original [...]

The Latest In WiMax In Depth

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:00:06 -0700

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the Intel WiMax Labs in Hillsboro, Oregon to take a more in-depth look at the next generation of mobile high-speed internet connectivity. Related coverage: What Is WiMax? This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!